Communist Huk Rebellion in the Philippines - COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY

[@justintiamson8973]

As a Filipino, I really appreciate you guys talking about this period of Philippine history that isn't talked about much here in my country. This is one of the best history KZbin channels I have ever seen and I hope you guys continue creating great content.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Justin Tiamson Astig

[@Aj-ke7xc]

Naksssss ang ating historia ay narerecognized na

[@R3GARnator]

Check out Kings and Generals if you haven't, it's their main channel.

[@MsAkbar14]

@11 1 lol you judge a person by only his one video while you ignore that there a lot video of him mentioning the horrible act of stalin and communist in globe theater. History is not black and white kid, both side have monster in it, in western capitalist it's general mcarthur.

[@Johnnycdrums]

@11 1 ; I'm anti-Communist ex-Cold Warrior, and although I haven't watched the video yet, Gen. MacArthur fit the definition of megalomania. He was very good in some situations but horrible in others. For starters; While in charge of the Philippines, MacArthur did almost nothing for about nine hours following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Additionally he had a complete misunderstanding of the Philippine Army's (Defense Force) ability to defend the beacheads against Japanese attack. MacArthur was in charge, the Defense Force wasn't trained up, and most of his planes got bombed on the tarmac while he dithered. During the occupation of Japan he was not a micromanager, let the secretaries and underlings write the Japanese Constitution, treated War Criminal, Emperor Hirohito with respect (It had to be done), and the people in turn, loved him like a God, which prevented Japan from falling into Soviet Sphere Of Influence. MacArthur is a mixed bag, but most historians agree that he was megalomaniacal. This is not a Traditionalist vs. Socialist debate per se.

[@rayjohnsua1768]

Aside from the pronunciation of the names (which is pretty understandable), we Filipinos truly enjoyed and appreciated the immense effort and thought into publishing this piece of Philippine history. Thank you so much and I hope you'll continue your awesome work.

[@jeffersonmcomen7226]

Sadly some stupid ones don't understand why he was having a hard time pronouncing words that are foreign to him. They think they can do better when they speak in English and pronounce English words. Nothing but a bunch of morons with their colonial mentality.

[@wildebrosula3307]

Sadly only English can be used! Colonial mentality guy

[@Mondo762]

You need to do a documentary on Taiwan during this time period. As a little kid I lived on Taiwan 1954-56. My father was an advisor (MAAG Taiwan). He told me stories of how brutal Chiang Kai-Shek was towards his own people. Those were some interesting times along the China coast.

[@rangergxi]

Chiang didn't view most Taiwanese as "his people". His party was the one of the mainland minority.

[@Mondo762]

@@rangergxi No kidding, of course I know that. Chiang was tough on his own people also. There was a place called the "Racetrack" that he sent people, never to return.

[@enduser8410]

Specifically they should talk about the 228 Incident and how it impacts Taiwanese politics to this day.

[@Mondo762]

@@enduser8410 Wow, I didn't know about the 228 Incident. Thank you for mentioning it.

[@caseclosed9342]

I agree Taiwan needs to be covered on this channel! I always have found Taiwan and its relations across the strait interesting. Someday I would like to visit Taiwan as I’ve heard there are some old Cold War era bases that you can tour.

[@Kaleghoul]

There’s actually an interview with Luis Taruc, the Huk’s leader, on how they stockpiled their weapons and how they gathered their support from the local villages in fighting the Japanese right after the capitulation of the US-Philippine Forces in the early parts of the Pacific War.

[@the_diplomat51]

Would love to get a link to that

[@asifsaad5827]

would you mind covering an episode on Bangladesh liberation war in 1971? as it is one of the most neglected parts during the cold war...although US Navy almost decided to deploy a sheer number of naval forces in the Bay of Bengal and in return,USSR wished to counter them by sending their submarines,none seems to care about the fact which might have ignited a world war over there

[@karnish4956]

Asif Saad Nothing great there! US licking Pakistan’s back because of Pakistan’s support in fighting against Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Then Soviet Union coming to India’s rescue in liberating Bangladesh. US realising that it’s not worth it and backing off!

[@black10872]

@@karnish4956 Soviets didn't invade Afghanistan until 1979. America was scaling down its support for South Vietnam in 1971. Another war was not on our agenda in the early 70s. Especially for another war in Asia.

