2023 Bar - Day 2: Justices Visit LTCs, Join Bar Personnel and Examinees; 10,391 Candidates Complete Second Day of 2023 Bar Exams
September 21, 2023
Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, Chairperson of the 2023 Bar Examinations, is back for a day in Tuguegarao City, his hometown, to personally oversee the conduct of the exams and greet Bar personnel, examinees at the local testing center in Cagayan State University for the second day of the Examinations on September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
On the second day of the 2023 Bar Examinations, the Members of the Supreme Court, led by Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, Chairperson of the 2023 Bar Examinations, visited the local testing centers (LTCs) nationwide to personally observe and join the Court’s 2,310-strong Bar personnel in the conduct of this year’s examinations.
The Supreme Court through the Office of the Bar Chair and Office of the Bar Confidant calls for volunteers within the Judiciary and legal practice to serve as Bar personnel and support for the annual Bar Examinations. This year, an estimated number of 2,310 Bar personnel have pledged their assistance and have been deployed nationwide to the National Headquarters (NHQ) and 14 LTCs. This number includes Court officials; judges; employees from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals, and First- and Second Level Courts; and lawyers from both the government and private practice.
A current total of 10,391 examinees took and completed both tests given in the morning and afternoon of Day 2 of the examinations. The morning test covered Civil Law, while the afternoon test was on Labor Law and Social Legislation.
Monitoring LTCs Nationwide
Justice Hernando managed to make a brief trip to Tuguegarao City, his hometown, and personally oversee the proceedings at the Cagayan State University (CSU) LTC from daybreak until the early morning. Justice Hernando expressed his gratitude to the Bar personnel and boost the morale of the examinees who braved the second day of the 2023 Bar Examinations.
In the afternoon, Justice Hernando flew back to Manila to visit the LTCs at the University of the Philippines – Bonifacio Global City (UP – BGC) in Taguig City and the Manila Adventist College (MAC) in Pasay City, before returning to the NHQ at San Beda College – Alabang in Muntinlupa City to conduct a debriefing with Bar Team Hernando regarding the operations for the second day of the Bar Examinations.
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo travelled to Tacloban City to visit the Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (DVOREF) LTC.
Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen visited the LTC in Saint Louis University in Baguio City, while Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa made a stop at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and San Beda University – Manila (SBU) LTCs in Manila.
The rest of the Members of the Court visited select LTCs nationwide to impart words of inspiration to the examinees and join the stationed Bar personnel attending to the conduct of the Bar Examinations. They made their rounds in the following sites: Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier in UST, MAC, and SBU in the National Capital Region; Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting in UST and MAC; Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez in Xavier University (XU) in Cagayan de Oro City; Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan in UP-BGC and in the 2023 Bar National Headquarters (NHQ) in San Beda College Alabang (SBCA); Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez in University of San Carlos (USC) and University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJR) in Cebu City; Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao in UST and SBU; Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez in DVOREF; Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr. in the UST, SBU, and SBCA LTCs; and Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh in MAC, SBU, UST, and University of the Philippines – Diliman (UPD).
During the first day of the exams on September 17, Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez monitored the UPD LTC, while Associate Justices Rodil V. Zalameda and Ricardo R. Rosario visited the SBCA NHQ and MAC, respectively.
The other LTCs for the 2023 Bar Examinations are the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City, and Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City.
Extremely Prepared for Day 3
Justice Hernando, being very hands-on in the monitoring of all incidents relating to the conduct of the 2023 Bar Examinations, oversaw the developments during the second Bar day virtually while in Tuguegarao City, and declared that “no untoward incident in the 14 LTCs has been reported.”
“Based on our assessment, we were able to properly address all concerns in the local testing centers. This day, Bar Day 2, should turn out better. The opening jitters that we have experienced in Bar Day 1 had been handled successfully,” said Justice Hernando, expressing optimism in the culmination of the Bar Exams on Sunday and his deep gratitude to all Bar personnel nationwide. “We owe this success not just to the careful preparations laid out by the Court and Bar Team Hernando, but to all Bar personnel who have answered the call to serve and support our 2023 Bar Examinees from the frontline. To all of the 2023 Bar personnel, I am deeply awed and grateful for your continuing support and service to the Court and our Bar examinees.”
Justice Hernando shared that the Court, including all of the Bar personnel deployed nationwide, is more than ready to take on the challenges of the last day of the exams on September 24.
All announcements regarding the 2023 Bar Examinations may be viewed on its microsite at the Supreme Court website: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2023/. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, Chairperson, 2023 Bar Examinations, inspects the ambulance on standby at the CSU LTC in Tuguegarao City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo converses with the Bar personnel stationed at the DVOREF LTC in Tacloban City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, together with Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez, visit one of the testing rooms at the DVOREF LTC in Tacloban City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen checks in with the Bar personnel stationed at the SLU LTC in Baguio City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa surveys the grounds with members of the SBU Bar Core Team at the SBU LTC in Manila on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa also visits the UPD LTC in Quezon City on Bar Day 1, September 17, 2023. (Courtesy of the UPD LTC Bar Personnel)
(From left) Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, Associate Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh, Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, and Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting walk the corridors of UST in Manila, on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan gives words of inspiration to some examinees at the UP-BGC in Taguig City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez gives the thumbs-up sign to encourage examinees at the XU LTC in Cagayan de Oro City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez exhorts the examinees to give their all in the exams during his visit to the USC LTC in Cebu City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez meets with the Bar personnel assigned at the local testing center in the USJR LTC in Cebu City sometime between the morning and afternoon examinations on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Ricardo R. Rosario and Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez observe the conduct of the exams at the MAC LTC in Pasay City during Bar Day 1, September 17, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, Chairperson of the 2023 Bar Examinations Committee, share words of encouragement to the examinees at the local testing center in San Beda College Alabang (SBCA) in Muntinlupa City on Day 1 of the 2023 Bar Exams on September 17, 2023. SBCA is the designated National Headquarters of this year’s Bar Exams. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr. shares a light moment with the Bar personnel stationed at the SBCA NHQ in Muntinlupa City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Bar personnel stationed at the SBCA LTC in Muntinlupa City attend to an 86-year-old examinee, the oldest of this year’s batch of Bar applicants, on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Bar personnel stationed at the SBU LTC in Manila ensure the physical welfare of examinees before taking the exams on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, 2023 Bar Chairperson, pose for posterity with the Bar personnel stationed at the CSU LTC in Tuegegarao City, the hometown of Justice Hernando, on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, 2023 Bar Chairperson, walks the corridors of the CSU LTC in Tuguegarao City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, 2023 Bar Chairperson, observes in silence the examinees at the CSU LTC in Tuguegarao City on Bar Day 2, September 20, 2023. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
