SC cites bar review coach for contempt
The Philippine Supreme Court found a Bar review coach guilty of indirect contempt for spreading false claims that AI would be used to grade the 2023 Bar examinations. The court fined the individual and ordered his name removed from the list of previous Bar passers.
Why it matters
This case highlights the judiciary's strict stance against misinformation that threatens the integrity of high-stakes professional licensing exams.
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has found a Bar review coach guilty of indirect contempt for posting false information on Facebook about the 2023 Bar examinations, including claims that artificial intelligence (AI) would be used to check the exams.
In a per curiam decision, the SC en banc held Edgar Dizon, administrator of the Facebook group Bar Law for Dummies, liable for indirect contempt.
The court fined him PHP30,000 and ordered the removal of his name from the list of 2016 Bar passers.
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On Sept. 21, 2023, a post from the Facebook group and the account “Tsidkenu Dizon” claimed that the 2023 Bar Examinations would “be sorted, check, and corrected by means of artificial intelligence.”
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