Protect the judiciary from “unreasonable resenters and intolerant skeptics,” Supreme Court Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin, chairman of the 2016 Bar Examination Committee, said during the oath taking of more than 1,700 new lawyers. Then is the time for lawyers like you to come out openly to defend the institution of the courts,” Bersamin said. Speaking before the new lawyers, Bersamin clarified that he does not mean that lawyers should not criticize the courts. READ: FULL LIST: 2017 Bar examination passersThen, En Banc Clerk of Court Atty. Adgar Aricheta administered the Lawyers Oath to the Bar passers.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 01, 2018 09:56 UTC