The hardest licensure examination in the Philippines has come- the dreaded Bar exams.
A total of 7,227 brave souls, also known as
law students will take the country's 116th bar examination set this coming
Sunday.
The University of Santo Tomas will again be the host for the Bar exams. The Bar
Exams will be held on four Sundays of this month starting November 5, 12, 19,
and 26 all of which will be still in the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) in España, Manila. *
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| The Supreme Court will be conducting the country's 116th Bar examination this month (photo credit to owner) |
The Bar exam
covers eight primary subjects namely Political Law, Civil Law, Taxation, Labor Law,
Criminal Law, Remedial Law, Mercantile Law and Legal and Judicial Ethics.
Chairperson of
this year’s bar examinations is Supreme Court (SC) Justice Lucas P. Bersamin.
The SC has the
sole responsibility in the conduct of the Bar exams.
“Any act that
undermines the safe and orderly conduct of the bar examinations or disturbs the
due decorum therefor shall be punished with direct contempt of court, and shall
be dealt with summarily,” Bersamin said in a notice.
The Philippine
National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, the Metro Manila Development
Authority, and the Coast Guard are deputized to ensure the safe and orderly
conduct of the bar examinations, and their duly designated personnel are
expressly authorized to prevent any violations of the orderly conduct of the
bar examinations,” he said.
Meanwhile, the
Supreme Court has readied contingency measures in case of bad weather condition
during the conduct of the 2017 Bar exams.
Under Bar
Matter No. 20 signed by Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant Ma. Christina
Layusa, 10 Supreme Court buses have been deployed in case of bad weather to
pick up the examinees in several designated points in Metro Manila which will
bring them to the UST campus in Espana where the exams will be held. *
“In case of
heavy rain in the morning of a Bar examination day, a limited number of Supreme
Court buses shall be available to transport bar Examinees and duty personnel to
the University of Santo Tomas (UST) from the following pick-up points: Quezon
City Memorial Circle (two buses), Park and Ride, Lawton, Manila (one bus),
Supreme Court Compound, Taft Avenue (two buses), EDSA Magallanes Flyover, Pasay
City (two buses beneath the flyover), Greenbelt and Glorietta, Ayala Center,
Makati (two buses) and at the Marikina Sports Complex (one bus),” part of the
contingency plan said.
Layusa said the
SC shuttle buses will be stationed at these areas as early as 5 a.m. and will
leave at exactly 5:30 a.m. and it will be on a first come, first serve basis
exclusively for bar examinees and duty personnel.
“In order to
avail of this service, they must present their Notice of Admission, Gate Pass
and/or ID card, as the case may be, to the bus driver before being allowed to
board,” Layusa said.
She said that
in case of flooding inside the UST compound before the bar examinations start,
commuter vans of the SC shall be available to transport bar examinees and duty
personnel from the UST gates to their respective examination buildings within
UST. *
‘’Priority in
the use of the commuter vans shall be given to senior citizens, pregnant women,
and persons with disability,’ Layusa said.
In case,
flooding persists after the end of the examinations on any given examination
day, Layusa said the SC commuter vans are on standby at each examination
building in UST ready to transport back bar examinees and duty personnel to the
Osmeña and Arellano Drives near Gate 5 on Espana Boulevard, where the SC
shuttle buses are parked.
“The SC shuttle
buses shall then be available to transport bar examinees and duty personnel
from the UST to the following drop-off areas: north-bound passengers shall be
transported up to QC Memorial Circle; south-bound passengers could be dropped
off at Park and Ride in Lawton, Supreme Court premises and EDSA Magallanes
Flyover (beneath the flyover) in Pasay City; for Makati area, drop-off area
shall be at the Ayala Center (Glorietta and Greenbelt); and for Marikina area
and the Marikina Sports Complex,” she added.
On the second
Sunday of the bar exam, examinees have also been advised to avoid Roxas
Boulevard because of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Summit
“Please
consider alternative routes to the UST that do not involve using Roxas
Boulevard on Nov. 12, 2017,” the high court said. *
Report from
PNA.gov.ph
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