UST grad tops the 2023 bar exams; full list of passers now out

A graduate from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law garnered the highest rating among the 3,812 passers out of 10,387 actual examinees of the 2023 bar exams conducted on Sep. 17, 20, and 24, 2022, the 2023 Bar Chair Justice Ramon Paul Hernando announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.

Justice Hernando also announced that the 2023 bar exams yielded a national passing rate of 36.77%.

Meanwhile the following are the top law schools in the Philippines with their corresponding passing rate during the 2023 bar exams with over 100 examinees:

1. Ateneo de Manila University — 94.08%
2. San Beda University — 92.20%
3. University of San Carlos — 90.91%
4. University of the Philippines — 89.45%
5. University of Santo Tomas — 85.25%

Also, the following are the 2023 bar exams topnotchers:

1. Bie, Ephraim Porciuncula — University of Santo Tomas — 89.2625%
2. Vivit, Mark Josel Padua — Ateneo de Manila University — 89.1250%
3. Francisco, Frances Camille Altonaga — San Beda University — 88.9125%
4. Tang, Nathaniel Niño Alipio — Aquinas-UST-Legazpi — 88.6500%
5. Flores, David Joseph Austria — De La Salle University-Manila — 88.5500%
6. Samaniego, Ralph Vincent Salvador — University of the Philippines — 88.4750%
7. Antonio, Bryan Gerard Tapnio — Ateneo de Manila University — 88.3125%
8. Buencamino, Pio Vincent Roura — University of Santo Tomas — 88.2500%
   Batulan, Paulo — University of San Jose-Recoletos — 88.2500%
9. Bautista, Grace Abigail Morales — Angeles University Foundation School of Law — 88.0625%
10. Non, Zes Trina Bañares — Aquinas-UST-Legazpi — 88.0125%
    Chan, Jayson Ong — Saint Paul School of Professional Studies — 88.0125%
11. Calderon, Maria Sofia Esguerra — San Beda University — 88.0000%
12. Cruz, Cedric Jerome Moya — Bulacan State University — 87.9250%
13. Ocampo, Marvin Joseph Manarang — University of the Philippines — 87.9125%
14. Rueda, Yvette Veronique De Guzman — University of Makati — 87.8750%
15. Pobar, Dionisio III Tenorio — University of the Philippines — 87.8375%
16. Barrion, Vince Benedict Abu — University of the Philippines — 87.8000%
17. Guzman, Paolo Luna — University of the Philippines — 87.7875%
18. Balisong, Rockylle Dominique Laurea — San Beda University — 87.7375%
19. Panotes, Claudine De Luna — Arellano University — 87.6875%
20. Co, Janel Nathalie Ang — Ateneo de Manila University — 87.6625%

See the full list of the 2023 bar exam passers below (Source: Supreme Court of the Philippines).

Regel Javines

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