2015 Bar Review Primer.pdf

2015 BAR REVIEW PRIMER

Compiled by:

SHEENA TENGCO

(4th year Batch Representative)

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MATERIALS Cast as wide a net as possible for your 1st reading. Try to read or at least browse through as many books as you can for that you think are useful and those you are comfortable with. Further, by reading a range of materials, you’ll get at the very least a vague familiarity of many different things – vague as this may be, you can never tell when such stock knowledge at the back of your mind might be needed. Stick to the Beaten Path. Index your chosen study materials with those recommended by people who have taken and eccentric! Stick to Review Books or Reviewers. Resist the temptation to re-read your law school textbooks for Bar Review when there more than one reading. If you feel that the available review materials for a particular topic don’t quite meet your standards, then make exceptions. Make these exceptions few and far between, however. Organize your materials properly. Boxes, folders, bags, it doesn’t matter – organize your materials in such a way that you I forgot I already had because my things were in a sad state of disarray. prudence that have not been incorporated into your books and review materials. Bring them along to lectures so you can

SCHEDULING

have as much time, this time, so you may want to change this a bit.

scheduled [i.e. Criminal to Political Law] that way, I’ll end my last reading reviewing for the immediately coming exam. While I personally didn’t have the organization to use a stopwatch, it might be helpful for you. Take Breaks. Breaks are necessary and highly encouraged. So long as you’re able to meet your quota of study hours, be generous with study breaks and breaks for meals. My library study buddies will attest to my frequent internet breaks, runs to the mall for milk tea, or just taking time to walk around. during bar review season, though take note we had 7 months to review. Study Goal Fails. Don’t be too hard on yourself when you fail to meet the study goals you’ve set for the day, week, or month. I fell short on a lot of days. OTHER GENERAL TIPS

cannot afford to get sick, so exercise, eat well, and take vitamins if necessary. If you’re a stress eater, this will offset the Bar in some exercise, don’t spend all your time at the gym getting yourself bikini-ready. Talk it Out. It helped me to take breaks to talk to the people I was studying with. Apart from gossip (an excellent way to

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relax), we discussed things in our study materials we were confused with – this was an excellent learning exercise.

Don’t Force It. If by the end of the day you’re very tired and sleepy, don’t force yourself to study when you can’t process or retain what you’re reading anyway. Sleep and continue the next day. Pray. When you’ve studied harder than you’ve ever done before, there’s nothing else to do but trust in some higher power.

TYPICAL STUDY DAY [This is ideal because I tended to be liberal with my days]:

Head to the mall for lunch [as the exams approached, the mall was replaced with the cafeteria]. Head to the cafeteria for dinner. Study until the library closes. Sleep at around 11pm.

MY READING LIST SUBJECTS

Political Law

Labor Law

Taxation

BOOKS

Bernas – Primer

Azucena – Everybody’s Labor Code [aka Green Book] Alcantara – Labor Law Reviewer [Just Social Legislation] Codal Mamalateo – Tax Reviewer [1st Reading Only] Co-untian – TaxDigest Codal ° Casasola – Annotated

NOTES & REVIEWERS

Jimenez – Recent Jurisprudence

Ateneo Bar Ops Reviewer Disini – Social Legislation Tables

Primus (Domondon)

THE ESSENTIALS

Bernas – Primer non-Consti portions.

Azucena – Everybody’s Labor Code Ateneo Bar Ops Reviewer

Co-untian – Tax Digest Primus (Domondon)

° LGC [Local Taxation and Real Property Taxation] °

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Civil Law

BOOKS

NOTES & REVIEWERS

Codal Sempio-Diy – Family Code Balane – Succession [1st Reading Only, then switch to Champ Reyno’s

Del Castillo – Class

Jurado – Civil Law Reviewer [1st Reading Only, excluding Family Aquino – Land Titles [1st Reading Only, only those parts in the Syllabus]

THE ESSENTIALS

Codal Damages Atty. Balane’s Book Credit Transactions Delos Angeles –

Selected Commercial

Mercantile Law

Sundiang – Commercial Law Reviewer Villanueva – Commercial Law Reviewer [1st Reading Only, only Corporation

Jimenez – Recent Jurisprudence

Sundiang – Commercial Law Reviewer Selected Commercial

Instruments Made Easy [1st Reading Only]

Remedial Law

Codal Riano – Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Evidence [1st

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BOOKS

Legal Ethics

Codal Aguirre – Legal Ethics Reviewer Paño – Legal Ethics Reviewer Philippine Judicial Academy – Annotated Code of Judicial Conduct

