By Karren Jay G. Asgar

Bar takers are set to return to CPU this September for the 2026 Bar Examinations, marking the university’s fourth time as a designated Local Testing Center. Publication material courtesy of Supreme Court PH.

Central Philippine University (CPU) has once again been designated as one of the Local Testing Centers (LTCs) for the 2026 Bar Examinations, as announced by the Supreme Court’s Office of the 2026 Bar Chairperson, marking the fourth time that the University will serve as a host site for the country’s Bar examinations.

The announcement was made on July 8, 2026, through Bar Bulletin No. 3, Series of 2026, titled “List of Local Testing Centers and Venue Assignment.” The bulletin identified fifteen (15) LTCs nationwide, composed of seven centers in the National Capital Region (NCR), three in Luzon, three in the Visayas, and two in Mindanao. The establishment of LTCs, institutionalized under Rule 138, Section 9 of the Rules of Court, aims to ease the financial and logistical challenges faced by examinees by allowing them to take the Bar Examinations closer to their respective locations.

The 2026 Bar Examinations are scheduled on September 6, 9, and 13, 2026. CPU previously served as a designated testing center during the #GetThatBar2022, #BarNiJLo2024, and #AMYingForExcellence Bar Examinations.

The following are the established Local Testing Centers (LTCs) for the upcoming Bar 2026 #AweSAMbar2026:

NCR:

1. New Era University
2. University of Santo Tomas
3. San Beda University
4. Ateneo de Manila University School of Law
5. Manila Adventist College
6. University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City
7. San Beda College Alabang

Luzon:

8. Saint Louis University
9. Cagayan State University
10. University of Nueva Caceres

Visayas:

11. Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation
12. University of San Jose-Recoletos
13. Central Philippine University

Mindanao:

14. Ateneo de Davao University
15. Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology