GUIDELINES FOR THE
2006 BAR EXAMINATIONS
TO: LAW DEANS
FROM: CHAIRMAN, 2006 BAR EXAMINATIONS
1. SCHEDULE OF 2006 BAR EXAMINATIONS
3 September 2006
8:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon - Political and Public International Law
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Labor and Social Legislation
10 September 2006
8:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon - Civil Law
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Taxation
17 September 2006
8:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon - Mercantile
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Criminal Law
24 September 2006
8:00 A.M. to 12 Noon - Remedial Law
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. - Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises
II. VENUE
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, Taft Avenue, Manila
ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ
Associate Justice & Chairman
Committee on the 2006 Bar Examinations
WEIGHTS OF SUBJECTS
Bar Examinations to be held in
September 2006 at the De La Salle University Compound Taft Avenue,
Malate,
Manila
I.
1st Sunday, September
3,2006
Weight
8:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon -
Political and Public International Law
15%
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Labor and Social
Legislation
10%
II.
2nd Sunday, September
10, 2006
8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon -
Civil Law
15%
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Taxation
10%
III.
3rd Sunday, September
17, 2006
8:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon -
Mercantile
15%
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Criminal Law
10%
IV.
4th Sunday, September
24,2006
8:00 AM. to 12 Noon
- Remedial Law
20%
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Legal Ethics and
Practical Exercises
5%
COVERAGE OF THE BAR
EXAMINATION
POLITICAL AND PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
September 3, 2006
(First Sunday, Morning)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
A.
1. Constitutional Law
2.
Political Law
3.
Administrative Law and Law on Public Officers
EXCLUDE
: Implementing rules and regulations of different
agencies
4. Laws on Suffrage
(a) Party-List Law (R.A. 7941)
(b) Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines (B.P BIg.
881)
(c) Electoral Reforms Law of 1987 (R.A. No. 6646)
(d) RA. 7166
- An Act Providing for Synchronized National and
Local
Elections and For Electoral Reforms
5. Local Government Code (RA. No.7160) (Basics and
exclude provisions
relating to local taxation)
6.
Public Corporations
7.
Public International Law
B. To include the recent decision (May 3, 2006) on
Executive Order 1017.
G. R. No. 171396 (Prof. Randolf S. David, et.al vs. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, as President and Commander-in-Chief, et. al); G. R No. 171409
(Nifiez CachoOlivares and Tribune Publishing Co. Inc. vs. Hon. Sec. Eduardo
Ermita, et. al); G. R No. 171485 (Francis Joseph G. Escudero, et. al. vs. Hon.
Sec. Eduardo Ermita, et. al); G. R No. 171483 (Kilusang Mayo Uno, et. al. vs.
Gloria MacapagalArroyo, as President and Commander-in-Chief, et. al.); G. R
No. 171400 (Alternative Law Groups, Inc.(ALG) vs. Hon. Sec. Eduardo Ermita, et.
al.); G. R. No. 171489 (Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz, et. al. vs. Hon. Sec. Eduardo
Ermita, et. al); and G. R. No. 171424 (Loren B. Legarda vs. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, as President and Commander-in-Chief, et. al.)
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
LABOR
STANDARDS/TERMINA TION LAW AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION
September 3, 2006
(First Sunday, Afternoon)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
I.
Labor Laws (Labor
Standards Law and Labor Relation Law)
(a)
Labor Code of the Philippines (P.D. No. 442, as
amended). Books I, II, III, V, VI and VII
EXCLUDE:
Book IV
(b) Thirteenth
(13th) Month Pay Law (P.D. No. 851, as amended)
(c) The Omnibus Rules Implementing
the Labor Code of the Philippines. (Limited to cases decided by the Supreme
Court)
(d)
Guidelines for the Exercise of the Right to Organize
of Government Employees, etc. (Executive Order No. 180, June 1,
1987).
II.
Social Legislation
(a)
Social Security Act of 1997 (RA. No. 8282)
(b)
Government Service Insurance Act of 1997 (RA. No.
8291)
(c)
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (RA. No. 7877)
EXCLUDE:
Employees Compensation and State Insurance Fund, Labor
Code of the Philippines (P.D. No. 442, as amended).
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
CIVIL LAW
September 10, 2006
(Second Sunday, Morning)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1. Civil Code of the Philippines
INCLUDE
The Law on Sale of Subdivision
Lots and Condominium (P.D. No. 957) and the Condominium Act (R.A. 4726)
EXCLUDE
the following:
(a) Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the
Philippines
(P.D. No. 1083)
(b) Water Code (P.D. 1067)
(c)
The Rental Law (B.P. BIg. 25 and amendments) (d) Intellectual Property Law
2.
The Family Code of the Philippines
EXCLUDE Child and Youth Welfare Code (P.D. 603)
3.
Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 (R.A. No. 8552)
4.
Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 (R.A. No. 8043)
5.
Property Registration Decree (P.D. No. 1529)
INCLUDE Public Land Law (C.A. No. 141, as amended)
6.
Conflict of Laws (Private International Law)
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
TAXATION
September 10, 2006
(Second Sunday, Afternoon)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1.
