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(Eagle News) — The 2016 bar exams are now in Philippine law history books. The examinations taken by 6,344 examinees registered a passing rate of 59.06 percent, the highest in 16 years. More interestingly though is that all of those who made it to the top of the bar exam results list came from provincial schools, a first in the entire history of the Philippine bar examinations. Topping the list was Karen Mae Calam, from the University […]
(Eagle News) — Ramil Comendador was often late for his law classes at Universidad de Manila. After all, he worked an eight-hour shift at a Commission on Elections Office in Intramuros, Manila, sweeping and mopping floors dirtied more often than not by soiled shoe soles. But the father of two knew that he had to keep on going if he wanted to become a lawyer. Instead of spending the P5000 monthly salary he earned as a janitor to satisfy […]
(Eagle News) — A University of San Carlos graduate topped the 2016 bar exams, which registered a 59.06 percent passing rate, said to be the highest ever in years. Karen Mae Calam got an 89.05 percent, followed by a Silliman University graduate, Alanna Gayle Ashley Khio, with 88.95 percent. USC graduate Fiona Cristy Lao and Andres Bonifacio College alumna Athalia Liong got the third spot, with 88.8 percent each. University of San Agustin alumna Allana Mae Babayen-on […]
