Luis Taruc y Mangalus
Luis Taruc is the leader of the All-Filipino Revolutionary Socialist Republic (AFRSR), a communist guerrilla state in alliance with the Free Philippine Republic fighting against the Second Philippine Republic.
In-Game Description
Many questions assailed the exiled partymen of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas following the Great Paddy March. What happened to the Offensive? When and where did it go wrong? Above all, who is to blame? Finger-pointing became pointed words, then became ruptures which threatened to sunder the Revolutionary Republic in a tasteless parody of the old Soviet Union's dying days.In the chaos stepped Luis Mangalus Taruc, Supremo of the PKP's armed wing the HUKBALAHAP. The firebrand general's word now carried even more weight after the Party's fighting retreat, and he leveraged his magnified standing by launching a scathing critique of their then-General Secretary Jose Baltazar Lava. Had Lava not held his men back so many times, he accused, then perhaps the fascists wouldn't have compelled them to cower in the Cordilleras. Lava's dogmatism and caution have cost the Revolution far too much to overlook; perhaps now they should correct course before their chance is lost forever. With desperate, frenzied applause it was decided: Lava shall go, and Taruc shall take his place. Like caesar and pope in one, "General Alipato" now commands the totality of the revolutionary struggle. Yet some still wonder if an effort so herculean is enough to snatch victory from defeat... or what tenets of the Revolution he will carelessly discard in its pursuit.
- Philippine topics
- Communists
- People
- Heads of state