The three-day 2023 Bar Examinations kicked off today, September 17, with a total of 10,816 aspiring lawyers who will take the exams.
Examinees across the country went to the 14 local testing centers earlier today.
Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, the 2023 Bar Exams chairperson, welcomed the examiners at San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City.
At the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City, flocks of aspiring lawyers have walked towards the University Avenue due to the heavy traffic this morning.
Moreover, the situation at the University of St. Tomas in Manila is somehow emotional, with parents seen found crying and hugging their children who were going to take the bar exams.
Meanwhile, the testing facilities for this year’s bar examinations are the following:
- San Beda University, Manila
- Manila Adventist College
- University of the Philippines, Bonifacio Global City
- Saint Louis University
- Cagayan State University
- University of Nueva Caceres
- University of San Jose, Recoletos
- University of San Carlos
- Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation
- Ateneo de Davao University
- Xavier University
