1. Socialism the transitional social state between the overthrow of democracy and the realization of communism. 2.

. Communism it proposes that absolute equality in a society can be attained if the means of production are owed by the state 3. Peasants this social class in the Philippines is composed of around 75% of the countrys total population. 4. Proletariats they settle and work in the urban areas, sell their labour in order to survive and join unions for a collective voice in their respective employment. 5. Bourgeoisie otherwise known by the communists as the PML, this social class owns and controls the means of production in a capitalist State. 6. Revolution a manner by which a society may be totally reconstituted from an existing political system into a new approach of governance and adopts a completely new ideology. 7. Land the true measure of wealth and possibly the most tangible reason behind conflicts among governments, races, and culture in a developing society. 8. Nur Misuari the founding leader of the Moro National Liberation Front. 9. Hashim Salamat he denounced and broke away from the MNLF and founded the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. 10. Communist Party of the Philippines it develops the policies and regulations in the underground movement being the brain of the revolution in the Philippines. It also control the political and military arm of the UGM. 11. National Democratic Front the party and the army of the communist revolution is complimented by this organization by providing a legal cover to the revolutionaries and their activities. 12. New Peoples Army the armed struggle is being led by this communist organization in the countryside. It supports the party and the front organizations by carrying out guerilla offensives. 13. Southern Philippines Secessionist Groups these groups are deemed insurgents because they have taken arms in their quest to gain control over a territory of the GRP of Southern Philippines and declare the same as independent. 14. CPP-NPA-NDF it is aiming and overthrowing the present GRP and establishes a communist regime where the communist party controls the State and the economy. 15. Shariah the court of Muslims created in 1977 and based on the teachings of the Koran. 16. CNN-RA a group of communists in the Philippines who are espousing Maoism as the cenral guiding principle of revolution. 17. CNN-RJ they are firm believers of the proletarians role in uprising and thus broke away from the mainstream communist movement. 18. December 26, 1968 the Communist Party of the Philippines was established by Jose Ma. Sison out of the PKP 19. ASG the Muslim group that is considered as the most violent Islamic separatist group operating in southern Philippines and engaged in KFR. 20. Tripoli agreement the agreement between the government of the Republic of the Philippines and the MNLF which was crafted in Libya with the participation of the Quadripartite Ministerial Commission Members of the Islamic Conference and the Secretary General of the organization. 21. Jose Maria Sison the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

22. Revolutionary Taxes the enduring fund-raising scheme of CNN deemed lawful under its supposed laws but condemned by the GRP as a form of extortion. 23. Insurgency an armed movement aimed at overthrowing a duly constituted government by subversion and the armed conflict. 24. Territory an integral part of the sovereignty of a government and one of the elements of a State allowing it to define the extent of its authority. 25. Internal Security Operations one of the approaches/programs of the government in addressing insurgency in the Philippines. It is the core counterinsurgency effort of the government being advanced by the PNP and AFP. 26. Internal Security Threats these are the organizations within a particular State advancing personal interests to the extent of undermining the internal security and well-being of the people by deliberately subverting and rebelling against the government. 27. Intelligence exchange or intelex a counterinsurgency initiative aimed at harnessing intelligence by collecting and integrating all information gathered within the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect among intel agencies. 28. Pro-Democracy War versus PPW a counterinsurgency campaign aimed at convincing and engaging the public to rally behind the government in its ISO. This could be done by arousing the public to condemn and fight against the protracted peoples war of the CNN. 29. Special Operations counterinsurgency that are reactive in nature may not succeed in battling insurgency and thus necessitate the counduct of clandestine operations. This proactive approach to counterinsurgency requires the employment of action agents. 30. Psychological Operations the war against insurgents may not be won by wiping all rebels but by eliminating their support system which could be done through effective propaganda and agitation. This initiative aims to condition public mind to denounce the underground movement.