FACES OF CEBU: Paulo Batulan, lone Cebuano topnotcher in 2023 Bar exams

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nothing can beat the surprises that life can give us when we do not give up to reach the success we all dreamed of. “Delayed success.” This is how the lone topnotcher from…

‘It’s not the end of the road’, 2023 Bar exam flunkers told

Tetch Torres-Tupas 12/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — “It is not the end of the road,” Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, Bar exam 2023 committee chairman told those who flunked the bar examination. Out of 10,387 hopefuls, only 36.77 percent or 3,812…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Bar Exams 2023: Cebu university graduate is No. 8 among 3,812 passers

CDN Digital 12/05/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Bar Exams 2023: Cebu university graduate is No. 8 among 3,812 passers…

2023 Bar exam results to be released on December 5

Tetch Torres-Tupas 11/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The 2023 Bar exam results will be released on December 5, 2023, the Office of the Bar Chairman announced Thursday, November 16. A list of the results will be displayed on LED walls at…

2023 Bar exams: 2 Cebu universities in final list of local testing centers

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two Cebu universities are included in the final list of local testing centers for the 2023 Bar examinations according to the Supreme Court. These are the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) and the…

2022 bar exam passers first batch to be sworn under the new Lawyer’s Oath

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/18/2023

The 3,992 law graduates who successfully passed the 2022 Bar exams will be the first batch to be sworn under the new Lawyer’s Oath. The results of the November 2022 Bar Exams were released last  April 14,…

Security measures for Bar exam 2022 already set, says CCPO chief

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 11/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The security measures for the coming Bar exam this month in two Cebu venues are already set, a top police official said. Police Colonel Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office,…

Cebuano Bar exam passer fulfills dream for his late father

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 04/23/2022

CEBU, Philippines — A Cebuano bar exam passer went viral after sharing an inspiring story behind his motivation to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer. Rofel Bayaga Kiamco, 41, from Carmen, Cebu, shared that the death…

Decentralization still first victory in Bar reforms bid

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Legal educators in Cebu are hoping that the decentralization of the bar examinations is just the first victory in the bid for reforms in what is regarded as the country’s toughest licensure test.…

2,103 of 7,685 pass 2019 Bar exam

Tetch Torres-Tupas - INQUIRER.net 04/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Out of the 7,685 hopefuls who completed the 2019 Bar exam which was held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) for four consecutive Sundays last year, only 2,103 or 27.36  percent have passed.…

‘TATAK USC’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/26/2018

3 USC graduates in the Bar’s Top 10 Christianne Mae Balili took the Bar Examination with a heavy heart in November last year. Not only did she lose a grandmother just days before she tackled what is…

USC grad sets new record, tops 2016 Bar exam

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/03/2017

A graduate of the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City topped the 2016 Bar examinations. With a rating of 89.05 percent, Karen Mae Calam clinched the top spot in what has been considered as the…

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