BAR BULLETIN No. 1 - September 16, 2024 - Conduct of 2025 Bar Examinations - Modality, Coverage, Schedule, and Syllabi

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BAR BULLETIN No. 1 dated September 16, 2024 sets out the conduct of the 2025 Bar Examinations in the Philippines, including modality, digitized localized delivery, and a condensed three-day schedule at local testing centers. It confirms retention of six core subjects and their weights, defines exam-day time periods, and states that examinee questions will derive only from laws, rules, issuances, and jurisprudence as of June 30, 2024. The bulletin also outlines exam preparation, examiner composition, and the essay-question and grading structure, with further application details to follow in later bulletins.

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CONDUCT OF 2025 BAR EXAMINATIONS: MODALITY, COVERAGE, SCHEDULE, and SYLLABI

Schedule

Coverage

Examiners and Other Matters

Access to Information through Official Communication Channels

SYLLABUS FOR THE 2025 BAR EXAMINATIONS

POLITICAL LAW AND PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW (15%)

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila OFFICE OF THE 2025 BAR CHAIRPERSON BAR BULLETIN No. 1 September 16, 2024 CONDUCT OF 2025 BAR EXAMINATIONS: MODALITY, COVERAGE, SCHEDULE, and SYLLABI The Constitution entrusted the Court with the solemn duty to administer the entry to the legal profession. Keeping true to its nature as a court of justice and equity, the Court implemented vital reforms from 2020/2021 to 2024 which are meant to make the Bar Examinations more efficient, technologically-adaptive, and accessible to all examinees in line with the Court ’s Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027. Following this thrust, the 2025 Bar Examinations shall continue to implement the vital reforms introduced during the last four Bar Examinations. Thus, the 2025 Bar Examinations shall remain digitalized and localized following a condensed three-day examination schedule. Schedule The 2025 Bar Examinations shall continue to be conducted in September in local testing centers across the country. Too, the six core subjects and their relative weights will be retained with the following schedules, barring any unforeseeable circumstance or fortuitous event that might warrant rescheduling: | Examination Day | Schedule | Subject | Weight | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | First Day
September 7, 2025
Sunday | AM | Political and Public International Law | 15% | | | PM | Commercial and Taxation Laws | 20% | | | AM | Civil Law | 20% | | Second Day
September 10, 2025
Wednesday | PM | Labor Law and Social Legislations | 10% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Third Day
September 14, 2025
Sunday | AM | Criminal Law | 10% | | | PM | Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics with Practical Exercises | 25% | Coverage The six core subjects covered in the 2025 Bar Examinations shall be distributed over three days of examination. Two subjects shall be taken per examination day, each in the morning and afternoon periods. The morning period shall begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 12:00 noon, and the afternoon period shall begin at 2:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. Attached to this Bulletin are the comprehensive syllabi, indicating specific provisions of law as well as legal principles, for the core subjects to guide the examinees in their review and preparation. All examination questions shall be sourced only from laws, rules, issuances, and jurisprudence as of June 30, 2024. Examiners and Other Matters Each exam will be prepared by the 2025 Bar Chairperson with the aid of four examiners per subject pursuant to Bar Matter No. 1161.1 The increased number of examiners is meant to facilitate the expedient yet thorough correction of answers. There will be a total of 20 essay questions per exam, with only a single question per number. Answers will be graded with a total of 0 to 100 percent (0 to 100%) , or five percent (5%) per question. The questions will be straightforward and will be designed to assess the examinee’s understanding of basic and fundamental legal knowledge expected of entrants to the legal profession. No computation will be required. Information concerning the application procedures, software requirements, venues of local testing centers, and other guidelines in the conduct of the 2025 Bar Examinations will be communicated in subsequent Bulletins. 1 Re: Proposed Reforms in the Bar Examinations, June 8, 2004. Access to Information through Official Communication Channels The public may contact the OBC Help Desk, or call (02) 8552 9690 / (02) 8552 9642 for further concerns. The Court reminds the public that only information posted on the 2025 Bar Microsite at [https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2025/ and](https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2025/ and) the following online platforms are true and accurate: Facebook : [https://www.facebook.com/SupremeCourtPhilippines/](https://www.facebook.com/SupremeCourtPhilippines/) Instagram : [https://www.instagram.com/supremecourtph/](https://www.instagr

FAQs

What modality and exam structure will be used for the 2025 Bar Examinations?

The 2025 Bar Examinations will remain digitalized and localized, following a condensed three-day examination schedule at local testing centers.

How are the six core subjects scheduled and what are the time periods?

Two subjects will be taken per examination day in both morning and afternoon periods. The morning period runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and the afternoon period from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

What materials are covered for examination questions?

All examination questions will be sourced only from laws, rules, issuances, and jurisprudence as of June 30, 2024.

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