Criminal Law

NOTES & REVIEWERS

THE ESSENTIALS

Gregorio – Criminal Law Review [1st Reading Only] De Castro – Special Penal Laws [1st Reading Only] Sandoval – Special Penal Laws [1st Reading Only] Boado – Criminal Law

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PART I: During Bar Review Season 1. How do I approach the Bar Review season? I will say this repetitively all throughout this guide: THERE IS NO FIXED RULE FOR PREPARING FOR THE BAR EXAMS.

study habits, and an honest appraisal of your four years of education in law school. Be very honest with yourself as to what you can or cannot do. The bar review month is not a time to indulge in reading every single material that comes your way. It is also not the time to do “leisure” reading. HOWEVER YOU PREPARE FOR THE BAR, APPROACH THESE SIX MONTHS WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY. TIME IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE. FAIL TO APPROACH THE BAR WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY, AND YOU RISK LOSING A YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

WHAT GETS YOU THROUGH THE FOUR WEEKS OF THE BAR EXAMS IS NOT YOUR SIX MONTHS OF REVIEW, BUT THE FOUR YEARS YOU SPENT IN LAW SCHOOL. I fought my way through the whole bar month by invoking the concepts and principles I had memorized, understood, and mastered in law school. Much of what I read throughout the six months, I could not recall. The six months you have is simply your opportunity to REVIEW everything you encountered in law school. It is not the time to learn everything all over again. Six months may seem like a lot of time right now, but in the blink of an eye, it’ll be

The good news is that you are not starting from scratch. to recall it all again in time for the exams. Keep this formula in mind when planning your schedule: 20% OF YOUR TIME SHOULD BE SPENT FOR REVIEWING THE 80% YOU ALREADY KNOW. 80% SHOULD BE SPENT ON STUDYING THE 20% YOU WINGED OR DID NOT COVER DURING THE FOUR YEARS. If you winged your way throughout Law School, adjust the proportion to a 60-40 distribution. THE BAR EXAM IS MORE OF AN EMOTIONAL RATHER THAN AN INTELLECTUAL HURDLE. THUS, LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS. Remember that it is impossible to know everything and master everything in six months. Learn how to handle disappointment when you are forced to revise your schedule, when you try to answer a sample exam questionnaire and you come out with the wrong answer, and when others discuss matters you have no freakin’ idea about.

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How many readings should I do?

READ AS MUCH AND AS REPETITIVELY AS YOU CAN UNTIL IT STICKS IN YOUR HEAD. When I assessed myself, I realized that I was strong in the morning subjects - Poli, Rem, Comm and Civ. I was weak in the afternoon subjects - Labor, Tax, Crim, and Ethics. So, I ! only did one reading each for the morning subjects, and at least two readings for the afternoon subjects. In fact, I did three readings for Criminal Law. I also read original cases for Tax.

even did not complete one reading, but still passed.

only up to 50 pages a day, but he knows and remembers every letter of what he read. It all depends on your ability to process and store the information you read.

To me, 100 pages, at 8 hours is optimal. The next day, go through those pages before you begin to move forward. That way, you reinforce your learning daily. By the time you get to the end of a book, you would have read it three times.

readings to master the material and you need only one, then he is no less than you, and vice versa. Just check with one another, but don’t be pressured to get ahead or along with their pace. c. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO READING THE CODALS. IT IS YOUR FAILSAFE MATERIAL AND IF YOU MASTER IT, I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WILL PASS THE BAR. d. MASTER THE LAW, AND NOT THE MATERIAL. In short, do not master the Bernas Reviewer, master the constitutional principles enunciated therein. e. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES OF EVERY SUBJECT. THEY WILL SAVE YOU WHEN YOU DO NOT RECALL THE PARTICULAR LAW OR RULE IN ANSWERING A QUESTION. For example, in my criminal law bar exam, I answered a question by discussing the differences between the classical and the positiv-

rules of procedure are not applicable in labor cases.” I PASSED. f. MAKE A LIST OF “POWERLINES” PER SUBJECT, AND MASTER THEM WITH PRECISION. By “Powerlines,” i mean certain fundamental doctrines in jurisprudence which you should be able to state with full clarity and precision in your full points as opposed to always stating the doctrine in your own words. They give the examiner the impression that you know your law.

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Sample power lines:

POWERLINE

PUNCHLINE

“It is well-settled that certiorari is not a substitute for an, as it lies only to correct errors of jurisdiction and not errors of law, which are the proper subject of the latter.”

