' ▁assemb lies ) ▁throughout ▁the ▁Philippines ..." ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁constitution al ▁ple bis cite . ▁ ▁By ▁virtue ▁of ▁that ▁dec ree , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁being ▁mo ot ▁and ▁academic , ▁without ▁pre jud ice ▁to ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁a ▁case ▁question ing ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁Pro clam ation ▁ 1 1 0 2 . ▁ ▁Fil ing ▁and ▁hear ings ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Jos ue ▁J av ell ana ▁initially ▁file d ▁a ▁case ▁question ing ▁Pro clam ation ▁ 1 1 0 2 . ▁Similar ▁pet itions ▁followed ▁suit ▁by ▁Vid al ▁Tan , ▁J . ▁Antonio ▁A ran eta , ▁Ale j andro ▁Roc es , ▁Manuel ▁Cr udo , ▁Antonio ▁U . ▁Mir anda , ▁Em ilio ▁de ▁Per al ta ▁and ▁Lorenzo ▁M . ▁T añ ada ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ; ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁Monte cl aro , ▁( as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Press ▁Club ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ); ▁and ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁V . ▁D il ag , ▁Alfred o ▁Sal ap ant an , ▁Jr ., ▁Leon ardo ▁As od isen , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Ra ul ▁M . ▁Gonz ale z . ▁Like wise , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 ,