UST to host bar exams amid hazing issue
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) was still chosen to be the host for this year’s bar exams despite the hazing controversy on the death of UST law freshman Horacio “Atio” Castillo III.
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UST Civil Law Dean Nilo Divina stated in an interview with The Varsitarian that despite the “momentarily distraction” the university is in full preparation for the exams.
Divina added that there was no reason to file a leave for absence amid the issue and said that the Supreme Court was “very pleased” with UST’s performance and preparations as the venue.
For seven straight years since 2011, UST has been the host for the bar exams. This year is the 117th bar exam in the country.
The bar exams for the 7, 227 examinees will be held on November 5, 12, 19, and 26 and will be headed by this year’s chairperson, Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin.
This professional examination is the only examination that is exclusively supervised by the Supreme Court and not by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
“UST’s España gates open at 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on examination days and close thirty (30) minutes before the given examination time. After the gates close, no one will be allowed to enter without the permission of the bar chairman or in his absence, the bar confidant,” stated in the office of the bar confidant.
Attendance and punctuality is a must for a rule states that if an examinee fails to take an examination on a certain subject it will automatically void that person from taking the rest of the bar exams.
Examinees are only allowed to enter through gates 2 or 3 located along España Boulevard. Examinees from far places are said to house at the UST Tan Yan Kee Student Center organization rooms.
This four-day exam which starts from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM covers Political Law, Labor Law, Civil Law, Taxation, Mercantile Law, Criminal Law, Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics.
