And almost immediately the HUKS tried to overthrow it for the Commies. They failed.
I worked nights with a former Marine Sargent, who was tasked to join the Filipino Army fighting the Huks. This was back in ‘72 or so, and the stories he would tell us at lunch? Of course his Mom cooked and sent lunch for the 5 man crew every day. If you think cutting ears off like the Aussie army did in WW 2 was nasty, the Huks tactics of terror would make the Walking Dead show look like Peewee Hermans big Adventure.