The development of Philippine politics

THE KATIPUNAN REVOLT

he had shown tremendous ability in winning over adherents
and members of the Katipunan, once war was declared,
he seems to have failed in the qualities of a military leader.
He was not a soldier by nature. In this respect Aguinaldo
outshone him. Moreover, being the founder of the Katipunan, Bonifacio could not see why any other government
should be established. Here was a conflict of ideas which
eventually led to a clash.
The rivalry between the two leaders was further engendered by the friction between the Magdalo and the
Magdiwang councils. The Magdiwang had been in closer
touch with Bonifacio and recognized him as the Supremo
of the Katipunan. They invited Bonifacio to come to Cavite
in order to see the situation there with his own eyes.
At the third invitation of the Magdiwang people, Bonifacio went to Cavite in the latter part of December, 1896.
Ile noticed the growing rivalry between the two councils
and immediately sided with the Magdiwang. Thus, in a
letter that he wrote to Emilio Jacinto, his close adviser,
and the brains of the Katipunan, he said:
(About February or March, 1897)
Here the enmity between the two factions is very great,
because those of Magdalo want to rule all and the entire
Philippines, because they say that nothing but the Government of Imus is recognized there and throughout Europe.
The government they try to establish here is as follows:
President and General-in-Chief "Magdalo"; Director of Military Works, "Baldomero" and those of "Magdiwang" will
simply act as sub-director or sub-minister. This plan truly
disgusted the ministers of Magdiwang, who saw through
their game th. if Imus is elected, they will govern here in
Malabon. The selfishness of Magdalo is truly disgusting
and has been the cause of their many reverses in the
field. (1)
The Katipunan Vs. A Revolutionary Government
Bonifacio was met at Cavite by.Edilberto Evangelista,
an engineer, who belonged to the Magdalo faction. He
presented to Bonifacio a proposed constitution, establishing
a revolutionary government. To discuss this proposed constitution, an assembly was convoked at Imus by the govern(1) Santos. P.ilippine Review, November, 1917. "The Government of Imus" stated
in the first paragraph refers to the Magdalo council.