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9,183 examinees complete 4-day Bar exams

Published Nov 20, 2022 07:05 pm

Supreme Court

Only 9,183 of the 9,821 examinees who were qualified to take the 2022 online and regionalized 2022 Bar examinations completed the four-day tests that ended Sunday, Nov. 20.

Results of the examinations may be released late this year or in early 2023.

The number of examinees dwindled from the first day on Nov. 9 from 9,821 to 9,207; from 9,207 to 9,196 on Nov. 13; from 9,196 to 9,190 on Nov. 16; and finally, from 9,190 to only 9,183 on Nov. 20.

The reasons for the non-participation of those qualified to take the examinations were not known as of posting time.

The 2022 online and regionalized Bar examinations were the second online and regionalized tests conducted by the Supreme Court (SC). The first was the 2020 and 2021 examinations which were conducted simultaneously as the 2020 tests were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The subjects covered in the Nov. 9 examinations were Political Law and International Law and Labor Law; Nov. 13, Criminal Law (and practical exercises) and Commercial law; Nov. 16, Civil Law I and Civil Law II (and practical exercises); Nov. 20, Remedial Law I,Remedial Law II (with basic tax remedies) and Legal Ethics.

The local testing centers in the National Capital Region (NCR) were in the San Beda University, Manila; De la Salle University, Manila; Manila Adventist College, Pasay City; Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City; University of the Philippines, Taguig City.

In Luzon the LTCs were in Saint Louis University, Baguio City; De la Salle Lipa, Lipa City in Batangas; and the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City in Camarines Sur.

The LTCs in the Visayas were in University of Cebu, Cebu City; University of San Carlos, Cebu City; and in Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation, Tacloban City.

In Mindanao, the LCTS were in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City; Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City; and in Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City.

SC Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, chairperson of the 2002 Bar examinations committee, turned over the chairmanship to Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando as head of the 2023 examinations.

The next Bar examinations will be held in September 2023 and will be condensed in to a three-day test.

The SC’s public information office (PIO) said that Justice Caguioa thanked his staff and all Bar personnel who had contributed to the success of the 2022 Bar Examinations.

“Your hard work made possible the nationwide conduct of the Bar Exams. I hope that you know that each one of you has been vital in the success of this year’s Bar Examinations,” he said as he also expressed his gratitude to the SC justices and law school deans for their support.

Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo congratulated the 2022 Bar examinations committee. He said “the digitalized and regionalized Bar Examinations had given a fair and equal chance for everyone.”

“Let me congratulate Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa and his team for taking our big leap towards bar reform another step forward. Indeed, through our new modality, we have significantly given our examinees a more level playing field, and as the Ateneo prayer goes, ‘a chance equal with those in the strife,’” Gesmundo said.

Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, who was the 2020-2021 Bar examinations chairperson, also gave a message. He congratulated Justice Caguioa and his entire team “for this year’s very successful Bar Examinations.”

Also present at the Ateneo de Manila University where the turnover was held were Associate Justices Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, Rodil V. Zalameda, Mario V. Lopez, Ricardo R. Rosario, Jhosep Y. Lopez, Jose Midas P. Marquez, and Maria Filomena D. Singh.

Assistant Court Administrator and PIO Chief Atty. Brian Keith F. Hosaka hosted the hybrid turnover ceremonies, which was also attended by law school deans.

TAGS: #SC #Bar exams #CJ Gesmundo

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