Literature: Literature: John R. M. Taylor, Philippine Insurgent Records, compilation. Vol. II. p. 343-344.

ABOUT THE WORK

Miguel Malvar y Carpio, Division’s General Political-Military Chief of Batangas, first chief of operations in the same province and in the second zone upon Manila and Second Chief Superior of Luzon’s South with the same ample facilities as the first chief for the present circumstances. Being in the most interesting period of the present campaign in which the enemy thinks misspend all means of his politics, expending a copiousness of wantons to suffocate by means of force, the aspirations to the Liberty and Independence which inform the true and Sacred Spirit of Philippine people and wanting give at the present historic moments tests of greater vitality and vigour which the Revolution relies still that had guided to the course of order and discipline, and to avoid further violations of wars Laws that could spring from circumstances. I order and command: That will be punished under very severe punishments according to the criterion of Instructor Judges who be named according to the cases. 1st. All Philippine Soldiers de particulares who killed or maltreated the American soldiers after they enraptured their guns 2nd. All who killed with treason the American soldiers slept or drunk 3rd. All who shot or wounded the American soldiers, xxxx escape after they had thrown their guns in the fights moment 4th. All who wounded or followed shooting to American soldiers who surrender in the fights moment throwing before their guns as a sign of rendition 5th. All who don’t treat well to prisoners of war and all who don’t conduct them to their lines until the place free of all danger 6th. All those who don’t lend the necessary help those who throttled themselves may be friends or enemies 7th. All who don’t cure the wounded and sick prisoners before their devolution having means to it 8th. All who vexed without justified motive or maltreated the peaceful Filipinos, Americans or subjects of other nationality 9th. All who don’t lend all considerations to American soldiers who should pass or have already passed to Insurgent troops Given in the office of this Head-Quarter at 9 of Feb of 1901 Miguel Malvar With the seal “Jefatura Superior Sur Luzon, 20 Jefe”