[@black10872]

@Vasish N US has been supporting Pakistan since the 1950s.

[@gregcasiano641]

Can the owner of this u-tube channel be requested to featured the defeat of the US in Vietnam War & the Defeat of USSR or Soviet Union in the Afgan War! A shameful defeat and the face saving manuever of these 2 Emperialist power until the end of cold war. The lessons that there was non or no forever empire in this planet remain!

[@romanlegion2621]

@@gregcasiano641 Not much of “defeat” in Vietnam there dude. It was more a political defeat than military one. Ever hear of Paris peace process. When we left there was a North and South Vietnam, duh 🙄

[@SomasAcademy]

It's amazing how many conflicts this channel has discussed which I'd simply never heard of; the Cold War period was a lot more interesting that I always used to think.

[@pac1fic055]

Oh, it was a shit show for many smaller countries, courtesy of Uncle Sam and Ivan.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

​@pac1fic055 Philipinos seem to love The US, which doesn't quite jive with your perspective.

[@SomasAcademy]

@@gravitypronepart2201 There is no contradiction between Filipinos liking the US and the US and USSR making the Cold War period a shit show for many smaller countries. Vietnamese people love the US and I'm sure you'd agree that the Cold War was a shit show for them lol

[@gravitypronepart2201]

@SomasAcademy true, it was a terrible time for everyone. But to equate the US to the USSR is ludicrous. I'm not saying the US was angelic in conducting to Cold War, not even close, but the US didn't kill a hundred million plus people and attempt to take over Eroupe. The USSR alone is responsible for the Cold War. At the end of WWII, they could have simply gone home. The US only acted in response to Soviet aggression. We kept West Berlin alive during the Soviet blockade, so yeah, it was awful, but we didn't want or start it.

[@SomasAcademy]

@@gravitypronepart2201 The USSR didn't kill anywhere near 100 million people; you seem to be referencing the number of deaths attributed to all Communist regimes, not just the USSR, by The Black Book of Communism (a work that has been condemned by its own co-authors due to the lead author's ideological insistence on reaching a figure of 100 million regardless of what the data said). The book actually attributes around 20 million deaths to the USSR, a figure that includes Nazis executed by the USSR after WWII, and which includes estimates based on reduced birthrate, i.e. a figure that includes the difference between estimated births and actual births as deaths - the modern scholarly estimate is approximately 7-8 million, mostly due to state-exacerbated famines - still a horrific number, to be sure, but very, very far from "a hundred million plus." The vast majority of deaths claimed by the Black Book of Communism, which, again, was an ideologically driven work based on poor data, are attributed to the Great Leap Forward in China, not the USSR; 100 million deaths in the USSR would be nearly 2/3s of the entire population. For reference, roughly 24 million people from the USSR died in WWII. No matter how bad the USSR was, they were not 4 times deadlier than the deadliest war in human history. Regardless, even if we ignore the specific numbers and all agree the USSR was much worse than the US overall - which I would certainly agree with - to suggest that this makes them solely responsible for the Cold War or to suggest that all US actions in the Cold War were justified responses to "Soviet aggression," including all the coups the US carried out against democratically elected leaders and the backing of murderous dictatorships and genocidal paramilitaries in the name of anti-communism, strongly indicates that you have not watched many videos by this channel. Please update your knowledge of the Cold War so that you can have an understanding based on historical facts instead of ideological dogma.

[@quetztheeagle____9580]

3:50 She wasn't part of the huk. She was part of the rebel contingent in Palo, Leyte. Nieves Fernandez was a school teacher and was born from Tacloban. She was the only guerilla filipina leader during the war. She was so good with her job she had a bounty of 10K pesos. The picture you saw in the video; She was showing to one of Mac Arthur's soldier's how she slits the throats of the japanese soldiers.

[@yousuck785why]

Source it

[@quetztheeagle____9580]

@@yousuck785why Her name is Nieves Fernandez

[@yousuck785why]

@@quetztheeagle____9580 thanks! Sorry for my rudeness.

