2026 Bar exams enter final day; results due in January
The 2026 Philippine Bar Examinations concluded on September 13, with over 12,000 candidates participating. Results are expected to be released in early January 2027.
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The Bar exam is a critical event for the Philippine legal system, determining the next generation of lawyers in the country.
MANILA, Philippines - More than 12,000 aspiring lawyers entered the final day of the 2026 Bar Examinations on Sunday, September 13, with results tentatively set for release in early January 2027.
Examinees are taking Criminal Law in the morning and are scheduled to take Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics, with Practical Exercises in the afternoon.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan, chair of the 2026 Bar Examinations, announced on September 6 that the results are tentatively scheduled for release in early January.
As of press time, the high court had yet to release attendance figures for the third and final examination day.
A total of 12,017 examinees returned for the second day of the exams on Sept. 9, or 99.9% of the record 12,029 candidates who completed the first day.
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