“Certiorari lies only to correct grave abuse of discretion, not errors of law.”

“It is basic that technical rules of procedure and evidence suited for judicial proceedings are not applicable in labor cases. Therefore, labor cases can be decided on the

“In labor cases, technical rules of procedure are not required because they can be decided only with the use

“Well-settled is the rule that once a party consents to an undertaking, he is bound to all the consequences of complying with his obligations in good faith.”

his obligations to the other party.”

Both statements express the same point, but who do you think creates a better impression? List those doctrines down and be ready to invoke them with full conviction. g. THE BAR EXAM IS ALL ABOUT GENERAL RULES AND EXCEPTIONS, NOT ABOUT EXCEPTIONS TO EXCEPTIONS. THERE IS NO NEED TO USE VERY COMPLICATED MATERIAL. What materials should I use? Be guided by my answer to the preceding question. That being said, this is the ideal formula: Bar Review Months: ONE or TWO REVIEW BOOKS PER BAR SUBJECT + ONE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWER + CODE Pre-Week:

TO READ) + RECENT JURISPRUDENCE There is only so much you can read in six months. AVOID PHOTOCOPYING THE WORLD. GET NEW MATERIALS ONLY WHEN YOU HAVE MASTERED THE ONES YOU INITIALLY ACQUIRED.

people. I also wasted so much time hustling to and from Blessings to get materials I never even highlighted. The hour or so you spend waiting at Blessings could be spent mastering the material you already have.

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SUBJECTS

BOOKS

PRE-WEEK REVIEWER

REVIEWERS

Jack Jimenez Recent

Political Law

Bernas Primer Jack Jimenez Political Law Compendium Sarmiento PIL Reviewer

Agra Admin, Public and Pubcorp Reviewers Candelaria PIL Outline

Jack Jimenez Poli Law Pre-Week Lecture Recordings (Tips to!) Beda Red Book (BRB) (GT)

Labor Law

Civil Law

Taxation Law

Commercial Law

Abad Compendium on Labor Law Chan Bar Reviewer on Labor Law Jurado Civil Law Reviewer (be wary of typos, and overturned doctrines, but still, very very useful) Paras Pre-Week Handbook Unli-CODAL

Marlon Manuel Powerpoint Slides Marlon Manuel Lecture Recordings

Chan-Pre Week Reviewer; or BRB or GT

Zuniga Sectrans Reviewer

Albano Recent Jurisprudence BRB or GT

Mamalateo Reviewer on Taxation (be wary of outdated rates and correct them, but still, the sample questions are golden) Tax I and II Originals (in my case)

Mickey Ingles Reviewer (since this is updated, use this to correct Mamalateo rates) Ortega Lecture Recordings on Remedies and VAT (from Baste)

Sundiang Reviewer on Commercial Law Perez Quizzer and Reviewers (this is highly recommended - put them together and it’s like a Jurado of sorts for commercial law)

Jack Jimenez Transcripts and Jack Jimenez Pre-Week LectureRecordings (Tips to!)

or BRB or GT

Jack Jimenez Jurisprudence BRB or GT

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SUBJECTS

Criminal Law

BOOKS

PRE-WEEK REVIEWER

REVIEWERS

need to read his SPL Book)

Ramon Esguerra GT

really suck at crim like me) Unli-CODAL

Remedial Law

Riano Civpro, Crimpro, and Evidence; Unli-CODAL

Magdangal De Leon Provrem, SCA and

Antiquierra Comments and Cases on Ethics

Ethics

Beda Reviewer

Albano Recent Jurisprudence GT Codal

4. Should I just study on my own, or should I study with other people?

study with others, especially by September. HINDI PWEDENG KULONG KA ALL THE WAY, UNLESS IKAW SI JAKE TABORA AT ALAM MO NA ANG LAHAT. 5. Should I keep watch for rumored examiners?

SUBJECT (2013)

RUMORED EXAMINER

ACTUAL EXAMINER

Tax / Comm

Dimaampo

Bunag (BROD!)

Crim / Comm

Esguerra

Poli

Esguerra

Civ

Dimaampo

KUNG AYAW MONG MANIWALA SA KIN, BAHALA KANG MAG-SAYANG NG PERA KABIBILI NG LIBRO NG RUMORED EXAMINER. 6. Which Bar Review Program is the Best?

BASTE: Pros: For 14k, you get a copy of all lecture notes, Mock bar exams is only for P150.00, with discussion after. Good line-up of Profs, and Barrister service is great. Cons: Library sucks.

