6,344 to take 2014 Bar exams -A A +A By Ruth Abbey Gita Saturday, October 4, 2014 MANILA - Some 6,344 aspiring lawyers will take the 2014 Bar Examinations at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in October, much higher compared to 2013 figures with 5,593 examinees only. The schedule of examination was set on all Sundays of October (5, 12, 19, and 26) covering eight different subjects -- Political and Public International Law, Labor and Social Legislation, Civil law, Taxation, Mercantile Law, Criminal Law, Remedial Law, and Legal and Judicial Ethics. Supreme Court Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta is the chairman of the bar examination for this year. The structure of the examination will be 80 percent essay questions and 20 percent multiple choice questions. In terms of exam hours for the afternoon, four hours will be allotted to the bar examinees for each bar subject, irrespective of weight of those subjects. Through Executive Order 65 issued by Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada, liquor ban will be implemented in areas surrounding the UST. A bar code system is also introduced as part of the innovation and changes in this years bar examination and its succeeding exam as well. Likewise, clear or see-through bags such as zip lock bags, envelopes, containers, and the like will be used as an added security measure. The UST and the SC will impose a no walk policy for the four Sundays of October as an added security measure. Meaning, pedestrians are prohibited from using the sidewalks around the campus. Only the bar examinees and personnel may use the pedestrian overpass on Espana Boulevard, near Gate 3. Meanwhile, public are not allowed to use the overpass during the exams. Bar examinees are advised to enter the UST campus through gate number 2 and 3 only, which is both found along Espana Boulevard, and should arrive early before 7 a.m. as the gates will be closed promptly at the given time. Gate 1, located near corner of Lacson Avenue and Espana Boulevard, will be opened for the SC and the bar exam personnel. Moreover, Gate 7 at P. Nuval Street will be used by the churchgoers. The public may then enter the Gate 14 at Lacson Street to go to the UST Hospital. Gates 11 and 12 will be exclusively used by the bar examinees and personnel during the lunch break. Vehicular traffic on the four streets around the UST (Espana Boulevard, Lacson Street, Dapitan Street) will be closed to traffic from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Sunnex)
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