The two charges of subversion and rebellion against him were nullified through the dissolution of the military commissions as organs of repression. He joined the faculty of the Asian Studies Center of the state institution, the University of the Philippines in April 1986.
Kamakailan lang, lumabas sa balita ang pagdakip ng mga mag-aaral sa ilang ahente ng militar na kumukuha ng mga litrato at naniniktik sa mga mag-aaral sa PUP (Polytechnic University of the Philippines).