▁Pro clam ation ▁No . ▁ 1 1 0 2 ▁a ▁( polit ical ) ▁question ? ▁ ▁Has ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁been ▁rat ified ▁valid ly ? ▁ ▁Has ▁the ▁Constitution ▁been ▁acqu ies ced ▁in ▁( with ▁or ▁without ▁valid ▁rat ification ) ▁by ▁the ▁people ? ▁ ▁Are ▁pet ition ers ▁entitled ▁to ▁relief ? ▁ ▁Is ▁the ▁Constitution ▁in ▁force ? ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁was ▁sever ely ▁divided ▁on ▁the ▁issues ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁pet ition , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁cru cial ▁question ▁of ▁whether ▁the ▁pet ition ers ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁relief , ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁( Just ices ▁Mak al int al , ▁Castro , ▁Bar red o , ▁Mak as iar , ▁Antonio ▁and ▁Es guer ra ) ▁voted ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁pet ition , ▁thus ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁and ▁Mar cos ' s ▁rule . ▁Con ce pc ion , ▁together ▁with ▁Just ices ▁Z ald iv ar , ▁Fernando ▁and ▁Te e han kee , ▁voted ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁relief ▁being ▁sought . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁has ▁been ▁rat ified ▁valid ly , ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁( the ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁and ▁Just ices ▁Mak al int al , ▁Z ald iv ar , ▁Castro , ▁Fernando ▁and ▁Te e han kee ), ▁answered ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁was ▁not ▁valid ly ▁rat ified . ▁Bar red