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Thousands of examinees proceeded at the early hours of the morning to 14 local testing centers in the country on Sunday for the first day of the three-day 2025 Bar Examinations.
The Supreme Court said the examinations will be held simultaneously in 14 local testing centers nationwide for three days: September 7, September 10, and September 14, 2025.
On X (formerly Twitter), the SC Public Information Office (SC PIO) shared photos of examinees at the security checkpoint area of various before they were allowed to proceed to their assigned rooms.
(1/9) Hopeful lawyers troop to various testing centers in Metro Manila early this morning, the first day of the #Bar2025 Examinations.
— Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) September 7, 2025
The examinations will be held simultaneously in 14 local testing centers nationwide for three days: September 7, September 10, and September… pic.twitter.com/Nw2mAxEkq0
At the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, one of the local testing centers, examinees received encouragement and support from family and friends as they entered the campus main gate along Espana Avenue past 5 a.m., according to a report by Rod Vega on Super Radyo dzBB.
PANOORIN: Ilang bar exam takers, nagsimula nang magdatingan sa UST sa Maynila, na isa sa mga testing centers. | via @Rodveg72 pic.twitter.com/iAx2ZX4J9J
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) September 7, 2025
The selected local testing centers (LTCs) where the bar exams will be administered are:
1. Univeristy of Santo Tomas
2. San Beda University - Mendiola
3. New Era University
4. Manila Adventist College
5. San Beda College - Alabang
6. University of the Philippines - BGC
7. Ateneo de Manila Univeristy School of Law
8. Saint Louis University
9. University of Nueva Caceres
10. University of San Jose - Recoletos
11. Dr. V Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation
12. Central Philippine Univeristy
13. Ateneo Davao University
14. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute Technology
In a tweet, Nico Waje said that out of 13,193 admitted bar examinees, 86.7 percent were present for the first day of this year's bar exams, according to Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, Chairperson of this year’s exams.
Out of 13,193 admitted bar examinees, 11,437 (86.7%) showed up today for the 2025 Bar Examinations, according to Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, Chairperson of this year’s exams. | @gmanews pic.twitter.com/IyR3Ofa4VJ
— Nico Waje (@nicowaje) September 7, 2025
— RF, GMA Integrated News
