SC: Bar examinations to proceed as scheduled

The 2022 Bar Exams will proceed on Nov. 9, 13, 16 and 20 as originally scheduled, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday despite appeals by bar examinees on social media to postpone the exams in the light of devastation brought by Tropical Storm “Paeng.” The high court earlier said that a total of 9,916 law graduates were expected to take the examinations. A total of 10,075 law graduates were originally approved to take the exams but 159 of them later withdrew their applications for unknown reasons. The SC said that 14 local testing centers will serve as the venues for the 2022 Bar examinations.

—Tina G. Santos