Last\nAugust 13, the Supreme Court finally approved the proposal of regionalizing the\nnext bar examination \u2013 making Cebu City as the new regional site aside from\nManila. Hence, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen\ndesignated Cebu City as another venue for the Bar Examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It can be recalled that pursuant to the\nConstitutional Authority to promulgate rules concerning the admission to the\npractice of law, the Bar Examination has always been held in Manila, hosted at\nthe University of Santo Tomas since 2010 after the security concerns that\nhappened during the 2010 Philippine Bar exam<\/em> bombing at\nthe De La Salle University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Citing the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, as well the\ngovernment restrictions, the Supreme Court gave law graduates from Visayas and\nMindanao the option to take the Bar Exam either in Manila or Cebu City. Once\ndomestic travel restrictions have been lifted, a site visit shall be conducted to\nfind a suitable venue for the said examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According\nto the High Court, this action may lead to the opening of more regional sites\nin the future. This began in 2002 when the Integrated Bar of the Philippines\n– Cebu City Chapter proposed for Cebu City to be the other site for Bar\nExamination. Over the years, more requests came after. However, it was only\nthis 2020 when this was finally approved. In the survey conducted by the\nPhilippine Association of Law Schools last February 21, 2020, 89% of the respondents\nwere in favor of the regional site, preferably in Cebu City, for the next bar\nexams. Not only that the candidates from\nVisayas and Mindanao get to experience emotional burden (to be away from their\nfamilies) when staying Manila, they also must spend sums to sustain their stay\nthere. With regionalization, the problems with logistics brought about by\ntravel restrictions and curfew regulations can be now be addressed. However, to\ncover the costs of regionalization, a corresponding increase in the Bar\nApplication Fees will be also done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last August 13, the Supreme Court finally approved the proposal of regionalizing the next bar examination \u2013 making Cebu City as the new regional site aside from Manila. Hence, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen designated Cebu City as another venue for the Bar Examination. It can be recalled that pursuant to the Constitutional Authority to promulgate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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