Examinees of the 2024 Bar Examinations arrive at University of Sto Tomas (UST) in Espana, one of the 13 testing centers across the country. (Photo by Norman Cruz) More than 12,000 law graduates are taking on the three-day 2024 Bar Examinations in 13 testing centers across the Philippines on Sunday, …
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez (C) and colleagues visit one of the testing centers for the 2024 Bar Examinations in Metro Manila on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Pot Chavez) Some 10,483 examinees showed up on the first day of 2024 Bar Examinations conducted in several local testing …
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