{"id":236415,"date":"2019-11-03T07:40:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236415"},"modified":"2019-11-03T07:40:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:40:33","slug":"palace-to-bar-exams-takers-rise-to-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/03\/palace-to-bar-exams-takers-rise-to-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace to Bar exams takers: Rise to the challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, a lawyer himself, encouraged all aspiring lawyers to try their hardest in attempting to pass the Bar exams. (PCOO File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang wished over 8,245 law graduates good luck in the 2019 Bar Examinations and urged them to rise to the challenge.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, a lawyer himself, encouraged all aspiring lawyers to try their hardest in attempting to pass the Bar exams.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo our bar candidates, good luck as we wish you all the best. Believe in yourselves and give your best shot. Make your family, school, and community proud,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is your moment. Rise to the challenge!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo described the Bar exams as \u201cthe culmination of a journey for more than 8,000 examinees who dream of embarking a career in the legal profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also offered them prayers, acknowledging the tedious process it took for them to finally be able to reach the point of taking the Bar exams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offer our sincere prayers to our legal aspirants who toiled day and night poring over their law books, court decisions, and jurisprudence in preparation for this life-changing moment,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

The 2019 Bar exams will be held on all four Sundays of November at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Espa\u00f1a, Manila, according to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court buses are stationed in different areas in Metro Manila to transport candidates and duty personnel to UST in case of heavy rain and flooding.<\/p>\n

Those who wish to board the buses must present their Notice of Admission, Gate Pass and\/or identification cards.<\/p>\n

Buses are stationed as early as 4:30 a.m. and would leave at 5 a.m. with boarding on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n

Pick-up stations include Quezon City Memorial Circle; Park and Ride, Lawton, Manila; Supreme Court Compound, Taft Avenue; EDSA-Magallanes Flyover; Greenbelt and Glorietta, Ayala Center, Makati; and the Marikina Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

In 2018, 1,800 of the 8,155 examinees passed the exam or a 22.07 percent passing rate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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