General Principles of Taxation
2. National Internal Revenue Code
INCLUDE Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 1997 (R.A.
No. 8424)
Provisions
already in effect
EXCLUDE the following:cralaw:red
(a)
Expanded Value Added Tax (EV AT)
(b)
Percentage Taxes, Excise Taxes and Documentary Stamp
Taxes
3.
Tariff and Customs Code
EXCLUDE Arrastre and Classification of Commodities
4. Republic Act No. 1125, Creating the Court of Tax
Appeals, as amended 5. The Local Government Code on Taxation
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
MERCANTILE LAW
September 17, 2006
(Third Sunday, Morning)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1. Code of Commerce
(a) Merchants and
Commercial Transactions, Articles 1-63
(b) Letters of Credit
under the Code of Commerce (Articles 567-572)
INCLUDE
the following:
(i). Bulk Sales Law
(Act No. 3952)
(ii). The Warehouse Receipts Law (Act No. 2137 in relation
to the General
Bonded
Warehouse Act [Act No. 3893])
(iii). Presidential
Decree 115 on Trust Receipts
2. Negotiable Instruments Law (Act No. 2031)
3. Insurance Code (P.D. No. 1460)
INCLUDE Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corporation Act (R.A. 3591)
4. Transportation Laws
(a) Common Carriers (Civil Code, Arts. 1732 to 1766).
(b) Commercial Contracts for Transportation Overland
(Code of Commerce, Arts. 349 to 379)
(c) Maritime Commerce (Code of
Commerce, Arts. 673 to 736; also Arts. 580-584 of Code of Commerce, as
superseded by R.A. No. 6106; Arts.
806 to 845 of Code of Commerce; Paragraph 6 of Section 3
of Carriage of Goods by Sea Act [Com. Act 65])
(d) Public Service Act (Com. Act No.146), as amended.
(e) The Warsaw
Convention of 1929(Limited to the Carrier's Liability).
5. Corporation Law
(a) The Corporation Code (B.P. Blg.68)
(b) Securities Regulation Code (R.A. 8799)
(c) Banking Laws:
(General terms and provisions)
(i)
The New Central Bank
Act (RA. No. 7653) (Basics)
(ii) Law on Secrecy of Bank Deposits
(RA. No. 1405, as amended)
6. Intellectual Property Code (RA. No. 8293)(Basics)
EXCLUDE:
Implementing Rules and Regulations
7. Special Laws
(a) The Chattel Mortgage Law (Act 1508 in Relation to
Arts. 1484, 1485,
2140, and 2141 of the Civil Code)
(b) Real Estate Mortgage Law (Act No. 3135, as amended by
R.A. No. 4118)
(c) The Insolvency Law (Act No. 1956)
(d) Truth in Lending Act (RA. No. 3765)
(e) Anti-Money
Laundering Law (RA. 9160)
EXCLUDE the
following:
(1) Omnibus Investment Code of 1987 (Executive Order No.
226)
(2) Foreign Investment Act of 1991 (RA. No. 7042)
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
CRIMINAL LAW
September 17, 2006
(Third Sunday, Afternoon)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1. The Revised Penal Code (Books I and II), as
amended.
EXCLUDE:
Penalties for specific
felonies
2. Indeterminate Sentence Law
3. Probation Law
4.
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA. No. 3019, as amended) 5. Anti-Fencing
Law (P.D. No. 1612)
6.
Bouncing Checks Law (B.P. BIg. 22)
7.
Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972(RA. No. 6425, as amended)
8.
Heinous Crimes Act (R.A. No. 7659, as amended) 9. Anti-Money Laundering Act of
2001 (RA No. 9160) 10. Obstruction of Justice (P.D. 1829)
COVERAGE OF THE BAR EXAMINATION
REMEDIAL LAW
September 24, 2006
(Fourth Sunday, Morning)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court, promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1.
The Rules of Court, as amended
(a) 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure
(b) Revised Rules of
Criminal Procedure (effective December 1, 2000)
(c) Rules on Evidence
(d) Rules on Special
Proceedings
2. The 1991 Revised Rules on Summary Procedure
3. Local Government Code on Conciliation Procedures
(Book III, Title I,
Chapter 7)
4. The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 (B.P. BIg.
129), as amended by
RA. No. 7691 and rules issued thereunder (emphasis on
jurisdiction excluding purely administrative provisions)
5. Judiciary Act of 1948
EXCLUDE
the following:cralaw:red
(a)
P.D. No. 946 (Reorganizing the CAR)
(b) Military Justice
6. Jurisdiction of Sandiganbayan
(a) RA. No. 7975
(b)
RA. No. 8249
COVERAGE OF THE BAR
EXAMINATION
LEGAL ETHICS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES
September 24, 2006
(Fourth Sunday, Afternoon)
This examination covers
decisions of the Supreme Court promulgated up to 30 June 2005, and Republic
Acts, Presidential Decrees and Executive Orders, promulgated up to 31 December
2004.
1.
Code of Judicial Conduct
2.
Code of Professional Responsibility
3. Grievance Procedures (Rule 139-b, Rules of Court) 4.
Legal Forms
Back to
Main Index
|