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MANILA, Philippines—Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has turned down the idea of abolishing the Bar examination, which law graduates must pass to practice law.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said earlier that students have already taken heaps of college examinations, which is why they should scrap license exams altogether.
READ: Bello doubts need for bar exam, board exams: ‘Tanggalin na exam-exam na ‘yan’
“I respect Secretary Bello’s opinion, but as far as I am concerned, we should maintain the Bar exams so that we can test qualifications of those who aspire to join the legal profession,” Gesmundo told …
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