[@quetztheeagle____9580]

@@yousuck785why It's fine

[@quetztheeagle____9580]

@Mr Doggo Nieves Fernandez was a school teacher and was born from Tacloban. She was the only guerilla filipina leader during the war. She was so good with her job she had a bounty of 10K pesos. The picture you saw in the video; She was showing to one of Mac Arthur's soldier's how she slits the throats of the japanese soldiers.

[@xjamesx7047]

As a Filipino so glad you guys did this, i appreciate this alot and good work for you folks of course. 😅

[@JesusFriedChrist]

James Ferraris Mabuhay

[@oslonorway547]

*Those trees,* man. Even Napalm catches cold when they speak.

[@seanskre1717]

It's really interesting seeing other countries' and people's perspective about the philippines, it's kinda bias and emotional when u hear it from a filipino's perspective

[@mdtansingco]

Couldn’t agree more

[@preussen4983]

since us filipinos are more emotional that even just mentioning stereotypes can make an online uproar

[@rpf920]

@@preussen4983 yup agreed

[@preussen4983]

@@rpf920 basically, we're cucked so much by the media and leftists that leaned more to the Oligarchs

[@JBroAC]

You just hear the loud ones. It isn't hard to find someone who sounds rational and calm in the academe itself. Sadly, being louder than the ones who dont know what they're talking about can get you or your loved ones 'removed.' Since our history is heavily influenced by Nepotism and Oligarchs (many of the rich and powerful families today even have their ancestors in our history books), it's hard to speak the truth without pandering to those in power. Just look at our journalists and how they are treated. We are in the top 10 most dangerous countries to live in for a journalist. It isn't hard to see why many Filipino scholars stir away from talking even the slightest critique regarding the role of powerful families in the Philippine political system.

[@JosephJoboLicayan]

This... I definitely didnt expect. As a Filipino, there really is a lack of details regarding cold war history besides the ones tied to Marcos. Also, we usually pronounce Huk as Hook and Osmeña as Os-men-ya (notice the ñ [enye] rooted in spanish) Edit: We also pronounce Quirino as Kee-ree-noh

[@zakkart]

A massive lack of detail cause most of the prolific history books in our country are penned by neoliberal shills who are pro-USA.

[@xcd87]

and magsaysay is prounounced as mag saay saay not seey seey.. and quizon is not kwezon it's kezon.

[@Johnnycdrums]

@@xcd87 ; I been on that road.

[@jeffersonmcomen7226]

@@zakkart funny that you boldly say that. Why have you read any history books outside of DepEds textbooks and workbooks? Lmao

[@ronswanson7177]

It probably depends on the school, we talked about this in class even in grade school. Also, external sources exist that you could read or study on your own.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Osmeña is pronounced “Os-men-ya” Magsaysay is “Mag-s-eye-s-eye” Quezon is “Ke-zon” The Philippines isn’t a parliamentary system. It has the Congress with both similar to the US Congress. Quezon isn’t the 1st president, but he is the 1st president of the Commonwealth (with the US). Osmeña being the 2nd and last. Edit: Roxas is actually last. Also note, the breach of truce is still quite frequent in the current communist insurgency. First shots started by the communists in every truce between the government and the insurgents. All truces are farce truces to the commies

[@JuanMatteoReal]

Oorah boi

[@preussen4983]

(De-facto Oligarchy)

[@preussen4983]

@Carl Alarcos You mean the People's Republic of South East Tala Korea

[@lixautofix142]

Form naman ng Parliament Chamber yung Congress at Senate ah

[@preussen4983]

@@lixautofix142 and it will cause cliques and slow bureaucracy that will delay anything from days to months

[@xcd87]

i wish they taught this part of our history in this detail in our schools.

[@LordTacos]

Will we see Spain during the Cold War?

[@k-studio8112]

@@savagedarksider5934 I thought spain was neutral during World War 1.

[@warrcoww6717]

Kyle Panuncillon it was

[@soratobiboy]

the fusion of the PKP-1930 and PSP (partido Socialista ng Pilipinas)/socialist party were key forces that formed the Hukbalahap as part of the popular front policy. it would be interesting to show how the leadership of the party of the Lava brothers and Taruc, especially post-war, screwed up in favor of parliamentary struggles or far too adventurist policies. It is from these failures that a bunch of new young communists would form a new party, and from those alienated from the Taruc-Sumulong-Lava faction, formed a new army. These are the known cpp-npa, which is now the longest running communist insurgency today.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

And they are still pretty much irrelevant.

