Rappler's latest stories on bar exams Philippines
Detours from home: What it’s like to pass the bar exams in a pandemic
It's not your usual grand celebration but it's historic
Supreme Court to do pilot test for computerized Bar exams
2020 Bar chair Justice Leonen also says the Court must take a hard look at the Bar exams and 'make its practices more reasonable'
#PumasaNa: Barkada celebrates victory after passing Bar on 2nd try
Six graduates of the Dr Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City drew strength from one another as they prepared for their second Bar exam
Before acing 2019 Bar, topnotcher recalls not getting into dream school
Despite facing disappointment early in his bid to become a lawyer, Jun Dexter Rojas goes on to become the first Bar topnotcher of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Law
Ending alma mater’s 32-year drought, Bar topnotcher wants to give back to Baguio
'I saw how a lawyer can help a person no other profession can,' says Saint Louis University's Anton Luis Avila
He first took the bar in 1996. Two decades later, he's now 'Atty Popsy'
Jaime Guerrero believes it would only take one strong push for him to finally pass the bar exams, which he failed several times
'Get back up and march on': 2019 Bar passer shares journey of perseverance
'Persevere with all your might and make use of whatever luck there is in your stars, until such time that the universe is led to no other choice but to make your will happen,' says Jzev Villanueva
‘Sir K’ trends as netizens congratulate Bar 2019 6th placer
Twitter users, including thousands who dream of being accountants and lawyers themselves, congratulate Kenneth Manuel
Rappler Talk: Bar exams 2019 Top 1 Mae Diane Azores
Mae Diane Azores keeps it practical – she wants a country where people are not burdened by unnecessary suits, and where courts are not clogged
Brother and sister pass the 2019 Bar together
'Only one of us passing was probably never an option for us,' says Jesse Solis of her brother Mijo
Supreme Court lowered Bar passing grade for more techy lawyers in 'new normal'
After the grade was lowered to 74, more than 300 made the cut
Bar 2019 topnotcher is jeepney driver's daughter with a heart for public service
(UPDATED) Mae Diane Azores, who lives at the foot of Mount Mayon, always had grand dreams
PAO or corporate law for Bar 2019 10th placer Bebelan Madera
Bebelan Madera of the University of St La Salle in Bacolod City was working in Manila when she was called home by her parents, a move that paved her way to law school
Bar 2019: Provincial schools again emerge on top
The University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi in Albay produces the 2019 Bar examinations' 1st and 3rd placers
Now a CPA lawyer, Bar 3rd placer wants to stay as auditor for the people
Bar 3rd placer Myra Baranda says she finds fulfillment in interacting with people, hearing their grievances, and being at the receiving end of their gratitude for help she has given them
2020 Bar exams postponed to 2021
The 2020 Bar examinations will also be regionalized – they will be held in Manila and Cebu City
Surviving cancer and 2019 Bar, new lawyer stays with TokHang clients
'Wala rin naman silang ibang nalalapitan, we need more lawyers who will handle these cases,' says Margaret Callanta
FULL LIST: 2019 Bar passers
Here is the full list of the 2,103 examinees who passed the 2019 Bar
University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi tops 2019 Bar exams
(3rd UPDATE) Mae Diane Azores of the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi tops the bar with 91.049%
2019 Bar passing rate: 27.36%, higher than 2018
(3rd UPDATE) This year is a peculiar experience for Bar passers as the coronavirus pandemic forced the hopefuls to wait for the results at home
MANILA, Philippines –
[OPINION] About that election question in the bar exams
This question – ‘Did X’s proclamation divest the Comelec of its jurisdiction to decide the case and vest the HRET jurisdiction? Explain.’ – is unnecessarily complicated
Justice Leonen to pitch 'fail or pass only' for bar exams
2019 Bar Chairman Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe says this year's bar syllabus is 'markedly different' from the past
Ateneo de Manila has highest passing rate in 2018 Bar Exams
University of the Philippines has the 2nd highest rate, and Cebu’s University of San Carlos has the 3rd highest rate
Rappler Talk: Bar 2018 topnotcher Sean James Borja
Tune in at 7:30 pm on Monday, May 6, as Rappler sits down with Sean James Borja to discuss the rule of law, legal education reforms, and the topic closest to his heart – LGBT rights
Couple shares success of passing Bar exam together
Michael Calzado and Charmaine Lynn Tan share the same goal of passing all their subjects, being able to graduate from law school, and passing the Bar exams
'Para sa pangarap': Doctor achieves dream of becoming a lawyer
