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Kartilya Ng Katipunan
KKK ( Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan)
o Secret Society established with purpose of uniting Filipinos.
o Arguably Most important organization formed in the Philippine
History
Aim – To Gain Freedom/Independence through revolution
Kartilya Ng Katipunan
Code of Conduct / Moral Code
A small pamphlet given to the members of the Katipunan particularly the
“new”
It serves as the guidebook for new members of the organization, which laid
out the group's rules and principles.
Their aim is to remove the ideological and colonial impede of the western,
but a country that acquire and unite the best of Spain and other
western countries and our own culture and society, in support of being a
Filipino
To take care and appreciate the essence of its authentic tagalog form
within the factors of the social and political environment of that colonial
era, surrounded by local traditions, spiritual beliefs, family idea and
cultural diversity
Kartilya ng Katipunan sums up into 2 classification
1. The Kartilya makes the member of Katipunan an Upright Individual.
2. The Kartilya will guide every Katipuneros on how he/she treats each other
people.
ASSOCIATION OF THE SONS OF THE PEOPLE
To Those Who Want to Join this Association
In order that all who want to enter this Association may have a full understanding and
knowledge of its guiding principles and main teachings, it is necessary to make these things
known to them so that they will not, tomorrow or the next day, repent and so that they may
perform their duties wholeheartedly. This Association pursues a most worthy and momentous
object: to unite the hearts and minds of all the Tagalogs by means of an inviolable oath, in
order that this union may be strong enough to tear aside the thick veil that obscures thought,
and to find the true path of Reason and Enlightenment. One of the foremost rules here is true
love of the native land and genuine compassion for one another. Poor, rich, ignorant, wise-
here, all are equal and true brethren. As soon as anybody enters here, he shall perforce
renounce disorderly habits and shall submit to the authority of the sacred commands of the
Katipunan. All acts contrary to noble and clean living are repugnant here, and hence the life
of anyone who wants to affiliate with this Association will be submitted to a searching
investigation. If the applicant merely wishes to know the secrets of the Association, or to seek
personal gratification, or to know who are here in order to sell them for a handful of silver, he
cannot proceed, for here the many who are watching him will already know his intentions,
and will immediately have recourse to an effective remedy, such as befits traitors. Here, only
actions are demanded and esteemed; hence anybody who is not willing to act should not
enter, no matter how good a speaker he might be. It is also announced that the duties to be
performed by the members of this association are exceedingly hard, especially if one
remembers that there can be no dereliction or willful evasion of duty the exaction of a terrible
punishment. It an applicant merely desires financial support relief or wants to lead a life of
bodily comfort and ease, he had better not proceed for he will encounter weighty tasks, like
the protection of the oppressed and the relentless fight against all that is evil. In this way, his
fate will be a vexatious life. Nobody is unaware of the misfortune that threatens the Filipinos
who contemplate these things that are sacred (and even those that are not) and the sufferings
they are made to endure by the reign of cruelty, injustice and evil. Everybody also knows the
need for money, which today is one of the main things upon which we depend to bring
sustenance to all. In this regard, the punctual payment of duties is required; one peso upon
entry and then twelve and a half centavos each month. The custodian of the funds will
periodically render an account to the members, and each member has a right to examine the
accounts, should he wish. The funds cannot be expended without the consent of the majority.
All this must be thought over and deliberated upon calmly, as it cannot be accomplished or
endured by anyone who has no love for his native land and no genuine desire to promote
Progress. And for the upliftment of your mind and virtue, read the following
Associations of the sons of the People
(To those who want to join this Association)
3. mainly focused on one’s
duty to God,
4. country neighbour, family,
the Katipunan and himself. It
tells all about honor, charity
and
5. self –sacrifice for the
beloved land and also
spoke and warned about
traitor and
6. disobedient
7. mainly focused on one’s
duty to God,
8. country neighbour, family,
the Katipunan and himself. It
tells all about honor, charity
and
9. self –sacrifice for the
beloved land and also
spoke and warned about
traitor and
10. disobedient
This Association pursues a most worthy and momentous object: to
unite the hearts and minds of all the Tagalogs by means of an
inviolable oath
Poor, rich, ignorant, wise- here, all are equal and true brethren
One of the foremost rules here is true love of the native land and
genuine compassion for one another
All acts contrary to noble and clean living are repugnant here, and
hence the life of anyone who wants to affiliate with this Association
will be submitted to a searching investigation
Only actions are demanded and esteemed
The punctual payment of duties is required; one peso upon entry
and then twelve and a half centavos each month.
Teachings of the Katipunan of the Sons of the People
A life that is not dedicated to a great deal and sacred cause is like a tree
without a shade, or a poisonous weed.
A good deed lacks virtue if it springs from a desire for personal profit
and not from a sincere desire to do good.
True charity resides in acts of compassion, in love for one’s fellow
men, and in making true reason the measure of every move, deed and
word.
Be their skin dark or pale, all men are equal. One can be superior to
another in knowledge, wealth and beauty…but not in being.
A person with a noble character values honor above self-interest,
while a person with an ignoble character values self-interest above honor.
An honorable man’s word is his bond.
Don’t waste time; lost wealth be recovered, but time lost is lost
forever.
Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.
An intelligent man is he who takes care in everything he says and
keeps quiet about what must be kept secret.
Along the thorny path of life, the man leads the way, and his wife and
children follow. If the leader goes the way of his perdition, then so do those
who are led.
Do not regard a woman as a mere plaything, but as a helpmate and
partner in the hardships of this existence. Have due regard to her weakness
and remember the mother who brought you into this world and nurtured
you in your infancy.
What you would not want done to your wife, daughter and sister, do
not do to the wife, daughter and sister of another.
A man’s worth does not come from him being a king, or in the height
of his nose and the whiteness of his face, or in him being a priest, a
representative of God, or in his exalted position on the face of this earth.
Pure and truly noble is he who, though born in the forest and able to speak
only his own tongue, behaves decently, is true to his word, has dignity and
honor, who is not an oppressor and does not abet oppressors, who knows
how to cherish and look after the land of his birth.
When these doctrines have spread and the brilliant sun of beloved
liberty shines on these poor Islands, and sheds its sweet light upon a united
race, a people in everlasting happiness, then the lives lost, the struggle and
the suffering will have been more than recompensed.
