The bill mandating private universities and colleges to waive college entrance examination fees of qualified students has lapsed into law and takes effect immediately. Photo from Pixabay A copy of the law was published in newspapers on June 28. Republic Act (RA) No. 12006, which lapsed into...
DAVAO CITY – Nineteen law graduates of the Rizal Memorial College (RMC) Inc. here who hurdled the 2023 Bar examinations received on Tuesday, April 23, a total of P700,000 in incentives from the school. They are: 1. Lisley Gem Amores 2. Lemuel Atup 3. John Benjamin Belen 4. Dante Calamba 5. Alyssa...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Erwin Tulfo has led the filing of a measure that seeks to exempt indigent Filipinos from paying review fees for board and bar...
ALABEL, Sarangani – A blind law graduate from this town hurdled this year’s Bar examinations. Martsu Ressan Ladia signed the Roll of Attorneys during the oathtaking ceremony on December 22 conducted by the Supreme Court. LADIA (Photo via Joseph Jubelag) Ladia, who wants to become a trial...
MAKING HERSTORY Ianne Gamboa BY IANE MACASIEB Before achieving the title ‘lawyer,’ it’s not a secret that law students have to endure hypercompetitive classrooms, a series of demanding course loads, and the adrenaline rush of solving cases and such. On Dec. 5, the Supreme Court of the...
CEBU CITY – A robbery suspect has mixed emotions after passing the Bar examinations in his second attempt. While Jigger Geverola is happy that he is one of the 3,812 examinees who passed the 2023 Bar examinations, he admitted that he couldn’t fully celebrate due to his current situation....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez wants the country’s latest Bar exam passers to bring back "a sense of decency" to the lawyer's profession. Thus, said Romualdez in a message Wednesday, Dec. 6 wherein...
CEBU CITY – “Congratulations my son.” Those were the first words that Celsa Geverola, 65, said when she was able to talk to her son Jigger over the phone. Jigger was behind bars when he knew on Tuesday, December 5, that he passed the Bar examination. JIGGER Geverola who is currently detained...
CEBU CITY – The conduct of the three-day Bar examinations here was generally peaceful, police said. The three-day examinations for aspiring lawyers was held at the University of San Carlos and University of San Jose-Recoletos on September 17, 20, and 24. ASPIRING lawyers are greeted by their...
CEBU CITY – Police here will enforce tight security near the two testing venues of the Bar examinations conducted by the Supreme Court on Sunday, September 17. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said the liquor ban and the anti-noise ordinance will be strictly enforced within the 100-meter...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that a liquor ban will be imposed around the area of San Beda College-Alabang during the conduct of the Bar Exams. San Beda College-Alabang is one of the venues and the national headquarters of the Bar Exams. The Supreme Court set the Bar...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Mayor Maila Ting-Que suspended classes on all levels and work in government offices here on September 20 to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the annual Bar examinations. Que has issued Executive Order No. 37 for public safety and convenience after the...
