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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'
[OPINION] Beyond rhetoric: How to improve legal education in the Philippines
'What we really need are lawyers who will choose legal education, and not just if free time will allow it'

#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
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FALSE: CHED says LET is 'toughest exam to pass'
CHED did not issue this statement and the 'assistant commissioner' cited in the article is fake

New lawyers of coronavirus era: 2019 Bar results out online April 29
The list will not be displayed at the Supreme Court premises. Bar takers should wait for the online release at home.
RESULTS: February 2020 Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 1,334 out of 3,469 passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination and 48 out of 80 passed the Certified Plant Mechanic Licensure Examination

RESULTS: February 2020 Master Plumber Licensure Exam
PRESS RELEASE: 552 out of 1,324 pass the February 2020 Master Plumber Licensure Examination

Civil service exam to push through in March – CSC
PRESS RELEASE: Examinees who wish to take the exam as scheduled on March 15 are advised to take self-protection measures prior to and on the day of the exam

RESULTS: February 2020 Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Exams
PRESS RELEASE: 729 out of 1,195 pass the Physical Therapist Licensure Examination and 159 out of 216 pass the Occupational Therapist Licensure Examination

University of Santo Tomas releases USTET 2020 results
Did you take the UST Entrance Test for school year 2020-2021?

Ateneo de Manila releases ACET 2020 results
Did you take the Ateneo College Entrance Test for school year 2020-2021?

SC strikes off PhilSAT as required nat'l law school entrance test
Some powers of the Legal Education Board (LEB) are also declared as unconstitutional
RESULTS: September 2019 Licensure Exam for Teachers
28,973 elementary teachers and 54,179 secondary teachers pass the September 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers

RESULTS: November 2019 Customs Broker Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 1,166 out of 2,909 pass the Customs Broker Licensure Examination

PRC results: November 2019 geologist licensure examination
Congratulations to the latest batch of licensed geologists!

RESULTS: November 2019 Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer Licensure Exam
Congratulations to the newest batch of agricultural and biosystems engineers!

RESULTS: November 2019 Civil Engineer licensure exam
Congratulations to the latest batch of licensed civil engineers!

RESULTS: November 2019 Midwife Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 1,068 out of 2,219 pass the Midwife Licensure Examination

[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

RESULTS: October 2019 Psychologist and Psychometrician Licensure Examination
Congratulations to all the passers!

Fight impunity, 2019 Bar takers told
In its message to Bar candidates, Malacañang meanwhile says, 'Rise to the challenge'
Manila police all set for first Sunday of 2019 Bar Exams
Around 600 cops will secure the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where 8,245 law graduates will take the Bar Exams for 4 Sundays of November
RESULTS: October 2019 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 731 out of 2,101 passed the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination

CSC releases school assignments, reminders for the October 13 exams
PRESS RELEASE: Here's what you need to remember for the Civil Service Commission exams on October 13, 2019

August 4 career service exams results released
PRESS RELEASE: The complete list of successful examinees of the Aug. 4, 2019 CSE-PPT may be accessed at the CSC website.

8 of 10 naval board topnotchers from University of Cebu
This is not the first time the university dominated the naval board exam. In 2017, UC swept all 10 top slots.

Family of topnotchers: Youngest ranks 1st in physician licensure exam
Acing the physician licensure exam isn't new to the Peralta family as Federico’s sisters, Ana Bianca Eloise and Ana Eryka Elaine, were also among the top passers of the same exams in past years

RESULTS: September 2019 Medical Technologist Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 4,743 out of 6,453 passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination

RESULTS: September 2019 Physician Licensure Exam
Congratulations to the newest batch of licensed physicians!

RESULTS: September 2019 Forester Licensure Examination
PRESS RELEASE: 1,082 out of 1,934 passed the Forester Licensure Examination

Civil Service Commission releases exam calendar for 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Twelve civil service examinations are slated for 2020

RESULTS: August 2019 special professional licensure exam for master plumbers
PRESS RELEASE: 119 out of 197 pass the Master Plumber Licensure Examination in August 2019
