The development of Philippine politics

THE KATIPUNAN REVOLT

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Bonifacio, Comptroller, Ladislao Diwa, Fiscal, Teodoro
Plata, Secretary, Valentin Diaz, Treasurer.
Shortly after, Ramon Basa succeeded Deodato Arellano
as president, and Andres Bonifac'o became fiscal. Ramon
Basa then had differences with Bonifacio and in 1894 the
former yielded to the latter the presidency of the Katipunan. Bonifacio was more popularly known as the Supremo of the Katipunan. At the time of the outbreak of
the hostilities, the following were members of the Supreme
Council:
President....................... Andres Borifacio
Secretary of State............... Emilio Jacinto
Secretary of War............... Teodoro Plata (1)
Secretary of Justice............. Briccio Pantas
Secretary of the Interior......... Aguedo del Rosario (2)
Secretary of Finance............ Enrique Pacheco
In each province there Was a provincial council called
Sanguniang Bayan; and in each town a popular council
called Sanguniang Barangay. The Sanguniang Bayan had
a directorate somewhat akin to the Supreme Council. There
was also a secret chamber sitting as a court to try those
who had violated the secrets or rules of the Katipunan.
This chamber was called the Sanguniang Hukuman, and
also had the power to dec:de disputes between the brethren.
The Katipunan issued a paper called the Kalayaan, or
"Liberty", on January 1, 1896, but only two numbers
appeared of which the second issue failed to be distributed,
for it was confiscated by the Spaniards.
By August 19, 1896, Bonifacio was already planning
a revolution, but the plan was discovered through the confessional before it could go into effect. One woman who
knew the secret believed it her pious duty to tell the priest,
and she laid bare the whole plan. Disregarding the secrecy
of confessions, the priest wrote to the government a very
lengthy report of what he had heard in the confessional,
(1) Kalaw, T. M., The Philippine Revolution, p. 9.
(2) Isabelo de los Reyes, in h's La Religion del Katipunan, gives a somewhat
different list which would make Aguedo del Rosario Secretary of War, Teodo-o
Plata Secretary of the Interior, Daniel Tria Tirona Secretary General, and
V. Silvino, Treasurer-General.