Testimony of Pio Valenzuela
Testimony of Pio Valenzuela
0n August 26th,,a big meeting was held in Balintawak at the house of Apolonio Samson, then
Cabeza of that borrio of Caloocan Among those who attented, I remember, were Bonifacio,
Emilio Jacinto Aguedo del Rosario, Tomas Remigio, Briccio Pantas, Teodoro plata, Pio
Valenzuela Enrique Pacheco, and Francisco Carreon they were all leaders of the organization.
Delegates from Bulacan, Cabanatuan Cavite, and Morong were also present.
At abort nine o’clock in the morning of August 26, the meeting of August 26, the meeting was
opened with Andres was opened with Andres Bonifacio Presiding and Emilio Jacinto acting as
secretary.
The purpose was to discuss when the uprising was to take place. Andres Bonifacio sensing that
he would lose in the discussion then left the session hall and talked to the people, who were
waiting outside for the result of the meeting of the leaders. He told the people that the leaders
were arguing against starting revolution early and appealed to them in a fiery speech in which
he said “You remember the fate of our country who were shot in Bagumbayan Should we return
now to the towns, the Spaniards will only shoot us.