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ATENEO: Pros: Great Venue.! Cons: Everything else. UP: Pros: Cheap enrollment fee, cheap food options, great and refreshing place for those who love greenery. Cons: Ang layo sa Makati. CHAN ROBLES: Pros: Access to all review lectures and materials via the Chan Robles Bar Review site, so you can study in the comfort of your home. Cons: The Philippines has the worst and most unreliable broadband speed in the world. BEST DEAL GOES TO: BASTE. 7. Should I attend all the Bar Review Lectures? NO. Attend only those lectures for those subjects you are weak at. In fact, don’t attend at all if you feel it will be a waste of your time. BUT ATTEND THE PRE-WEEK LECTURES. 8. Where should I study? WHERE YOU FEEL YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BEST STUDY.

inconsiderate law students), or at home (if you can handle the monotony). In my case, I left the country to be away from distractions. The money spent was worth it. Rule of Thumb: STUDY AT SCHOOL WITH OTHERS AS THE BAR MONTH APPROACHES. YOU NEED TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION WITH OTHER BAR REVIEWEES. 9. How long should I study? IDEALLY, 10-12 HOURS A DAY. OPTIMALLY, 6-8 HOURS A DAY. TREAT IT LIKE A “9-5”. RESPECT YOUR WEEKENDS. YOU NEED IT TO AVOID BURNOUT. 10. should keep in mind? In an ideal world, I would have done the following things: 1. Do at least three readings (read - repeat - master) for all subjects. 2. One review book, one comprehensive reviewer, and UNLI-Codal. 3. Take a mock bar exam after completing every subject, and get feedback regarding the way I answer.

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5. Avoided studying on the night before the exam. 7. EVERYTHING I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN ALL CAPS. See you in Part II.

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SUBJECTS

BOOKS Bernas, 1987 Philippine Constitution

Political Law

Labor Law

Civil Law

Taxation Law

REVIEWERS

Ateneo Law Central Bar Operations

Political Law Review, Sarmiento, Public International Law Abad, Labor Standards Abad, Labor Relations Veloso, Labor Law Review Jurado, Civil Law Reviewer Sempio-Dy, Persons and Family Relations Paras, Property Balane, Succession Balane Civil Law Reviewer, Obligations and Contracts CLV Reviewer, Sales

Mamalateo, Tax Law Review Pierre Reyes Reviewer, Tax 1

San Beda Reviewer Ateneo Law Central Bar Operations

S

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Ateneo Law Central Bar Operations

Slides

Commercial Law

Criminal Law

Cesar Villanueva, Commercial Law Review Sundiang, Commercial Law Review

Criminal Law Review Boado, Special Penal Laws Mickey Ingles Criminal Law Reviewer

San Beda Law Reviewer

Riano, Civil Procedure 1 Remedial Law

Legal Ethics

Codal is included for all subjects

San Beda Law Reviewer Riano, Criminal Procedure Festin, Special Procedure Pano (outdated) Aguirre (outdated) Ateneo Law Bar Operations by Judge Ma. Filomena Singh Started studying May until October

Good luck and Hope this is useful

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SUBJECTS

BOOKS

1st Reading (May 5 Aug 2; 14 weeks)

2nd Reading (Aug 4 Sept 28; 8 weeks)

Pre-Week (1 week)

1 week

0.5 week

1 week

0.5 week

Bernas Primer Election Law) Political Law

Election Law) Bernas PIL ASIL PIL reviewer Jack Jimenez Recent jurisprudence Candelaria Recent jurisprudence 1 week

Labor Law

Azucena Green Book Abad Compendium on Labor Law Chan (Recruitment and Placement) Manuel recent jurisprudence Codal and IRR 0.5 week Jurado (Preliminary Title) Sempio-Diy (Persons) Paras (Property) Jurado (Property) Balane (Succession) Balane lecture notes (Oblicon) Jurado (Sales, Agency, Partnership) CLV outlines (Sales, Agency, Partnership)

Civil Law Zuñiga notes (Credit Transactions) Jurado (Extra-contractual obligations, Damages, Concurrence and Preference of Credits) Dean Delos Angeles Land titles Abaño Land Titles Tables Codal Recent jurisprudence 1.5 weeks

1 week

0.5 week

Virgilio Reyes (Tax1) Taxation

Mamalateo Montero notes Recent jurisprudence

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BOOKS

1st Reading (May 5 Aug 2; 14 weeks)

2nd Reading (Aug 4 Sept 28; 8 weeks)

Pre-Week (1 week)

