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Review Tips from
Batch 2015
A Student Council Bar Tips Series
Compiled by: Cyndy dela Cruz
Materials Used
Subject 1st Read 2nd Read
Political Law Bernas Primer Bernas Primer
Sarmiento PIL Sandy Crab
Recent Jurisprudence (2010-2015) by ASIL PIL Reviewer
Atty. Jack Jimenez Recent Jurisprudence (2010-2015)
CROMBONDS Consti2 (cross reference) by Atty. Jack Jimenez
Atty. Agras Admin, Public Officers, Ateneo Reviewer (for non-consti
Election Law, and PubCorp Reviewers parts)
(cross reference)
Candelaria PIL Outline
ASIL PIL Reviewer
Labor Law Chan Labor Law Reviewer Chan Labor Law Reviewer
Azucena Green Book (for my personal Labor Law Review slides by Atty.
notes) Marlon Manuel
Labor Law Review slides by Atty. Marlon Labor Law Review notes by Atty.
Manuel Glenn Tuazon (as updated)
Disini Social Legislation Tables Recent Jurisprudence
Civil Law Persons Persons
Sempio-Diy book Reviewer for Dean Del Castillos
Sta. Maria book (cross-reference) class by Guerrea and Maniego
Reviewer for Dean Del Castillos class by (Regina reviewer)
Guerrea and Maniego Sta. Maria Recent Jurisprudence
Property Property
Paras book San Beda Red Book
Ampil/Albano charts Reviewer for Dean Deal Castillos
San Beda Red book class (Regina reviewer)
Jurado Book Succession
Succession Balane book
Balane book RAM/Champ Reviewer (either is
RAM/Champ Reviewer (either is fine) fine)
ObliCon ObliCon
Balane notes by Atty. Nava Balane notes by Atty. Nava
Jurado Book SecTrans
Aquino Civil Law Reviewer Zuniga Notes
SecTrans Agency, Partnership, Sales
Zuniga Notes Jurado Book
Agency, Partnership, Sales Sales Updates by Atty. Alex Dy
CLV Outlines Land Titles
Jurado Book Dean delos Angeles Notes
Sales Updates by Atty. Alex Dy Torts and Damages
Land Titles Aquino Civil Law Reviewer
Dean delos Angeles notes Conflict of Laws
Aquino Civil Law Reviewer Sempio-Diy Reviewer (same
Torts and Damages content as the book but more
Aquino Civil Law Reviewer concise)
Conflict of Laws
Sempio-Diy book (theres a shorter Others
reviewer) Recent jurisprudence
San Beda Red Book Paras Pre-week Reviewer
Notes from Atty. Gulapas class (by Atty. (consolidate notes here)
Sheena Tengco) Top 100 Provisions by Atty. Abano
(mark these on your codal)
Taxation Mickey Ingles Reviewers UP Tax Reviewer
PM Reyes Reviewers Recent jurisprudence
Notes and Outline of Atty. Montero
UP Tax Reviewer
Commercial Sundiang Commercial Law Reviewer Commercial Law Reviewer by Atty.
Law Commercial Law Review by CLV (for Starr Wiegand (Aleitheia reviewer)
certain subjects) Sundiang Commercial Law
Updated Transcripts of Atty. Jack Reviewer
Jimenez by 4A2015 Recent Jurisprudence (2010-2015)
Perez Quizzers (Transpo, NIL, by Atty. Jack Jimenez
Insurance, Corp, SecReg) Ateneo Reviewer
Intellectual Property handouts by Atty.
Jack Jimenez
Criminal Law Boado RPC San Beda Red Notes
Boado SPL Recent Jurisprudence
San Beda Red Notes
Remedial Law Riano CivPro I, CivPro II, CrimPro, San Beda Red Book
(Tip: Evidence Recent Jurisprudence
Memorize the ApPrac book by Justice Magdangal de
rule numbers Leon
and their SpecPro, SCA, ProvRem Reviewer by
corresponding Justice Magdangal De Leon
titles. This ApPrac Case Digests for Atty. George
helps A Aquinos class (as compiled by Atty.
LOT.) Glorie Pineda and Atty. JT Taylo)
Aleitheia reviewer for Atty. Melos SCA
class
San Beda Red Book
Legal Ethics Antiquierra Comments on Legal Ethics Antiquierra Ethics
Aguirre Legal Ethics Reviewer San Beda Red Notes
San Beda Red Notes
Ideal Schedule
The ideal schedule really depends on you. You should consider (1) the amount of time you have for review, (2) your
relative strengths and weaknesses for each subject, and (3) the relative weight (in terms of content and Bar
percentage) of each subject. If you are strong in one subject, you wont have to spend too much time in that. Study
more for the subjects which you are not as strong in. Ideally, your second (or more) read(s) will be shorter than the
first read.
