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Tuesday, September 30, 2003
SC rules: Bar examinees don’t need to retake exam
MANILA—More than 5,000 bar examinees got a load off their shoulder after the Supreme Court ruled that they no longer have to retake the mercantile law portion of the exams.
After a special en banc meeting specifically called for the purpose, the SC changed its earlier ruling requiring a retake of the said subject marred by leakages in the actual questions.
The ruling came after the 40 institution-strong Philippine Association of Law Schools (Pals) asked the High Court to modify its earlier ruling and allow the cancellation of the extension of the exams for mercantile law slated this Saturday.
The four-hour mercantile law test covers the law on insurance, transportation, partnerships, negotiable instruments, credit transactions, banking and corporation law.
In a 10-page petition, Pals asked the court that the 15 percent weight of mercantile law be instead distributed proportionately to the other seven bar subjects that compose the entire exam.
The group cited a 1962 precedent, where the Supreme Court nullified the examination in international law.
Add 5% to grades
“At the time, the Supreme Court did not order a re-examination of the same subject. Instead, the Supreme Court decided to add five percent to all the grades of the bar examinees,” the petitioners said.
They said the schedule of the extended examination on mercantile law this Saturday “runs against human nature...” and claimed that, “the body clock of ordinary persons will usually call for rest and sleep at around 10 to 11 p.m.”
The law deans said the examinees at this time will be very tired and sleepy, and will not be able to answer the questions normally.
However, three deans—San Beda College’s Virgilio Jara, St. Louis University’s Cesar Oracion and Baguio Colleges Foundation’s Reynaldo Agranzamendez—want to pursue the extra bar exam day.
“We are looking at the decision prospectively. If the same incident happens in subsequent bar examinations, say in two or more subjects, an anomalous situation will certainly arise when two or more examinations will be cancelled,” the three said.
“Non-reexamination will, in a way, reward those responsible for the leakage,” the three pointed out. (Sunnex)
(September 30, 2003 issue)
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