1.5 weeks

1 week

0.5 week

1.5 weeks

1 week

0.5 week

1 week

0.5 week

Sundiang Commercial Law Reviewer CLV Commercial Law Reviewer Abaño Transpo Tables Recent jurisprudence Easy

Criminal Law

Remedial Law

Boado Recent jurisprudence

Riano Civpro Riano Crimpro Riano Evidence San Beda Memory Aid Civpro San Beda Memory Aid Crimpro San Beda Memory Aid Specpro San Beda Memory Aid Evidence Recent jurisprudence Codal 0.5 week

Legal and Judicial Ethics

0.5 week

Antiquera Ateneo BarOps Ethics Beda BarOps Ethics Recent jurisprudence

Others

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General Tips: Set goals: Mini-goals: » » » 1st reading goal: just get it over with; get that bad boy out of the way » understand and remember »

pressure on yourself will just make you crack. Relax. Don’t stress yourself out with super complicated situations and “what if” scenarios. The examiners will rarely ask something that hasn’t been set in stone anyway. And it just adds useless worry. Stay with positive people. The bar is stress enough, no use having negative people adding bad vibes to you. Don’t get into this mindset that “I have to stop my life for the bar and that I shouldn’t have other world problems while I’m reviewing.” The reality is, you WILL have other problems. Having that mindset will just aggravate the problem. Instead, have people who will help and support you through the “non-bar related” problems. The world doesn’t stop for the bar, and the sooner you accept that, the easier it’ll be to deal with non-bar related problems. With that said, you should still prioritize the bar.

Take breaks, for the love of mankind. Take mini-vacations to reward yourself. Bring a watch to the exam room. Study Day:

End around 6-7 pm. Closer to the bar, I’d study after dinner again, until around 10-11 pm.

Review Schedule:

successful. Hehe)

week. I just marked where I left off on my notes. week, I studied Civ and Tax. Fourth week, I studied Poli and Labor.

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getting three readings in was my goal to begin with; and second, by the time I started with Poli and Labor, the Bar exams for those subjects were two weeks away. So it’s like I had two weeks for my “pre-week” in Poli and Labor. Materials Used: When it came to study materials, the most important thing for me was that I only had one material to study. That’s why I made all those reviewers – to consolidate everything that I had to know in one material. Having just one reviewer made it easier for me to memorize and faster for me to study. It’s really hard having different books in front of you when studying. It’s a clutter and I found it cluttered my brain as well. (That’s why I had such a hard time studying Civ, since everything was scattered between different authors.)

Civ, which I swear had a thing against me.) I also made it a point to just study Ateneo reviewers. (Although I’d consult with some Beda reviewers if some points were missing in the Ateneo reviewers.) SUBJECTS

MATERIALS READ

Consti stuff like admin, etc; 1 for the consti stuff) non-Consti stuff, I used this as my Political Law brief read-through for the consti stuff, mostly for updates on cases) Jimenez’s updates on

LECTURES ATTENDED Dean Candelaria’s Lecture on Public International Law (found this extremely useful especially when it came to treaties) Atty. Jack’s pre-week lectures (absolute must for me, he goes through practically all the case doctrines, which stuck with me during the exam) Atty. Agra’s pre-week lecture on non-consti subjects

updated, available in the admin) Azucena’s Everyone’s Labor Code

Labor Law

for labor)

Ateneo updates on Jurisprudence

Atty. Manuel’s Pre-week lecture (good review for labor relations, but don’t forget to study labor standards) I think I attended a lecture on updates on jurisprudence as well

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MATERIALS READ

LECTURES ATTENDED

Persons: ° Regina Reviewer for Dean Del’s Class by Gurrea and ° ° Sempio-Dy (1) Property ° Regina Reviewer for Dean Del’s Class by Gurrea and

Civil Law

Taxation Law

° ° ° Succession ° Oblicon ° ° remember) Sec Trans ° ° Mickey notes (1) ° Codal Agency, Partnership, Sales ° ° ° Codal Land Titles °

Mamalateo (1, but only for certain topics) principles of taxation which aren’t in the Mickey notes)

CLV (1 for Corporation and Insurance Law case doctrines) Jack notes on Banking and other Commercial Law Jack notes on updates on

Atty. Sta Maria’s Pre-week on Persons Property (but stepped out once in a while, and I think I skipped some stuff. Did it mostly for updates on jurisprudence) Dean Angeles’ Pre-week on Land Titles

Atty. Montero’s lecture on updates on jurisprudence Atty. Geronimo’s pre-week lecture mostly for basic principles of taxation)

