10,483 EXAMINEES FOR THE FIRST DAY OF 2024 BAR EXAMINATIONS

Majority of the 10,483 examinees in the 2024 Bar examinations were females according to the Supreme Court (Photo courtesy of Supreme Court Public Information Office)

According to the Supreme Court Associate Justice and 2024 Bar chairperson Mario Lopez, a total of 10,483 examinees showed up on the first day of the 2024 Bar examinations on Sunday that takes place on different local centers nationwide.

“From the initial pool of over 12,000 applicants, 10,483 showed up. This demonstrates the unwavering commitment of those who continued with the Bar Examinations despite the challenges. We are a little bit higher because it was a carryover of those who did not make it or failed in the previous bar exam,” Lopez stated.

“At that time when they applied, they were still in their fourth year. And many, not many, but some of them did not make it and did not graduate. And failure to graduate will disqualify you from the bar examinations,” Lopez added.

The High Court deployed a total of 2,316 employees across the country to facilitate the exams. Given are the breakdown of examinees in all testing centers nationwide:

National Capital Region: University of the Philippines- Diliman in Quezon City, 1,023; University of Santo Tomas in Sampaloc, Manila, 785; San Beda University in San Miguel, Manila, 1,455; Manila Adventist College in Pasay City 438; University of the Philippines-Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, 739; and San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City 579;

Luzon: Saint Louis University in Baguio City, 1,158; and University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City, Camarines Sur, 527;

Visayas: University of San Jose-Recoletos, Basak Campus in Cebu City, 1,055; Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City, 582; and Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City, 461;

Mindanao: Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City, 598; and Ateneo de Davao University in Bangkal, Davao City, 1,081.

Out of the 10,000 examinees nationwide, 4,060 are previous takers, 5,234 are new applicants, and 1,189 are refreshers. Majority of the examinees are female (6,108) while male takers are 4,375. 155 were senior citizens and 313 examinees are with special needs. The youngest examinee is 23 years old while the oldest is 78 year old.

The next exam dates will be on September 11 (Wednesday), the morning examination will be on Civil Law while the afternoon examination will be on Labor Law and Social Legislations and on September 15 (Sunday), the exam will cover Criminal Law in the morning and Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises in the afternoon.

The results of the 2024 Bar Examinations will be released in early December while the oath-taking ceremony and signing of the Roll of Attorneys are schedule on January 24, 2025 as the formal entry of new lawyers into the profession according to Lopez.

Source: Philippine News Agency 

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