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Acting on the Memoranuum dated J\,larch 5, 2012 of Associate Justice

Martin S. Villarama, Jr., Chairperson, 2012 Bar Examinations, the Comt
resolves to NO'rE the said memorandum and AIlPUOVE, upon his
recommendation, the proposal that the 2012 Bar Examinations be held a1 the
University of Sto. Tomas, Espafia Blvd., Manila on the four Sundays of
October 2012, wilh the different examination dates being distributed as
follows: First day, Political and International Law (morning) and Labor and
Social Legislation (allertJoon); Second day, Civil Law (morning) and
Taxation (aHernoon); Third day, l\1ercantile Law (morning) allJ Criminal
Law (afternoon); Fourth day, Remedial Law (morning) and Legal Ethics and
Practical Exercises (afternoi.:m).
Also , as part of the continllirw
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Examinations, the Court further resolves

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the conduct of the Bar

(a)
to APPROVI~ Justice Villarama's recommendation that the
exam for each subject in the 2012 Bar Examinations be composed of 60%)
llluitiple-choice questions and 40~~) essay questions, to be c()rrected
electronically insot~lr as the multiple--choice qllestions are concerned and
manually by the examiner assigned 1()f the subject insofar as the essay
questions are concerned, with each component having the said weights;
(b)
to APPROVE Justice Villarama's recommendation that 111
determining a candidate's general average, the results in the examination be
given the following relative weights: Political and International Law, 15
percent; Labor and Social Legislation, 10 percent; Ci vi I Law, 15 percent;
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Taxation, 10 percent; Mercantile Law, 15 percent; Criminal Law, 10

percent; Remedial Law, 20 percent; Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises,S
percem; and
(c)
to DIRECT that the Practical Exercises portion of the last
exam be in the form of a Trial Memorandum Writing Test." Del Castillo, .1.,
on leave. Sereno, J., no part. (adv96)

Vcry truly yours,

Hon. Martin S. Villarama, Jr. (x)

Associate Justice and Chairperson
2012 Committee on Bar Examinations
Supreme Court

Atty. Ma. Cristina B. Layusa (x)

Deputy Clerk of COllrt and Bar Confidant
Supreme Court

B.M. No. 2502

nmr/32012 [adv96]32012

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