Is anyone else feeling that heavy sense of deja vu today? Yesterday was the 54th anniversary of Martial Law, and instead of 'never again,' it feels like we’re watching a masterclass in how to erase history using legal technicalities.

I’m looking at the Supreme Court’s recent decision to acquit Imelda Marcos of seven counts of graft. The timing isn't just 'curious'—it’s insulting. As a journalist, I understand the burden of proof, but when a case drags on for decades only to collapse because documents weren't 'authenticated' properly, that isn’t justice. That’s a systemic failure by design.

We have protesters in Mendiola demanding answers for new billion-peso flood control scandals while the old ones get scrubbed clean because the clock ran out. Being 'not guilty' on a technicality isn't the same as being innocent. We’re letting the most powerful families in this country treat our judicial system like a laundromat. If we keep accepting 'evidentiary rigor' as an excuse for 30-year delays, we might as well admit that accountability in this country is just a myth for the middle class.