A complete of three,992 2022 Bar passers on Tuesday took their oath on the Philippine International Convention Center with all justices current, together with Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo and Bar examination chair Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
In his speech, Caguioa stated the brand new attorneys shouldn’t assume that they’ve completed every part after passing the Bar exams.
“Your tools as lawyers would be words, both written and spoken. They are your weapons for defending your clients against injustice. So please continue to sharpen them, continue your mastery of the craft, your mastery of the language,” he stated.
“Please do not think that because you have passed the bar exams, everything has been accomplished. No, no, no, far from it. Instead, this is only the beginning of your journey as lawyers,” he stated.
According to Caguoa, the eight passwords given to the examinees throughout their eight days of examination had a typical thread that he referred to as the “imprint of a lawyer.”
“That is to say that a good lawyer must strive to, if not already possess, a delicate medley of virtues and skills. They must be critical thinkers as well as articulate advocates,” he stated.
Caguioa then acknowledged the highest 5 regulation universities or colleges with greater than 100 candidates, that are the Ateneo de Manila University, the San Beda University, the University of the Philippines, the University of San Carlos, and the University of Santo Tomas.
Associate Justice Ramon Hernando, in the meantime, reminded the brand new attorneys that the occupation shouldn’t be merely a job.
“We all desire a comfortable life. Lawyering is indeed a means of earning a living and a very lucrative one at that. There is nothing wrong in the clean pursuit of prosperity,” Hernando stated.
“However, membership in the Bar is not a self-centered occupation. It is a delicate and jealous privilege, a dangerous mission towards fairness and justice, and an unbreakable relationship with society,” he added.
The new attorneys can even signal the roll of attorneys on the identical day. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
