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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding requirements for the bar examinations. Section 5 was amended to require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to complete specific law courses. It also details additional requirements for Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school. Section 6 was amended to require applicants to present proof of completing a bachelor's degree course if they obtained their law degree from a foreign school. The Court directed the circularization of the resolution among all law schools.

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding requirements for the bar examinations. Section 5 was amended to require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to complete specific law courses. It also details additional requirements for Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school. Section 6 was amended to require applicants to present proof of completing a bachelor's degree course if they obtained their law degree from a foreign school. The Court directed the circularization of the resolution among all law schools.

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding requirements for the bar examinations. Section 5 was amended to require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to complete specific law courses. It also details additional requirements for Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school. Section 6 was amended to require applicants to present proof of completing a bachelor's degree course if they obtained their law degree from a foreign school. The Court directed the circularization of the resolution among all law schools.

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    6/25/2018 Bar Matter No.

    1153 | Supra Source

    Bar Matter No. 1153


     (/docs/provision/77746) 
    Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated
    March 9, 2010


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    "B.M. No. 1153 (Re: Letter of Atty. Estelito P. Mendoza Proposing Reforms in the
    Bar Examinations Through Amendments to Rule 138 of the Rules of Court). - The
    Court Resolved to APPROVE the proposed amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule
    138, to wit:

    SEC. 5.Additional Requirement for Other Applicants. — All applicants for


    admission other than those referred to in the two preceding sections shall, before
    being admitted to the examination, satisfactorily show that they have
    successfully completed all the prescribed courses for the degree of Bachelor of
    Laws or its equivalent degree, in a law school or university o cially recognized
    by the Philippine Government or by the proper authority in the foreign
    jurisdiction where the degree has been granted.

    No applicant who obtained the Bachelor of Laws degree in this jurisdiction shall
    be admitted to the bar examination unless he or she has satisfactorily completed
    the following course in a law school or university duly recognized by the
    government: civil law, commercial law, remedial law, criminal law, public and
    private international law, political law, labor and social legislation, medical
    jurisprudence, taxation and legal ethics.

    A Filipino citizen who graduated from a foreign law school shall be admitted to
    the bar examination only upon submission to the Supreme Court of certi cations
    showing: (a) completion of all courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws
    or its equivalent degree; (b) recognition or accreditation of the law school by the
    proper authority; and (c) completion of all the fourth year subjects in the
    Bachelor of Laws academic program in a law school duly recognized by the
    Philippine Government.

    SEC. 6.Pre-Law. — An applicant for admission to the bar examination shall


    present a certi cate issued by the proper government agency that, before
    commencing the study of law, he or she had pursued and satisfactorily completed
    in an authorized and recognized university or college, requiring for admission
    thereto the completion of a four-year high school course, the course of study
    prescribed therein for a bachelor's degree in arts or sciences.

    A Filipino citizen who completed and obtained his or her Bachelor of Laws degree
    or its equivalent in a foreign law school must present proof of having completed a
    separate bachelor's degree course.


    The Clerk of Court, through the O ce of the Bar Con dant, is hereby directed to
    CIRCULARIZE this resolution among all law schools in the country."

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