ez . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁service ▁Mak as iar ▁served ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁Court , ▁all ▁within ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁his ▁app o inter ▁and ▁law ▁school ▁class mate ▁President ▁Ferdinand ▁E . ▁Mar cos . ▁He ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Code ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Re vised ▁R ules ▁of ▁Court , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Sh aria ▁bar ▁exam in ations ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Jur is pr ud ence ▁The ▁most ▁prominent ▁issues ▁during ▁Mak as iar ' s ▁ten ure ▁on ▁the ▁Court ▁concerned ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁acts ▁of ▁the ▁mart ial ▁law ▁regime ▁began ▁by ▁Mar cos ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁On ▁those ▁issues , ▁Mak as iar ▁had ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁loyal ▁al ly ▁of ▁Mar cos ▁and ▁a ▁consistent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁New ▁Society ▁policies . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁Just ices ▁who ▁voted ▁to ▁aff irm ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁in ▁the ▁sem inal ▁case ▁of ▁J av ell ana ▁v . ▁Executive ▁Secretary , ▁ 5 0 ▁SC RA ▁ 3 3 ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁More ▁prom in ently , ▁in ▁Aqu ino ▁v . ▁CO ME LE C , ▁ 6 2 ▁SC RA ▁ 3 3 ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Mak as iar ▁wrote