2018 Bar exams starts Nov. 4
Eight-thousand-seven-hundred-one law graduates are set to take the 2018 Bar examinations at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila for four successive Sundays starting November 4.
The examinations are administered yearly by the Supreme Court (SC) through its Bar Examinations Committee headed this year by Justice Mariano C. del Castillo.
The dates and the subjects of the examinations are:
November 4 – Political and International Law (8 a.m. to 12 noon); Labor Law and Social Legislation (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
November 11 – Civil Law (8 a.m. to 12 noon); Taxation Law (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
November 18 – Mercantile Law (8 a.m. to 12 noon); Criminal Law (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
November 25 – Remedial Law (8 a.m. to 12 noon); Legal and Judicial Ethics and Practical Exercises (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
The list of law graduates with approved applications to take the 2018 Bar examinations may be viewed at the SC website – sc.judiciary.gov.ph.
Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant Ma. Cristina B. Layusa said the SC has adopted a contingency plan in case of heavy rains and flooding. This includes:
1. Ten SC buses shall be available to transport examinees and duty personnel to the UST from several pick-up points in case of heavy rains in the morning of a Bar examination day. The buses shall be stationed as early as 4:30 a.m. and will leave exactly at 5 a.m. in the following areas: Quezon City Memorial Circle near Philippine Coconut Authority (two buses); Park and Ride, Lawton, Manila (one bus); SC New Building Compound, Taft Avenue (two buses); Greenbelt and Glorietta, Ayala Center, Makati (two buses); and Marikina Sports Complex (one bus).
2. Only Bar examinees and duty personnel are allowed to ride the shuttle buses, and boarding shall be on a first-come, first-served basis. To avail of this service, they must present their Notice of Admission, Gate Pass and/or identification cards, as the case may be, to the bus driver before being allowed to board.
3. In case of flooding inside the UST compound before the start of the exams, commuter vans of the SC shall also be available to transport examinees and duty personnel from the UST gates to their respective examination buildings. Senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disability (PWDs) shall be prioritized in the use of the commuter vans.
4. If after the end of the exams there is flooding, the SC commuter vans shall also be available at each examination building to transport Bar examinees and duty personnel back to Osmeña and Arellano Drives near Gate 5 along España where the SC shuttle buses are parked. The SC shuttle buses will transport and drop them off in the following areas: northbound passengers shall be transported up to QC Memorial Circle (near Philippine Coconut Authority) while southbound passengers at Park and Ride, Lawton, Supreme Court premises, and at the EDSA Magallanes Flyover (beneath the Flyover) in Pasay. For passengers going to the Makati area, the dropoff area shall be at the Ayala Center (Glorietta and Greenbelt), while those going to the Marikina area shall be at the Marikina Sports Complex.