The revolution flared up initially into the eight provinces of Central Luzon . General Emilio Aguinaldo , a member of the Katipunan , spread an armed resistance through Southern Tagalog region where he liberated Cavite towns little by little . Leadership conflicts between Bonifacio and Aguinaldo culminated in the Imus Assembly in December 1896 and Tejeros Convention in March 1897 . Aguinaldo was elected in absentia as President of an insurgent revolutionary government by the Tejeros convention . Bonifacio , acting as Supremo of the Katipunan , declared the convention proceedings void and attempted to reassert leadership of the revolution . In late April Aguinaldo fully assumed presidential office after consolidating his position with revolutionary leaders . Aguinaldo 's government then ordered the arrest of Bonifacio , who stood trial on charges of sedition and treason against Aguinaldo 's government and conspiracy to murder Aguinaldo , resulting in his conviction and execution In December 1897 , Aguinaldo agreed to the Pact of Biak-na-Bato with the Spanish colonial government . Aguinaldo and his revolutionary leadership were exiled to Hong Kong . However , not all of the revolutionary generals complied with the agreement . One , General Francisco Makabulos , established a Central Executive Committee to serve as the interim government until a more suitable one was created
Imus Assembly
Imus Assembly
Filipino nationalism