Roads closed, hopefuls line up early on last day of Bar exams

Aspiring lawyers went early to the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Far Eastern University (FEU), and other venues throughout the country on Sunday to take the Bar examination.

Roads near venues were closed to motorists.

According to Jhomer Apresto's report on Super Radyo dzBB, the westbound lane of España Boulevard from Lacson Avenue to P. Noval Street in Manila — fronting UST — was closed.

Also temporarily closed was the westbound lane of Nicanor Reyes St. from España Boulevard to C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila to ensure security for examinees taking the Bar exam at FEU.

LOOK: Westbound lane ng Nicanor Reyes St. mula sa España Blvd. hanggang C.M. Recto Avenue sa Maynila, pansamantala ring isinara upang bigyang-daan ang ikalawang araw ng Bar Exams sa Far Eastern University. | via @jhomer_apresto pic.twitter.com/0gyi7Rz5eI

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) February 5, 2022

The examinees were seen off by their families. A student was seen in a prayer huddle with his family to ask for blessings before heading to the most grueling exam.

Meanwhile, health workers were at venue entrances to take the body temperature of Bar examinees to ensure minimum health and safety protocols are met.

The Bar exams were initially scheduled on January 23 and 25, 2022 but was moved to February 4 and February 6, 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supreme Court had previously reported that 8,546 examinees declared that they are either positive for COVID-19, living with someone positive, or under quarantine after exposure with a positive case. —Consuelo Marquez/KG, GMA News