Cry of Rebellion

• The Cry of Rebellion happened in the Philippines

  August 1896
• Filipinos have celebrated the first cry of revolution or the "Cry of Balintawak" every August 26 since 1908
• In 1962, the place and date of the celebration were superseded with Pugad Lawin and August 23, respectively
• In 1911, a monument of the heroes of the Philippine Revolution that was believed to have happened there on August 26 was built in Balintawak
• Claims about the Cry of Balintawak

  • Lt. Olegario Diaz identified the Cry happened on August 25, 1896
  • Teodoro Kalaw marks the place as Kangkong, Balintawak in the last week of August 1896
  • Santiago Alvarez indicated the cry took place in Bahay Toro in Quezon City on August 24, 1896
  • Gregorio Zaide identified the cry happened at Balintawak on August 26, 1896
• Guillermo Masangkay: 'On August 26th, a big meeting was held in Balintawak, at the house of Apolonio Samson, then cabeza of that barrio of Caloocan. Among those who attended, I remember, were Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Aguedo del Rosario, Tomas Remigio, Briccio Pantas, Teodoro Plata, Pio Valenzuela, Enrique Pacheco, and Francisco Carreon.'
• Guillermo Masangkay: 'At about nine o'clock in the morning of August 26, the meeting was opened with Andres Bonifacio presiding and Emilio Jacinto acting as secretary. The purpose was to discuss when the uprising was to take place.'
• Guillermo Masangkay: 'Bonifacio then asked the people to give a pledge that they were to revolt. He told them that the sign of slavery of the Filipinos were the cedula tax charged each citizen. "If it is true that you are ready to revolt... I want to see you destroy your cedulas. It will be a sign that all of us have declared our severance from the Spaniards."'
• The Cry of Balintawak occurred on August 26, 1896
• Cry of Balintawak


  The turning point when the Filipinos finally refused Spanish colonial dominion over the Philippine Islands
• With tears in their eyes, the people as one man, pulled out their cedulas and tore them into pieces
• The Cry of Balintawak was the beginning of the formal declaration of the separation from Spanish rule
• Cry of Pugadlawin


  A pivotal moment that marks the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire
• Pio Valenzuela: 'The first place where some 500 members of the Katipunan met on August 22, 1896, was the house and yard of Apolonio Samson at Kangkong.'
• Pio Valenzuela: 'It was at Pugad Lawin, the house, store-house, and yard of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, where over 1.000 members of the Katipunan met and carried out considerable debate and discussion on August 23, 1896.'
• The Cry of Pugadlawin had a significant impact on the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule
• The Cry of Pugadlawin inspired and mobilized countless Filipinos to join the revolution, leading to a series of uprisings and battles that ultimately led to the country's independence
• The Cry of Pugadlawin paved the way for the Philippine Revolution, a protracted struggle that eventually resulted in the country's independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1898