[@Overture-ur6mk]

I remember being told a story about a former Communist rebel in the Philippines. This story was from a story from my friends father who was a lawyer and had met with the former rebel. The rebel had explained to him as to why he joined in the first place. According to him that many of them did not join because they believed in the Communist doctrine. Many of them had joined because of how they were treated by the wealthy landowners. Whe the Martial Law era arrived many of them were abused by the Philippine Constabulary (predecessor to the Philippine National Police). These factors were ehat pushed them to join the communist rebels. This man had surrendered himself to the government and seeked legal advise from my friends father. Sadly I don't know more of what happened to him after since my friend's father kept his identity secret.

[@larimadunaldo9814]

You forget arms stash of mv karagatan the migrant crisis happened in Vietnam combodia and laos some migrants came here to Vietnamese boat people and the oil crisis in the middle East like the arab isrealy war the Iran Iraq war 1st and 2nd oil crisis crappy policy of Marcos closing the Philippines foreign direct investment

[@eternaldrunk]

wtf is the communist doctrine you muppet

[@itszyad4332]

You guys should cover the Suez crisis sometime in the future, I think it’s a very underrated topic considering how much of an impact it had on Cold War diplomacy

[@morisco56]

And indo-pak wars

[@TheColdWarTV]

We will

[@0MVR_0]

8:54 Snazzy pair of converse for an underground guerrilla figure.

[@JonManProductions]

Goddamn of all channels that actually do something on the Philippines, I didn't expect this wonderful bearded gentleman. o7 as a american-born pinoy I thank you for the enlightenment.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@gsiutone0177]

Please do a video on 1965 PKI Coup in Indonesia. This incident is still become a debate in here, and become topic for many political issue.

[@alvarohernani6645]

Could you do a video about interesting/weird anecdotes of the Cold War? For example: in 1966 two US bombers crashed and 4 nukes were dropped in Palomares (Spain). Tell why, how it happened and the consequences. In this case a minister swam in the sea near the bombs to prove it was safe for tourists

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Very underrated topic - love it Also - do you plan on making a video on the non-alignment pact beginnings?

[@honestlordcommissarbrighte7921]

Finally, someone talks about the Hukbalahap! Eventually, I hope to see a segment on the formation of the NPA and on Sison

[@waffenwafflesreal]

The first President of the Philippines is actually Emilio Aguinaldo and not Quezon. Still enjoyed the video.

[@jannogania8542]

But Quezon is the first president of the second republic not emilo

[@razorsharpview9090]

@@jannogania8542 first commonwealth government actually.

[@gilbertplays]

@@jannogania8542 Jose P Laurel is the only president of the second republic. Quezon is the president of the commonwealth.

[@jeffersonmcomen7226]

Manuel Quezon is the first president to be recognized by foreign powers. The Philippines under Emilio Aguinaldo was never recognized by any nation at that time that is why when you look at the legal standpoint Manuel Quezon is the first President. Today he is considered as the second since the posthumorous recognition of the first republic and Emilio Aguinaldo as president by the U.S and Spain.

[@jeffersonmcomen7226]

@@gilbertplays Jose Laurel is the first president of the THIRD REPUBLIC. The second republic is the commonwealth.

[@blinthepannkek6173]

"Hukbong laban sa hapon" means "an army against the japanese"

[@rexgalang5617]

Its hukbong bayan laban sa mga hapon to be exact

[@reymarktaruc4919]

@@rexgalang5617 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gabvib9389]

I am a Filipino and this is my first video to watch in your channel

[@keenstudios4239]

Correction: Manuel L. Quezon was the second president (in general) but was first and only of the Commonwealth, thanks

[@stephanvandenadel4647]

Almost 100k subs... Congrats!!!

[@blxvkpxndx]

These unknown topics re so interesting. Not only is it hard to find on youtube, a new generation can access this on channel. Big ups!!!

[@johnchristiancanda3320]

Not all Huks were Communists. The rest were Socialists, like Luis Taruc, and those who were oppressed by bad landlords. The same thing applies to those who joined the NPA. Many of them joined because of oppression by bad landlords, politicians, soldiers, and policemen.

