“The troops under Gen. Ramon Bernardo were divided and organized into three contingents under the leadership of Katipuneros Celestino Manuel, Miguel Resurreccion, and Angel Bulong, respectively. An hour after the siege at Mandaluong, they attacked the town hall of Pandacan; and they took it without resistance and easily confiscated two guns. However, as in Mandaluyong, the parish priest eluded arrest; Father Angel of Pandacan had fled before the Katipuneros came.”
After taking Pandacan, Bernardo next turned his attention to Santa Mesa. The column was waiting until morning for Bonifacio’s forces to join them. Unfortunately, Bonifacio decided to go back to Balara for his men to rest.
While Bernardo’s men were having breakfast, enemy troops fired at them. The katipuneros fought gallantly but they suffered heavy losses. The plan to take Manila failed.
The photo is of General Manuel Tinio's command, not of Ramon Bernardo's Katipuneros. The Katipuneros never looked as disciplined or uniformed as the Army of Liberation.
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