Atty. Jack’s Pre-week lectures (again, super helpful; Atty. Jack is a reviewer god)

admin) Glenn Tuazon notes on Jack’s Criminal Law

Boado on Special Laws (1)

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SUBJECTS

Remedial Law

MATERIALS READ

Evidence and Spec Pro) Ateneo updates on jurisprudence (1)

LECTURES ATTENDED

Atty. Tranquil’s Pre-week

Riano’s Books for Remedial Law – Civ Pro, Crim Pro, Evidence (1) Ethics

Ateneo updates on jurisprudence (1)

Study Period: Started studying May ½ all the way up to the October exams. Number of Readings:

Feedback on Ateneo Review Classes review classes. However, updates on jurisprudence lectures and preweek lectures are a must. (See table on the lectures that I attended) Hardest Subject Hardest subject to study: Civ (because the materials were kalat) Hardest subject to answer: Tax/Labor Easiest Subject Easiest subject to study: Poli and Tax Easiest subject to answer: Poli

Night before the Test Don’t study. I stopped studying Saturday lunch, and spent the afternoon reading comics and playing video games. Every Satrurday went like this: mass at night, good dinner with the wife, made sure exam permit was in place, and then slept early. Things to Avoid

Best Kind of Help Prayer and family.

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General Tips:

It is crucial to have a plan or strategy when one is to take a monumental task, such as taking the bar exam. It is a must to your schedule strictly, but at least try to go back on track and catch up for the lost time.

Enjoy. The bar experience is a wonderful experience. Enjoy every single day of it.

Study Schedule:

I had four (4) readings excluding pre-week (hence, I had 5 readings in total). I read the text books that I used when I was still in law school. First Reading: Overdrive / Assessment

past bar exams for this exercise. When I objectively reviewed my answers, I felt that I should be able to pass the bar exam but the quality of my answers will not be enough to give me a slot in the top 10. Assessment: I may have a good chance of passing the bar, but if I want to top it, then I must study harder.

SUBJECTS

NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOTED

DATES

Ethics Criminal Law Labor Law Commercial Law

4 days

Political Law Civil Law

April 4 6 4 days

April 7 - 10

Taxation Law Remedial Law

5 days

Practice Bar Exam

1 day (6am-11pm)

April 19

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Second Reading: Cover to cover My second reading was slow and deliberate. I read every page (from preface to the last page). I encircled the page numbers (sometimes the entire chapter) of my book that I felt I need not read again. This strategy helped me weed-out unimportant pages/chapters of the text book or those portions which I already mastered during my four years in law

SUBJECTS

NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOTED

DATES

6 days

May 4 - 9

Ethics Political Law Labor Law Civil Law Taxation Law

6 days

Commercial Law Criminal Law

8 days

Remedial Law

10 days

June 10 - June 17

Third Reading: Studying more Second Reading: Cover to cover

pass the bar.

SUBJECTS

NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOTED

Political Law

5 days

Labor Law

4 days

Civil Law

5 days

Taxation Law

4 days

Commercial Law

5 days

Criminal Law

4 days

Remedial Law

7 days

DATES

July 7 - 11

Ethics 1 day Exams)

Fourth Reading: Studying to top the bar

reading, I memorized case titles and important provisions of law.

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NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOTED

DATES

Remedial law

4 days

August 4 - 7

4 days

August 11 - 14

Criminal Law

August 8 - 10

Commercial Law Taxation Law

August 15 - 17

Civil Law

4 days

Labor Law Political Law

4 days

Materials/books used in each subject SUBJECTS Political Law Labor Law

Civil Law

BOOKS/REVIEWERS Jack updates (4 readings) Bernas updates (4 readings) Memorize important provisions Azucena, Everyones (4 readings) Manuel notes/updates (4 readings)

Family (1 reading) readings) Memorize important provisions

Taxation Law

Income tax (1 reading) Co untian, Tax law reviewer (1 reading)

Commercial Law

Villanueva, Commercial Law Reviewer (1 reading) Catindig, Commercial Law Reviewer (1 reading)

Criminal Law Memorize important RPC provisions Remedial Law

Ethics

of Court (at least try) Pano (1 reading) Aguirre (1 reading) Memorize code!

There are equally brilliant law graduates who will be taking the bar with you. The only way you can out shine them is by being better prepared. Do not waste time. Study now.

