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    Bar Matter No. 1153

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding the requirements for the bar examinations. The amendments require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to have completed specific law subjects. For Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school, they must submit proof of completing their law degree program and bachelor's degree program. The Clerk of Court was directed to circulate the resolution to all law schools in the country.

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding the requirements for the bar examinations. The amendments require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to have completed specific law subjects. For Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school, they must submit proof of completing their law degree program and bachelor's degree program. The Clerk of Court was directed to circulate the resolution to all law schools in the country.

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding the requirements for the bar examinations. The amendments require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to have completed specific law subjects. For Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school, they must submit proof of completing their law degree program and bachelor's degree program. The Clerk of Court was directed to circulate the resolution to all law schools in the country.

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    Bar Matter No. 1153

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    The Supreme Court approved amendments to Sections 5 and 6 of Rule 138 regarding the requirements for the bar examinations. The amendments require applicants who obtained their law degree in the Philippines to have completed specific law subjects. For Filipino citizens who graduated from a foreign law school, they must submit proof of completing their law degree program and bachelor's degree program. The Clerk of Court was directed to circulate the resolution to all law schools in the country.

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    Bar Matter 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 officially 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 certifications 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
    certificate 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 Office of the Bar Confidant, is hereby directed to
    CIRCULARIZE this resolution among all law schools in the country.

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