The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said it is looking at replicating the digitalized and regionalized 2022 Bar examinations, which concluded on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Supreme Court associate justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, chairperson of the 2023 Bar Examinations and chairperson of the court’s Committee on Bar Reforms, said the conduct of annual Bar Examinations may be digitized permanently in line with the SC’s digital shift.
Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo on Thursday, Feb. 25, bared the court’s plan of continuing the digitalized format in future Bar examinations as he urged the academe to take full advantage and adapt to technological advancements.
Supreme Court (SC) chief justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has criticized the excessive emphasis of law schools and the public in general on the Bar examinations, which he said is taking the focus away from competent legal practice.
Bar applicants now also have the additional option to pay the Bar application fee online through the Landbank Link.Biz portal and the Judiciary ePayment Solutions.
Using the Bar Personalized Login Unified System or Bar PLUS, applicants will be able to submit their personal details, access the necessary forms for their application, upload petition requirements, and pay for their application digitally.
As it prepares for the first “digitized and localized” Bar examinations in the country’s history, the SC has also prescribed the requirements for the laptop computers that examinees will be using.
