MANILA, Philippines – The 2020-2021 bar exam results are out anytime today, April 12, 2022 after the special en banc session of the Supreme Court (SC). The live updates and link to the full list of passers, exemplary passers (no top 10 or topnotchers), top performing schools and performance of law schools are available here once released online.
SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka clarified that results will be announced once it is approved by Supreme Court magistrates.
“Release is on April 12 once the results, as per the report of the Bar Chair, are approved by the Court En Banc,” he said.
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Due to the pandemic, the 2020-2021 Bar exam was shelved for two years. After several postponements, it was finally held on February 4 and 6, 2022 in 31 testing sites scattered in 22 local government units across the country.
This will be a departure from the past bar examinations, which are generally held on all Sundays of November in centralized venue of University of Santo Tomas in Manila. SC also moved to digital modality of the exams.
The highest court clarified that modifications to the bar exam were pro hac vice (meaning, for this occasion only) because of the pandemic and a natural calamity.
00:30 am: The 2020-2021 Bar results are expected to be released between 8:00 am to 6:00 pm today. Previous results were out online at noon time or between 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
More updates coming up. Refresh page for more announcements.
Here’s the live Twitter feed for those waiting for the bar results.
In the special en banc session, ‘decoding of bar exam results’ will be done. Decoding is the process where the SC orders the Office of the Bar Confidant to open the sealed envelopes with the names of the candidates who successfully passed the exams.
NOTE: Leonen confirmed on Monday, April 11 that names of those who have hurdled the exam will be flashed on a widescreen at the Supreme Court. Results can be viewed simultaneously on SC’s official website.
The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines and the only professional exam not handled by PRC.
This prestigious exam is composed of the following subjects: The Law Pertaining to the State and Its Relationship with Its Citizens (30%), Criminal Law (15%), The Law Pertaining to Private Personal and Commercial Relations (30%) and Procedure and Professional Ethics (25%).
— The Summit Express
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