Amid uncertain times due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino is pushing for the conduct of the bar examination via online for the safety of the examinees.
He made his proposal to Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta during the hearing on the judiciary’s 2021 budget.
The senator, who is also a lawyer, said online Bar examinations are being considered in various places in the United States, such as Michigan, District of Columbia, Louisiana and New York.
The Chief Magistrate said the High Court is also looking into the possibility of implementing an online Bar examination for next scheduled test on November 2021, which will be held simultaneously in Manila and two other sites in Visayas and Mindanao. Macon Ramos-Araneta
“Next year probably, not this year, wala na this year,” Peralta told Tolentino.
“We call on the government to extend compassion for Reina Mae and her baby girl, River. Let her take care of her sick child,” Fides Lim, Kapatid spokesperson, said in a statement.