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The Cry of Pugad Lawin (Tagalog: (Unang) Sigaw sa Pugad Lawin), also referred to as the Cry of Balintawak (Tagalog: (Unang) Sigaw sa Balintawak), was a historical event during the struggle for Philippine independence. On August 23, 1896, Andrés Bonifacio and his comrades from the Katipunan society tore their cédulas in the hills of Balintawak. This event is regarded as the starting signal of the P
hilippine Revolution. Differing accounts by participants and historians have served to confuse the reader regarding the factual date and place of the event. Olegario Diaz, stated that the "Cry" took place in Balintawak on August 25, 1896. Teodoro Kalaw in his 1925 book The Filipino Revolution, wrote that the event took place during the last week of August 1896 at Kangkong, Balintawak. Santiago Alvarez, the son of Mariano Alvarez, the leader of the Magdiwang faction in Cavite, stated in 1927 that the "Cry" took place in Bahay Toro, now in Quezon City on August 24, 1896. Pio Valenzuela, a close associate of Andrés Bonifacio declared in 1948 that it happened in Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896. Gregorio Zaide stated in his books in 1954 that the "Cry" happened in Balintawak on August 26, 1896. Fellow historian Teodoro Agoncillo reported in 1956 that it took place in Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896, echoing Pio Valenzuela's statement. Accounts by Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel Encarnacion and Ramon Villegas claim the event to have taken place in Tandang Sora's barn in Gulod, Barangay Banlat, Quezon City. The National Historical Institute of the Philippines has placed a commemorative plaque marking the location of the "Cry" in Pugad Lawin, Quezon City. The plaque bears the date August 23, 1896.
