Practice question
A school asserts that accreditation automatically admits each graduate to the Philippine Bar, while an applicant claims passing the Bar erases missing academic documents. Which is correct?
- One accredited diploma itself is a practice license
- School accreditation, academic proof and professional admission remain distinct requirements
- Passing eliminates every documentary condition
- Only the school may administer the Lawyer’s Oath
- Academic regulation replaces Supreme Court admission
Legal references
- A.M.24-10-05-SC, August12,2025, effective November3,2025, amended Rule138 Sections1–3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_24-10-05-sc_2025.pdf
- Republic Act7662, Sections7(c)–(d),8–10, read with Pimentel’s invalidation of Sections7(g)–(h): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1993/ra_7662_1993.html
- Pimentel v. Legal Education Board, G.R.230642/242954, November9,2021, MAIN resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/nov2021/gr_230642_2021.html
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