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Schedule of Readings DATE

June 10 - 16

MATERIALS

Riano Crimpro, Evidence, Specpro

Provisions (Compilation of Bar Reviewers c/o Blessings) August 6

Abad Labor Standards

August 7 - 8

PIL Sarmiento

August 9 - 10 Abad Labor Jurado August 14 - 15

Ingles Tax Reviewer

August 16 - 17

Commercial Law Red book Labor Law Red book Beda Ethics Memo Aid Remedial Law Red book Ethics Red book Sundiang Boado Civ Red book

September 14 - 16

CLV and Dy Outlines

September 16 -19

Crim Memo Aid

September 19

Ethics Memo Aid Rem Red book Comm Red book

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MATERIALS Civ Red book Tax Red book Poli Red book

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As to study schedule, we started last week of april

(includes making of reviewers, hence, the longer period plus you should take your time for the 1st reading, cover everything)

the key concepts and relevant and new jurisprudence)

reading)

Pre-week starts at the 4th week of September start with poli/labor As to pre-week, focus on codal plus one material and latest jurisprudence I do not recommend studying extensively on a Monday during pre-week. Allow yourself some time to recuperate As to the hours per day of study, 8 hours a day is recommended. Allow some time for recreation. It is okay to drink alcohol. And if you’re tired, do not force yourself to study. If you do not meet the 8 hours, make up for it for additional hours the next day

Get plenty of sleep

your health, which, in turn, will affect your bar. Study with people who compliment your study habits. try to stay away from those who study too intensely. That will just stress you out. Do not compare your study habits with others.

MATERIALS FOR BAR REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

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Constitional Law Others (Admin, Election Law, etc) Exclude: PIL

San Sebastian Recent Jurisprudence

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1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

PRE-WEEK

1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

PRE-WEEK

1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

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Abad Compendium on Labor Law Veloso Labor Law Reviewer

San Sebastian Recent Jurisprudence Codal CIVIL LAW

Aquino Land Titles (selected parts only)

San Sebastian Recent Jurisprudence Codal TAXATION LAW

Mamalateo Domondon General Principles Domondon Transfer Taxes and VAT Domondon Income Tax COMMERCIAL LAW

Sundiang Commercial Law Reviewer Perez Reviewer Corporation Law/Secreg Perez Reviewer Transportation Law

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1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

PRE-WEEK

1ST READING

2ND READING 3RD READING

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Reyes Crim I Reyes Crim II

Esguerra Recent Jurisprudence San Sebastian Recent Jurisprudence

REMEDIAL LAW Riano CivPro Volume I Riano CivPro Volume II (ProvRem and SCA) Riano CrimPro Riano Evidence Festin SpecPro Mickey Ingles Reviewer ProvRem, SCA, Crim-

Tranquil Rem Law Review Transcript Tranquil CrimPro Transcript San Sebastian Recent Jurisprudence

ETHICS Pano Cosico

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3rd WEEK PRE-WEEK

2nd READING

Consti – Bernas, Gorospe; Admin and Election Law Political Law

Ateneo BarOps, Recent Jurisprudence

Ateneo BarOps PIL – Bernas, Dean Candelaria’s Review

Azucena; Social Legislation – Chan; Labor Law

Manuel Lecture on Labor Standards

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Jurisprudence, Codal

Veloso’s book as a crossreference

Persons and Family Relations – Sta. Maria Property – Mickey Reviewer Oblicon – Balane Civil Law Succession – Champ

Codal and law school notes

Codal

Cred Trans – Zuñiga PreBar and Supplement Land Titles – De Los

Tax I – Mamalateo; Taxation Law

Mamalateo, Pierre Reviewer, Montero

Tax II – Mickey

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Boado – RPC I, II and SPL;

Boado; Beda Memory Aid, notes Beda Memory Aid

Letters of Credit, Trust Instruments, Insurance – CLV Commercial Law

Transportation – Perez

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Corporation Code, Securities Regulation, Banking, IP, AMLA, FIA – Sundiang

Jac’s handouts, recent jurisprudence, Ateneo BarOps

Civ Pro, Crim Pro, Evidence – Riano Spec Pro – Regalado Remedial Law

Beda Memory Aid

San Beda Memory Aid

Legal Ethics

Paño; Ateneo BarOps

Paño; Ateneo BarOps

Ateneo BarOps, past exams

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stress. At the very least, your schedule is a template, a guide. If you don’t reach your quota at the end of the week, adjust.

FIRST READ: Duration: After graduation until mid-July Materials: Read the books you used in law school and the notes you made. Generally, it’s harder to use a new book but if you read fast and you feel like it’s important, go for it.

SECOND READ: Materials: Reviewers coming back to you. Start memorizing.

