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Let's skip to the good part... Bar exam results are out! PDF for now; searchable version in a bit.

Congratulations and welcome to our new batch of lawyers! Make us all proud ❤

2021 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2021 bar exam.

🚨 This is it! Bar exam results to be posted here shortly. Bookmark this link.

2021 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2021 bar exam.

🚨 Bar Exam results to be released on April 12. Oath taking on May 2.

Important message here:

ATTY. BUMILI KA NG SASAKYAN MO

Isang abogada na sumasakay pa rin sa traysikel ang nagpahayag ng kanyang saloobin tungkol sa pagbili ng sariling sasakyan.

Another random realization.

A lot of people would usually tell me “Atty, bumili ka na ng sasakyan mo. Di bagay sayo ang nagtrtricycle. Parang di ka abogado,” or “Atty, bumili ka na ng sasakyan mo, easy na lang yan sayo,” or “Magcar loan ka na, dapat priority mo ang sasakyan.” I would respond with a polite smile. All I could do is to politely smile because if I would respond honestly, I would only come out rude especially when I would point out that being a lawyer doesn’t mean that I should look rich or I should be rich for that matter. Plus, my dad would drop me off in the office every morning so a tricycle commute ride home is no big deal.
Let me tell you this: you don’t have to prove your professional capacity with the properties you own. I would understand if I am told to consider buying a car for convenience or for safety and security more so if hearings are outside the City. But if I am told to buy one to look like a lawyer? Bro, pass! I don’t need to stage my life just so I can justify my profession. Bibili ako once kaya na ng savings ko.
Minsan kasi, we are too judgy no?
“Uy nagtrtricy lang si Atty oh. Di man lang makabili ng sasakyan. Baka kasi hindi malakas ang kita kasi wala siyang clients. Baka hindi matalino.”
“Uy tignan mo yung bahay ni Engr oh, ang liit ng bahay. Baka walang clients kasi hindi maganda ang gawa.”
“Uy tignan mo si ma’am oh, matagal na yang teacher pero di pa nakakapundar. Hindi siguro magaling yan, kasi kung magaling yan government teacher na sana yan.”
“Uy tignan mo yang nurse na yan. Ang tagal na niyang nurse pero sa apartment pa rin nakatira. Di kasi tumataas ang sahod kasi hindi napropromote. Hindi siguro magaling yan.”
Reality is, we quantify one’s intellect and skills with the properties and material things he owns. Ang sad no? What we don’t realize is that we have our own priorities, our own timelines. One lawyer or any professional who is only practicing for a year could buy a car or a house in a snap because maybe, that is his priority. While another who is practicing for five years couldn’t buy one because his priority is to save for the education of his siblings, for the medication of an ailing parent, for preparation of marriage, or for charity-who knows? Regardless of priorities and of properties, we should stop equating intellect and skills with wealth. Hindi dahil hindi pa siya mayaman, bobo na siya. Malay natin hindi lang siya corrupt. 💁🏻‍♀️
Is it lack of ambition? Yes if you are lazy. No if you have other necessary priorities.
What’s my point? Wala. Bahala na kayong gumets. Let me just enjoy my tricycle ride and my coke float in peace.

Photo: Kathrine Jessica Calano (Facebook)

📖 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Full text of R.A. No. 11479, The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

R.A. No. 11479: The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 An Act to Prevent, Prohibit and Penalize Terrorism, Thereby Repealing Republic Act No. 9372, Otherwise Known as the “Human Security Act of 2007”

🚨 BREAKING: postponed to 2021, to be held in Manila AND Cebu City.

🎉 results are out! Congratulations to our 2,103 new lawyers!!!

2019 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2019 bar exam.

🔔 exam results to be released today! Bookmark this page to view the results and statistics as they're released:

2019 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2019 bar exam.

Heads up, examinees! April 29 is YOUR day!

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Full text of R.A. No. 11469, the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act granting the President extraordinary powers during the COVID-19 crisis.

R.A. No. 11469: Bayanihan to Heal As One Act An Act Declaring the Existence of a National Emergency Arising from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation and a National Policy in Connection Therewith, and Authorizing the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a Limited Period and Subject to Restrictions, to Exercise Powers N...

📖 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Labor Code of the Philippines - 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.

P.D. No. 442: Labor Code of the Philippines [Renumbered] A Decree Instituting a Labor Code, Thereby Revising and Consolidating Labor and Social Laws to Afford Protection to Labor, Promote Employment and Human Resources Development and Ensure Industrial Peace Based on Social Justice

Mood after the first week 😳

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: R.A. No. 11313, The Safe Spaces Act to ensure equality, security, and safety on the streets, public spaces, online, workplaces, and educational institutions.

R.A. No. 11313: Safe Spaces Act An Act Defining Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Streets, Public Spaces, Online, Workplaces, and Educational or Training Institutions, Providing Protective Measures and Prescribing Penalties Therefor

💡 There’s a poll on the House of Representatives homepage that I urge you to participate in. Personally, I believe that same-sex marriage should be legalized and the partners be given the same civil rights as traditional couples.

www.congress.gov.ph

Every law student in the world: same; same; same; same. 😭

UPDATE: R.A. No. 11261, the First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act.

No fees and other charges shall be collected from first time jobseekers when obtaining:
✅ Police clearance certificate;
✅ National Bureau of Investigation clearance;
✅ Barangay clearance;
✅ Medical certificate from a public hospital, provided that fees and charges collected for laboratory tests and other medical procedures required for the grant of a medical certificate shall not be free of charge;
✅ Birth Certificate;
✅ Marriage Certificate;
✅ Transcript of academic records issued by state colleges and universities;
✅ Tax Identification Number (TIN);
✅ Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) card; and
✅ Other documentary requirements issued by the government that may be required by employers from job applicants.

R.A. No. 11261: First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act An Act Waiving Government Fees and Charges in the Issuance of Documents Required in the Application for Employment of First Time Jobseekers

⭐ UPDATE: Results are out! View the searchable list of 1,800 new lawyers here:

2018 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2018 bar exam.

TOP TEN (with scores)

TOP TEN

examiners:

Every bar examinee, parent, friend, and well-wisher RN:

UPDATE: The stage is literally set for today's release of the 2018 Bar results.

🚨 results to be released this Friday, May 3, after a special en banc session of the Supreme Court. Results will be posted on this page:

2018 Bar Exam Results All news and updates related to the 2018 bar exam.

Resurrecting this StatCon/ joke…

Ano first name ni ?

👩‍⚖️ Pretty cool of to traverse this path. Bigyan ng digest and samplex!

On a side note, can’t wait for the inevitable “I have to study” episodes on !

Kim Kardashian West plans to become a lawyer in the same unusual way as Abraham Lincoln Turns out some states, including California, don't require a law school degree to pass the bar.

🏥 UPDATE: Full text of Republic Act No. 11223, the Universal Health Care Act:

R.A. No. 11223: Universal Health Care Act An Act Instituting Universal Health Care for All Filipinos, Prescribing Reforms in the Health Care System, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

🏥 UPDATE: Full text of Republic Act No. 11215, the National Integrated Cancer Control Act:

R.A. No. 11215: National Integrated Cancer Control Act An Act Institutionalizing a National Integrated Cancer Control Program and Appropriating Funds Therefor