Coverage[edit]

Bar examinations is conducted during all four Sundays of the month of November. Two bar subjects shall be taken every week, one is scheduled in the morning while another is in the afternoon. The
examination covers the following topics and their associated subtopic, popularly known as the bar subjects:[11]

First Week Second Week Third Week Fourth Week

 Political Law  Civil Law  Mercantile Laws  Remedial Law

 Constitutional Law
 Administrative Law
 Law on Public Officers
 Election Law
 Local Government Code
 Public International Law
 Labor Law
 Labor Standards
 Labor Relations
 Social Legislation
 Persons and Family Relations  Letters of Credit  Rules on Civil Procedure
 Property  Warehouse Receipts Law  Rules on Special Proceedings
 Obligations and Contracts  Trust Receipts Law  Rules on Criminal Procedure
 Sales  Negotiable Instruments Law  Rules on Evidence
 Succession  Insurance Code
 Lease  Transportation Law  Legal and
 Agency and Partnership  Corporation Law Judicial
 Trusts  Securities Regulation Code Ethics
 Credit Transactions  Banking Laws
 Land Title and Deeds  Special Commercial Laws  Practice of Law
 Torts and Damages  Intellectual Property Law  Code of Professional Responsibility
 Code of Judicial Conduct
 Taxation  Criminal Law  Practical Exercises

 General Principles  Revised Penal Code

 National Taxation  Special Penal Laws
 Local Taxation
 Tariff and Customs Code
 Judicial Remedies (Revised Rules of
the Court of Tax Appeals
Grading system[edit]
The eight bar subjects are separately graded. Each subject contributes to the general average in the following proportion:[12]

Subject Weight'

Civil Law 15%

Labor Law and Social Legislation 10%

Mercantile Law 15%

Criminal Law 10%

Political and International Law 15%

Taxation 10%

Remedial Law 20%

Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises 5%

The passing average fixed by law is 75%, with no grade falling below 50% in any bar subject.