(September 2008) Philippine Bar Exam results and list of passers

The results of the September 2008 Philippine Bar Exam are finally here.

Judy Lardizabal, a law graduate from the San Sebastian College, topped the 2008 Bar Examination where a total of 1,310 passed out of a record 6,364 examinees.

This year’s passing rate is 20.58%, lower than last year’s 22.91%.

List of Top 10 Bar Exam Passers – 2008

1 – Judy Lardizabal, San Sebastian College, 85.70%
2 – Mylene Amerol-Macumbal, Mindanao State University, 85.65%
3 – Oliver Baclay Jr. , Ateneo de Manila University, 85.60%
4 – Majesty Eve Jala, Ateneo, 85.50%
5 – Ma. Elizabeth Liceralde, University of the Philippines Diliman, 85.40%
6 – Michael Macapagal, UP Diliman, 84.15%
7 – Denise Dy, Ateneo, 84.00%
April Love Regis, Ateneo, 84.00%
8 – Christine Joy Tan, Ateneo, 83.30%
9 – Shirley Velasquez, UP Diliman, 83.75%
Jihan Jacob, San Beda, 83.75%
10 – Vanessa Raymundo, San Beda, 83.70%
- Vivian S. Tan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 80.90

Complete list of 2008 Bar Exam passers here.

Congrats to all new lawyers!

Reminisce your Bar Exam questions:

• Civil Law (Part 1)
• Civil Law (Part 2)
• Civil Law (Part 3)
• Civil Law (Part 4)
• Civil Law (Part 5)

Update (8:15 p.m., April 3, 2009): Results have finally been released. Please refer to the updated article above.

Update (7 p.m., April 3, 2009): Further delays. Results are still not out by this time. Sources say results will be out by 8 p.m.

Update (5:30 p.m., April 3, 2009): Results are still not out. The SC said they are experiencing delays “decoding” the exams or matching the examinee’s code with the name of the applicant. The SC said results will be available by 6 p.m.

Update (12 noon, April 3, 2009): The Supreme Court announced that the list of passers will be released at 4 p.m. Eto na!

Update (April 1, 2009): The Supreme Court officially announced that the results will be released on April 3, Friday. Two more days to go! Good luck!

Update (March 17, 2009): According to rumors, the results will be out in the week of March 23 to 27. (Update) As it turned out, this rumor was indeed just a rumor, the results are still not out during that week.

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Those looking for the September 2007 Bar Exam results released in March 2008, here you go.

(March 2008) Philippine Bar Exam results of September 2007

Update (4 p.m., March 29, 2008): A total of 1,289 of the 5,626 examinees or 22.91% passed the 2007 board exams. The first and third placer were from Ateneo de Manila University, while the second placer was from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

List of Top 10 Bar Exam Passers – 2007

1 – Mercedita L. Ona, Ateneo De Manila University, 83.55
2 – Jennifer Ong, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 83.35
3 – Yvanna BL Maalat, Ateneo, 82.75
4 – Jennie C. Aclan, University of San Carlos, 82.10
5 – John Michael F. Galauran, University of Nueva Caceres, 81.60
6 – Karen S. Canullas, San Sebastian College, 81.40
7 – Cecille L. Mejia, Ateneo De Manila University, 81.35
Sheryl Ann D. Tizon, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 81.35
8 – Marforth T. Fua, San Beda College, 81.20
9 – Ruby M. Luy, Ateneo De Davao University, 81.15
10 – Christian B. Llido, University of Cebu, 80.90
- Vivian S. Tan, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 80.90

Complete list of passers available here: Results of the September 2007 PHILIPPINE BAR EXAM

Philippine Bar Exam Trivia: Passing rate in recent Phillipine Bar Exams. Will this year be higher?

* 2008 – 20.58% (1,310 passers of 6,364 examinees)
* 2007 – 22.91% (1,289 of 5,626)
* 2006 – 30.60% (1,893 of 6,187)
* 2005 – 27.22% (1,526 of 5,607)
* 2004 – 31.61% (1,659 of 5,249)
* 2003 – 20.71% (1,108 of 5,349)
* 2002 – 19.68% (917 of 4,659)
* 2001 – 32.89% (1,266 of 3,849)
* 2000 - 20.84% (979 of 6,187)