MANILA, Philippines — One thousand eight hundred new members of the Philippine Bar vowed to support the Constitution and obey the laws and legal orders on Thursday. SC Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, who sat as the 2018 Bar Committee chairperson, led the petition for admission of the passers to the Bar. RELATED: 'Rise above the hate': Bullying didn't stop Ateneo grad from topping 2018 bar examsNew lawyers reminded of integrityDuring the oath-taking, Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe addressed the new lawyers and told them to keep hold of integrity as they start on the path of the legal profession. “As new members of this noble profession, you bear the cause of advancing justice and the rule of law in our society. Such is a task that is not bound by any personal qualification as it transcends every circumstance,” the justice also said.

Source: Philippine Star June 13, 2019 08:03 UTC