Bar admissions will be sent via email, SC says

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday said bar examinees are expected to receive from the Office of the Bar Confidant until January 27 the “Notice of Admission” that would be sent to their Bar PLUS-registered e-mail addresses for the 2020-2021 online bar examinations set on February 4 and 6.

The SC-OBC stressed that once the electronic mail is received, bar examinees should download the “Undertaking” which has to be signed and submitted to the head proctor on the first day of the exams.

“Do not panic if you do not receive the e-mail immediately. Kindly note that examinees will not receive their Notices of Admission all at once,” the SC said, in a latest bar bulletin.

“If you do not receive the e-mail by January 27 (Thursday), you may download both documents, i.e., (1) Notice of Admission and (2) Undertaking] using your Bar PLUS account. You may check the User Guide on how to obtain these documents at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/23984/,” it added.

The high court said “so as not to overwhelm the system,” bar examinees should access BarPLUS on Jan. 27 from 4 a.m to 7 a.m for those in Mindanao testing centers; 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for those in the Visayas; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for those in Northern Luzon;  1 p.m. to 4 p.m for those in Southern Luzon and Quezon City; 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Manila

and Pasay City; and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Makati City and Taguig City.

“If you miss the timeframe allotted for you, please access Bar PLUS during off-peak hours,” the SC-OBC suggested.