Request to Increase Bar Examination and Admission Fees
On June 10, 2003, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a resolution regarding Bar Matter No. 859, which addressed a request to increase the fees associated with the bar examination and admission process. The Court decided to raise the fees by P500.00, increasing the total from P1,750.00 to P2,250.00. This fee adjustment is effective starting from the examination year in which the resolution was issued. The decision reflects the Court's authority in regulating the costs associated with legal admissions.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- <--!06102003-->BAR Matter No. 859
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Supreme Court Issuances
- Subcategory
- Resolutions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 10, 2003
BAR MATTER NO. 859
Gentlemen:
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of the Court En Banc dated 10 June 2003
"'Bar Matter No. 859. — Re: Request to Increase the Bar Examination and Admission Fees. — Acting on the letter dated 3 June 2003 of the Office of the Bar Confidant, the Court Resolved to INCREASE the bar examination and admission fees by Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) or from One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Pesos (P1,750.00) to Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Pesos (P2,250.00), effective this examination year."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) LUZVIMINDA D. PUNOClerk of Court
Cite This Law
Request to Increase Bar Examination and Admission Fees, <--!06102003-->BAR Matter No. 859, Jun 10, 2003 (Philippines)
Request to Increase Bar Examination and Admission Fees, <--!06102003-->BAR Matter No. 859 (Phil. 2003)
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