For me, I started studying on May 4, 2015 (Star Wars Day). We had 6 months to study for the Bar in November so
your schedule will most likely be different from mine. I also did not study during weekends, except during my
second read (when I studied during Saturday morning). My schedule was like this for first read: Political Law 10
days, Labor Law 8 days, Civil Law 15 days, Taxation 10 days, Commercial Law 10 days, Criminal Law 7
days, Remedial Law 10 days, Ethics 3 days.
For my second read, my schedule was like this: Remedial Law 7 days, Ethics 2 days, - Criminal Law 5 days,
Commercial Law 8 days, Taxation 7 days, Civil Law 10 days, Labor Law 5 days, Political Law 5 days. If
you notice, I reversed the order of subjects for my second read. This is just a personal preference. You can decide
on which order to use. IMPORTANT: Make your own schedule according to your own personal assessment.
Materials Used
POLI
o First read: Bernas Primer (Consti), Nachura (Admin, Elec, Locgov, Puboff), ASIL Reviewer (PIL)
o Succeeding reads: Bernas Primer (Consti), Beda Red Book (Admin, Elec, Locgov, Puboff), ASIL
Reviewer (PIL) Pre-week: Bernas Primer (Consti), Beda Red Book (Admin, Elec, Locgov, Puboff),
ASIL Reviewer (PIL)
LABOR
o First read: Chan
o Succeeding reads: Azucena Green Book
o Pre-week: Chan Pre-Week Notes, Azucena Green Book
CIV
o First read: Sempio-Dy (Persons), Balane (Succession), De Los Angeles Notes (Land Titles), Jurado
(Property, Oblicon, Sales, Agency, Partnership, Lease, Torts), Zuiga (Cred Trans), Beda Red Book
(Conflict, Land Titles)
o Succeeding reads: Regina-Dean Del Reviewer (Persons, Property), Squillantini Notes (Oblicon),
Champ (Succession), Beda Red Book (Conflict, Land Titles), Zuiga (Cred Trans), Jurado
(Everything else)
o Fourth read: Jurado (Sales, Agency, Partnership, Cred Trans, Lease, Torts)
o Pre-week: Unli codal + Abao 400
TAX
o First and succeeding reads: Pierre Notes all the way!
o Pre-week: JTs Tax Stuff to Memorize (text/message me, and Ill send you a copy)
COMM
o First read: CLV Reviewer (yes, that very big book!)
o Succeeding reads and Pre-Week: A2015 Jack Transcript (all except IP), Sundiang (IP)
CRIM
o First and second reads: Boado (all the way!), Beda Mem-Aid (for SPL not otherwise covered by
Boado)
o Third read and Pre-week: Beda Mem-Aid
REM
o First read: Riano (Civpro, Apprac, Provrem, SCA, Crimpro, Evidence), Festin (Specpro)
o Succeeding reads and Pre-week: Beda Mem-Aid
ETHICS
o First read: Aguirre Succeeding reads and Pre-week: Ateneo Bar Ops Reviewer
IN ADDITION: Random notes from Albano and UP (but mostly notes on updated jurisprudence)
Ideal Schedule
Start out with 9-6 (with a lunch and a merienda break, for the sake of your sanity).
Then as the Bar month starts to approach, start earlier--8am, then 7, then 6.
If you wanna study at 5, go lang.
But I always end around 6 or 7 (extended to 9pm during Oct/Nov), so I can sleep around 10 or 11 PM.
Basta 6-8 hrs of sleep a day!
Materials Used
Reviewers when possible. Try to limit reading text books you otherwise have not read before. When I used more
than one material for a certain subject, I annotated notes from one material onto the one that was shorter/quicker
to read, so eventually I would only be reading one or two things per subject as I got nearer to the bar.
For everything: Codal and updates in jurisprudence
Ideal Schedule
Depending on how you did in law school, 2-3 reads should be enough. Assess whether you absorb more
information in your first or second read (based on past experience with Law School) and allot that read longer time.
Materials Used
Generally, I used my old law school books and materials. For updates, I just thought that it would be covered by recent
jurisprudence notes and pre-week lectures and materials. The reviewers and some of the books in my reading list were just
supplements, but I was not able to read all of them. The focus was really on my outlined codals with handwritten notes.
For the 1st Reading, I read books (mostly old law books). For the 2nd Reading, I transferred the important parts of those books
into my outlined codals (Please see the image in Part II-Other General Tips). For 3rd and 4th Readings, I read those outlined
codals with notes, supplemented by recent jurisprudence. However, I used new books for some subjects.
