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MEMORANDUM
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For your information,
attached is a photocopy of the letter dated February 19, 2001 of Ms.
Ester
A. Garcia, Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) informing
the Honorable Chief Justice that the CHED has accredited the degree of
Bachelor of Laws with corresponding Bar eligibility as equivalent to a
relevant Master's Degree per its en banc Resolution No.
038-2001,
a copy of which is likewise attached. Parenthetically, the said
Resolution
includes the degree of Doctor of Medicine with corresponding board
eligibility
as equivalent to a relevant Master's degree.
March 15, 2001
EDEN
T. CANDELARIADeputy
Clerk of Court andChief
Administrative Officer
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Republic
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OF
THE PRESIDENTCOMMISSION
ON HIGHER EDUCATION
February 19,
2001
HONORABLE
HILARIO
DAVIDE, JR.
Chief Justice
Supreme Court
of
the Philippines
Padre Faura
Street
corner Taft Avenue
Ermita, Manila
Dear Chief
Justice
Davide:chanrobles virtual law library
I am pleased to inform
your good office of the en banc decision of the Commission on
Higher
Education on the accreditation of Bachelor of Laws (LI.B.) with bar
eligibility
as equivalent to a relevant Master's Degree per attached Resolution No.
038, Series of 2001. The rationale behind this is that Bachelor of Laws
is a higher degree requiring completion of a first bachelor's degree
before
proceeding to the professional degree program.cralaw:red
The Civil Service
Commission (CSC) as per Memorandum Circular No. 1-A, Series of 1997,
likewise
recognizes degree holders of Bachelor of Laws with bar eligibility for
permanent appointment to Division Chief positions provided that
applicants
meet other requirements of the post. This is further supported by an
earlier
ruling of the CSC which considers an applicant who is at least a holder
of a Master's Degree qualified for the post of Division Chief.cralaw:red
In view of the above
CHED policy and rationale, any other master's degree earned by the
individual
relative to the discipline of law is considered equivalent to a second
or third Master's degree as the case may be.cralaw:red
Thank you and best
regards.
Very
truly yours,ESTER
A.
GARCIA
Chairperson
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