OFFICE OF THE 2022 BAR CHAIR
BAR BULLETIN NO. 1, S. 2022
COVERAGE AND SCHEDULE OF THE 2022 BAR EXAMINATIONS AND THE THREE-EXAMINER RULE
The 2022 Bar Examinations shall cover the following core bar subjects and their respective weights:
| Political and International Law (with related tax principles) |
15% |
| Labor Law |
10% |
| Criminal Law (and practical exercises) |
15% |
| Commercial Law |
10% |
| Civil Law I |
15% |
| Civil Law II (and practical exercises) |
10% |
| Remedial Law I |
15% |
| Remedial Law II (with basic tax remedies) and Legal Ethics |
10% |
The Court, in a move towards some level of normalcy, has decided that the 2022 Bar Examinations will revert to being taken on four non-consecutive days, but within a two-week period of the month to be announced in a separate bar bulletin.
The exam periods will be from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for the first exam and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the second exam as follows:
| Day One |
| A.M. |
Political Law and International Law
(with related tax principles) |
| P.M. |
Labor Law
|
| Day Two |
| A.M. |
Criminal Law
(and practical exercises) |
| P.M. |
Commercial Law
|
| Day Three |
| A.M. |
Civil Law I |
| P.M. |
Civil Law II
(and practical exercises)
|
| Day Four |
| A.M. |
Remedial Law I |
| P.M. |
Remedial Law II
(with basic tax remedies) and Legal Ethics |
The venue or venues of the 2022 Bar Examinations will also be announced in a separate bar bulletin.
Furthermore, in view of the Supreme Court Resolution dated June 8, 2004 in Bar Matter No. 1161 (Re: Proposed Reforms for the Bar Examinations), and to facilitate the formulation of bar questions and efficient correction of answers in light of the increasing number of admitted candidates in recent years, the 2022 Bar Examinations shall likewise adopt the three-examiner policy.
For your information and guidance.
March 3, 2022
(Sgd.) ALFREDO BENJAMIN S. CAGUIOA
Associate Justice
2022 Bar Examinations Chair
See Bar Bulletin No. 1 series of 2022 
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