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Bar Exams postponed due to TS Ondoy

As of press time, heard over DZMM Radio Patrol 630, at 1645H.

Supreme Court Public Information Office Chief and Spokesperson Atty. Midas Marquez has announced the postponement of the Bar Examinations set for tomorrow, 27 September 2009, to 4 October 2009, same time at the De La Salle University.

The postponement came after the incessant rains and massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm "Ondoy." This is the first time in Philippine history that the Bar Exams were postponed. The subjects set were Remedial Law and Legal Ethics and Legal Forms.


Updated as of 28 September 2009, at the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno said that it was a logistical dilemma that caused the postponement of the Bar Exams, besides the fact that the venue is submerged in waist-deep flood water. The Supreme Court had to shell out additional funds to shoulder the expenses of re-issuing IDs and examination permits. They also had to re-negotiate the contract with De La Salle University over the use of the facilities, because the College Entrance Examinations for the university shall be conducted on the 4th of October.

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