Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas

Proletarian Labor Congress of the Philippines
Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas
PredecessorCongreso Obrero de Filipinas
SuccessorPKP-1930
Founded1929 (1929)
FounderCrisanto Evangelista
Location
November 7, 1935 issue of the Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas' bulletin

The Katipunan ng mga Anak-Pawis sa Pilipinas (KAP) (English: Proletarian Labor Congress of the Philippines) was the third trade union federation in the Philippines. It was formed in 1929 after an antagonistic national convention of the Congreso Obrero de Filipinas (COF, "Philippine Labor Congress") where election results were manipulated, causing Crisanto Evangelista and his faction to split from the COF.[1] In 1930, the KAP changed its name to Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas after it initiated the formation of a "mass political party" and questions arose regarding its name.[2]

Aside from Evangelista, other leaders of the KAP included Guillermo Capadocia, Manuel R. Joven, Mariano P. Balgos, and Pedro G. Castro.[3] Evidently, the KAP persisted in some form or another after the establishment of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas. Felixberto Olalia is mentioned as its Secretary-General in 1939.[4]

  1. ^ Nery, John (2011). Revolutionary Spirit: Jose Rizal in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 139. ISBN 978-981-4345-05-7.
  2. ^ West, Lois A. (1997). Militant Labor in the Philippines. Temple University Press. p. 155. ISBN 1-56639-491-0.
  3. ^ Guevarra, Dante G. (1995). History of the Philippine Labor Movement. Rex Bookstore. p. 58. ISBN 971-23-1755-2.
  4. ^ Silverio, Ina Alleco R. "Philippine Labor Movement Marks Ka Bert Olalia's 100th Birthday". Retrieved December 5, 2017.