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LOOK: PICC is all set for the oath taking of almost 4,000 new lawyers this morning.
Supreme Court justices will hold a special en banc session just for the oath taking.
Signing of the Roll of Attorneys to follow.
Supreme Court justices will hold a special en banc session just for the oath taking.
Signing of the Roll of Attorneys to follow.
LOOK: Fourteen Supreme Court magistrates are present in today’s oath taking of new lawyers, including Bar Exams 2022 chair, Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
2022 Bar Exams chair AJ Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa addresses the Bar passers by asking them:
Mahirap ba yung exam?
Masaya ba kayo na nandito kayo ngayon?
His questions drew laughter and applause.
Mahirap ba yung exam?
Masaya ba kayo na nandito kayo ngayon?
His questions drew laughter and applause.
Caguioa discloses the passwords for each of the 8 subjects in the 2022 Bar Exams were either quotes taken from his favorite detective characters or songs from his favorite musicals or Biblical passages.
The last password: "Thy will be done."
The last password: "Thy will be done."
The 8 passwords, Caguioa says, have a common thread -- they embody the imprint of a good lawyer.
He says good lawyers must strive to, if not already possess, a delicate medley of virtue and skills. They are critical thinkers as well as articulate advocates.
He says good lawyers must strive to, if not already possess, a delicate medley of virtue and skills. They are critical thinkers as well as articulate advocates.
Caguioa says lawyers should be conscious that laws are weapons as much as they are tools, and must have a sober recognition that the party on the opposite side of the court are people with stories, too.
Lawyers must be true to themselves, he adds.
Lawyers must be true to themselves, he adds.
Justice Caguioa introduces the 2022 Bar examiners
Caguioa also recognizes the top performing law schools in the 2022 Bar Exams
Justice Caguioa now petitions the SC en banc to admit the almost 4,000 successful Bar passers into the legal profession.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo approves their admission.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo approves their admission.
LOOK: SC clerk of court Atty. Marife Lomibao-Cuevas now administers the oath to almost 4,000 new lawyers.
The oath was recently amended to include the word “justice,” among others.
The oath was recently amended to include the word “justice,” among others.
2023 Bar Exams chair Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando has 3 reminders for new lawyers:
-Aim to be a lawyer of good repute throughout all your lives
-Keep your feet on the ground
-Excel responsibly
He also urges them to remember: Do not forget you are a Filipino.
-Aim to be a lawyer of good repute throughout all your lives
-Keep your feet on the ground
-Excel responsibly
He also urges them to remember: Do not forget you are a Filipino.
Hernando:
Being a lawyer does not make you any more important than non-lawyers.
Know that you are already an influencer in your own professional capacity.
Please wield your words with caution.
Be careful what you click online.
Tiktok wisely.
Being a lawyer does not make you any more important than non-lawyers.
Know that you are already an influencer in your own professional capacity.
Please wield your words with caution.
Be careful what you click online.
Tiktok wisely.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo adjourns the special en banc session, marking the end of the oath taking.
The new lawyers are expected to sign the Roll of Attorneys also at the PICC this afternoon, the last step to becoming a full-fledged lawyer.
The new lawyers are expected to sign the Roll of Attorneys also at the PICC this afternoon, the last step to becoming a full-fledged lawyer.
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'TikTok wisely': Close to 4,000 new lawyers urged to uphold legal profession, seek justice
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