[@theparadigm8149]

0:07 David, I hope my comments have been good! 😊 I come here just to learn about an arguably awesome period in history, the Cold War!

[@iceheart3096]

You already discussed about Indonesian War of Independence. And talking about communist uprising, I would love to see you guys talk about Indonesian communist uprisings in 1965 (since you already talked about the 1948 uprising in the previous video)

[@thecount2629]

Love the videos. Have you guys thought about looking into Mongolia during WW2 and into the Cold War?

[@brokenbridge6316]

I've heard of these people before. And had known they had rebelled in the Philippines. But that was about it. i had no idea the exact details of this rebellion. Now I know a few more. My thanks to those who made this video a reality.

[@LukeBunyip]

For all of you that suggested that David et al. cover this topic, thank you. That was fascinating, and sobering. Once again, ta muchly to all involved.

[@Neutralerd]

Being a Filipino it is an honour and exciting to see this being documented by a foreign person. Thank you. The pronunciations aren't good but aren't bad either. I understand that you can't quite pronounce it but it is fine. Again, thank you for this.

[@boogernights]

Great content! I wish there's a portion that touched on the CIA and Edward Lansdale's psyops against the Huks and its supporters using the Aswang (blood-sucking vampire mythological creatures of Filipino folklore) myth. Perhaps another episode? :)

[@baapideedlebugs4663]

I'm just learning about what my father went through in WWII. He didn't talk about the war. He wanted to stay in the Philippines after the war. He didn't want to return to the USA. He fathered a boy in WWII. This boy grew up to be a Huk. He was shot dead in 1968.I never heard of the term Huk until a few months ago The boys mother was from Cebu City and she spoke Visayan. She died at the end of the war. Her entire family was either beheaded by the Japanese or killed in an air raid by bombers of the 14th Air Force. Your program brings understanding what happened. I have much to learn. You have a good channel.

[@jyotifraser7439]

Thank you for giving us your and your father's & his son's histories here. I am saddened to hear the violence the family suffered. I wish you well in placing all this suffering into safety, from which humans must learn. Thank you.🦜🦜🦜🌴🌴🌴

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

Ah, the HukBaLaHap, the precursor the modern day NPA

[@simonersie]

NPA = Mountain Bandits

[@annieroseloquinario2044]

Nope npa has principle than real mountain bandits.

[@francisarchie207]

Communist ideology!..

[@jamchavez3330]

@@annieroseloquinario2044 principle of a terrorist parang khmer rouge yan

[@mertusaurelius2733]

@@annieroseloquinario2044 they're bandits..

[@GUNROCKS1990]

Could you talk about First Indochina war 1946-1954, Second Indochina war/Vietnam War 1965-1975, Sino-Vietnamese war/ third indo china War in 1979. I'm just asking that's all.

[@nikkolodian9517]

The latter is an interesting one consider that the first two are connected.

[@vexzeen2102]

Cover the Angolan Civil War and the many different countries involved including Cuba.

[@matthiasbindl7085]

Will you cover the Formation of the Coal and Steel community?

[@VladislavDrac]

Never clicked so fast, especially when it's about my country's stupid-ass thorn that's featured.

[@deusrex34]

Vladislaus Dracul hahaha tang ina gago

[@VladislavDrac]

@@deusrex34 hahaha mas gago ka

[@wood3075]

To be honest you have to feel for the HUK,They Fought The Japanese And Were Not Given Compensation Like Other Guerilla Groups,As They Were Poor This Led Them Further Left

[@Kunbeeb]

Never have agreed this much to a comment till this

[@jasatotakouzeno4674]

Same fam

[@berkleystreetcapital3588]

Can you do a video on Ma clan in Chinese ‘ colonization ‘ of central asia

[@mrroger-t6m]

They went from heroes to villains real quick

[@justsomerandomfishwithmap4185]

My grandmother's father lolo gabriel is one of hukbalahap but in palawan years ago

[@davidhughes1284]

New favorite channel...love the content. Great host...very informative thanks for the cold war education.

[@scottkrater2131]

Had to laugh about Imelda's shoe's reference. I'm old enough to remember it.

[@fullmetalroyal1216]

Maybe you can do a video on the Falklands war

[@myriaddsystems]

Fascinating as ever!

