COVID-19 crushes dreams of some Bar examinees

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Manuel (not his real name) is a fire arson investigator for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in a local government unit (LGU) in Cebu island and is supposed to take the Bar…

Some Bar takers in Cebu City test positive for COVID-19, may be barred from taking exams

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bar takers who proved positive to the antigen tests today, February 2, 2022, are in limbo as to whether they can take the Bar exams or not. Some of the Bar candidates who…

Bar examinees to undergo antigen testing on Feb. 2

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  In preparation for the Bar examinations on February 4 and 6, 2022, in Cebu City, all examinees are required to take antigen tests on February 2. This is to ensure that they are…

Bar Exams in the time of COVID19 pandemic

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/01/2022

Prayers will not save you in the bar exams. “Do not write a mantra, motto, prayer to deities or saints, special plea addressed to the examiner or the Bar Chairperson, or any other such extraneous text,” Supreme…

SC tells bar examinees to go on self-quarantine

Marlon Ramos 01/11/2022

The Supreme Court has directed those who will be taking the bar exams this month to undergo self-quarantine starting on Monday as part of the health and safety protocols against COVID-19. Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, chair of…

IBP Cebu City to SC: Postpone BAR exams in typhoon struck areas

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 01/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines in Cebu City is urging the Supreme Court to postpone the conduct of Bar examinations in areas affected by Typhoon Odette. In a joint resolution, the lawyers…

To teach law in the grand manner

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 12/31/2021

As freshies in 1992  at the University of the Philippines College of Law (UPLaw), the imposing words of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. welcomed us to Malcolm Hall: “The business of a law school is not sufficiently…

Cebu City ready to host November Bar Exams

Dyrecka Letigio 09/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government assured the Supreme Court that the city is prepared to host the 2021 Bar examinations in November. The city officials met with representatives of the Supreme Court on September…

KUWENTONG KULE: The growing danger of practicing the legal profession

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/07/2021

It was 1:30 a.m. April 6, 1999, a  Tuesday, when a friend sent a message via my beeper which read: “Dennis, Congrats! You are now officially Atty. Gorecho.” I was among the lucky 1,465 examinees who passed, or…

Online but proctored 2021 Bar exams eyed – Leonen

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The manner in which the November 2021 Bar examination will be conducted is still being studied but one thing is definite: Bar exam Chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said it “will not be conducted…

SC ‘considering’ online Bar exams in 2021 – Chief Justice Peralta

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court is considering to have the Bar examinations administered online next year, Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta told senators Thursday. During the Senate hearing on the proposed 2021 budget of the judiciary, Senator…

KUWENTONG KULE: To new lawyers: Serve the people

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 05/05/2020

  “Serve the people. Do not betray your humanity.” Words that should guide the new lawyers according to Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen in his Twitter account. The Supreme Court released last week the results of…

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