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    The Supreme Court approved changes to the Rules of Court that altered the schedule for the bar examinations. The examinations are now held over four Sundays, with different subjects covered in the morning and afternoon sessions each Sunday. The eight bar subjects are separately graded on a scale from 0-100, with an overall passing average of 75 and a minimum grade of 50 in each subject. The document then provides a detailed list of the topics covered in each of the eight bar subjects examined.

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    The Supreme Court approved changes to the Rules of Court that altered the schedule for the bar examinations. The examinations are now held over four Sundays, with different subjects covered in the morning and afternoon sessions each Sunday. The eight bar subjects are separately graded on a scale from 0-100, with an overall passing average of 75 and a minimum grade of 50 in each subject. The document then provides a detailed list of the topics covered in each of the eight bar subjects examined.

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    The Supreme Court approved changes to the Rules of Court that altered the schedule for the bar examinations. The examinations are now held over four Sundays, with different subjects covered in the morning and afternoon sessions each Sunday. The eight bar subjects are separately graded on a scale from 0-100, with an overall passing average of 75 and a minimum grade of 50 in each subject. The document then provides a detailed list of the topics covered in each of the eight bar subjects examined.

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    The Supreme Court approved changes to the Rules of Court that altered the schedule for the bar examinations. The examinations are now held over four Sundays, with different subjects covered in the morning and afternoon sessions each Sunday. The eight bar subjects are separately graded on a scale from 0-100, with an overall passing average of 75 and a minimum grade of 50 in each subject. The document then provides a detailed list of the topics covered in each of the eight bar subjects examined.

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    On February 8, 2011, the Supreme Court resolved to approve changes to the

    Rules of Court, thereby altering the schedule for the examinations. The schedule
    is now as follows:

    First Sunday:
    o Political and International Law, Labor and Social Legislation (morning
    session)
    o Taxation (afternoon session)
    Second Sunday:
    o Civil Law (morning session)
    o Mercantile Law (afternoon session)
    Third Sunday:
    o Remedial Law, Legal Ethics (morning session)
    o Criminal Law (afternoon session)
    Fourth Sunday:
    o Trial Memorandum (morning session)
    o Legal Opinion with one legal form (afternoon session)

    Grading system
    The eight bar subjects are separately graded. Each subject contributes to the
    general average in the following proportion:
    Subject
    Weight
    Civil Law
    15%
    Labor Law and Social Legislation 10%
    Mercantile Law
    15%
    Criminal Law
    10%
    Political and International Law
    15%
    Taxation
    10%
    Remedial Law
    20%
    Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises 5%
    The passing average fixed by law is 75%, with no grade falling below 50% in any
    bar subject.

    Coverage
    The examination covers the following topics, popularly known as the bar
    subjects:

    Political and Public International Law


    o Constitutional Law
    o Political Law
    o Administrative Law (only the basic doctrines, excluding implementing
    rules and regulations of government agencies)
    o Law on Public Officers
    o Public Corporations
    o Suffrage
    o Public International Law

    Labor and Social Legislation


    o Labor Law (Labor Code of the Philippines, excluding the implementing
    rules and regulations)
    o Social Legislation
    Social Security Law
    Revised Government Service Insurance Act of 1977 (including
    Employees Compensation Act of 1977)
    Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law

    Civil Law
    o Civil Code of the Philippines (excluding the Code of Muslim Personal
    Laws, Water Code, Rental Law, Law on Sale of Subdivision of Lots and
    Condominiums)
    o Family Code of the Philippines (including the Child and Youth Welfare
    Code)
    o Property Registration Decree (excluding the Public Land Law)
    o Conflict of Laws (Private International Law)

    Taxation
    o General principles of Taxation
    o Republic Act No. 1125, creating the Court of Tax Appeals
    o National Internal Revenue Code (including the Expanded Value Added
    Tax or EVAT)
    o Tariff and Customs Code (excluding Arrastre and Classification of
    Commodities)

    Mercantile Law
    o Negotiable Instruments Law and Other Allied Laws
    Negotiable Instruments Law (with the Uniform Currency Act)
    Merchants and Commercial Transactions (including Articles 1 to 63 of
    the Code of Commerce, Retail Trade Law, Bulk Sales Law)
    Letters of Credit under the Code of Commerce
    o Insurance Code
    o Transportation Laws
    Common Carriers (Articles 1732 to 1766 of the New Civil Code)
    Commercial Contracts for Transportation Over Land (Articles 349 to
    379 of the Code of Commerce)
    Maritime Commerce
    Public Service Act
    o Corporation Law
    Corporation Code
    Securities Act
    Banking Laws
    Laws on Secrecy of Bank Deposits
    Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Trust Receipts Law (excluding the General Banking Act)
    Other Special Laws
    Chattel Mortgage Law
    Warehouse Receipts Law
    Laws on Intellectual Creations
    Copyright Law
    Patent Law
    Trademark Law
    Insolvency Law
    Truth in Lending Act

    Criminal Law
    o Revised Penal Code (Books I & II excluding penalties for specific felonies)
    o Indeterminate Sentence Law
    o Probation Law
    o Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
    o Anti-Fencing Law
    o Bouncing Checks Law
    o Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
    o Heinous Crimes Law (excluding penalties)

    Remedial Law
    o Revised Rules of Court
    o 1991 Revised Rule on Summary Procedure
    o Local Government Code on Conciliation Procedures (Chapter VII)
    o Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 (excluding purely administrative
    provisions, Military Justice Law, Judiciary Act of 1948, and the Law
    Reorganizing the Court of Agrarian Relations)

    Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises


    o Legal Ethics
    o Judicial Ethics
    o Code of Professional Responsibility
    o Grievance Procedures (Rules 139-B, Revised Rules of Court)
    o Forms

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