Postpone Bar exams due to extent of ‘Paeng’s devastation'?

The Supreme Court (SC) will check on Wednesday, Nov. 2, if pleadings and requests are filed with the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) to postpone the 2022 online and regionalized Bar examinations.

If pleadings and requests were made, the SC is expected to hand down its decision on Wednesday or within the week as the four-day Bar exams officially start on Nov. 9.

Lawyer Brian Keith F. Hosaka, in response to queries aired by journalists said: “I think it would be premature to say that the OBC has received a formal request or petition on this (Bar exams postponement) considering the official holidays. I would have to wait for Nov. 2 to be able to respond to your question.”

Hosaka’s statement was confirmed by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.

Deaths caused by severe tropical storm “Paeng” have ballooned to 98 while more than 1.8 individuals were reported to have been affected in 14 out of 17 regions nationwide.

A total of 9,916 law graduates is expected to take the 2022 online and regionalized Bar examinations to be administered by the SC in 14 local testing centers (LTCs) nationwide on Nov. 9, 13, 16 and 20.

Hosaka said a total of 10,075 law graduates originally applied and accepted but 159 of them withdrew their applications. He said he did know the reasons for the withdrawal.

“I believe a formal notice would have been sent by them to the OBC,” he added.

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