[@vaneriklucasan8365]

Right on the money there David S.! BRAVO!... General "MEGALOMANIAC" MacArthur is The Kimberly Kardashian of the World War II-Era U.S. Military

[@gzpo]

Good job! Thank you. 💖

[@rosaria8384]

Post colonial struggles are quite interesting to discuss ngl. Hukbalahap, Malayan Emergency, Indochina War...

[@graceneilitz7661]

The Malayan Emergency was not post colonial.

[@oakoakoak2219]

May I suggest an episode about Thailand next?

[@wood3075]

This Video Proves Filipino-Bait Is A Real Thing

[@kimjongrussel7645]

I wouldnt count this as Filipino bait tbh

[@wood3075]

Anything Filipino Related Is Considered Filipino Bait To Me,This Was Requested,Why? Because We Want A Video About Philippines

[@wood3075]

It Really Doesn't Matter, Anything Related To Philippines As Long As It's Not Negative Catches Lots Of Filipinos,Look At The Comments

[@kimjongrussel7645]

@@wood3075 If that was the case, wouldnt any requested video be counted as 'insert nationality'- bait. This is the Cold War channel, the Huks are absolutely relevant. This isnt some vlog/reaction channel that tries to raise views using patronizing clickbait titles.

[@wood3075]

Are You Listening I Said Related To Philippines,I Didn't say it is applicable to all other countries

[@deanbuss1678]

The whole world needs to be watching the Cold War Channel.👍

[@reyvan3806]

Nice vid. Can we have vids on the cold war conflicts in Rhodesia, Angola and Mozambique please?

[@Dokkaebae]

Was drawn to K&G for Alexander the Great and it became one of my favorite channels. Now, a year later, I check the Cold War channel and hear a reference to Imelda's shoes. This is a too surreal for me lmao

[@JaimeVergara-jb7cd]

Thanks for this video really helped with my history project

[@maniladreams6448]

Brilliant Documentary.... Good Job.

[@yonatancruz2761]

They are not communist HUK, but a "DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST" Filipinos. Democratic Socialism was started by Isabelo Delos Reyes in the beginning of 20century. Communism is different than Socialism, and this Socialism version is not the same as that of Soviet Socialist.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Hugs were both.

[@thynara8500]

Hopefully Cambodia would be next.(plsssssss)

[@iminbreadbutfrench8625]

the khmer rouge and pol pot

[@John-rn1nm]

That was an absolute shits how. Pol Pot put Mao and Stalin to shame.

[@AshGamer007]

Can you make a video about Communist Insurgency in Bangladesh?

[@alinur5568]

The Somali Ethiopian war and the effects of the cold war on Africa would be a great topic

[@florenzryansotelo8552]

Nice topic! I hope you can also cover and analyze the history the Communist Party/ies in the Philippines, hopefully from the 1920 up to the 1990s. From the original Marxist-Leninist to the current Maoist ideology. Almost no 3rd party channel discuss the topic. By the way, have you heard the CPP National Anthem and read the CPP Constitution? I think, the group established a communist nation within the Republic of the Philippines. 😅 What do you think about this?

[@buhawilakas4439]

Still there's some factors involved not included in the video, but it's mostly fair enough presentation of the period.

[@sanamilov]

9:13 correction: Manuel L. Quezon is not the 1st president of the Philippines because we have Emilio Aguinaldo but he is the 1st president of the Commonwealth Government

[@graceneilitz7661]

Quezon was the first internationally recognized one though. And for most purposes that is what matters.

[@MarkRuki]

We are actually studying this on school

[@nevermind5110]

thanks for the brilliant information... thid was not written in our history book:

[@theabsurd9416]

You don’t need to be a member of the proletariat to be a communist, communism is meant to be unity among the proletariat and the peasants, hence the hammer and sickle. Hammer for the proletariat, sickle for the peasants.

