On the first day of bar exams, the Supreme Court shutters various courts.
The Supreme Court (SC) declared on Thursday that all first and second-level courts around the country with Bar examination testing venues will be closed on Friday, the first day of the tests.
The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and all first and second level courts in the National Capital Region (NCR) are all closed, according to Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo in a memorandum.
“Considering that a number of court officials and employees, as well as the physical resources of the Supreme Court and college courts, have been deployed to the various testing sites across the country,” the court said, the closure is necessary.
Officials, staff, and employees of all courts who were deployed and rendered services during the preparations, the actual Bar examinations, and the activities of the post-Bar examination will be considered on official time, according to the directive.
Courts in Benguet, La Union Abra, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Dasmarias City, Quezon, Mindoro Oriental, and Camarines Sur are among those closed in Luzon.
Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Eastern Samar, and Samar in the Visayas are also included.
Courts in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Agusan del Norte, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Davao City, Davao de Oro, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon, Cotabato, General Santos City, Sarangani, and South Cotabato are currently
Meanwhile, law school deans have been instructed to send copies of all last-minute Bar reviewers or “tips” offered to examinees by a law school, bar review center, or school’s bar operations for the sake of openness.
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