10,391 candidates complete 2nd day of Bar exams

A total of 10,391 candidates completed the second day of the 2023 Bar examinations, a slight decrease from the 10,400 who took the tests on September 20.

The second day of exams covered Civil Law in the morning and Labor Law and Social Legislation in the afternoon.

The final day of the examinations on September 24 will cover Criminal Law, Remedial Law, and Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises.

The Supreme Court has returned the Bar exams to a September schedule after 13 years, conducting it over three days: September 17, 20, and 24.

This is a departure from the traditional November schedule which started in 2010, with the last September exam held in 2009.

A total of 2,310 Bar personnel have been deployed nationwide for the examinations.

Supreme Court Justices, led by Bar 2023 Chairman Ramon Paul Hernando, visited testing centers to ensure smooth operations.

Hernando stated that "opening jitters" from the first day were successfully managed.