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==Organization==
The Hukbalahap was regarded by the PKP as its "citizen's army" against the Japanese.<ref name="Saulo"/>{{rp|31}} It was headed by the Central Luzon Bureau, with [[Vicente Lava]] as its secretary, and a secretariat, ostensibly a party apparatus meant to keep the Huks in line with PKP ideology. There were five committees which composed the Huk structure:<ref name="Lanzona"/>{{rp|38}}
#'''Finance and Provisions''' – responsible for supplying provisions and other necessities to the guerrillas.
#'''Organization and Communication''' – responsible for coordinating the relationship between the leadership and its support base.
#'''Military Committee''' – responsible for the guerrilla's army regiments.
#'''Intelligence and Education''' – responsible for political education and information on enemy activity, and
#'''United Front''' – responsible for propaganda and mobilizing support.

The Huk military structured was modeled after the [[Chinese Red Army]]. It was composed of squads and platoons, consisting of 100 officers and men, which formed a squadron. Two squadrons formed one battalion, and two battalions formed a regiment.<ref name="Saulo"/>{{rp|32}} These numbers were not always followed though: For example, Squadron 8, based in [[Talavera, Nueva Ecija]], had twelve squads, each with a dozen men.<ref name="Kerkvliet"/>{{rp|70}}

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The initial force of 500 armed Huks which was organized into five squadrons had increased to a fully armed guerrilla force of 20,000 men.<ref name="Lanzona" />{{rp|40}} By 1944, Huk strength numbers at 76 squadrons.<ref name="Kerkvliet"/>{{rp|87}} After the Cabiao raid by the Japanese, the PKP adopted a "retreat for defense" policy, which broke up squads to smaller groups of three to five men.<ref name="Saulo"/>{{rp|34}}

In areas controlled by Huk guerrillas, the Huks organized an ad-hoc police force to keep the peace and stop looters and thieves.<ref name="Kerkvliet"/>{{rp|70}} Huks also formed ''Sandatahang Tanod ng Bayan'' (Barrio United Defense Corps), which acted as neighborhood governments in support of the Huk forces in the field. These BUDC's were composed of KPMP and AMT members, which organized popular support for Huks, shielded harvest from the Japanese, and attacked Filipino collaborators; in effect, setting up protected zones and safe havens for the Huks.<ref name="Lanzona"/>{{rp|40}} The Hukbalahap also set-up a government, composed of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and five policemen. The barrio government also had three departments, with a person-in-charge leading it. One department collected intelligence information about the military, another handled communication between different barrios and Huk members, and the third arranged for supplies.<ref name="Kerkvliet"/>{{rp|73}} The Hukbalahap government also performed civil tasks, such as officiating in weddings, baptisms, funerals, and issued marriage licenses and birth certificates.<ref name="Kerkvliet"/>{{rp|95}}