THE Supreme Court announced on Tuesday the total of 3,812 out of 10,387 examinees passed the 2023 Bar examinations.
This is lower than 3,992 passers last year.
In a press conference, Bar chairperson Justice Ramon Hernando said this translates to a 36.77% overall passing percentage.
According to the SC, a total of 10,387 out of 10,791 applicants completed the exams.
The SC previously said that the Bar oath-taking and roll-signing will take place on December 22.
Ephraim Porciuncula Bie from the University of Sto. Tomas topped the Bar exams with a score of 89.2625%.
Meanwhile, the top five law schools with more than 100 first-time candidates are the following:
Ateneo de Manila University – 159 passers out of 169 takers, 94.08%
San Beda University – 130 passers out of 141 takers, 92.20%
University of San Carlos – 170 passers out of 187 takers, 90.91%
University of the Philippines – 229 passers out of 256 takers, 89.45%
University of Santo Tomas – 104 out of 122 takers, 85.25%
The Court previously said that 96.26% of the applicants expected to arrive for the 2023 Bar examinations completed the three-day tests in September.
