By Karren Jay G. Asgar
Bar takers are set to return to CPU this September for the 2025 Bar Examinations, marking the university’s third time as a designated Local Testing Center. Photo credits: Supreme Court PH.
Central Philippine University (CPU) is once again set to serve as one of the local testing centers for the 2025 Bar Examinations as announced by the Supreme Court’s (SC) Office of the 2025 Bar Chairperson (OBC), marking the third time the university has been designated as a host site.
The announcement, made on June 20, 2025, through Bar Bulletin No. 3, stated that fourteen Local Testing Centers (LTCs) have been designated across various regions to make the Bar Examinations more accessible to examinees nationwide. Signed by Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, chairperson of the 2025 Bar Examinations, the bulletin underscores the judiciary’s ongoing efforts to enhance accessibility and convenience for Bar applicants.
This year’s localized and digitalized Bar Examinations are scheduled on September 7, 10, and 14, 2025. CPU previously served as one of the designated testing centers during #GetThatBar2022 and #BarNiJLo2024.
The Centralian community remains committed to engaging more deeply with the professional community, contributing to the advancement of the legal field, and hopes that by playing a key role in the bar examination process, it can further enhance its impact on the legal profession.
The following are the established Local Testing Centers (LTCs) for the upcoming Bar 2025 #AMYingForExcellence:
Metro Manila:
1. University of Santo Tomas
2. San Beda University-Mendiola
3. New Era University
4. Manila Adventist College
5. San Beda College-Alabang
6. University of the Philippines-BGC
7. Ateneo de Manila University School of Law
Luzon:
8. Saint Louis University (Baguio City)
9. University of Nueva Caceres (Naga City)
Visayas:
10. University of San Jose – Recoletos (Cebu City)
11. Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (Tacloban City)
12. Central Philippine University (Iloilo City)
Mindanao:
13. Ateneo de Davao University (Davao City)
14. Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (Iligan City)