BACHELOR OF LAWS DEGREE NOW CONSIDERED MASTER'S

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The Memorandum Treating Bachelor of Laws Degree as Equivalent to
Master's Degree.
Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
MEMORANDUM FOR: All chanroblesvirtu allawlibrar y

Concerned Office

For your information, attached is a

photocopy of the letter dated
February 19, 2001 of Ms. Ester A.
Garcia, Chairperson, Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) informing
the Honorable Chief Justice that the
CHED has accredited the degree of
Bachelor of Laws with corresponding
Bar eligibility as equivalent to a
relevant Master's Degree per its en
banc Resolution No. 038-2001, a
copy of which is likewise attached.
Parenthetically, the said Resolution
includes the degree of Doctor of
Medicine with corresponding board
eligibility as equivalent to a relevant
Master's degree.

March 15, 2001

EDEN T. CANDELARIA
Deputy Clerk of Court and
Chief Administrative Officer

Copy furnished: cha nrob lesvi rtua llawli bra ry

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Republic of the Philippines

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COMMISSION ON HIGHER
EDUCATION

February 19, 2001

HONORABLE HILARIO DAVIDE,
JR.
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of the
Philippines
Padre Faura Street corner Taft
Avenue
Ermita, Manila
Dear Chief Justice Davide: c hanro bles vi rt ual law li bra ry

I am pleased to inform your good

office of the en banc decision of the
Commission on Higher Education on
the accreditation of Bachelor of Laws
(LI.B.) with bar eligibility as
equivalent to a relevant Master's
Degree per attached Resolution No.
038, Series of 2001. The rationale
behind this is that Bachelor of Laws
is a higher degree requiring
completion of a first bachelor's
degree before proceeding to the
professional degree program. cra law

The Civil Service Commission (CSC)

as per Memorandum Circular No. 1-
A, Series of 1997, likewise
recognizes degree holders of
Bachelor of Laws with bar eligibility
for permanent appointment to
Division Chief positions provided
that applicants meet other
requirements of the post. This is
further supported by an earlier
ruling of the CSC which considers an
applicant who is at least a holder of
a Master's Degree qualified for the
post of Division Chief.
cralaw

In view of the above CHED policy

and rationale, any other master's
degree earned by the individual
relative to the discipline of law is
considered equivalent to a second or
third Master's degree as the case
may be. c ralaw

Thank you and best regards.

Very truly yours,
ESTER A. GARCIA
Chairperson