A total of 12,246 law graduates registered for the three-day Bar Examinations that will be held in 13 testing centers nationwide starting Sunday.
The other exam dates are on Sept. 11 and 15.
The testing centers are located in the following: National Capital Region: University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City and Bonifacio Global City, Taguig; University of Santo Tomas and San Beda University, Manila; San Beda College-Alabang, Muntinlupa; and Manila Adventist College, Pasay; Luzon: Saint Louis University, Baguio City; University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City; Visayas: University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City; Central Philippine University, Iloilo City; and Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation, Tacloban City; and Mindanao: Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City; Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City.
Liquor bans and road closures will be implemented around the testing centers. In Manila, road closures are from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the actual exam dates.
The exams’ six core subjects are Political and Public International Law (15%); Commercial and Taxation Laws (20%); Civil Law (20%); Labor Law and Social Legislation (10 percent); Criminal Law (10%); and Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises (25%).
The Bar Examinations shall be conducted through Examplify, a secured computer-based program downloaded and installed on the examinee’s laptop.The laptop must run on MacOS or Windows only. Smartphones, tablets, computer accessories, and similar devices are not allowed.
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