2016 Bar Exam Updates

• The 2016 Bar exams will be held in November 2016 at UST.
• The Bar exams will consist of all essay questions. Around 20 questions will be asked per subject.
• Cut-off for jurisprudence: Cases as of May 31, 2015 (not May 31, 2016)
• E-filing of Bar exam applications will be optional this year.
• For schools following the regular academic calendar, the filing period will be from June 1 to July 31, 2016.
• For schools using the new academic calendar, the filing period will be from June 1 to August 15, 2016.
• Only 1 testimonial of good moral character will be required (instead of the previous requirement of 3 testimonials).
• Applicants with pending cases are required to attach the relevant documents for clarification.
• Pregnant applicants are requested to indicate this in their petition so this can be factored into the room assignments.
• The Bar exam fee is P3,500.00 for first-takers, with an additional P200 for each re-take.
• Personnel from the Court of Appeals will be deputized to receive applications and payments in the Visayas (Cebu City) and Mindanao (Cagayan de Oro).

The following Deans have accepted the task of reviewing the Bar coverage for the following topics:

POLITICAL LAW

Dean Sedfrey Candelaria
Dean Ralph Sarmiento

LABOR LAW

Dean Ada Abad

CIVIL LAW

Dean Mik Maxino
Dean Mel Sta. Maria

CRIMINAL LAW

Dean Evergisto Escalon
Dean Lito Festin

MERCANTILE LAW

Dean Jason Barlis
Dean Gwen De Veyra

TAXATION 

Dean Pauline Alfuente
Dean Manny Quibod
Dean Jojo Sorrera-Ty

REMEDIAL LAW

Dean Ferdinand Tan

ETHICS

Dean Joan Largo

Kindly relay with the above-named deans any concerns you may have on the bar coverage.

(Posted with the permission of Dean Maria Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, PALS President)