Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1
Books Notes & Reviewers The Essentials
Political Bernas Primer Jimenez Recent Bernas Primer
Law Nachura Reviewer Jurisprudence Nachura All non-Consti
portions.
Taxation Mamalateo Tax Reviewer Personal Notes from Tax 1 & Co-untian Tax Digest
[1st Reading Only] Tax 2 Primus (Domondon) Star
Co-untian Tax Digest Primus (Domondon) Star Notes
Codal Notes
o Casasola Annotated
NIRC
o LGC [Local Taxation
and Real Property
Taxation]
o Tariff & Customs Code
1 Materials, which: 1) on hindsight, I wish I stuck to from the very start; 2) I believe will suffice when push comes to shove; or 3)
I stuck to even for Pre-week.
Family Code & Succession] Lease, Torts & Damages
Aquino Land Titles [1st Reyno Notes on Atty.
Reading Only, only those Balanes Book
parts in the Syllabus] Zuiga Notes on Credit
Transactions
Delos Angeles Notes on
Land Titles
Remedial Codal San Beda Red Notes San Beda Red Notes
Law Riano Civil Procedure,
Criminal Procedure,
Evidence [1st & 2nd Readings
only]
Legal Codal San Beda Red Notes San Beda Red Notes
Ethics Aguirre Legal Ethics
Reviewer
Pao Legal Ethics Reviewer
Philippine Judicial Academy
Annotated Code of Judicial
Conduct
Criminal Gregorio Criminal Law San Beda Red Notes San Beda Red Notes
Law Review [1st Reading Only]
De Castro Special Penal
Laws [1st Reading Only]
Sandoval Special Penal
Laws [1st Reading Only]
Boado Criminal Law Notes
& Cases
General Tips:
Subject chronology. For 1 reading, I took the subjects in the order I wanted. I took the subjects which
I felt I was weakest at first, then worked my way from there. For my 2stnd & 3rd readings, I took the
subjects in the reverse of the order their exams were scheduled [i.e. Criminal to Political Law].
Daily Hours. Aim to log at least 8 hours of study every day. Ramp this up to 9, 10, even 12 hours as
the exams approach. While I personally didnt have the organization to use a stopwatch, it might be
helpful for you.
Take Breaks. Breaks are necessary and highly encouraged. So long as youre able to meet your quota
of study hours, be generous with study breaks and breaks for meals. My library study buddies will attest
to my frequent internet breaks, runs to the mall for milk tea, or just taking time to walk around.
Vacations. Allow yourself vacations! I gave myself 2 during bar review season, though take note we
had 7 months to review.
Talk it Out. It helped me to take breaks to talk to the people I was studying with. Apart from gossip, we
discussed things in our study materials we were confused with this was an excellent learning exercise.
Nap. When you need to, nap. Theres no point studying when youre sleepy. I usually couldnt help
myself I was always dozing off at the library (usually around 15-30 minutes).
Study Goal Fails. Dont be hard on yourself when you fail to meet the study goals youve set for the
day. I fell short on a lot of days.
Typical Study Day [This is ideal because I tended to be liberal with my days]:
Wake up at around 6:30 to go to the gym. [Going to the gym was discontinued a month before the
exams.]
Grab coffee and be at the library around 9-9:30.
Study until around 11:30 [most likely doze off somewhere in between].
Head to the mall for lunch [as the exams approached, the mall was replaced with the cafeteria].
Study until around 5:30 [almost definitely doze off several times in between].
Head to the cafeteria for dinner.
Study until the library closes.
Goof off at home. [As exams approached, Id continue studying at the AGSB study area at the 2nd floor
or at home]
Sleep at around 11pm.