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The 2026 results, how the 2027 exam works, how to plan your reading, and how to keep going on the ordinary days. Free to read, and built from the Supreme Court's own announcements.

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The 2026 Bar

2026 Philippine Bar Exam: Turnout, Testing Centres and Results The 2026 Philippine Bar in numbers: a record 12,010 finishers across 15 testing centres on 6, 9 and 13 September. Results are expected in January 2027. 5 min read

The 2027 Bar

2027 Philippine Bar Exam: Dates, Subjects, Weights and Passing Grade The 2027 Philippine Bar is on 5, 8 and 12 September 2027: the six subjects and their weights, the 75% passing average, and the exam format. 5 min read How to Apply for the 2027 Philippine Bar: Eligibility, Documents and Fees Who may take the 2027 Philippine Bar under the amended Rule 138, how the online application works, the documents and fee, and what to prepare now. 6 min read How to Answer Bar Exam Essay Questions: Principle, Facts, Reasoning A clear structure for Philippine Bar essay answers: the governing principle, the facts, and the reasoning between them, with timing for 20 problems. 4 min read After the Bar: Results, the Lawyer's Oath and Signing the Roll of Attorneys What comes after the Philippine Bar: the results, the Lawyer's Oath, and signing the Roll of Attorneys, the last step before you can practise law. 3 min read Philippine Bar Exam Glossary: The Terms Every Reviewee Hears Plain definitions of the Philippine Bar terms reviewees hear: Bar Bulletin, local testing centre, weighted average, the Lawyer's Oath and the Roll. 5 min read

Planning

How Many Pages a Day Should You Read for the Bar? A simple formula for daily Bar review reading: total pages divided by your real study days, with a buffer. Worked examples for the 2027 Bar. 4 min read How to Build a Bar Review Study Schedule That Survives Missed Days Plan a Philippine Bar review around the hours you really have: rounds of reading, subject weights, rest days, a buffer, and what to do on bad days. 5 min read Reviewing for the Bar While Working Full-Time How to review for the Philippine Bar with a full-time job: plan on real weekday hours, keep weeknights steady, and use weekends for long subjects. 4 min read Retaking the Bar: How to Plan Your Next Attempt A practical plan for retaking the Philippine Bar: start from last year's grades, weigh each subject by its share, and rebuild the habit first. 4 min read

Studying

Active Recall and Spaced Review for the Bar: Keep What You Read in January Why rereading fades, and how retrieval practice and spaced review help Bar reviewees keep what they read early, in a few minutes a day. 4 min read Bar Exam Pre-Week: What to Read in the Final Days How to use the last week before the 2027 Philippine Bar: review only, from your own notes and flagged topics, with the days between exam sessions planned too. 4 min read

Results and records

Philippine Bar Exam Passing Rates by Year, 2010 to 2025 Philippine Bar passing rates for every exam from 2010 to 2025: examinees, passers, release dates and chairs, with the years the passing mark was lowered. 4 min read

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