KONTRA si Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo ang panukala ni Labor Sec. Silvestro Bello III na ibasura na ang Bar at board examinations.
Giit ni Gesmundo: “I don’t see the need to abolish the Bar exam. We must continue having the Bar exam.”
Aniya, ang Bar exam ay mahalagang sukatan kung angkop ang isang indibidwal na pumasok sa legal na propesyon.
“We should maintain the Bar exams so that we can test qualifications of those who aspire to join the legal profession. The legal profession is vested with public interest. And we should see to it that only those who are fit and qualified to join the ranks of the legal profession meet the standards required of them,” dagdag niya.
Importante rin, ayon sa Chief Justice, na “we make sure that those who join the legal profession are competent, that they can, you know, perform their duties as lawyers, not only to the court but also to their clients and to society as a whole. So the qualifying exam for legal professionals should be therein continued.”
Kinuwestiyon ni Bello nitong Miyerkules ang halaga ng mga licensure exams, partikular ang Bar exams para sa mga abogado.
“Dapat alisin na ang mga board exam sa mga engineer, board exam sa dentistry, Bar exam. Eight years ka nang nag-aaral para maging abogado, pumasa ka na sa lahat ng exam, kukuha ka pa ng Bar?” ani Bello.
“Kagaya sa Bar, why don’t we do away with Bar? Tutal ‘yung estudyante may four years pre-law, four years proper. Dadaan ka sa rigorous scrutiny, tapos dadaan ka pa sa Bar,” dagdag niya. –A. Mae Rodriguez
