Stages of Communists' Recruitment Process

Pictures of two young female NPA members from documents of two top ranking leaders of the CPP-NPA-NDF operating in Metro Manila, who were arrested in October 2019. They were among the instructors of the PADEPA. Just like Victor, these young women started as youth activists but were eventually recruited to become NPA members. Sadly, they were both killed in an encounter with government forces. (Source: Captured enemy-documents) 

For the general public, the difference between the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People’s Army, and the swath of front organizations may be confusing. These organizational structures are designed to be complex so that even some members don’t really understand the dynamics of the different organizations.

“There is no direct recruit by the CPP in the urban mass movement to become a CPP member. You have to pass through the following: first stage is membership to a legal organization, second stage is through the underground mass organizations, and the third stage is you become a Party candidate-member. There is no shortcut. The wisdom of the process is to really filter the potential and worthy candidates from those who are not, and of course for security of the Party also. All these are being done by the CPP organizers, cadres, who are also operating as officers of that legal organization. That is why the recruitment process is done within the organization itself rather than from the outside. There are different layers of recruitment cover that is why it is highly deceptive,” Victor revealed. 

--THE WARS WITHIN (2020 / Copy&Share)