Panugiron Sang Isa Anay Ka Kumander Sang Mga Huk sa Philippine Veterans Legion (Account of a Former Huk Commander) (Hiligaynon poster distributed in the Philippines)
A Philippine Veterans Legion broadside, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) version; a pink typed label reads 'A FORMER HUK COMMANDER SPEAKS / ILONGO VERSION'. A question-and-answer statement by an unnamed former Huk commander sits beside a ragged figure with a cartridge belt and vignettes of hammer-and-sickle banners, a family torn apart and a church struck by a hammer and sickle. It claims Huk leaders are communists serving Russia, while most Huks are not. The tell is testimonial, with fear-appeal icons tying the movement to Russia and to attacks on family and church.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1950
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Philippine Veterans Legion; distributed by the U.S. Information Agency (Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia series)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Truman Administration
- Leader
- Harry S. Truman
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, Security and surveillance
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, c. 1950-55. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 5730074, 306-PPA-175).
Text on the object
Panugiron Sang Isa Anay Ka KUMANDER Sang Mga HUK sa Philippine Veterans Legion PHILIPPINE VETERANS LEGION Pamangkut: Sa pagkamatuod, ngaa nagbuylog ka sa mga Huks? Sabat: Layug ko nga mapauswag ang pangbuhi sang akon mga kasimanwa. Pamangkut: Ano ang pagpangabuhi mo nga bilang isa ka Huk? Sabat: Nagapuyo ako sa isa ka payag sa kabukiran. Mamingaw nga pang-abuhi. Malayo ako sa akon kahagugma, sa akon panimalay kag sa akon mga kaabyanan. Pamangkut: Ginasuholan ka bala sa imo pagka-Huk? Sabat: Waay gid. Pamangkut: Diin ka nagakuha sang imo pagkaon? Sabat: Ang mga Huks nagakuha sang ila pagkaon sa mga pumuluyo. Pamangkut: Ngaa naghalin ka sa katilingban sang mga Huks? Sabat: Nasapuan ko nga ang mga lider sang mga Huks lunsay mga Kumunista. Nahibaluan ko nga amo ining bug-os nga kamatuoran. Pamangkut: Luyag mo silingon nga ang tanan nga mga Huks lunsay Kumunista? Sabat: Indi kay tanan. Ang kalabanan sang mga Huks dili Kumunista. Ang ila lamang mga lider ang luyag magbaligya sang Pilipinas sa Rusia. Pamangkut: Amo bala ang kabangdanan nga ikaw nag-sungka? Sabat: Nakig-away ako sang nagligad nga inaway nga isa ka Philippine Scout. Nakig-away ako sa kahilwayan sang Pilipinas. Litaon bala nila sa paghatag sang aton pungsud sa Rusia? Pilipinhon ako kag dili kay tao-tao sang Rusia. Pamangkut: Sa banta mo nahibaluan bala ini nga butang sang mga Huks? Sabat: Waay. Amo ini ang makahuluya. Waay sila kahibalo nga ginalita sila sang mga lider sang mga Kumunista. Pamangkut: Ginabuku sang Philippine Veterans Legion nga ibamtang sa mga paskin ang imo pahayag. Sugot ka bala? Sabat: Huo, sanglit luyag ko mahibaluan sang aton mga kasimanwa nga ang mga lider sang mga Huk mga Kumunista. Dapat mahibaluan nila nga ang Kumunismo batuk sa simbahan, batuk sa aton panimalay, batuk sa aton kahilwayan kag batuk sa aton pungsud. Indi kita magpabaya nga litaon sang mga lider sang Kumunista. [captions] "ANG MGA LIDER SANG MGA HUKS MGA KUMUNISTA" / "ANG KATUYUAN SANG MGA HUKS BATUK SA ATON PANIMALAY" / "BATUK SA ATON PUNGSUD KAG KAHILWAYAN KAG KALUASAN" / "...BATUK SA SIMBAHAN" [on icons: PKM; IHS] "PILIPINHON AKO....INDI KAY IDU-IDU SANG MGA RUSO!" Ginapanagtag sang Philippine Veterans Legion bilang bunga sang paghigugma kag pag-unong sa banwa. [pink pasted label:] A FORMER HUK COMMANDER SPEAKS / ILONGO VERSION
Account of a Former Commander of the Huks in the Philippine Veterans Legion PHILIPPINE VETERANS LEGION Question: Truly, why did you join the Huks? Answer: I wanted to improve the livelihood of my countrymen. Question: What was your life like as a Huk? Answer: I lived in a hut in the mountains. A lonely life. I was far from my beloved, my family and my relatives. Question: Were you paid for being a Huk? Answer: Not at all. Question: Where did you get your food? Answer: The Huks get their food from the residents. Question: Why did you leave the society of the Huks? Answer: I found out that the leaders of the Huks are all Communists. I learned that this is the whole truth. Question: Do you mean to say that all the Huks are Communists? Answer: Not all. Most of the Huks are not Communists. Only their leaders want to sell the Philippines to Russia. Question: Is that the reason you gave up? Answer: I fought in the last war as a Philippine Scout. I fought for the freedom of the Philippines. Will they deceive us into giving our country to Russia? I am a Filipino and not a puppet of Russia. Question: Do you think the Huks know this? Answer: No. That is the shameful thing. They do not know that the Communist leaders are deceiving them. Question: The Philippine Veterans Legion intends to put your statement on posters. Do you agree? Answer: Yes, because I want our countrymen to know that the Huk leaders are Communists. They should know that Communism is against the church, against our family, against our freedom and against our country. Let us not allow ourselves to be deceived by the Communist leaders. [captions] "The leaders of the Huks are Communists" / "The aim of the Huks is against our family" / "Against our country and freedom and liberty" / "...against religion" [on icons: PKM; IHS] "I AM A FILIPINO....NOT A PUPPET OF THE RUSSIANS!" Distributed by the Philippine Veterans Legion as a fruit of love and service to the people. [pink pasted label:] A FORMER HUK COMMANDER SPEAKS / ILONGO VERSION
A pink label pasted over the text area is part of the archive item and is transcribed. Some words are hard to read at scan resolution and the reading of a few is uncertain.
