Thousands led by labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) marked this year’s Bonifacio Day with a march condemning the hero’s burial for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani and demanding the junking of contractualization and other neoliberal policies in the Philippines.

Here are some of the scenes during the protest march.

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Workers lead march vs contractualization and Marcos hero’s burial on Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
A worker's son join the march with a call to end 'endo'. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
A worker’s son join the march with a call to end ‘endo’. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Family of migrant workers join the call against Marcos hero's burial during Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Family of migrant workers join the call against Marcos hero’s burial during Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Workers join Bonifacio Day protest. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Workers join Bonifacio Day protest. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Sammy Malunes said workers celebrate Andres Bonifacio's 153rd birthday with a protest against contractualization and Marcos hero's burial. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
Sammy Malunes said workers celebrate Andres Bonifacio’s 153rd birthday with a protest against contractualization and Marcos hero’s burial. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
A protester compared Andres Bonifacio and Ferdinand Marcos with his placard. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
A protester compared Andres Bonifacio and Ferdinand Marcos with his placard. (Manila Today/Joolia Demigillo)
A worker calls for just peace through national industrialization on Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)
A worker calls for just peace through national industrialization on Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)
Women group Gabriela wants the US out of the Philippines on Bonifacio Day march. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)
Women group Gabriela wants the US out of the Philippines on Bonifacio Day march. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)
Workers call to fight for national democracy on Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Mel Doctor)
Workers march along Recto Avenue in Manila with their call to fight for national democracy on Bonifacio Day. (Manila Today/Mel Doctor)
Protesters strike a makeshift tombstone of Ferdinand Marcos to symbolize their indignation against Marcos' burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. (Manila Today/Mel Doctor)
Protesters strike a makeshift tombstone of Ferdinand Marcos to symbolize their indignation against Marcos’ burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. (Manila Today/Mel Doctor)
An improvised mallet bears a call that signify that workers are against Marcos' hero's burial. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)
An improvised mallet bears a call that signify that workers are against Marcos’ hero’s burial. (Manila Today/Anjon Galauran)

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