Congratulations to the top notchers and all the passers of Philippine Bar Exams!
1. Raoul Angelo Atadero (Ateneo Law School)
2. Luz Bolong (Ateneo Law School)
3. Cherry Rafal-Roble (Arellano University)
4. Rosemil Banaga (Notre Dame University)
5. Christian Louie Gonzales (University of Sto. Tomas)
6. Ivan Bandal (Silliman University)
7. Eireene Xina Acosta (San Beda College)
8. Irene Marie Qua (ADMU)
9. Elaine Marie Laceda (FEU)
10. Rodolfo Aquino (San Beda College)
A. The first bar exam was held in 1901, with 13 examinees
B. In recent history (2000-2010), the 2001 bar examination has the highest percentage of passers — 1,266 out of 3,849 examinees, or 32.89 percent. But it was in 2006 that the highest number of aspiring lawyers took the test. A total of 6,187 law graduates took the bar exams, 30.60 percent of them or 1,893 passed the tests.
C. There are 3 Philippine presidents who became the topnotcher of the Bar Exams, namely:
1. Manuel A. Roxas – 1st President (3rd Philippine Republic); 1st placer (92%), 1913 Bar Exams (UP)D. It was Florenz D. Regalado of San Beda College who has achieved the highest Bar Exam rating in the Philippine History with a rating of 96.7% in 1954.
2. Diosdado P. Macapagal – 5th President (3rd Philippine Republic); 1st placer (89.85%), 1936 Bar Exams (UST)
3. Ferdinand E. Marcos – 6th President (3rd Philippine Republic); 1st placer (92.35%), 1939 Bar Exams (UP)
E. In 1939, Ferdinand Marcos topped the examination with almost perfect score of 98.01%. However, after some deliberation on his grade, the Supreme Court judges decide to prune down his grade to 92.35% to halt controversies that he cheated on the said exam despite the fact that he underwent oral examination, the result of which is impressive.
F. In 1969 Bar exams, Miriam Defensor Santiago passed with a 78% bar rating. Her classmates include the former Senate President Franklin Drilon and San Juan Representative Ronaldo Zamora. Ronaldo B. Zamora became the 1st placer, while Franklin M. Drilon became the 3rd placer on that year. Nevertheless, it is Santiago who became the most popular and admired lawyer among the three.
G. In 1953, Juan Ponce Enrile (future Defense Minister and Senate President) of the University of the Philippines College of Law, earned 100% in Mercantile Law and placed 11th in the bar exams of that year.
H. Corona passed the bar examination in 1974 and ranked 25th place with 84.6% grade.
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