The Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (lit. 'People's Army Against the Japanese'), better known by the acronym Hukbalahap (the Huks), was a communist guerrilla movement formed by the farmers of Central Luzon. They were originally formed to fight the Japanese, but extended their fight into a rebellion against the Philippine government, known as the Hukbalahap Rebellion, in 1946. It was put down through a series of reforms and military victories by Defense Secretary, and later President, Ramon Magsaysay.
