6,200 take bar exams at UST

Sunday, November 6, 2011
ABOUT 6,200 law graduates trooped Sunday to the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to take this year’s Bar examinations amid tighter security employed by court officials to avoid a repeat of last year’s violent grenade hurling incident.
Uniformed and plainclothes agents of the Manila Police District and National Bureau of Investigation were posted in strategic locations inside the campus as early as Saturday to ensure peace and order.
Metro Manila Development Authority personnel were in charge of traffic, which was expected to be heavy due to the influx of barristers to the venue.
As early as 6:30 a.m., law students started arriving at the campus for the first of four days of exams, which shall take place on all four Sundays of November, to be held at the UST main building and high school building, which is closest to the gates on P. Noval and Dapitan streets.
To ensure a more orderly holding of the bar exams, the Supreme Court has directed law schools and other groups to refrain from conducting bar operations so close to the university.
Bar operations is traditionally carried out by law schools and various law groups to provide technical support to barristers in terms of food, lodging, review materials and others. Usually, these groups set up streamers, conducts sendoffs and cheering squads.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Roberto Abad said the coverage of this year’s bar exams shall now be drawn up by topics and sub-topics rather than by simply stating the covered laws.
The measures were undertaken following the grenade blast hurled by a member of a fraternity that marred the otherwise peaceful holding of the 2010 bar exams, injuring close to 50 law students and revelers outside the De La Salle University campus on September 26 during the traditional “Salubong.”
Among those who sustained grave injuries was San Sebastian sophomore Raissa Laurel who had to have both her legs amputated.
Last April, the Department of Justice recommended the filing of multiple frustrated murder and multiple attempted murder against Anthony Leal Nepomuceno, a member of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity and principal suspect behind the blast.
Nepomuceno, a call center agent, is also found liable for illegal possession of explosive, referring to the MK2 fragmentation hand grenade which he allegedly lobbed at the camp of a rival fraternity during the “Salubong”.
For this year, several changes have also been made in the holding of the bar exams.
For the first time, bar exams will be held in November to avoid the heavy downpour that usually occur in the month of September, the traditional month of the bar exams.
This year’s exams also features multiple-choice questions that are to be so constructed as to specifically measure the candidate’s knowledge of and ability to recall the laws, doctrines, and principles that every new lawyers needs in his practice, and assess the candidate’s understanding of the meaning and significance of those same laws and principles as they apply to specific situations.
The exams shall also include essay-type questions that will not be Bar subject specific. One such essay examination will require the candidate to prepare a trial memorandum or a decision based on a documented legal dispute. This essay will account for 60 percent of the examinations’ essay portion. The remaining 40 percent will be covered by an essay that will require the Bar candidate to prepare a written opinion sought by a client concerning a potential legal dispute facing him or her.
In computing a candidate’s final grade in the Bar examinations, the results of the multiple-choice questions examinations will be given a weight of 60 percent, while those of the essay-type examinations will be given a weight of 40 percent.
Since this is the first time that that the new format will be implemented, the answers of all candidates in the essay-type examinations will be corrected irrespective of the results of their multiple-choice questions examinations, which are known earlier because these will be checked electronically.
In future Bar examinations, however, the Bar chairperson shall recommend to the Court the disqualification of those whose grades in the multiple choice questions are so low that it would serve no useful purpose to correct their answers in the essay-type examinations. (ECV/Sunnex)
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/11/06/6200-take-bar-exams-ust-189043

Tourists and residents of Manila travel out of town to the north on a short getaway look for the best place in Clark to buy some fine vintage wine to bring home after their holidays and vacations. Many find a top rated wine shop called Clark Wine Center to be an exciting place to do some shopping in Clark Pampanga. This famous wine shop is highly recommended for visitors going to Clark Pampanga to drink good wine, relax and unwind with friends and families. This frequently visited wine shop is known by tourist and visitors to Pampanga, Angeles city, Subic and Clark Philippines as a cool place to hang out in Clark. Many attend the regular wine tasting held either outdoor on the roof deck or in indoor on the second floor above the wine shop. The place has good atmosphere for a private wine tasting party or a small night out gatherings for business or social event.

Tourists and visitors staying in Angeles City, Tarlac, Baguio, Subic and Pampanga sometimes wonder what are the things to do in Clark Philippines and Pampanga? Frequent visitors to Pampanga discover that it is fun to do a little wine shopping at the famous wine shop outside of Manila called Clark Wine Center. One of the favorite places to visit in Pampanga Clark Freeport is the white building along M A Roxas highway of Clark which houses over 2000 selections of fine vintage wines. The Clark Wine Center is one of the places to visit, a tourist spot and a good shopping place for those staying in Angeles City, Subic or Clark Pampanga.

Leading Philippines Wine Supplier Yats Wine Cellars based in Clark Philippines with outlets in Angeles City, Subic Freeport and Manila Philippines has been not only a wine shop for fine wines covering all major wine regions but also a source of reliable and useful information about wine, wine appreciation, wine accessories, wine and health, food and wine pairing and all other matters relating to wine and its appreciation. This Philippines Clark Freeport based Wine Supplier and Wine Shop frequently holds public wine tasting events in Pampana Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Subic Bay area, Makati, Fort Bonifacio and other areas in Philippines capital city Manila. Private Wine events such as private wine tasting and private wine dinners are also designed and organized for private clientele for their wine loving guests.

Wine Catering is a unique product of Yats Wine Cellars, created back in 2005 in response to a growing demand for private wine parties in Manila, Cebu, Subic, Angeles Clark Philippines.

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild is the most revered wine in China and many other parts of Asia. The best wine shop in Asia to buy older vintages of Chateau Lafite is Yats Wine Cellars located in Clark Philippines. Aside from Lafite, visitors can buy other fine wines at this wine shop in Clark Pampanga such as Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Haut-Brion and Margaux. Excellent Burgundy wines like Chambertin, Vougeot, Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Pommard, Meursault, Chambertin, Vosne Romanee, Romanee Conti, La Tache and Romanee St. Vivant can be found here.

Yats Wine Cellars can be reached at their Clark Wine Center Philippines wine shop located on the main highway M A Roxas of Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone or their sales office in Ortigas Centre, Metro Manila. Here is the contact information:

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

Click here to contact Clark Wine Center in Clark Pampanga for inquiries and orders.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

Wedding couples looking for wedding reception venues and beach wedding venues can log on to this Philippines Wedding Venue web site for free information and assistance:

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

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Besides good restaurants to wine and dine near Manila, Subic or in Angeles City Pampanga, Clark Philippines, those requiring assistance for hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines may log on to http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com for more information and reservations.

The lifestyle in Clark Pampanga is quite unique. For more information about shopping, sports, golf, leisure, hotel accommodation, where to see and visit, what to do, where to wine and dine and good places to hang out, relax, have a drink with friends, child-friendly establishments, log on to
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Wine lovers looking for a special bottle or something that is of great value and special discounts might log on to this web site to shop for fine vintage wines
http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

Those visitors who plan to relax and unwind in Angeles City, Subic, Pampanga, Clark Philippines might make an effort to book a room at the famous beach and lake resort Clearwater Resort & Country Club. This famous hotel in Clark Pampanga is frequently visited by families with children looking for a good place in Clark to see, a good holiday destination for the family to relax and unwind in the beautiful outdoor facilities. For more information, log on to www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com