Doctor Jean Joan Polido, one of the passers of the 2018 Bar Exams, shares how she decided to pursue her childhood dream
'A dream come true': 2018 Bar passers celebrate success
Bar passers and their families share heartfelt moments after the results of the 2018 Bar Examinations are announced
Bar 2018: La Salle Manila gets first topnotcher as USC continues feat
The Ateneo de Manila University School of Law returns to the top after 6 years, while the University of the Philippines College of Law returns to the top 10 after two years
Cebu Bar topnotchers: PH needs lawyers ‘really fighting for the rule of law’
Marcley Augustus Natu-el, Mark Lawrence Badayos, Jebb Lynus Cane, Alan Joel Pita of the University of San Carlos place 2nd, 3rd, 9th, and 10th in the 2018 Bar exams
Malacañang to 2018 Bar exam passers: Integrity highest virtue in law profession
'We hope that many of our country’s new lawyers consider pursuing a career in the government,' says Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo, who also tells the incoming batch of lawyers not to be biased when faced with questions of law
From Philippine team member to her clan's first lawyer
'Yung effort ng anak ko, talagang it paid off,' says Emma Dublin, the proud mother of national team member now also a lawyer Maria Rodielita A. Dublin
2018 Bar topnotcher wants to be 'voice for people who need a voice'
2018 Bar topnotcher Sean James Borja says what drew him to the law profession is 'being able to provide a voice to those who don't necessarily have it'
Bb Pilipinas hopeful Bea Patricia Magtanong among bar exam passers
The beauty queen is among the 1,800 successful bar examinees
De Lima’s son passes Bar Exams 2018
(UPDATED) When Vincent Joshua Bohol graduated from San Beda College Alabang in June 2018, the court did not allow his senator mother to attend the ceremony
FULL LIST: Bar Exams 2018 passers
Here's the complete list of the 1,800 successful examinees
Sean James Borja of Ateneo de Manila University tops 2018 Bar Exams
(UPDATED) Sean James Borja tops the exams with a score of 89.306%. The other top 10 passers are from the University of San Carlos, Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines, and De La Salle University-Manila.
Bar Exam results 2018: 22.07% passing rate
The passing rate for Bar Examinations 2018 is lower than that of the previous year, when 25.55% passed
Bar exams 2018 results out on May 3
The number of Bar candidates who registered for 2018 is the highest in recent years
Bar topnotchers and their passions: Poverty, health, political dynasties
We asked the new lawyers what they think is the biggest threat to the legal profession. They all seem to agree the threat is coming from within their ranks.
[OPINION] My 3-year Philippine Bar exam journey
To you who haven’t made it yet, don’t give up. Seek and welcome help. There is no harm in acknowledging that you don’t know everything about the law, about life.
New York lawyer passes PH Bar: She’s coming home soon
Neneth Aporo, daughter of a retired policeman from Tondo, makes it as a lawyer in the Big Apple. She dreams of being a public attorney in the Philippines.
Photo congratulating 2017 Bar topnotcher ready days before results, says USLS prof
What made former USLS College of Law dean Ralph Sarmiento believe Mark John Simondo would someday top the Bar? The student's brilliant answer to a 'very complicated problem about the relationship of the bill of rights and the powers of the state'
2017 Bar exam topnotcher wants to be a lawyer for the poor
Mark John Simondo of the University of St La Salle says a lawyer does not have to join government to be able to serve the public
WATCH: 'Anak, pasado ka!' and other victorious 2017 Bar moments
Parents wait under the heat at the Supreme Court to deliver the good news to their children
2017 Bar: Redemption for UST, sorrow for hazing victim Castillo's mom
It is bittersweet redemption for a law school rocked by a high-profile hazing scandal
'Try and try': Bar 2017 takers say failure is not the end
This was the 4th time both Leslie Llagas and Katherine Macaroy took the Bar. Despite failing several times, their dream to be a licensed lawyer has never faded.
Bar exam 2017 topnotcher is also a registered nurse
Before becoming the 2017 Bar exams topnotcher, Mark John Simondo of the University of St La Salle in Bacolod was also the law school's valedictorian and, before that, a magna cum laude graduate of nursing
FULL LIST: Bar Exam 2017 passers
A total of 1,724 examinees pass the 2017 Bar Examinations
Mark Simondo of University of St La Salle Bacolod tops 2017 Bar Exams
(UPDATED) The 2017 Bar Exam topnotcher is Mark Simondo of the University of St La Salle Bacolod with a grade of 91.05%
Bar Exam results 2017: 25.55% passing rate
(3rd UPDATE) The passing grade this year is 75% for the total 6,748 law graduates who took the Bar in November 2017. Less than 2,000 make it.
