SAMPUNG UTOS NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN ni Andres Bonifacio
SAMPUNG UTOS NG MGA SAMPUNG UTOS ANAK NG BAYAN NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN ni Andres Bonifacio
PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE 2016
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Magsaysay credo / Manuel L. Quezon III, editor in chief. – Manila : The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, 2016. pages ; cm ISBN 978-971-95551-x-x
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THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines
PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE MANUEL L. QUEZON III Undersecretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Officer-in-Charge JAN MIKAEL dL. CO Assistant Executive Secretary Senior Presidential Speechwriter and Head of Correspondence Office
JUAN POCHOLO MARTIN B. GOITIA Assistant Secretary Managing Editor, Official Gazette
GINO ALPHONSUS A. BAYOT Director V Head, Research Division
JONATHAN F. CUEVAS Director IV Technical Director
MA. ROMMIN M. DIAZ Director III Head Executive Assistant
YOLANDO B. JAMENDANG JR. Director II Head, Message Crafting Division
TERESITA L. MENDIOLA Chief Administrative Officer
KATHERINE AIRA M. ESPINO Institutional Memory, Official Gazette
MARK PHILIPPE P. LEGASPI Heritage
KRISTINA D. JAVIER Media Monitoring
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RAYMOND ANDREW C. MAYMAY Associate Editor, Official Gazette
ATTY. SARAH Q. SISON Legal Concerns
CHRISTIAN F. SOQUEﾃ前 Citizen Engagement, Official Gazette
SAMPUNG UTOS NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN PUBLICATIONS DIVISION PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE MANUEL L. QUEZON III Editor in Chief JUAN POCHOLO MARTIN B. GOITIA Managing Editor JONATHAN F. CUEVAS Technical Director MARK PHILIPPE P. LEGASPI Project Manager CAMILLE ROSE DUFOURT Project Coordinator SARAH JESSICA E. WONG Writer JEAN ARBOLEDA JUSTIN SILOS GATUSLAO SASHA MARTINEZ CHEREY ANN MAE BIGAY ROBERTO DANIEL DEVELA Researchers BIANCA STELLA BUENO Graphic Designer MA. ROMMIN DIAZ MITZI ONG SANDI SUPLIDO Support Staff
INTRODUCTION
The Philippine Revolution of 1896 began under the leadership of the Katipunan (the Kataastaasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anal ng Bayan or the KKK), a secret society which aimed to attain Philippine independence from Spain. Founded officially on July 7, 1892, with its foundational documents dating back to January of the same year, the Katipunan launched the first nationalist revolution in Asia. Its organizational structure was patterned after the Freemasonry; it was led by a President of the Supreme Council—the most well-known of whom was Andres Bonifacio, known as the father of the Philippine Revolution—and had members in Manila and other provinces of the Philippines. The Katipunan had political, moral, and civic objectives. They advocated for freedom from the yoke of Spain, by way of armed struggle. They also saw it as their responsibility to help the poor and the oppressed, and to teach them good manners, hygiene, and morality. In 1896, Bonifacio penned the Sampung Utos ng mga Anak ng Bayan (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 ten rules constituted the Dekalogo or Decalogue, and embodied Bonifacio’s passionate beliefs. Later on, Emilio Jacinto, one of Bonifacio’s advisers, penned Mga Aral ng Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (The Katipunan Code of Conduct), also known as the Kartilya. 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 Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, with help from the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino, published Bonifacio’s Decalogue and Jacinto’s Kartilya in a series of posters, both in English and Filipino, as a reminder of the nation’s inherent solidarity and of our people’s strength.
FOREWORD Since 2007, one of the many projects that were simmering away on the backburner was a compilation of reflections on the various civic-consciousness-raising projects of the past, such as Manuel L. Quezon’s Code of Citizenship and Ethics and Ramon Magsaysay’s Credo. The genesis of the project was an experiment I conducted with college students from different Catholic schools to whom I presented copies of these codes, and who I then asked to reflect on them. First of all, they were unfamiliar with all of them; second, the concepts of citizen’s rights and obligations incorporated in most of the codes was an alien concept to them; as were the pretty basic principles of good citizenship and so on that the codes espoused. This lack of civic sense has seeped into our national politics. Take, for instance, our debates. Countless debates and fora have attempted to solve public issues. In many of these debates, the two sides hope to engage the public to convince them to take on their point of view, yet both sides at the time find a substantive debate difficult because much of the time had to be spent reviewing or introducing basic concepts. It is far easier to oppose, than to agree on what to do about what one objects to—particularly if it requires concerted, consistent, action. The result is that instead of igniting a virtuous cycle, a vicious cycle ensues: the viciousness, in large part, to my mind brought about by ignorance. Imagine what would happen if the citizenry was made aware not only of its rights, but also its obligations, and if the workings of government were made less obscure and mysterious to the public. There is a growing need need to foster civic spirit and consciousness of the civic virtues for Filipinos, to have a common ground in shared values based on a shared belief in how the system ought to work. Since 2010, the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) has stood at the forefront of keeping the public informed and promoting interest in the story of the Filipino people. This booklet, containing Andres Bonifacio’s Decalogue, is the PCDSPO’s contribution to educating the public—especially the young—about what it means to be a good citizen. Manuel L. Quezon III
SAMPUNG UTOS
NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN ni Andres Bonifacio
MUL A SA OPISYAL NA PROGRAMA PARA SA INAGURASYON NG MONUMENTO NI ANDRES BONIFACIO, 1933
I.
