THE KARTILYA OF
KATIPUNAN
OVERVIEW
Katipunan was the successor organization of the La
Liga Filipina, founded by Jose Rizal.
Andres Bonifacio and prominent members of the
Katipunan were members of the La Liga Filipina.
KKK ( Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang,
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) has a valuable
connection to what we call “Kartilya ng Katipunan.”
KKK is the secret organization while, Kartilya holds
the name as the
“ Katipunan Code of Conduct.”
Kartilya is a small pamphlet that is given to
the new members of Katipunan.
Kartilya originate from the word “ Cartilla
” which means the paper given to a new
student in learning specific subject.
The author of Kartilya is Emilio Jacinto. It
was written in 1896.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR • Emilio Jacinto recognizes as the “Brain
of the Katipunan” was born on
December 15, 1875 in Trozo, Manila.
• His parents were Mariano Jacinto and
Josefina Dizon.
• In his young age, his father died,
leaving him the sole responsibility to
finance his education. Due to poverty,
he was forced to live with his uncle,
Jose Dizon.
• He studied in San Juan De Letran and
later moved to University of Sto. Tomas
taking the course of Bachelor of Law.
BACKGROUND OF THE
PERIOD
The revoluntionary society or Samahang Kataas-taasang
Kagalang galangang, Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
(KKK) was established on July 07, 1892 by the anti-Spanish
Filipino at Tondo, Manila in response to the news of Rizal’s
exilement. And result of failure of the reforms for the Philippines
from the Spanish Government.
The Katipunan was formally founded on the year 1892 by
Andres Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Losido Diwa, Deodato Arellano,
Valentine Diaz and others, in response to the news of Rizal’s
deputation.
During that time, the aim of the Kartilya ng Katipunan is to fight
During this period the reform movement of
propaganda movement had an impact to build a new
organization which is the Katipunan.
The reforms are also have a huge impact on
Filipinos, by inspiring them throughout their works
and most of them had been joined said Katipunan.
In 1896 there is what we called ‘’Duties of the sons
of the Filipino’’ that was written y Andres Bonifacio
that strictly followed by the members of organization.
This dialogue embodied that Bonifacio’s belief
Bonifacio would then later adopt Jacinto’s Kartilya ng
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT HISTORICAL
INFORMATION
• Kartilya is consist of 14 moral and ethcal values that directly
emphasized this valuable concepts; Freedom, Brotherhood,
Righteousness, Excellence, Enlightenment, Liberty and
Equality.
• There are two major classifications of rules and values stated
inside the Kartilya. The first group contain the rules that will
make the member upright individual and the second group
contains the rules that guide the way he traits his fellow men.
• In a deeper perception and comprehension about the content
and provisions of the Kartilya, it is served as a direct response
to certain value system that been found noticeably unfair
• The Kartilya encompasses its “Instructive
traits” as member’s development as individuals
in their own right has been validated too.
• Te Kartilya of Katipunan pertains to focus of
“what Katipuneros should do” rather than
stating Do’s and Dont’s of certain individual.
• The analyzation of the values of the values
uphold in the document as consistent with the
burgeoning rational and liberal in the eighteen
and nineteenth century.
THE KATIPUNAN CODE OF
CONDUCT
1. The life that is not consecrated to a lofty
and reasonable purpose is a tree without a
shade, if not a poisonous weed.
2. To do good for personal gain and not for
its own sake is not virtue.
3. It is rational to be charitable and love
one’s fellow creature, and to adjust one’s
conduct, acts and words to what is in itself
reasonable.
4. Whether our skin be black or white, we
are born equal: superiority in knowledge,
wealth and beauty are to be understood,
but not superiority by nature.
5. The honorable man prefers honor to
personal gain; the scoundrel, gain to
honor.
THE KATIPUNAN CODE
OF
7. Do not waste thy time: wealth can CONDUCT
be recovered but not time lost.
8. Defend the oppressed and fight
the oppressor before the law or in
the field.
9. The prudent man is sparing in
words and faithful in keeping
secrets.
10. On the thorny path of life, man is
the guide of woman and the children,
and those if the guide leads to the
precipice, tose whom he guides will
11. Thou must not look upon woman as a mere playing, but as a
faithful companion who will share with thee the penalties of life; her
(physical) weakness will increase thy interest in her and she will
remind thee of the mother who bore thee and reared thee
.
12. What thou dost not desirande done unto thy wife, children,
brothers and sisters, that do not unto the wife, children, brothers
sisters of thy neighbors.
13. Man is not worth more because he is a king, because his is nose
is aquiline, and his color white, not because he is a *Priest, a servant
of God nor because of high prerogative that enjoys upon earth but
he is worth most who is value does good, keep his words is worthy
and honest; he who does not oppress nor consent to being
oppressed, he who loves and cherishes his fatherland , though he be
born in the wilderness and know no tongue but his own
14. When these rules of conduct shall be known to all,
the longed-for sun of Liberty shall rise brilliant over this
most unhappy portion of the globe an d its rays shall
diffuse everlasting joy among the confederated
brethren of the same rays, the lives of those who have
gone before, the fatigues and the well-paid sufferings
will remain. If he who desires to enter (The katipunan)
has informed himself of all this believes he will be able
to perform wha will be his duties, he may fill out the
application for admission
RELEVANCE OF THE DOCUMENT TO THE MORDERN
WORLD
• The document resembles first hand guidance to new
individuals.
• Kartilya ng Katatipunan made Filipinos aware that the
Katipunan was a revolutionary Philippines society in
which main purpose was to achieve independence from
Spain. This documents demonstrate intellectual and
moral revolutionaries.
• It serves as a primary source of ethical code of conduct
of every Katipuneros, because of that we have given a
chance of comprehend their principles and stand
• The Kartilya has its own “historicak value” that
expounded the known traits of our local heroes
and their significant Principles that they’ve
been fighting for.
• The kartilya also embodied as the “Constitution
of Katipunan, whereas the organization itself
known to be the first type of governance we’ve
had while the Kartilya played as the respective
law that regulate and obeyed by that time.
THANK YOU!
QUIZ.
1. What does KKK stand for?
2. It holds the name as the “Katipunan Code of Conduct”
3-4. Give at least 2 concepts of moral and ethical values of
kartiya.
5. Who founded the La Liga Filipina?
6-8. What are the main principles of the Kartilya of
Katipunan
9. It is the significance of the kartilya ng katipunan?
