As rain poured in the Supreme Court courtyard on Friday, December 13, tears of joy streamed down the face of dance instructor Les Paul Sañez when he saw his name on the LED screen.
Overcome with emotion, Sañez shared an umbrella with his girlfriend, Jho, celebrating the moment together as he became one of the 3,962 aspirants who passed the Bar Examinations.
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“Pahingi akong load, tawagan ko si Mama (Please give me load, I'll call Mama)," said Jamimah Yusopy Disomangcoop, a new Bar Exam passer, as she tearfully saw her exam results.
Disomangcoop is among the 3,962 newly minted lawyers who passed this year's Bar Exam and are now eligible for admission to the practice of law.
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From the University of the Philippines College of Law, Kyle Christian Gorrero Tutor clinched first place in the 2024 Bar Exams with a score of 85.77%.
Tutor outperformed 10,490 Bar examinees who took the exam in September, securing a place among the 3,962 passers who can soon call themselves lawyers.
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The Ateneo de Manila University emerged as the country's top-performing law school in the 2024 Bar Examinations, leading both the first-time takers and overall performance categories among schools with over 100 examinees, the Supreme Court announced Friday, December 13.
The Supreme Court recognized outstanding law schools across four size-based classifications in two categories: first-time takers and overall performance (including repeaters). This classification system aims to provide a fair comparison among institutions based on their number of examinees.
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The release of the 2024 Bar exam results brought out a range of emotions from Bar hopefuls and their supporters.
Philstar.com captured these powerful reactions in several photos.
Supreme Court Associate Justice and Bar chair 2024 Mario Lopez on Friday, December 13, announced the results of the 2024 Bar Examinations.
A total of 3,962 takers successfully passed the Bar Exams, higher than 3,812 passers in 2023 when 10,387 hopefuls took the exams.
Check the full list of successful Bar examinees here.