MSU placed 2nd

Congratulations to the Bar passers and the new lawyers of our country. It must be a very good feeling having to pass an examination. To see your name on that big LCD. It should make anyone proud of his self. Seeing your name there makes you forget all the hardships you have faced. Making your family proud and to have a proof that you are a certified lawyer.

Well, out of the 6,364 law graduates who took the exam, only 1,310 passed. This represents only 20.58 percent of the total examinees who finished the four-Sunday examinations last September of 2008. SSC topped the exam and MSU took the 2nd place. and Judy Lardizabal from San Sebastian College topped the exam with an average score of 85.70 percent followed by our very own Mylene Amerol Macumbal from Mindanao State University who garnered a score of 85.65 percent. The rest of the top 10 are the following:

3. Oliver Baclay Jr. Ateneo de Manila University – 85.60

4. Majesty Eve Jala, Ateneo de Manila University – 85.55

5. Maria Elizabeth Liceralde, UP Diliman – 85.40

6. Michael Macapagal, UP Diliman – 84.15

7. Denise Dy, Ateneo de Manila University – 84
April Love Regis, Ateneo de Manila University – 84

8. Christine Joy Tan, Ateneo de Manila University– 83.80

9. Jihan Jacob, San Beda College – 83.75

10. Vanessa Raymundo, San Beda College– 83.70

To pass the Bar Exam is very hard let alone be in the top 10. So, congratulations to the top 10 and to the new lawyers of our nation. We salute you and we hope that you can and will be better lawyers of our country.