Dolina heads DVOREF bar operators

By JONNIE H. BUENAVENTURA
September 8, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The commencement of bar examinations was the glaring moment of every law graduates to test and apply the doctrines and principles of law acquired during the four years of thorough studies and nearly six months of review in order to achieve a noble profession only few are chosen to be part of the Philippine bar.

With this, the Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (DVOREF) College of Law has an established bar operations committee to attend the needs and wants of the barrister and to ensure that they were provided with bar materials to guide them in answering the right doctrine and principles to arrive at a more acceptable answer to the examiner.

Gregorio Dolina, Jr. a namesake and son of former Philippine National Police (PNP) General and now Board Member of LEYECO II, a senior law student and is fondly could “Greg” by his friends is the Chairman of the DVOREF College of Law Bar Operations Committee had lead in the first Sunday of 17 law students to comprise first batch of bar operators in Manila housed at Kanumayan Hotel owned by Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez strategically situated at Taft Avenue near De La Salle University where bar examinations is conducted to ensure that assistance to the barrister be immediately addressed at the proper time.

According to Dolina, Jr., the bar operations of the DVOREF is a centralized operations covering all subjects of law compiled into one so that the barrister will not crumpling materials to support their acquired knowledge during their stay as law students and those bar materials provided by the review center.

The affiliated organization of An Waray Party-List in Manila, the Aquila Legis of Ateneo De Manila University and the San Beda College of Law are the organization and schools who help provide bar materials to bar operators and in turn deliver to the barrister to ensure that they are provided with the latest tip in the bar examinations, Mr. Dolina said.

Mr. Dolina said that it is proven that with bar operations there is an increase in passing percentage of successful barrister because the bar tips is a combination of the minds of legal luminaries of different law organizations combined into one to help and guide barrister in answering questions.

Imagine the presence of your fellow law students while entering to take the exam in the entrance of De la Salle University show good luck until the end of examination shouting, and cheering while marching the thoroughfares cordoned by the security forces of the Supreme Court  “will it not boost your confidence”, said Mr. Dolina.

According to Mr. Dolina, DVOREF is a united law student’s who in times of bar examinations they are ready to provide assistance in whatever nature to help the barrister to be successful in their chosen field.

Mr. Dolina further said, the bar operations will last until the 4th Sunday of September where every Sunday a group of law students will be send to Manila to help DVOREF barrister in their quest to be a member of the Philippine bar.

Mr. Dolina informed that 65 DVOREF barrister will hurdle the bar examinations, 63 are fresh graduates while two are re-takers.

The Rules of Court provides that a candidate may be deemed to have passed his examination successfully if he has obtained a general average of 75% in all subjects without falling below 50% in any subjects.

The following subjects are Political or International Law 15%, Labor and Social Legislation 10%, Civil Law 15%, Taxation Law 10%, Mercantile Law 15%, Criminal Law 10%, Remedial Law 20%, Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises 5%.