KARL MARX TUESDAYS

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES

(REVISED FROM 1968 VERSION)

By: Mark Cua

Article II

Membership within Communist Party of the Philippines

Section 1 . Any citizen or resident of the Philippines at least 18 years of age , believe in Marxism - Leninism -Mao Tsetung Thought , Program and Constitution Party and agrees to act diligently in one of the Party organizations , comply with the Party decisions and pay the entry fee and regular monthly dues may admit members of the Party .

Section 2 . Party Membership is valid only on an individual basis and in accordance with the following method of organizing accepting members.

a. The workers , farm workers , poor farmers , poor fishermen or urban poor can become members of the Party based on the recommendation of two members in good standing after the Party by accepting the decision of the meeting of the branch , or as may occur , for branch executive committee , and after six months of being candidate members, The middle peasants , middle fishermen , office workers , handicraftsmen , businessmen , intellectuals or professionals , students and other part of the petty bourgeoisie can be a member of the Party based on the recommendation of two members with at least 1 year of good status within the Communist Party of the Philippines, after accepting the decision of the committee by the executive branch or a group of Party and mass organizations after being isantaong candidate members .

b. Those with social status among those mentioned in sections a and b can be members based on the recommendation of two members with continuous good standing of a 3 year Communist Party membership, after accepting the committee 's executive branch or group of Party a mass organizations and after two years of being candidate members .

Section 3 . Each member of the Communist Party who would recommend the Party members will provide responsible and realistic presentation of the Party ideology , political record and personal characteristics and life history of the person concerned . He issued his recommended adequate understanding of Marxism - Leninism -Mao Tsetung Thought , Program , Constitution, policies and decisions of the Party . Formal answer recommended a standard framework of questions prepared by the Party .

Before making any decision to accept the candidate members , the executive committee concerned branch or group of the Communist Parties shall appoint a member of the Party to make the widest exchange of opinions on who wants to be a member of the Party , in order recognize him and verify all pertinent information 

Section 4 . In exceptional circumstances , the higher Communist Party committees and groups of grassroots Party organizations can directly receive new members and accept new members.

Section 5 . The concerned organs of the Communist Party will give the candidate members of the Party constitution regarding education in Marxism - Leninism -Mao Tsetung Thought and about the Program and the Constitution Party , set to work testing the Communist party and govern their political quality .

a. The Communist Party of the Philippines can lengthen or shorten the meetings of the Party committee of the Party or group of Parties during the candidacy based on labor and enthusiasm of candidate members. 

b. It can Withdraw its candidate members if they clearly did not met the requirements candidate members of the Communist Party membership.