Held on all four Sundays of November 2019, the 2019 Bar Exams had two examiners per subject -- a departure from the usual practice of having only one examiner per subject.
With the number of Bar examinees increasing each year, it has proven difficult for only one person to check in a span of few months about 7,000 to 8,000 booklets with 20-30 essay answers each without running the risk of misgrading an item or losing objectivity due to fatigue, stress, anxiety, and bias against bad handwriting, among other issues.
The examiners are as follows:
POLITICAL AND PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria
- Former Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento
LABOR LAW AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION
- Dean Salvador A. Poquiz
- Justice Arturo D. Brion
CIVIL LAW
- Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla
- Dean Cynthia R. Del Castillo
TAXATION
- Justice Japar B. Dimaampao
- Atty. Lily K. Gruba
MERCANTILE LAW
- Justice Maria Rowena G. Modest0-San Pedro
- Atty. Francisco E. Lim
CRIMINAL LAW
- Judge Selma P. Alaras
- Justice Apolinario D. Bruselas Jr.
REMEDIAL LAW
- Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh
- ASG Marissa Macaraig-Guillen
LEGAL ETHICS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES
- Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega
- Commissioner Pablo C. Espiritu
Congratulations to those who have successfully hurdled the 2019 Philippine Bar Exams!