Bar examinations in November 2022 to be held in 14 locations

The November 2022 Bar examinations will be held at 14 local testing centers (LTCs) nationwide, the Supreme Court announced Monday.

In a statement, the High Court said five LTCs will be at the National Capital Region (NCR), and three LTCs each for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The LTCs will be located at Northern Manila, Southern Manila, Pasay City, Quezon City, and Taguig City for NCR; Baguio City, Lipa City, and Naga City for Luzon; Northern and Southern Cebu and Naga City for Visayas; and Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, and Zamboanga City for Mindanao.

According to the Court, the bar candidates will be divided into three batches for purposes of venue selection.

It said that each batch will receive two notifications in their Bar Personal Login Unified System-registered email address. The first will notify them that their applications have been approved and the second will inform them that the venue selection module is now available.

“We urge all the bar candidates to closely monitor their Bar PLUS-registered email addresses for the aforementioned notifications,” it said.

The Court said that the three batches will receive the notification that their applications have been approved on September 13, September 15, and September 17, respectively.

Meanwhile, the batches may select their preferred venues on September 14 to September 15 for the first batch; September 16 to 17 for the second batch; and September 18 to 19 for the third batch.

The SC said the venue selection process must be completed within 15 minutes.

“Once a bar candidate submits his or her venue choice, the submission shall be final and irrevocable,” it said.

It also warned that failure to select a venue will constitute a waiver on the part of the candidate, who will be assigned to a venue based on the remaining slots.

According to the Court, the selection and assignment of a candidate’s exam venue site are processed on a first come, first served basis.

The Court said requests for a change of venue will be based on meritorious reasons and availability of slots in the chosen venue.

Requests may be made from September 20 to 21 through https://bit.ly/2022BarExamVenueAppeal.

Those who did not receive any of the two notifications may direct their queries at the Office of the Bar Confidant through (02) 8552-9690 or (02) 8552-9642. —NB, GMA News