BAR EXAMINATION RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2008-TOPNOTCHERS

MANILA, Philippines -- The 108th Bar exam had 1,310 successful examinees with a passing rate of 20.58 percent, lower than last year’s 22.91 percent. A record 6,364 examinees from 109 law schools took the test.

Judy Lardizabal of San Sebastian College topped the 2008 Bar Examination held over four Sundays last September, according to results released last night

Lardizabal got a score of 85.70 percent, followed by Mylene Amerol Macumbal of Mindanao State University with 85.65. Third was Oliver Baclay Jr. of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) with 85.6.

The rest of the top ten were: Majesty Eve Jala of Ateneo (85.50); Ma. Elizabeth Lizeralde of the University of the Philippines (85.40); Michael Macapagal also of UP (84.15); Denisse Dy and April Love Regis both from ADMU tied at seventh place (84.00); Kristine Joy Tan of ADMU (83.80); Shirley Velasquez of UP and Gian Jacob of San Beda tied at ninth (83.75), and Vanessa Raymundo of San Beda Collage (83.70).


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