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Cry of Balintawak or Pugad Lawin - Group 4 Presentation
Cry of Balintawak or Pugad Lawin - Group 4 Presentation
PUGAD LAWIN
GROUP 4 PRESENTATION
Discussants
Buhia, Daniel
Gabad, Shane
Members
Butawan, Carlos - Powerpoint, Researcher
Gustilo, Mark – Researcher
Franes, Jhersey – Researcher
Campos, John Laurence – Researcher
Omabao, Ian - Researcher
Cry of Balintawak/ Pugad Lawin
• The beginning of the Philippine Revolution
against the Spanish rule.
• Originally the term cry referred to the first clash between the Katipuneros and the Civil
Guards (Guardia Civil). The cry could also refer to the tearing up of community tax
certificates (cédulas personales) in defiance of their allegiance to Spain. The
inscriptions of "Viva la Independencia Filipina" can also be referred as term for the cry.
This was literally accompanied by patriotic shouts.
• defined as that turning point when the Filipinos finally refused Spanish colonial
dominion over the Philippine Islands
• The Inscription on the marker at site says that “ In
the vicinity of this place, Andres Bonifacio and
about one thousand Katipuneros met on the
morning of August 23, 1896 and decided to launch
the revolution against the Spanish government in
the Philippines. They affirmed their decision by
tearing their cedulas, symbols of the enslavement
of the Filipinos, This was the first cry of the
oppressed people against the Spanish nation, and
was given force by means of arms.” according to t
he National Historical Commission( NHCP), the
house and yard of Juan Ramos had stood on this
site.
• the statue was erected in Balintawak, the
largest and best-known barrio in the general
area where the Katipuneros had congregated
in August 1896. The name Balintawak was
often used as shorthand to denote that general
area, and the “Cry” had become popularly
known as the “Cry of Balintawak ” even
before the monument was erected.
• Omabao, Ian
“Balintawak was known as the location of the Cry of Pugad Lawin. The "Cry
of Pugad Lawin" was a cry for independence. The knowledge that the Filipino
people had finally recognized the lasting importance of freedom and
independence, as well as the need to struggle in order to prove themselves
worthy of the title of really free people, is of historic significance to us.”