The Cry of
Pugad Lawin,
Balintawak, & Bahay
Toro
SOCSCI 1100 - GROUP 2 (BSHM 1-1)
What we'll
• discuss
Introduction
• Cry of Pugad Lawin
• Cry of Balintawak
• Cry of Bahay Toro
"Punitin ang
cedula!
Mabuhay ang
Filipinas! Mabuhay
Andres Bonifacio (1896)
ang Katipunan!"
Introducti
Ang Sigaw ng Pugad
on
•Lawin
August 23, 1896
• tearing of cedulas as
the confirmation of
Philippine
Revolution
Introducti
Cry
on
• "pasya" - the decision to
revolt
• "pagpupunit" - the tearing
of cedulas
• "unang labanan" - the first
encounter with Spanish
Introducti
First Cry
onfor the
• "First Call
Rebellion"
• marked the Philippine
Revolution’s beginning for
seeking of independence
against the violence and
Introducti
The Cry on
of Pugad Lawin or
Balintawak
• still a controversial issue in the
Philippines.
• started on 1896 when the
Philippine revolutionary
organization or KKK was
founded by Andres Bonifacio
Tearing of Cedulas
• community tax
certificates
• symbolizes the
termination of the
loyalty of the
Katipuneros to
‘Viva la
Independencia
Filipina’ or ‘Long
Live Philippine
Where exactly did
this actually happen?
Authors behind the Different
Versions of the First Cry and
• Dr. Pio Valenzuela’s
their Accounts
“The Cry of
Pugad Lawin”
• Gen. Guillermo Masangkay’s
“The Cry of Balintawak”
• Gen. Santiago Alvarez's "The Cry
The Cry of Pugad Lawin
Dr. Pio
Valenzuela
• member of Katipunan and one
of the officials
• The two versions presented by
him is that first: the prime
staging point of the cry was in
Balintawak of Wednesday of
August 26, 1896 and the
second: he claimed that the
The Cry of Pugad Lawin
August 19-20,
• Balintawak was the the first place of the refuge.
1896
August 22,
• 500 members of the Katipunan first met on the
1896
place of Apolonio Samson at Kangkong.
August 23,
• Over
1896 1000 members carried out a debate and
discussion at Pugad Lawin, where there was a
house and yard of Juan Ramos, whether or not the
revolution against Spanish government should be
The Cry of Pugad Lawin
Those who were present on the
debate tore their cedula and
shouted ‘Viva la Independencia
Filipina’ or ‘Long Live the
Philippines! Long Live the
Philippines!’
The Cry of Balintawak
Gen. Guillermo
Masangkay
• designated to build the
KKK in Cavite
• claimed that the first
Philippine Revolution
rally took place on
August 26, 1896, in
Balintawak at Apolonio
The Cry of Balintawak
August 26,
1896
• Emilio Jacinto served as secretary, and Andres
Bonifacio led the meeting.
• The people were then asked for a declaration
of rebellion by Bonifacio. "I want to see you
destroy your Cedulas if it is true that you are
ready to revolt". The people pulled out their
papers and tore apart their Cedulas while
crying.
The Cry of Bahay Toro
Gen. Santiago
Alvarez
• Katipunero from
Cavite
• However, he is not
an eyewitness of
this historic event.
The Cry of Bahay Toro
August 23,
1896
• About 500 of the katipuneros arrived, prepared
and eager to join supremo (Andres Bonifacio) at
Sampalukan, barrio of Bahay Toro.
August 24,
1896
• About 1000 of the katipuneros and Andres
Bonifacio held a meeting and was interrupted
amidst of loud cries of “Mabuhay ang mga Anak
ng Bayan”
The Cry of Bahay Toro
According to him, in 1896,
Andres Bonifacio
commanded the
katipuneros to revolt
somewhere in Caloocan
which is the Bahay Toro of
osition on the Controversial Issu
Based on the evidences and statements
that were presented, the place of Pugad
Lawin is where the Cry of the
Philippine Revolution occurred, for not
all statements were referring to the
tearing of cedulas during the final days
of August, reason why it is always
commemorated by the Philippine
Conclusion
The start of the revolution against Spain
has been officially commemorated in
recent years as "The Cry of Pugad
Lawin." The supposed site of "Pugad
Lawin" is situated in Brgy. Bahay Toro,
Quezon City, and is memorialized with a
References
Zaide, G., Zaide, S. (1990).
Documentary Sources of Philippine
History, Vol. 5. Manila: National Book
Store
Ocampo, Ambeth R. (1995). Bonifacio’s
bolo. Anvil Pub. p. 8. ISBN 978-971-
27-0418-5.
Guerrero,
Milagros; Encarnacion, Emmanuel;
Villegas, Ramon (1996), “Balintawak:
Thank You
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