Anti-Communist Vigilantes in the Philippines

Abstract

This study examined the conditions which brought about the organization and growth of anti-communist vigilantes, and their impact on the counterinsurgency effort and society in the Philippines. The analysis aimed at determining a suitable role for anti-communist vigilantes in a comprehensive counterinsurgency program and their future role in a post-insurgency Philippine society. Moreover, the research was also directed at defining the role of government or any of its agencies in the anti-communist vigilante movements in the Philippines. This was reinforced by a survey administered to all Armed Forces of the Philippines officers and enlisted personnel attending training in the Continental U.S. service schools. The study finds that the politico psychological impacts, void of an ideology, of vigilantism to a nation menaced by a violence prone insurgent movement more than outweighs the portent of anarchy that may result from the existence of popular militias, un-regulated by government. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199631

Entities

People

  • Marcelino Q. Malajcan

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.