[@matthewbabao2553]

my great grand father served under his cousin. Ramon Del fierro Magsaysay

[@myriaddsystems]

Valuable lessons also to be drawn from the British success in dealing with communist insurgency in Malaysia

[@edgardosimon7052]

WRONG! The Hukbalahap movement ended with WW2. Ka Luis Taruc continued fighting with his Hukbong Mapagpalaya sa Bayan or HMB because he was not happy that only the Japanese were driven out of the country, he wanted the Americans out also. He wanted a Philippines for Filipinos only, NOT a Philippines under American control. The Encyclopedia describes him as The Greatest Guerilla Fighter, and he was the Inspiration of Nelson Mandela in his fight against Apartheid. Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay promised to help him achieve his goal of Land Reform, and that he will not be arrested if he surrendered, but Magsaysay betrayed him and immediately put him in prison when he did. He should have long been declared a national hero but the US government will not allow that because Ka Luis is anti-American and anti-all foreign powers that want to exploit the Philippines. Ka Luis Taruc loved showed love of country without abandon and is a Great Filipino equal to Andres Bonifacio and other National Heroes. It is time all Filipinos now recognize Ka Luis Taruc as a National Hero too.

[@mariacarina8892]

Thank you so much for this. My grandfather Ka Luis Taruc is happy in heaven with this fact you have given.. 🥰

[@mariacarina777]

Very well said. Thank you Edgardo Simon...

[@ralfarzeal8900]

9:15 Manuel Quezon is not the first President of the Philippines, but Emilio Aguinaldo... Quezon is the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth though

[@julesrafaelmag-isa681]

This video will be best shown to all as to fight and defend the world, even the Philippines, against any form of communism, until the end of time. What a great video for all to see. ;)

[@TheThundercow]

Defending the world from freedom and equality...

[@Killzoneguy117]

I think what I find so funny about the Huk Rebellion is that the Americans learned all these lessons about counter-insurgency, and they applied almost none of them during the Vietnam War. Or if they did apply them, they completely ignored the underlying rationales for those lessons. Westmoreland was an utter dimwit.

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

I'm not sure it's comparable. The Huk weren't really being supported by China nor the USSR, nor did they have a country they could retreat to. The Vietminh and their branch in the south could always go back to North Vietnam to recover, and they were in turn getting supplies from China and the USSR. I think the Vietnam War is most comparable to the Korean War, with the only real difference being that the US forces managed to win a stalemate rather than an outright defeat. The biggest difference? In the Korean War, most of the Communists were originally in the South. They were eventually expelled to the North whereas in Vietnam, almost all possible allies to the US like the Catholic Vietnamese in the north, were sent to the South for their own protection and to bolster support for the government, whereas the Communist Vietminh remained in the South. The end result was that the Communists had a sympathetic movement in the south and the Americans didn't in the North, no matter how much they tried.

[@marnv2956]

Thank you and God bless...

[@3ConservativeGimps]

Where were the Huk's located? Were they concentrated mainly in Mindanao, Visayas or Luzon?

[@xjamesx7047]

@Lord Gaylord Ondor Oh thats near, just outside NCR in the north.

[@3ConservativeGimps]

@Lord Gaylord Ondor Thanks!

[@marcellsamu153]

You could make a video about the 1956 revolution in hungary

[@joshdanao2089]

Sorry but can u please put down links of all the sources u use in this video and all of your videos (past, present and future) so that me and any others who want to delve deep in this topic or any others can do so with a much more greater understanding than one summarised in a 13 minute video on KZbin (no offense).

[@jomcueto980]

You can read "Born of the People" autobiography of none other by Luis Taruc, as well as The Huk Rebellion study from College of Military History - from the viewpoint of the americans. It's available online

[@joshdanao2089]

@@jomcueto980 value u for sharing, thank u

[@johnrobertoloroso4246]

How About Red Dawn 2012 Movie

[@sheenismhaellim2215]

amazing!!!!

[@Daruliable]

Nice video, keep up

[@ForelliBoy]

3:42 when u visit lola after saving the country and you mention you haven't eaten

[@kolinmartz]

The hukbalahap were not really communists in WW2. It was more of a network of resistance fighters coming from many different ideologies fighting a common enemy. It wasn’t until after the Japanese left that they went communist. Maybe they were driven left, maybe more and more communist influence infiltrated it by the end of the war or maybe it’s simply because everyone left after the Japanese were gone and the only ones that stayed, the only ones left and felt like they still had something to revolt against were the communist members. It’s a really sad story actually. I pity them.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

But they formed as a coalition between The Socialists and communists in 1930, so actually, they were. There were other guerilla groups, and the Huks would often attack them too.

