Time flies so fast. It seems there was never enough time to study and prepare for 4 grueling Sundays. Same thing even if there was an extension of one week, due to Ondoy. There was certainly no enough time to finish answering all the questions, especially with the unbearable number of questions in the 2009 [...]
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Bar Exams 2009: Last Sunday Rescheduled
The fourth Sunday of the 2009 Bar Exams (27 September 2009) had been rescheduled to 4 October 2009, I heard. This is due to the heavy rains that caused extensive flooding in Metro Manila and its surrounding localities. (I don’t know if the examinees feel that the length of this year’s bar questions is a [...]
2008 Bar Exams: Congratulations to the 1,310 who Passed
After months of waiting for the results of the 2008 bar exams, 1,130 examinees could finally look forward to take the oath and sign the roll of attorneys — the final act when one becomes a full-fledged lawyer. Congratulations, counsels.
2008 Bar Exams Questions and Discussion
(Note: As to when the bar exam results will be released, please see updates at the bottom of post or in the comments. Update: Full list of the 1,130 passers is here.)
I’m no longer posting the questions and proposed answers for the four past Sundays of the 2008 bar exams (Political Law, Labor Law, Civil [...]
Bar Tips (Atty. Joan De Venecia’s Lecture)
The entire phbar community would like to express its gratitude to Joan for sharing her time and effort in giving a lecture during the 2nd Gathering of the phbar community. Joan placed No. 1 during the 2005 Bar Exams. The summary of the lecture is reproduced at phbar.org. The full presentation is attached at the [...]
Good Luck to the 2008 Bar Examinees
Update (7 September 2008): The first Sunday is almost done. The SC newsflash reported that a “record” 6,533 law graduates are set to take the 2008 bar exams. A higher number (6,560) filed their respective petitions to take the Bar exams, but 11 applications had been denied. 16 applicants withdrew. Let’s hear from the examinees [...]
A Closure on the 2007 Bar Exams
The diverse opinions on the 2007 bar examination expressed in this site probably reflects the level of “controversy” surrounding it. I agree that more reforms are needed, although it’s unfair to say that the Supreme Court is not doing anything about it. I agree that the Supreme Court is not perfect, but any effort to [...]
Bar Exams not Difficult
The Bar examinations are not difficult, it depends on the examinees. If he prepared well and studied well, and prayed hard, then he will make it.
The correction (by the examiners) was unusually strict so that the justices of the court felt there was a need to lower the passing rate. There was need to lower [...]
Reflections of Dean Raul Pangalangan on the Bar Exams
There’s a lot of comments on the proposed bar exam reforms. Some say that a major overhaul of the entire system is needed. Some, on the other hand, say that the bar exams is acceptable as it is, and no reforms are needed. Perhaps the opinion of the Political Law examiner for the 2007 bar [...]
Congratulations to the New Lawyers from the Wednesday Team
The original title of this post is “Congratulations, Wednesday Team,” but it had to be modified because it sounds showbiz, closely resembling the Wednesday Group of Kuya Germ’s That’s Entertainment. Anyway, congratulations to the members of our Wednesday Team at the U.P.-Office of Legal Aid (OLA):
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