Word: makabayan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Probably most significant for the long run is the rapid growth of the Kabataang Makabayan, or Patriotic Youth, which is directly linked to the Maoist guerrillas. In just a year the K.M. has mushroomed to at least 30,000 members, many from upper-middle-class families. The youths who hijacked the Philippine Air Lines plane last week were later identified as K.M. members...
...protest leaders seem to be more united on what they oppose than on what they support. About a dozen student political organizations, ranging from far left to near right, agree on little beyond the need for some sort of reform. The most influential leftist group is the Kabataang Makabayan (Patriotic Youth League), whose Marxist-oriented leaders are accused by Marcos of being Maoists. It claims a membership of some 27,000 students, workers and peasants. The largest of the moderate groups (50,000 members) is the National Union of Students of the Philippines, which is heavily influenced by liberal thinkers...
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