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Subjec t Political Law

Books

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 Bernas – Primer  Nachura – Reviewer

Notes & Reviewers  Jimenez – Recent

Jurisprudence

The Essentials  Bernas – Primer  Nachura – All non-Consti

portions. Labor Law

 Azucena – Everybody’s

Labor Code [aka Green Book]  Alcantara – Labor Law

Reviewer [Just Social Legislation]

 Manuel – 100 Notes  Ateneo Bar Ops Reviewer  Disini – Social Legislation

 Azucena – Everybody’s

Labor Code  Ateneo Bar Ops Reviewer

Tables

 Codal

Taxation

 Mamalateo – Tax Reviewer

[1 Reading Only] st

 Co-untian – Tax Digest

 Personal Notes from Tax 1

& Tax 2  Primus (Domondon) Star

 Co-untian – Tax Digest  Primus (Domondon) Star

Notes

Notes

 Codal o

Casasola – Annotated NIRC

o

LGC [Local Taxation and Real Property Taxation]

o

Tariff & Customs Code

1 Materials, which: 1) on hindsight, I wish I stuck to from the very start; 2) I believe will suffice when push comes to shove; or 3) I stuck to even for Pre-week.

Civil Law

 Codal  Sempio-Diy – Family Code  Balane – Succession [1st

Reading Only, then switch to Champ Reyno’s Notes]  Jurado – Civil Law Reviewer

[1st Reading Only, excluding Family Code & Succession]  Aquino – Land Titles [1st

Reading Only, only those parts in the Syllabus]

 Balane’s Notes – Property

 Codal

& ObliCon  Del Castillo – Class Notes

for Property  San Beda Red Notes –

Sales, Partnership & Agency, Lease, Torts & Damages  Reyno – Notes on Atty.

Balane’s Book  Zuñiga – Notes on Credit

Transactions  Delos Angeles – Notes on

Land Titles Mercanti  Catindig – Notes on le Law Selected Commercial Laws [And the 2007 Supplement/Update]  Sundiang – Commercial

Law Reviewer  Villanueva – Commercial

Law Reviewer [1st Reading Only, only Corporation Law & Insurance]  Abad – Negotiable

Instruments Made Easy [1st

 Jimenez – Recent

Jurisprudence

 Sundiang – Commercial

Law Reviewer  Catindig – Notes on

Selected Commercial Laws [And the 2007 Supplement/Update]

Reading Only] Remedi al Law

 Codal

 San Beda Red Notes

 San Beda Red Notes

 San Beda Red Notes

 San Beda Red Notes

 San Beda Red Notes

 San Beda Red Notes

 Riano – Civil Procedure,

Criminal Procedure, Evidence [1st & 2nd Readings only] Legal Ethics

 Codal  Aguirre – Legal Ethics

Reviewer  Paño – Legal Ethics

Reviewer  Philippine Judicial Academy

– Annotated Code of Judicial Conduct Criminal Law

 Gregorio – Criminal Law

Review [1 Reading Only] st

 De Castro – Special Penal

Laws [1st Reading Only]  Sandoval – Special Penal

Laws [1st Reading Only]  Boado – Criminal Law

Notes & Cases

General Tips:

 Subject chronology. For 1 reading, I took the subjects in the order I wanted. I took the subjects which

I felt I was weakest at first, then worked my way from there. For my 2stnd & 3rd readings, I took the subjects in the reverse of the order their exams were scheduled [i.e. Criminal to Political Law].  Daily Hours. Aim to log at least 8 hours of study every day. Ramp this up to 9, 10, even 12 hours as

the exams approach. 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.  Vacations. Allow yourself vacations! I gave myself 2 during bar review season, though take note we

had 7 months to review.  Talk it Out. It helped me to take breaks to talk to the people I was studying with. Apart from gossip, we

discussed things in our study materials we were confused with – this was an excellent learning exercise.  Nap. When you need to, nap. There’s no point studying when you’re sleepy. I usually couldn’t help

myself – I was always dozing off at the library (usually around 15-30 minutes).  Study Goal Fails. Don’t be hard on yourself when you fail to meet the study goals you’ve set for the

day. I fell short on a lot of days.

Typical Study Day [This is ideal because I tended to be liberal with my days]:  Wake up at around 6:30 to go to the gym. [Going to the gym was discontinued a month before the

exams.]  Grab coffee and be at the library around 9-9:30.

 Study until around 11:30 [most likely doze off somewhere in between].  Head to the mall for lunch [as the exams approached, the mall was replaced with the cafeteria].  Study until around 5:30 [almost definitely doze off several times in between].  Head to the cafeteria for dinner.  Study until the library closes.  Goof off at home. [As exams approached, I’d continue studying at the AGSB study area at the 2nd floor

or at home]  Sleep at around 11pm.