I guess Kayabangan Partylist will forever deny their affiliation with the CPP-NPA. As I was doing some research -- it turns out that they may actually be ripping off from the decades-old Communist youth group in Vietnam called the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU). The HCYU was founded on March 26, 1931, created by none other than Ho Chi Minh himself.
Before anybody forwards this to the NTF-ELCAC -- this is the HCYU and not Kayabangan Partylist. The color blue represents youthful energy. Both groups wear blue but the HCYU has a different logo that differentiates them from Kayabangan Partylist. Both are into youth recruitment. HCY is proud to declare itself a COMMUNIST youth organization. Historically, HCYU was a combination of revolutionary youths and labor youths.
However, the ideologies of Communist Vietnam vs. the CPP-NPA drift away with economics. The CPP-NPA doesn't honor Ho or subscribe to the Ho Chi Minh School of Thought. Vietnam adopted Doi Moi. Vietnam's great economist Do Muoi created the Doi Moi program. Vietnam accepted FDIs with reasonable restrictions.
Meanwhile, Kayabangan Partylist is still opposed to economic charter change. Doi Moi was an economic charter change done by a COMMUNIST. That's why it's not that contradictory if Vietnamese commies go to Starbucks with their brand-new iPhones. Kayabangan Partylist opposes FDI while benefitting from imported products.
What's strange is that both of them adore a baldy man. Ho had a bald spot and so did Joma. However, Ho died during the Vietnam War before his dream of unification could take place. Ho never left his comrades and FOUGHT WITH THEM. Joma died in exile in CAPITALIST NETHERLANDS. Joma was later given honors by people who said #NoToRedTagging. Joma didn't fight to the end like Ho did during the Vietnam War. Ho is still respected and has a shrine in the Martyrs' Temple in Vietnam.
In short, it would be safe to say HCYU is something Kayabangan Partylist can dream of.
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