Legal basis and governing rule displaced
- Section 1 applies notwithstanding Section 14, Rule No. 127 of the Rules of Court.
- Section 1 establishes an exception that allows certain bar candidates to be admitted to the Philippine Bar even if Rule No. 127 would otherwise govern passing requirements.
- Section 2 creates an additional rule affecting how subject grades are counted in later examinations.
Covered time periods and who benefits
- Section 1 covers bar candidates who obtained a general average in bar examinations after July 4, 1946 up to and including the August 1951 bar examinations.
- Section 1 applies specific general-average passing thresholds by exam year from the 1946–1951 period through the 1955 bar examinations.
- Section 1 allows eligible candidates to take and subscribe the corresponding oath of office as members of the Philippine Bar.
- Section 2 applies to bar candidates who obtained a grade of 75% in any subject after July 4, 1946.
Passing standards by examination year
- Section 1 requires, for bar examinations after July 4, 1946 up to and including the August 19, 1951 bar examinations, a general average of 70%.
- Section 1 requires 71% for the 1952 bar examinations.
- Section 1 requires 72% for the 1953 bar examinations.
- Section 1 requires 73% for the 1954 bar examinations.
- Section 1 requires 74% for the 1955 bar examinations.
Minimum subject-grade condition
- Section 1 allows taking and subscribing the oath only if no candidate obtained a grade below 50% in any subject.
- Section 1 ties eligibility to both a qualifying general average and the 50% minimum-per-subject condition.
Rounding rule for fractions
- Section 1 provides that for its purpose, an exact one-half or more of a fraction is considered as one.
- Section 1 directs that such rounded fraction treatment is included as part of the next whole number.
Subject pass treatment for later averaging
- Section 2 deems a candidate to have passed a subject (or subjects) if the candidate obtained a grade of 75% in any subject in any bar examination after July 4, 1946.
- Section 2 requires that such 75% subject grade or grades are included in computing the candidate’s passing general average for any subsequent examinations the candidate may take.
Effect on computation and compliance outcome
- Section 1 establishes that meeting the stated thresholds and minimum-per-subject condition permits oath-taking as a Philippine Bar member.
- Section 2 establishes that achieving 75% in any subject after July 4, 1946 locks in that subject pass for purposes of later general average computation.
- Section 3 states the statute takes effect upon approval.