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Success Story of Philippine Counterinsurgency: A Study of Bohol.

ADA550218

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Torres, J. E.
Page Count	98
Abstract	The Philippine government has been battling a communist insurgency since 1932. Although the insurgents were defeated in 1954, they re-emerged in 1968. This new brand of Maoist insurgency has since persisted. At present, it is a major threat to the national security of the Philippines with nationwide influence having both a political and a military arm. The Philippine government, recognizing the gravity of the problem, issued in 2001 the National Internal Security Plan, which was a whole-of-government approach to addressing insurgency. For its part, the Armed Forces of the Philippines have tried various counterinsurgency approaches. These approaches range from traditional military operations to nontraditional ones that require close coordination with other government agencies and the civilian sector. The military has since embarked on counterinsurgency programs aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the people. There have been significant gains in the Armed Forces of the Philippines' counterinsurgency operations, but they have not been decisive enough to finally put an end to the longest running insurgency in Asia. With the recent launching of the new Internal Peace and Security Plan, dubbed 'Bayanihan,' on 1 January 2011, it is time to determine an effective way to defeat the communist insurgents. Lessons can be learned from the recent success of Bohol province in countering its own form of insurgency. Bohol was transformed from an insurgent hotbed in 2001 to an insurgent-free prime tourist destination in 2010. This study endeavors to answer the following question: What is an effective counterinsurgency framework for defeating the communist insurgency in the rest of the Philippines.
Keywords	Communism Community relations Counterinsurgency Government(Foreign) Lessons learned Military forces(Foreign) Philippines Civilian population Insurgency Interagency coordination Military history Political parties Strategy Theses Maoist insurgency Bohol province Bohol counterinsurgency strategy Civilian-military relations Armed forces of the philippines Alliance building Capability building Community organizing
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92 - Behavior & Society 92C - Social Concerns 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	Army Command and General Staff Coll., Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Document Type	Thesis
Title Note	Master's thesis.
NTIS Issue Number	201204

Success Story of Philippine Counterinsurgency: A Study of Bohol.

Success Story of Philippine Counterinsurgency: A Study of Bohol.
ADA550218

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Torres, J. E.
Page Count	98
Abstract	The Philippine government has been battling a communist insurgency since 1932. Although the insurgents were defeated in 1954, they re-emerged in 1968. This new brand of Maoist insurgency has since persisted. At present, it is a major threat to the national security of the Philippines with nationwide influence having both a political and a military arm. The Philippine government, recognizing the gravity of the problem, issued in 2001 the National Internal Security Plan, which was a whole-of-government approach to addressing insurgency. For its part, the Armed Forces of the Philippines have tried various counterinsurgency approaches. These approaches range from traditional military operations to nontraditional ones that require close coordination with other government agencies and the civilian sector. The military has since embarked on counterinsurgency programs aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the people. There have been significant gains in the Armed Forces of the Philippines' counterinsurgency operations, but they have not been decisive enough to finally put an end to the longest running insurgency in Asia. With the recent launching of the new Internal Peace and Security Plan, dubbed 'Bayanihan,' on 1 January 2011, it is time to determine an effective way to defeat the communist insurgents. Lessons can be learned from the recent success of Bohol province in countering its own form of insurgency. Bohol was transformed from an insurgent hotbed in 2001 to an insurgent-free prime tourist destination in 2010. This study endeavors to answer the following question: What is an effective counterinsurgency framework for defeating the communist insurgency in the rest of the Philippines.
Keywords	Communism Community relations Counterinsurgency Government(Foreign) Lessons learned Military forces(Foreign) Philippines Civilian population Insurgency Interagency coordination Military history Political parties Strategy Theses Maoist insurgency Bohol province Bohol counterinsurgency strategy Civilian-military relations Armed forces of the philippines Alliance building Capability building Community organizing
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92 - Behavior & Society 92C - Social Concerns 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	Army Command and General Staff Coll., Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Document Type	Thesis
Title Note	Master's thesis.
NTIS Issue Number	201204