Face-to-face classes allowed in law schools -- LEB

The country’s public and private law schools are allowed to hold face-to-face classes except those located in areas under COVID-19 Alert Levels 4 and 5.

In an announcement, the Legal Education Board (LEB) said there is no need for an application to implement face-to-face classes. Notice to LEB is the only requirement, it said.

Also, LEB said that “law schools can choose not to shift to face-to-face classes and may continue to implement flexible learning.”

There are 129 public and private law schools in the country. They are members of the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS).

The LEB, an independent government agency responsible for the regulation of the legal education in the Philippines, was created under Republic Act No. 7662, the Legal Education Act of 1993.