[@giggity2722]

i doubt the NPA asks for your pity as they liberate peasant villages and bring medicine to the masses who still have no access to them

[@zanychelly]

Suggestion : Operation Bother Sam. To keep the reds at bay in Brazil, then the derailment it took when became a dictatorship.

[@rosswebster7877]

Excellent coverage of yet another little known Cold War theatre! If at all possible I hope for some coverage of the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the short-lived CIA backed Tibetan revolt.

[@nurithegolden5755]

Almost at 100k! Nice

[@aldrinaldrin4618]

Filipinos are known for their smiles.. but in 2:17 I never realized we still smile as rebels lol

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Magsaysay: OMAEWA MOU SHINDERU! Huks: *NANI?!*

[@AccipiterSmith]

Wait a minute...

[@louvin44]

The Filipinos wrote the handbook on how to successfully prosecute counterinsurgency warfare. They fully understood the "win the hearts and minds" concept. Their campaign was intelligent, nuanced and restrained. There were members of the U.S. military who wrote extensively of the Filipino experience. Unfortunately, that knowledge was largely ignored by the U.S. command structure during the Vietnam war.

[@MMMMMek]

What was the song at the end???

[@richardque4952]

insurgency movenment needed constant arm supply with out it will unable to substain it self Such ad huk movenment .shining path in peru or the tamil tiger.

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

I'm seeing this comment section are being mobbed by the Filipinos. Few are great but most are just obnoxious and arrogant going about trying to correct something or are going about with that pride. All those egotistical and boastful people paints a bad picture about the country and creates a dislike for the culture and the actually nice others.

[@jamesmario3162]

I perfectly understand your point. However, this is an information-sharing YT site. I see no problem of them correcting facts in regards with their history. Their arrogance paints negative impression of their country to you; while wrong info puts their country in bad light for them.

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

@@jamesmario3162 some of the facts that others say are misleading. And that arrogance that I talk about paints the country and people in a very negative light towards a lot of people other than me who aren't from that country. I've seen it many many times where someone is being egotistical about a country are disliked by even others that are from the same country.

[@jamesmario3162]

@@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4 what made you think that correcting misleading facts is a form of arrogance? It seems you had negative experiences with Filipinos before.

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

@@jamesmario3162 I think you've mistakenly combined two points I was making. First, the misleading facts are tend to be debatable by historical scholars of the country itself. Some are spouting outdated or just plain lies and calling correcting facts. It might be their country but know that each region has a different way of corrections. Second, the arrogant that I'm taking about are those who go way too far about pride, to the point where instead of acknowledging the flaws and problems the country is facing. Those people act as if their country is flawless and superior without any injustice. Many people hate those them, even those from the same country. PS. Yes I have. I've had bad experiences with Filipinos to the point where no matter how many chances I give them as a culture, people, no matter how many graces I put forth. I'm still betrayed and lied to anyway. I could have become the most racist mofo who hates the Philippines but I'm not. Somehow I care too much to worry about my country's close ally. That I think I see some sort of potential for the Phil to be as great as Japan or South Korea. Also, those Filipinos who agree with me when it comes to fixing problems the Philippines has about corruption and the many problems it faces are ridiculed by other Filipinos for being told to shut the fuck up or being called shitheads who doesn't love the country fanatically and blindly. I hate those people, as they deny what's wrong with the country. That it's ok to not change anything while still wishing that even if nothing changed. They will still prosper magically out of no where.

[@jamesmario3162]

@@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4 that's true, historical facts are prone to be challenged as time goes by. But who knows better in their history than them? I just can't follow why correcting facts is big issue for you. Yes, Filipino online interactions tend to be toxic and presumptuous.

[@mab7727]

- american Colony* - liberated the Island from Japan >>> recaptured the Islands from Japan* It's stuff like this is how history is manipulated ...

[@mysteriousdude280]

Can you do a video regarding an impact of cold war in Africa and especially in former Portuguese colonies and apartheid regimes

[@danculea7865]

Maybe add English subtitles? The auto-generated ones can't handle foreign names very well.

[@Himalayanpakki]

Are you playing the dual of fates as background score??

[@ryandaverayla4910]

Yes! Finally