Contrary to what Bonifacio envisioned for poor and oppressed Filipinos during his time, Filipinos today continue to experience joblessness, rapidly rising prices of commodities and services, and insufficient social services and protection. Our economic policies are shaped by the dictates of foreign economic powers. Socio-political rights including the right to speak and access correct information are being curtailed or violated. Amid the pandemic, inequality even worsened, with oligarchs raking in bigger profits, while ordinary Filipinos continue to wallow in poverty. The working class from which Bonifacio hailed is among the basic classes bearing the brunt of the crisis.

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