REVIEW MATERIALS
SUBJECT (Main Material: Outlined Codal with Personal Notes from my Law
School Books and Reviewers)
B. PUBLIC OFFICERS (i) Nachura; (ii) SBC MemAid; (iii) Agra Notes
C. ADMIN LAW (i) Nachura; (ii) SBC MemAid; (iii) Agra Notes
E. LOC GOV (i) Nachura; (ii) SBC MemAid; (iii) Agra Notes
H. COMPROMISE (i) Aquino; (ii) SBC MemAid
(i) Personal Notes from the Lecture of Atty. Barlis; (ii) PMReyes Reviewer;
A. TAX I (iii) Ingles; (iv) Co-Untian
(i) Personal Notes from the Lecture of Atty. Barlis; (ii) PMReyes Reviewer;
B. TAX II (iii) Ingles; (iv) Co-Untian
B. TRUST RECEIPTS LAW (i) Sundiang; (ii) De Leon; (iii) ALS Reviewer
C. NIL (i) Sundiang; (ii) Abad; (iii) Perez; (iv) ALS Reviewer
F. CORPORATE LAW (i) Sundiang; (ii) CLV Comm; (iii) Perez; (iv) ALS Reviewer
G. SECREG (i) Sundiang; (ii) CLV Comm; (iii) Perez; (iv) ALS Reviewer
A. BOOK I (i) Reyes (ii) Boado; (iii) Gregorio; (iv) Ortega Notes
A. CRIM PRO (i) Riano
Ideal Schedule
This is just ideal because I was not able to follow it. For instance, I started reviewing for Legal Ethics only during the 4th
Reading, which is not advisable;
For the 1st Reading, I started with the subjects that I had for 4th year - 2nd Sem. in law school (Remedial Law, Mercantile Law,
Taxation Law, and some Civil Law subjects);
Except for the 4th Reading, each day of the review was allotted for only one subject.
IDEAL SCHEDULE
1ST READING 2ND READING
No. of Days No. of Days
(35 Days) (31 Days)
1. Remedial Law 5 1. Legal Ethics 2
2. Mercantile Law 2 2. Remedial Law 4
3. Taxation Law 6 3. Criminal Law 4
4. Civil Law 5 4. Mercantile Law 4
5. Political Law 5 5. Taxation Law 4
6. Criminal Law 6 6. Civil Law 5
7. Labor Law 4 7. Labor Law 4
8. Legal Ethics 2 8. Political Law 4
3RD READING 4TH READING
No. of Days No. of Days
(31 Days) (31 Days)
1. Remedial Law 5 1. Remedial Law 5
2. Legal Ethics 2 2. Legal Ethics 2
3. Criminal Law 4 3. Criminal Law 4
4. Mercantile Law 4 4. Mercantile Law 4
5. Taxation Law 4 5. Taxation Law 4
6. Civil Law 5 6. Civil Law 5
7. Labor Law 3 7. Labor Law 3
8. Political Law 4 8. Political Law 4
The Lex Pareto Notes has a list of the most asked provisions in the bar exams. I used a color coding system (Green: if the
provision was asked 5x or more; Blue: 2 5x; Red: 1x), wherein I put a box on the article/section numbers in my codals using the
color that is applicable. It is particularly helpful during the bar month when there was no enough time to read the whole codals. I
prioritized the provisions with green, blue, and red boxes. Please see the image below as an illustration. Article 148 of the Revised
Penal Code was already asked 5 times or more, while Articles 151 and 152 were asked 2-5 times.
*I followed this schedule every day of bar review, except that the study time was reduced to 2-4 hours during weekends.
Materials Used
Political Law
Bernas Primer (Consti)
Nachura (Non-Consti)
Recent Jur (Jimenez)
Labor Law
Chan Reviewer (waited for the 2014 version to come out which was pretty late)
Manuel Labor Review Slides and my notes from his class
Codal
Civil Law
Aquino
Chan Robles Pre-week Lecture
Codal
Taxation Law
UP Reviewer (used 2014 version since Im kuripot and didnt want to get the new one)
Codal
Commercial Law
Sundiang
Recent Jur (Jimenez)
Criminal Law
Boado
Beda Memaid (Crim II only since I felt Boado wasnt enough, but still read Boado once.)
Chan Robles Pre-week Lecture Garcia (love her)
Codal
Remedial Law
Beda Memaid (from law school til the bar, used 2014 version since that was what I used for Rem Review)
Codal Codal Codal
Ethics
Chan Robles Preweek Lecture (the lecturers last name started with the letter L, she saved my life)
Ateneo Reviewer (the q&a type)
Memorize Lawyers Oath
Familiarize Canons
Ideal Schedule
Number of Days (up until the first bar
exam) less Sundays (no study day) x Weight of subject = Days to Study Subject
I got a calendar and wrote the topics per subject and pro-rated them according to the number of days per read. I
studied in the following order:
Note: Dont follow the number of days you get from the equations above strictly. Assess yourself and see which
subjects you dont feel confident on. For example, if I got 20 days for Tax, Id only use 10 days since I felt I was
confident with the subject. I would instead use the extra 10 days to study Rem (which didnt really matter since that
exam was crazy).