The Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (literally: People's Army Against the Japanese), better known by its abbreviation Hukbalahap (Huks), was a socialist/communist guerrilla movement formed by the farmers of Central Luzon. They were originally formed to fight the Japanese, but extended their fight into a rebellion against the Philippine government, known as the Hukbalahap Rebellion, in 1946. It was put down through a series of reforms and military victories by Defense Secretary, and later President, Ramon Magsaysay.