INTRODUCTION

Philippine Society and Revolution is an attempt to present in a comprehensive way from the standpoint of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought the main strands of Philippine history, the basic problem of the Filipino people, the prevailing social structure and the strategy and tactics and class logic of the revolutionary solution which is the peoples democratic revolution. 

This blog serves to explain why the Communist Party of the Philippines has been reestablished to arouse and mobilize the broad masses of the people, chiefly the oppressed and exploited workers and peasants, against U.S. imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism now regnant in the present semicolonial and semifeudal society. Philippine Society and Revolution can be used as a primer and can be studied in three consecutive or separate days by those interested in knowing the truth about the Philippines and in fighting for the genuine national and democratic interests of the entire Filipino people. 

The group offers this blog as a starting point for every patriot in the land to make further class analysis and social investigation as the basis for concrete and sustained revolutionary action. 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE 

 REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINE HISTORY

      I. THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PEOPLE

     II.THE PEOPLE UPON THE COMING OF THE  SPANISH COLONIALISTS

     III. SPANISH COLONIALISM AND FEUDALISM

     IV. THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION OF 1896

     V. THE  FILIPINO-AMERICAN WAR

     VI. THE COLONIAL RULE OF U.S. IMPERIALISM

    VII. THE PEOPLES STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPANESE IMPERIALISM

     VIII. THE PRESENT PUPPET REPUBLIC OF THE  PHILIPPINES

             A. The Roxas Puppet Regime, 1946-48

             B. The Quirino Puppet Regime, 1948-53

             C. The Magsaysay Puppet Regime, 1954-57

             D. The Garcia Puppet Regime, 1957-61

             E. The Macapagal Puppet Regime, 1962-65

             F. The Marcos Puppet Regime, 1966-

     IX. THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMUNIST  PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES


CHAPTER TWO 



BASIC PROBLEMS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE


 I. A SEMICOLONIAL AND SEMIFEUDAL SOCIETY

 II. U.S. IMPERIALISM

       1. The Meaning of Imperialism

       2. Bogus Independence and the Unequal Treaties

       3. U.S. Monopoly Control of the Philippines

       4. The Scheme to prolong U.S. Domination

III. FEUDALISM

        1. The Meaning of Feudalism
     
        2. The Hacienda System

        3. Sham Land Reform
             
                  a. Resettlement and Landgrabbing

                  b. Land Retention Limits and Bogus Expropriation
       
         4. The Extent of Feudal and Semifeudal  Exploitation

                  a. The Magnitude of the Land Problem

                  b. Basic Forms of Exploitation in the Countryside

          5. The Political Power of the Landlord Class


 IV.BUREAUCRAT CAPITALISM

 The Meaning of Bureaucrat Capitalism Source of Graft and Corruption Fascism Reformist and Modern Revisionism



 CHAPTER THREE


 THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION

 BASIC CHARACTER OF THE PHILIPPINE  REVOLUTION

 CLASSES IN PHILIPPINE SOCIETY

      1. The Landlord Class

      2. The Bourgeoisie

          The Comprador Big Bourgeoisie

          The Middle Bourgeoisie

          The Petty Bourgeoisie

      3. The Peasantry

             a. The Rich Peasants

             b. The Middle Peasants

             c. The Poor Peasants
     
       4. The Proletariat The Semiproletariat

           The Lumpen Proletariat

       5. Special Social Groups



CLASS BASIS OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS


       1. Class Leadership and the Party

       2. The Main Force and the Armed Struggle

       3. The Basic Alliance and the National United Front


BASIC TASKS OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION


 1. In the Political Field

 2. In the Economic Field

 3. In the Military Field

 4. In the Cultural Field

 5. In the Field of Foreign Relations


 PERSPECTIVE OF THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION TABLES