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• Kartilya


  A set of principles or guidelines
• Emilio Jacinto is considered the "Brain of the Katipunan"
• Emilio Jacinto


  • Born in Trozo, Manila on December 15, 1875
  • Finished elementary in a private school, secondary at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, studied law at University of Sto. Tomas but did not finish due to Philippine Revolution in 1896

  
• Emilio Jacinto joined the Katipunan at age 18
• Emilio Jacinto's pen-name


  Dimas Ilaw
• Emilio Jacinto was the youngest member of the Katipunan
• Emilio Jacinto's roles in the Katipunan

  • Fiscal, secretary, editor of the official organ "Kalayaan"
  • Director of the printing shop and library
• Emilio Jacinto was proclaimed generalissimo of the north (Punong Hukbo sa Hilagaan) by Bonifacio in 1897
• As an adviser of the Supremo, Emilio Jacinto furnished Bonifacio with weapons, money, printing materials and musical compositions
• Bonifacio died in Cavite


  May 10, 1897
• After Bonifacio's death, Emilio Jacinto continued fighting against the Spaniards but was captured in a battle in Magdalena, Laguna
• Emilio Jacinto deceived Spanish soldiers that he was a spy for them when he showed a military pass he got from a man he killed in battle
• Emilio Jacinto's spirit of patriotism continued even against the American colonizers
• Emilio Jacinto died from malaria in his headquarters in Majayjay, Laguna (at age 23)

  April 16, 1899
• Emilio Jacinto's literary works

  • Journalistic, the Primer of the Katipunan, and his unpublished book "Liwanag at Dilim"
• Emilio Jacinto


  Historians regard him as the "Brains of the Katipunan", Artemio Ricarte called him the "Moses of the Filipino people", Epifanio de los Santos considered him as the "Soul of the Revolution" and the "Eyes of the Katipunan"
• Emilio Jacinto's literary influences

  La Solidaridad, Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, Dr. Morga's Sucesos, the period of greatest effervescence and prestige of Spanish poetry in the Islands, Rizal as moral and literary idol, Marcelo H. del Pilar as political idol
• Emilio Jacinto was born in the district of Trozo in Tondo, Manila on December 15, 1875
• Aside from ill-treatment, there were other influencing factors that caused the creation of Katipunan and the conceptualization of Kartilya
• Emilio Jacinto's parents were Mariano Jacinto, a bookkeeper, and Josefa Dizon, a midwife (manghihilot)
• Influencing factors


  • Enlightenment in Europe
  • French Revolution
  • Coming of Masonry in the Philippines
  • Propaganda Movement
  • La Liga and The Cuerpo de Compromisarios
• Emilio Jacinto's education


  1. Finished elementary in the Private School of Maestro Ferrer

  2. Studied secondary education in Colegio de San Juan de Letran

  3. Studied law at the University of Sto. Tomas but did not finish due to the Philippine revolution starting in 1896

  4. Enrolled at the College of San Juan de Letran for his Bachelor of Art by his uncle Jose Dizon
• Enlightenment in Europe


  Immanuel Kant's definition: "Dare to know! Have courage to use your own reason!" - led to rise of Romanticism, Liberalism, Classicism, Modernism, and flourishing of secret societies
• Kataastaasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK)


  The organization Emilio Jacinto joined at age 18
• Emilio Jacinto's symbolic name and pen-name

  "Pingkian" and "Dimas Ilaw"
• French Revolution of 1789


  Culmination of Enlightenment vision, inspired by motto "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité", influenced Ilustrados in Europe and the Philippines
• Emilio Jacinto was the youngest member of the Katipunan
• Emilio Jacinto's roles in the Katipunan

  1. Fiscal

  2. Secretary

  3. Editor of the official organ Kalayaan

  4. Director of the printing shop and library
• Coming of Masonry in the Philippines


  • Introduced in 1856, native Filipinos not allowed to join at first
  • Graciano Lopez-Jaena organized Logia Revolución in Barcelona in 1889
  • Pedro Serrano Laktaw organized Logia Nilad in 1892
  • Spanish friars branded Masons as "insurrectos", arrested and exiled them
  • Most Katipunan members were Masons, Katipunan seen as "Huwad sa Masonerya"
• Propaganda Movement


  Systematic movement by Filipino ilustrados using peaceful means to demand reforms from Spanish government, inspired Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan
• Emilio Jacinto was proclaimed as generalissimo of the north (Punong Hukbo sa Hilagaan) by Bonifacio in 1897
• Emilio Jacinto furnished Bonifacio with weapons, money, printing materials and musical compositions as an adviser of the Supremo
• La Liga Filipina and Cuerpo de Compromisarios

  • Established by Rizal in 1892, but dissolved in 1893 due to division between reformists and revolutionaries
  • Mabini and moderates formed Cuerpo de Compromisarios to continue funding Propaganda Movement, but most members became disillusioned and joined Katipunan
• The Kartilya ng Katipunan has 14 points
• The 14 points of the Kartilya ng Katipunan


  • A life not dedicated to a noble cause is like a tree without shade or a poisonous weed
  • A deed motivated by self-interest or self-pity lacks nobility
  • True piety is being charitable, loving one's fellowmen, and being judicious
  • All people are equal regardless of skin color, education, wealth or beauty
  • A person with noble character values honor above self-interest
  • A person's word is a pledge
  • Do not waste time, lost time is lost forever
  • Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor
  • A wise person is careful in what they say and keeps secrets
  • 10. The leader's path is followed by family
  • 11. Treat women with respect as partners and friends
  • 12. Do not do to others what you do not want done to your own family
  • 13. A person's worth is not measured by status, appearance or religion, but by good character, loyalty and honesty
  • 14. The sacrifices will not be in vain when the sun of freedom shines on the Philippines
• After Bonifacio's death in 1897, Emilio Jacinto continued fighting against the Spaniards but was captured in a battle in Magdalena, Laguna
• The Kartilya serves as a guiding principle, enhances nationalism, advocates anti-enslavement, and promotes the spread of liberal ideas
• The Kartilya can be used as a moral beacon for self-transformation, to institutionalize good governance, teach honor and dignity, curtail corruption, inculcate generosity and compassion, and practice respect for women and love for family
• Emilio Jacinto deceived Spanish soldiers that he was a spy for them by showing a military pass from a man he killed in battle
• Emilio Jacinto's spirit of patriotism continued even against the American colonizers