ACQUITTED. Myles Albasin smiles after holding back her emotions while the court read the judgment in her case. Myles, her parents, lawyers and her supporters heaved a joyous sigh of freedom after Regional Trial Court Branch 42 Executive Judge Marie Rose Inocando-Paras left the bench at the conclusion of the promulgation of judgment in the Mabinay 6 case on Sept. 22, 2025. (Photo/Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate)
The prison door opened. The questions remain.
As the country marks 54 years since the declaration of martial law, former journalist Myles Albasin is still learning what freedom means—and remembering why the fight for justice is never…
