UST to host Bar exams anew

The Supreme Court has approved the negotiation between its Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) and the University of Santo Tomas for the school to be the venue for the 2015 Bar exams.

In a resolution,  the high court said it approved the “negotiation by the Bar Confidant with the UST for the use of the latter’s campus and facilities for the subject Bar Examinations.”

Since 2011, UST has been the venue of the Bar examinations. It was previously held at the De La Salle University on Taft Avenue.

The high court also announced that the acceptance of the applications to take the 2015 Bar Examinations by the OBC will start on June 15, 2015, and end on July 31, 2015, without any extension.

This year’s Bar exams will be held from November 8, 15, 22 and 29.

The Supreme Court also referred the letter of Bar Confidant and Deputy Clerk of Court Maria Cristina Layusa to the Procurement Planning Committee to take appropriate action on the purchase of digital duplicators and collating machines.

A digital duplicator is used for high-volume print jobs but is much faster and cheaper compared to toner-based copiers while a collating machine is used for faster way to organize handouts, booklets and tests.