The Supreme Court reminded examinees in the 2026 Bar Examinations that they have only five days left to complete the required asynchronous Sample Examination on Examplify.
The Office of the 2026 Bar Examinations chairperson, Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan, issued the reminder as preparations continue for the three-day Bar examinations scheduled on Sept. 6, 9 and 13.
Examinees who fail to complete the Sample Examination within the prescribed period will have their Examplify accounts deactivated, the SC said.
It advised examinees to consult the Examplify User Guide for instructions on completing the requirement.
The 2026 Bar examinations will be conducted in 15 local testing centers nationwide with San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City serving as the national headquarters and one of the testing centers.
The Office of the Bar Confidant said 13,441 of the 14,291 registered applicants have been cleared to take this year’s examinations.
The 2026 registration figure is the highest in Bar history. In 2025, 13,193 applicants registered, while 11,425 completed the examinations.
The seven Metro Manila testing centers are New Era University in Quezon City; University of Santo Tomas and San Beda University in Manila; Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Makati City; Manila Adventist College in Pasay City; University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City; and San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City.
Three testing centers will serve Luzon: Saint Louis University in Baguio City, Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao City and University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City.
The Visayas testing centers are Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City, University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu City and Central Philippine University in Iloilo City.
In Mindanao, the examinations will be held at Ateneo de Davao University and Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology.
The six subjects for the 2026 Bar are Political and Public International Law, 15%; Commercial and Taxation Laws, 20%; Civil Law and Land Titles and Deeds, 20%; Labor Law and Social Legislation, 10%; Criminal Law, 10%; and Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics, with Practical Exercises, 25%.
Gaerlan is also set to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6 at the lobby of the St. Benedict Building of San Beda College Alabang.
He is expected to provide updates on the examinations, including the latest statistics and other key announcements.#