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5,594 Bar exams passers take oath, sign Roll of Attorneys on Friday, Feb. 6 at Philippine Arena

Published Feb 5, 2026 01:17 pm
The oath taking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys of the 5,594 passers in the 2025 online Bar examinations are set on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.
The SC’s Office of the Spokesperson said the ceremony will start at 10 a.m.
The new lawyers will take their oaths before the SC during its special full court session. The signing of the Roll of Attorneys is the last step to make the Bar passers full-fledged lawyers.
Chairperson of the 2025 Bar Examinations Committee is Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier.
Jhenroniel Rhey Timola Sanchez of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City topped the examinations with a grade 92.70 percent.
The other topnotchers (from 2nd to 10th slot) are Spinel Albert Allauigan Declaro, University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, 92.46 percent; Alaiza Agatep Adviento, UST, 91.91 percent; Angelica De Castro Mitra, De La Salle-Lipa, 91.68 percent; Marc Angelo Galvez Santos, UST, 91.58 percent; Jeowy Loyloy Ompad, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu, and Enrico Gabriel Reyes, Ateneo de Manila University, both with 91.25 percent; Johan Raphael Silapan Gata, UST-Manila, 90.90 percent; Marie Shantelle Atienza Sarmiento, UP, 90.87 percent; Richmond Bulan Lucas, University of La Salette, Inc., 90.45 percent; and Jasmine Teriann Afable Yap, UP, 90.36 percent.
The other topnotchers (from 11th to 20th slot) are Allen Leo Tabuco Paran, Arellano University, 90.20 percent; Patric Kiel Quiroz Navarro, University of the East, 89.93 percent; Alfrancis Bagadiong Cabungcal, UP, 89.80 percent; Gerilin Ono-Os Gascon, Bukidnon State University, 89.71 percent; Ignacio Lorenzo Dela Cruz Villareal, UP, 89.70 percent; Mae Angela Damaso Locsin, UST Legazpi (Aquinas), 89.42 percent; Randal Lipnica Pabilane, Arellano University, 89.41 percent; Mikaella Franchesca Nuarin Abisana, Ateneo de Manila University, 89.38 percent; Chinzen Tañada Viernes, UP, 89.35 percent; and Ronaldo Vincent Ofrecio Gonzales, University of the East, 89.31 percent.
The top performing law schools with more than 100 examinees were the Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation, and San Beda College-Alabang.
Top performers for those with 51 to 100 examinees were Ateneo de Davao University, De La Salle University-Manila, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and University of San Jose-Recoletos.
For those with 11 to 50 examinees, the top performers were University of Makati, Bulacan State University, San Beda University, Palawan State University School of Law, West Visayas State University, Saint Louis University, and Father Saturnino Urios University.
In 2024, a total of 3,962 examinees passed the online Bar exams.
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