Jacinto’s Kartilla and Bonifacio’s Decalouge. Are the teachings of the two still relevant?
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Jacinto’s Kartilla and Bonifacio’s Decalouge. Are the teachings of the two still relevant?
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Sometime in 1896, Andres Bonifacio, the father of the Philippine Revolution, and once the President of the Supreme Council of the Katipunan, penned the Duties of the Sons of the People, a list of the duties and responsibilities to be followed strictly by every member of the organization. The rules constituted a decalogue, and embodied Bonifacio’s passionate beliefs.
In admiration of Emilio Jacinto’s literary style, Bonifacio would later adopt Jacinto’s Kartilya as the official teachings of the Katipunan. Similar to the Decalogue, the Kartilya was written to introduce new recruits to the principles and values that should guide every member of the organization.
In the lead-up to the sesquicentennial of Andres Bonifacio’s birth, the Presidential Museum and Library shares Bonifacio’s Decalogue, a reminder of the nation’s inherent solidarity and of our people’s strength—a reminder rendered timeless as we begin rebuilding in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda.
From the official program for the inauguration of the Bonifacio Monument in 1933.
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