Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Philippines

U.S. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service discusses [Philippine Communist Party; New People's Army (Philippines); Military capability; Guerrilla warfare; National Democratic Front (Philippines); Philippines. Constabulary. Civilian Home Defense Forces; Philippines. Armed Forces; Civil-military relations; Barangays (Philippines); Local governments; Military training; Standard of living; Social conditions; Human rights violations; Intelligence collection; Police forces; Corruption; Logistics] ; U.S. Congress must decide whether to increase Economic assistance to the Philippines to aid its Counterinsurgency efforts against Communists or to reduce aid in order to encourage the Marcos Administration (16 June 1981-26 February 1986) to institute needed Political reform ; U.S. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service reports that deteriorating Security conditions in the Philippines could adversely affect [Clark Air Force Base (U.S. facility in the Philippines); Subic Bay Naval Base (U.S. facility in the Philippines); Association of Southeast Asian Nations] and promote Soviet interests in Southeast Asia ; Communists Insurgency has grown rapidly because of declining confidence in the Authoritarian governments of Ferdinand E. Marcos which has been exacerbated by the [Aquino Assassination (21 August 1983); Economic deterioration] ; U.S. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service analyzes [Insurgency; Counterinsurgency] in the Philippines for the U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations