The examinations are held during the four Sundays of
September of every year in the campus of De La Salle University-Manila in Taft Avenue,Manila !xaminations for the eight bar sub"ects follo# a $xed schedule% &''( First Sunday% )olitical and *nternational La# +morning session, Labor and Social Legislation +afternoon session, Second Sunday% -ivil La# +morning session, Taxation +afternoon session, Third Sunday% Mercantile La# +morning session, -riminal La# +afternoon session, Fourth Sunday% .emedial La# +morning session, Legal !thics and )ractical !xercises +afternoon session, Coverage The examination covers the follo#ing topics, popularly /no#n as the bar sub"ects% &'0( Political and Public International Law (15%) -onstitutional La# )olitical La# Administrative La# +only the basic doctrines, excluding implementing rules and regulations of government agencies, La# on )ublic 12cers )ublic -orporations Su3rage )ublic *nternational La# Labor and Social Legislation (15%) Labor La# +Labor -ode of the )hilippines, excluding the implementing rules and regulations, Social Legislation Social Security La# .evised 4overnment Service *nsurance Act of '566 +including !mployees -ompensation Act of '566, -omprehensive Agrarian .eform La# Civil Law (15%) -ivil -ode of the )hilippines +excluding the -ode of Muslim )ersonal La#s, 7ater -ode, .ental La#, La# on Sale of Subdivision of Lots and -ondominiums, 8amily -ode of the )hilippines +including the -hild and 9outh 7elfare -ode, )roperty .egistration Decree +excluding the )ublic Land La#, -on:ict of La#s +)rivate *nternational La#, Taxation (15%) 4eneral principles of Taxation .epublic Act ;o ''0<, creating the -ourt of Tax Appeals ;ational *nternal .evenue -ode +including the !xpanded =alue Added Tax or !=AT, Tari3 and -ustoms -ode +excluding Arrastre and -lassi$cation of -ommodities, ercantile Law (15%) ;egotiable *nstruments La# and 1ther Allied La#s ;egotiable *nstruments La# +#ith the Uniform -urrency Act, Merchants and -ommercial Transactions +including Articles ' to >? of the -ode of -ommerce, .etail Trade La#, @ul/ Sales La#, Letters of -redit under the -ode of -ommerce *nsurance -ode Transportation La#s -ommon -arriers +Articles '6?0 to '6>> of the ;e# -ivil -ode, -ommercial -ontracts for Transportation 1ver Land +Articles ?A5 to ?65 of the -ode of -ommerce, Maritime -ommerce )ublic Service Act -orporation La# -orporation -ode Securities Act @an/ing La#s La#s on Secrecy of @an/ Deposits Deposit *nsurance -orporation Trust .eceipts La# +excluding the 4eneral @an/ing Act, 1ther Special La#s -hattel Mortgage La# 7arehouse .eceipts La# La#s on *ntellectual -reations -opyright La# )atent La# Trademar/ La# *nsolvency La# Truth in Lending Act Cri!inal Law (15%) .evised )enal -ode +@oo/s * B ** excluding penalties for speci$c felonies, *ndeterminate Sentence La# )robation La# Anti-4raft and -orrupt )ractices Act Anti-8encing La# @ouncing -hec/s La# Dangerous Drugs Act of '560 Ceinous -rimes La# +excluding penalties, "e!edial Law (#$%) .evised .ules of -ourt '55' .evised .ule on Summary )rocedure Local 4overnment -ode on -onciliation )rocedures +-hapter =**, Dudiciary .eorganiEation Act of '5FG +excluding purely administrative provisions, Military Dustice La#, Dudiciary Act of '5AF, and the La# .eorganiEing the -ourt of Agrarian .elations, Legal %t&ics and Practical %xercises (5%) Legal !thics Dudicial !thics -ode of )rofessional .esponsibility 4rievance )rocedures +.ules '?5-@, .evised .ules of -ourt, 8orms 'rading syste! The eight bar sub"ects are separately graded !ach sub"ect contributes to the general average in the follo#ing proportion .emedial La# - 0GH -ivil La# - '<H Mercantile La# - '<H )olitical and *nternational La# I '<H Labor and Social Legislation - 'GH -riminal La# - 'GH Taxation - 'GH Legal !thics and )ractical !xercises - <H The passing average $xed by la# is 6<H, #ith no grade falling belo# <GH in any bar sub"ect