▁the ▁decision ▁said , ▁" This ▁being ▁the ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁majority , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁further ▁jud icial ▁obst acle ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution ▁being ▁considered ▁in ▁force ▁and ▁effect ." ▁It ▁is ▁disput ed ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁Con ce pc ion ▁placed ▁this ▁sentence ▁intention ally ▁or ▁someone ▁inserted ▁these ▁words ▁after ▁he ▁signed ▁the ▁decision . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁Rat ification ▁C ases ▁removed ▁any ▁legal ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁Mar cos ▁dict ator ship . ▁He ▁had ▁dict atorial ▁power ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Con ce pc ion ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁ 1 8 ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁decision ▁became ▁public ▁( 5 0 ▁days ▁from ▁his ▁scheduled ▁ret irement ) ▁supposed ly ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁on ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁decision . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Constitution al ▁Commission ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁that ▁draft ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Philipp ine ▁Constitution . ▁Draw ing ▁from ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁mart ial ▁law ▁years , ▁he ▁introduced ▁several ▁innov ations ▁designed ▁to ▁ass ure ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁and ▁Bar ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁express ▁confer ment ▁on ▁the ▁Court ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁review ▁any ▁acts ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Con j ug al ▁D ict ator ship ▁of ▁Ferdinand ▁and ▁Im el da ▁Mar cos , ▁it ▁was