Historic 2020/21 Bar exams post 96.5% turnout despite pandemic

MANILA, Philippines — The historic 2020/21 Bar exams — the first digital and localized test — taken in the extraordinary circumstances due to the pandemic had a 96.5% turnout.

Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, 2020/21 Bar chairperson, said in a virtual press conference on Friday that 11,378 examinees took the exams on Friday morning in the 31 testing sites scattered in 22 local government units across the country.

For this Bar exam, takers must also observe health protocols. The SC administered antigen test for examinees, but they may also opt to undergo COVID-19 testing under Department of Health-accredited facilities.

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