SC announces list of 14 local testing centers for 2023 Bar examinations

By Rey E. Requejo

THE Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said there will be 14 local testing centers (LTCs) for the 2023 online and regionalized Bar examinations scheduled on Sept. 17, 20, and 24.

The SC said in a bulletin that the LTCs in the National Capital Region will be at the San Beda University, Manila; University of Santo Tomas, Manila; San Beda College, Alabang in Muntinlupa City; University of the Philippines, Quezon City; Manila Adventist College, Pasay City; and University of the Philippines, Bonifacio Global City.

In Luzon, the LTCs will be at the Saint Louis University in Baguio City; Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao City; and University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City.

In the Visayas, the LTCs will be University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu City, University of San Carlos also in Cebu City, and Dr. V. Orestes are the things that I think we can merge. I think we can make a good start,” the President said.

Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City will be the LTCs.

The SC also said there will be two LTCs in Mindanao – one at the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City and the other at the Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City.

The July 12, 2023 Bar Bulletin issued by Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, chairman of the 2023 Bar examinations committee, declared that the San Beda College in Alabang will also be the site of the national headquarters of the examinations “where the Court will be supervising and directing the simultaneous operations in the different LTCs during the Bar examinations.” Justice Hernando said the venue selection by Bar examinees will be conducted on July 24 and 24, morning and afternoon.

Site for the Bar Applicant Registration Information System and Tech Assistance is accessible at https://barista. judiciary.gov.ph/.

Boccoz said that France is keen in promoting student exchange or scholarship programs to encourage more Filipino students to study in Paris.

She described the Filipino students as “gifted” in different areas of science.

“It is also something that we’re really promoting, to have more students in all areas in science, engineering, and technologies and all of the areas because there’s so many gifted—very, very gifted people,” Boccoz said during her farewell call.

“And the young generation is so dynamic in this country and I’m sure there’ll be many, many opportunities to increase the relationship in all those areas, and to go to the next step of our relation,” she added.

France ranked 18th as the Philippines trading partner from 2021 to 2022 after its total trade went from $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion as it remains the country’s 5th biggest agri-export partner in 2021 and 4th agri-import source.