Spanish officials and friars used their authority to oppress and exploit Filipinos. Corruption and cruelty were widespread, as shown through various characters in Noli Me Tangere.

The story in Noli Me Tangere emphasises how Spanish officials and friars abused their position of authority to mistreat and take advantage of Filipinos. Falsely charging and punishing innocent Filipinos, the Guardia Civil, often known as the civil guards, frequently enforced violence and persecution.

The friars were hypocritical and power-hungry, abusing their religious position for their own benefit. Instead of representing the interests of the Filipino people, unscrupulous politicians controlled the local government.

Filipinos were made to fear and submit by the abuse of authority, and they found it hard to resist persecution because of the skewed legal system. Ibarra was one of many Filipinos who advocated nonviolent improvements but encountered opposition and animosity.

The inequality of balance in power between the people and authorities, the constant oppression and belittlement, are what influenced the Filipinos to stand up against the Spanish.

To conclude from a morally focused standpoint, the stance of colonial superiority, bearing unfairness and unjustly subjugation, strays humanity far from recognizing dignity and social equality, affecting those who had done nothing wrong but were persecuted because of their imposed inferiority during the height of colonialism.