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The PKP only began recognizing their importance in the 1960s when self-taught Marxists spearheaded an anti-clerical and nationalist campaign at the University of the Philippines. Radicals who were brought into the Party's fold formed Kabataang Makabayan (KM) in 1964. [16] Shortly thereafter, however, this youth faction was expelled from the party.
SCMP was founded on December 27, 1960 in a National Assembly attended by 57 delegates representing 52 units from across the country. The push to establish SCMP was part of the worldwide youth ecumenical movement going back to the formation of the Student Christian Movement of Great Britain in 1899. [2]
Other organizations campaigned against the Martial Law as well, such as League of Filipino Students, National Union of Students of the Philippines, Student Christian Movement of the Philippines, and College Editors Guild of the Philippines. In 1960, the SCMP was formed, rallying thousands of church youth against the Marcos regime.
Jose Maria Sison was a graduate student and teacher at the University of the Philippines Diliman when he joined the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas in 1962 upon the invitation of Jesus Lava. [4] In due course, he joined a five-man committee tasked with reviving the party and organizing a youth movement.
The MPKP participated in the Movement for a Democratic Philippines (MDP), a coalition of student movements born out of the protests against the 1969 elections. [8] [9] Ruben Torres, a lawyer who graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1966, was the president of the MPKP in 1970. [10] [11]
Kabataang Makabayan ("Patriotic Youth"), also known by the acronym KM, is an underground communist youth organization in the Philippines which was active from 1964 [2] to 1975. [3] It was banned by the Philippine government in 1972 when then- President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law , and was driven underground.
Youth Reform Movement Philippines (YRMPH) is a non-profit sociopolitical organization composed of the youth sector registered within the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, operating globally through a network of young Filipino university students and youth leaders with particular interest in Philippine political and sociocivic affairs.
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