MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) will release the full results of 2024 bar exam, including the list of topnotchers, on Friday, December 13, 2024.
SC successfully conducted the 122nd Philippine bar exam on September 8, 11, and 15, 2024 in 13 local testing centers nationwide. A total of 10,490 of the original 12,246 Bar applicants took the challenge of the grueling exams for future lawyers.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES
TOPNOTCHERS: 2024 BAR EXAM RESULTS
Held on SEPTEMBER 8, 11 & 15, 2024
Released on December 13, 2024
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PREVIOUS EXAMINATION
In the previous exams, simultaneous with the release of successful bar passers, Supreme Court also announced the list of topnotchers.
In the 2023 bar exams, Ephraim Porciuncula Bie from University of Santo Tomas clinched the highest spot with 89.2625%.
In the 2022 bar exam, University of the Philippines College of Law alum Czar Mathew Gerard Torres aced 2022 bar exam with 88.8083%. The top 5 examinees with the highest scores came from UP.
In the 2020/2021 bar exam, the high court hailed 14 bar takers for their excellent performance. University of the Philippines (UP) has four excellent passers, while Ateneo de Manila University and University of San Carlos (USC) have two each.
In the 2019 bar exam, Mae Diane Azores of the University of Santo Tomas in Legaspi aced the bar with a rating of 91.0490%.
Here's the summary of topnotchers during the past bar exams:
| YEAR | TOPNOTCHER | SCHOOL | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ephraim Porciuncula Bie | University of Santo Tomas | 89.26% |
| 2022 | Czar Mathew Gerard Torres | University of the Philippines | 88.81% |
| 2020-2021 | No top 10 list (but named 14 excellent passers) | ||
| 2019 | Mae Diane Azores | University of Santo Tomas - Legaspi | 91.05% |
| 2018 | Sean James Borja | Ateneo de Manila University | 89.31% |
| 2017 | Mark John H. Simondo | University of St. La Salle - Bacolod | 91.05% |
| 2016 | Karen Mae L. Calam | University of San Carlos | 89.05% |
| 2015 | Rachel Angeli B. Miranda | University of the Philippines | 87.40% |
| 2014 | Irene Mae B. Alcobilla | San Beda College - Manila | 85.50% |
| 2013 | Nielson Pangan | University of the Philippines | 85.80% |
| 2012 | Ignatius Michael D. Ingles | Ateneo de Manila University | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Atadero, Raoul Angelo D. | Ateneo de Manila University | 85.54% |
BAR EXAM OVERVIEW
The Philippine bar examination is a professional exam not handled by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). It is exclusively supervised by the Supreme Court.
The SC conducts the Bar examinations pursuant to Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution which provides that it shall have the power to promulgate rules governing the admission to the practice of law.
Some Filipino lawyers say the bar exam is hard because it is centralized on wide-range bar subjects, with the expected annual passing rate of 20% to 30%.
— The Summit Express
