The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a record-high number of 8,155 law graduates were able to complete this year’s Bar exams.
In an advisory, the SC said its Office of the Bar Confidant has recorded 546 Bar takers who were not able to complete the four-Sunday exams.
From the 8,701 law graduates originally accepted by the SC to take the Bar exams this year, 543 candidates failed to take the exams during the first Sunday.
Two more candidates failed to appear on the second and third Sundays of examination, while another one was absent during the last day last Sunday.
The country’s Bar examinations, which is considered as the most grueling government test, cover eight law subjects: Civil Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law, Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises, Mercantile Law, Political Law, Taxation and Remedial Law.
Authorities said the conduct of this year’s Bar exams was generally peaceful.