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THIRD READ: Materials: Reviewers, recent jurisprudence, selected hand-outs from the pre-bar and pre-week lectures, past bar exams Tips: Study smart. There are favorite topics for each bar subject. I referred to past bar exams or Lex Pareto and made

REST PERIOD I would generally study from 8am-9pm Monday to Saturday and use half of Sunday to read or answer past bar exams. Rest is really, really important. Get 6-7 hours of sleep everyday and take breaks whenever you need to and for however long need them. I can’t emphasize how important pace is. One of my main goals in bar review was to not burn out. After 4 years in law school you practically know everything there is to know because you have a really good foundation and you’re prepared, but if you’re sick and tired by the time the bar comes along none of that will matter. LECTURE It depends on what kind of learner you are. If you’re an auditory learner, go for it. But if you aren’t (like me) pick the ones to go to or drop in to see if there’s anything new. Jac’s lectures are a must, especially for Poli. Dean Candelaria’s Poli lecture was helpful, too. I also liked Montero for Tax and Manuel for Labor (gold!!). Go to Guevarra for Rem if you didn’t have him in Remedial Law Review. However, don’t feel obligated to stay, even for the good ones. Once I noticed that the lector was just reading off slides or handouts, I left and got a copy since I wanted more time to read. RUMORS ers and were told to focus on their favorite topics but that didn’t really factor in because the Chairperson had a hand in picking a lot of the questions for the bar and they didn’t turn out to be the “favorites” of our rumored examiners. The topics that came out in the past bar exams were more reliable.

stay positive, and pray a lot!

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GENERAL POINTERS I studied at least 8 hours a day Monday-Friday. The only time I studied on weekends was when I foresaw that I would not be able to reach my weekly quota. I also made sure that I had adequate exercise (7 hours a week from May to heavy lunch, and a very light dinner. During the actual Bar examinations, I avoided starch and limited myself to brown carbs. I also ate 1 big Fuji apply during lunch breaks.

still considered it as one reading. I tried to avoid “peaking” too soon. In law school, I stuck with two readings for class and for exams, and so I relied on the same technique that worked for me.

schedule strictly, except for Civil and Remedial Law, to which I allotted two and a half weeks each. I gave myself allowances just in case I had “off” days.

by the end of July. For my second reading, I dedicated one week each per subject. This time, I followed the mirror method. By the time I

Tuesday night, followed by Political Law from Wednesday until Saturday noon. For the succeeding weeks, I took half the day off on Mondays. Consequently, I started reviewing for the minor subject Monday afternoon until Wednesday morning (give or take, this will spill over to the afternoon). Then from Wednesday afternoon until Friday night, I would be studying the major subject. During the entire Bar review, I listened to various study playlists. I had an upbeat playlist (mostly Zedd, David Guetta, etc) to wake me up. I also had an intense playlist that altered my brainwaves so that it would be in the zone (Joe Hisahishi’s compositions. If you know Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, or Princess Mononoke, you’ll know the music. Otherwise, if you go to Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen, that’s the playlist). Be careful though, because my intense playlist is really intense. After listening to it for 4 hours, you’ll probably need to take a break. Seryosong intense siya.

Lights off at 9pm, and I was asleep at 10pm at the latest. I drank 1 capsule of 5HTP before bed. I woke up 4am every Sunday. I performed exercises to wake up my body (this is comprised mostly of a series of pokes on selected pressure points so that my brain and body are awake and in the zone). I drank two cups of green tea with honey, Berocca, 1000mg

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1st Reading

2nd Reading

not part of the Primer; non-Consti topics)

Pre-Week Saturday Night LABOR LAW 1st Reading 2nd Reading Pre-Week Saturday Night

were missing from Chan) at around 8pm. Stick with the book since it’s much more comprehensive anyway though a little outdated. CIVIL LAW updated by my Victoria notes/charts) Property Reviewer)

1st Reading

in Jurado)

2nd Reading

rely on the Codal for everything else

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there has been plenty of jurisprudence and laws that have been passed)

2nd Reading Pre-Week Saturday Night REMEDIAL LAW 1st Reading

2nd Reading

Pre-Week

and outdated already)

the headings and read only the portions I highlighted)

Saturday Night

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ETHICS

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2nd Reading Pre-Week Saturday Night Last minute tips:

doctrine). Whenever I got stumped in one question, I immediately moved on to the next. Scanning the entire examination also allowed me to see if the possible answers to the earlier questions were found in the latter part of the questionnaire.

basis should cite the applicable principle, statute, or jurisprudence as is. The third part of your answer should explain

words.

you answered.

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