The Supreme Court is Busy, From Neri to 2008 Philippine Bar Result
March 29th, 2008 Shobeceo
After the recent release of the court’s decision in the case of Romulo Neri, Chairman of NEDA vs. Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations, Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce, and Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, a lot of aspiring lawyers now flood the Supreme Court for the result of the September 2007 Bar Examination.
Today, around after lunch, the Supreme Court will release the result of the bar examination. As of now (3:52 pm), the Supreme Court’s website posts “Welcome to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Please stand by for the forthcoming release of the 2007 Bar Examination results.”
Figures from the Office of the Bar Confidant headed by Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant Atty. Ma. Cristina B. Layusa showed a total of 5,626 law graduates from 109 law schools nationwide took and finished the exams held on September 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2007 at the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila.
A total of 5,804 law graduates have filed their petitions to take the 2007 Bar exams; 5,799 were admitted.
The Rules of Court provide that “a candidate may be deemed to have passed his examination successfully if he has obtained a general average of 75% in all subjects without falling below 50% in any subject.� In determining the average, subjects in the examinations are given the following relative weights: Political and International Law, 15%; Labor and Social Legislation, 10%; Civil Law, 15%; Taxation, 10%; Mercantile Law, 15%; Criminal Law, 10%; Remedial Law, 20%; and Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises, 5%, for a total of 100%.
The following are the statistics on the Bar exams results for the past seven years:
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