) ▁and ▁Occ ena ▁v . ▁CO ME LE C ▁( 1 9 8 1 ). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁four ▁just ices ▁who ▁voted ▁to ▁grant ▁relief , ▁Con ce pc ion ▁and ▁C ali xt o ▁Z ald iv ar ▁left ▁the ▁court ▁due ▁to ▁ret irement . ▁Just ices ▁Te e han kee , ▁first ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁regime , ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁independence ▁by ▁consist ently ▁diss ent ing ▁on ▁several ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁He ▁was ▁accompanied ▁in ▁such ▁diss ents ▁by ▁Justice ▁Cec ilia ▁Mu ñ oz - Pal ma , ▁and ▁later , ▁by ▁Vic ente ▁Ab ad ▁Santos . ▁Fernando , ▁though ▁expected ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁excess es ▁of ▁the ▁Mar cos ’ s ▁regime , ▁became ▁its ▁supp orter . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁Rat ification ▁C ases ▁are ▁still ▁studied ▁by ▁students ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁Law ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁proper ▁rat ification ▁and ▁appro val ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Constitution . ▁It ▁also ▁gave ▁a ▁less on ▁and ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁Mar cos ▁regime ▁and ▁its ▁effects ▁to ▁the ▁Filip ino ▁people . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁human ▁be ings ▁sus cept ible ▁of ▁error , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Justice ▁Is ag ani ▁Cruz , ▁"... is ▁not ▁an ▁iv ory ▁tower ▁occupied ▁by ▁dem ig ods ▁but ▁not ▁an ▁inf al li ble ▁institution ▁composed ▁of ▁persons ▁slightly ▁higher ▁than ▁their