Ibigin mo ang Dios ng buong puso. The only known photograph of Andres Bonifacio is housed in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. S O UR C E : Jim Richardson
II.
Pakatandaang lagi na ang tunay na pagibig sa Dios ay siya ring pagibig sa Tinubuan, at iyan din ang pagibig sa kapwa. Manuel Artigas’ Andres Bonifacio y el Katipunan visually thrusts Bonifacio into the exclusive club of ilustrados– the reformists who sought change from above instead of slashing revolution. S OU RC E : Inventing A Hero: The Posthumous Re-creation of Andres Bonifacio by Glenn Anthony May
III.
Itanim sa iyong puso na, ang tunay na kahalagahan ng puri’t kaginhawahan ay ang ikaw’y mamatay dahil sa ikaliligtas ng Inang-Bayan. Illustration by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) for the sesquicentennial birth anniversary. S OU RC E : Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
IV.
Lahat ng iyong mabuting hangad ay magwawagi kapag ikaw’y may hinahon, tiyaga, katwiran at pag-asa sa iyong inaasal at ginagawa. The bronze Bonifacio Monument in Monumento, Caloocan City designed by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino (under the alias “Batang Elias”) for a 1929 contest. S OU RC E : Bonifacio Monument by Guillermo Tolentino; Photographed by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
V.
Pagingatan mo, kapara ng pagiingat sa sariling puri, ang mga pasya at adhikain ng K.K.K. An idealized Bonifacio is depicted in the December 7, 1910 issue of El Renacimiento Filipino, a Filipino publication during the early years of the American occupation. SOURCE : Filipinas Heritage Library; Lopez Museum and Library
VI.
Katungkulan ng lahat na, ang nabibingit sa malaking kapahamakan sa pagtupad ng kanyang tungkulin ay iligtas sukdang ikapariwara ng sariling buhay at kayamanan. Bonifacio as illustrated by E.Z. Izon for the Philippines Free Press’ special feature entitled “A Gallery of Filipino Heroes” S OU RC E : Philippines Free Press (August 30, 1969)
VII.
Ang kaugalian natin sa ating sarili at sa pagtupad ng ating tungkol ay siyang kukunang halimbawa ng ating kapwa.
Guillermo Tolentino’s Filipinos Ilustres was once a regular fixture in most homes in the first decades of the twentieth century features Bonifacio seated between Jose Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar S OU RC E : Filipinos Ilustres by Guillermo Tolentino, lithographed and published by Liwayway Magazine
VIII.
Bahaginan mo ng iyong makakayanan ang sino mang mahirap at kapus-palad. The side of the Bonifacio Monument facing Samson Road show more images of the Filipino people’s suffering under Spanish rule. SO UR C E : Bonifacio Monument by Guillermo Tolentino; Photographed by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
IX.
Ang sipag sa paggawa ng iyong ikabubuhay ay siyang tunay na sanhi ng pagibig, pagmamahal sa sarili, sa iyong asawa’t mga anak, sa iyong kapatid at mga kababayan. Illustration from a February 8, 1897 issue of La Ilustración Española y Americana. S O UR C E : La Ilustración Española y Americana
X. Parusahan ang sinomang masamang tao’t taksil at purihin ang mabubuting gawa. Dapat mong paniwalaan na ang tinutungo ng K.K.K. ay mga biyaya ng Dios; na anopa’t ang mga ninasa ng Inang-Bayan, ay mga nasain din ng Dios. The figure at the top of the Bonifacio Monument obelisk patterned after the Winged Victory of Samothrace represents the Filipino nation triumphing over Spanish subjugation. S OU RC E : Photographed by the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
DECALOGUE OF THE DUTIES OF THE SONS OF THE PEOPLE
I.
Love God full-heartedly.
VII.
II.
Bear always in mind that the true love of God is love of Country, love which is also true love of man.
Let the achievement of each, either in self-control or in compliance with duty, be an example to his fellow.
VIII.
Bear always in mind that the true measure of honor and of charity is to die in defense of your Country.
Help to the limit of your endurance, share your wealth with the needy or unfortunate.
IX.
Diligence in your daily work to earn a living is the true expression of love and affection for yourself, for your wife, for your child, for your brother, and for your countryman.
X.
Believe in the chastisement of the perverse and the treacherous and in the reward of all good work. Believe, also, that the aims of the K.K.K. are the gifts of God; for the hopes of the Country are also the hopes of God.
III.
IV.
Serenity, constancy, reason, and faith in whatever act of endeavor, crown with success every desire.
V.
Guard, as you would your honor, the mandates and aims of the K.K.K.
VI.
It is incumbent on all that he who runs a serious risk in complying with his duties should be protected at the sacrifice of life and riches.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Jim Richardson Filipinas Heritage Library Lopez Museum & Library Office of the Presidential Spokesperson
National Historical Commission of the Philippines Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino Department of Education
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