Source: http://wanderingbakya.

com/museo-ng-katipunan/

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CONTEXTUAL CONTENT
ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
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 Resembles the declaration used in

Manila's Masonic lodges which was
written in Spain around 1889

 Bonifacio prepared a decalogue, the

Kartilya ng Katipunan, as propaganda
work to achieve unity of the Filipinos
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 Earliest reference of Kartilya was found

in the minutes of a Supreme Assembly
meeting held in December 1895

 Bonifacio formulated a code of

conduct in 1896, with 14 rules written in
it, which was the Kartliya ng Katipunan
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Source: https://infograph.venngage.com/p/158206/andres-bonifacio

ANDRES BONIFACIO
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ANDRES BONIFACIO

 Kartilya served as guidebook for new

members
 Pen name: “Supremo,” “Anak Bayan,”
“Agapito Bagumbayan”
 Founder and leader of KKK
 Instigated revolt against Spaniards in
August 1896
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Source: https://www.biographyarchive.com/biography-of-emilio-jacinto.html

EMILIO JACINTO
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EMILIO JACINTO

 Also known as the "Utak ng Katipunan"

 Pen name: "Pingkian," "Dimasilaw"
 Advisor on fiscal matters and secretary
to Andres Bonifacio
 Continued the fight against Spaniards
until the Americans even after death of
Bonifacio
 Wrote the Kartilya and the oath of the
Katipuneros
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MAIN ARGUMENT/ THESIS

 Made for new members to understand

rules, principles and teachings
 To avoid people from having change of
heart in choosing to join
 To ensure people understand that
joining the brotherhood is not easy, and
they will do what is needed
wholeheartedly
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BIASES/INCONSISTENCIES/SHORTCOMINGS

 Biblical origin
 Cevantes
 Benjamin Franklin
 Jose Rizal
 Rules constituted a decalogue and
embodied Bonifacio's beliefs
 Bonifacio adopted Jacinto's Kartilya as
official teachings of Katipunan
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COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR SOURCES

 Bonifacio's "Decalogue" resembled the

"Ten Commandments"
 Jacinto's "Kartilya" resembled the
declaration used in Manila's Masonic
Lodges
 Preamble in Kartilya echoed the
purpose of the masonic document
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COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR SOURCES

 Kartilya's division between principles and
teachings broadly parallel the division in
Gran Oriente's manifesto
 Kartilya asks new members to pledge
allegiance to association's objectives
and affirm with signatures, just like in
Masonic document
 The line from Kartilya “A life which is not
dedicated to a great idea is useless”
was likely taken from Rizal
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COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR SOURCES

 In Kartilya, women were regarded as
“helpmate” rather than a “plaything,”
which suggested it took inspiration from
bible
 The adage that "An honorable man's
word is his bond" may be traced back to
Cervantes
 "Time lost is lost forever" was mentioned
in the Kartilya, this idea may have been
borrowed from Benjamin Franklin.
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Relevance and meaning before

 Presented guiding principles and

teachings as aspirations and ethical
values, rather than a direct prescription
 "It was internal, not external,
qualifications that make human
greatness" (philippinemasonry.org, 2006)
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Relevance today

 Importance of core values, mission and

vision statements, and representation is
present until the present time
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References:
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS:

 Katipunan Documents and Studies. Emilio Jacinto, The Kartilya

Retrieved from: http://www.kasaysayan-kkk.info/membership-documents/emilio-jacinto-
katipunan-nang-manga-a-n-b---sa-may-nasang-makisanib-sa-katipunang-ito-the-kartilya

 Philippine Center for Masonic Studies. The Katipunan Ideology

Retrieved from: http://www.philippinemasonry.org/the-katipunan-ideology.html

 Malacañang Palace Presidential Museum and Library, Andres Bonifacio’s Decalogue, and
the Kartilya ng Katipunan
Retrieved from: http://malacanang.gov.ph/7013-andres-bonifacios-decalogue-and-the-kartilya-
ng-katipunan/

 Szczepanski, Kallie (2019) Profile of Emilio Jacinto of the Philippines

Retrieved from: https://www.thoughtco.com/emilio-jacinto-of-the-philippines-195646

CONTENT ANALYSIS:

 philippinemasonry.org. (2006). Kartilya ng Katipunan. Philippine Center for Masonic Studies.

Retrieved from http://www.philippinemasonry.org/kartilya-ng-katipunan.html