The Supreme Court disclosed that the results of the 2023 online Bar examinations will be released before Christmas while the oath-taking of new lawyers will be held before New Year.

Yesterday, the three-day Bar exams started in 14 local testing centers (LTCs) nationwide.

The SC said the last two days of the exams are on 20 and 24 of September.

Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, chairperson of the 2023 Bar exams committee, said:

"For the longest time, Bar examinees have had to endure several months of perceived agony of waiting before the results of the professional licensure exams for future lawyers are released.

"This year, however, following the examples of my recent predecessors as Bar Chair, the time spent by the examinees waiting in agony for the results of the exams will be cut short: my team and I are eyeing the release of the results of the 2023 Bar Examinations in early December before Christmas day.

"Moreover, there will be simultaneous oath-taking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys in December also before Christmas day so that we will have our new batch of full-fledged lawyers before the year ends.

"It will be an additional reason for those who will hurdle the Bar Exams to celebrate the Holiday Season."

Hernando added that as of 17 September, a total of 10,791, instead of 10,816 as earlier announced, will take the six-subject examinations spread over three days.

The change in the number was a result of the withdrawal of 25 examinees who had earlier registered.  As in previous examinations, they may still withdraw from the exams after the first day.

Hernando said the conduct of the examinations by the SC will be assisted by 2,571 Bar personnel deployed in the 14 LTCs.

The SC headquarters for the exams is at the

San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City is the appointed SC headquarters for the exams.