MAKING HERSTORY Ianne Gamboa BY IANE MACASIEB Before achieving the title ‘lawyer,’ it’s not a secret that law students have to endure hypercompetitive classrooms, a series of demanding course loads, and the adrenaline rush of solving cases and such. On Dec. 5, the Supreme Court of the...
CEBU CITY – A robbery suspect has mixed emotions after passing the Bar examinations in his second attempt. While Jigger Geverola is happy that he is one of the 3,812 examinees who passed the 2023 Bar examinations, he admitted that he couldn’t fully celebrate due to his current situation....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez wants the country’s latest Bar exam passers to bring back "a sense of decency" to the lawyer's profession. Thus, said Romualdez in a message Wednesday, Dec. 6 wherein...
CEBU CITY – “Congratulations my son.” Those were the first words that Celsa Geverola, 65, said when she was able to talk to her son Jigger over the phone. Jigger was behind bars when he knew on Tuesday, December 5, that he passed the Bar examination. JIGGER Geverola who is currently detained...
CEBU CITY – The conduct of the three-day Bar examinations here was generally peaceful, police said. The three-day examinations for aspiring lawyers was held at the University of San Carlos and University of San Jose-Recoletos on September 17, 20, and 24. ASPIRING lawyers are greeted by their...
CEBU CITY – Police here will enforce tight security near the two testing venues of the Bar examinations conducted by the Supreme Court on Sunday, September 17. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said the liquor ban and the anti-noise ordinance will be strictly enforced within the 100-meter...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that a liquor ban will be imposed around the area of San Beda College-Alabang during the conduct of the Bar Exams. San Beda College-Alabang is one of the venues and the national headquarters of the Bar Exams. The Supreme Court set the Bar...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Mayor Maila Ting-Que suspended classes on all levels and work in government offices here on September 20 to ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the annual Bar examinations. Que has issued Executive Order No. 37 for public safety and convenience after the...
The Mandaluyong City local government passed an ordinance on the grant of cash incentives to the city's graduates with Latin Honors, Bar Exam passers and topnotchers, and Board Exam topnotchers as part of the the local government unit's (LGU's) efforts in not just improving the city's educational...
Centro Escolar University (CEU) School of Law and Jurisprudence has recorded a high passing rate in the bar examination for the past 10 years. And there’s no stopping the institution from continuing this good track record. Their graduates passed the 2022 Bar Examination as recently released by...
ILOILO CITY – An Augustinian priest from Iloilo province is among the country’s 3,992 new lawyers. FR. Jessie Tabladillo Tabobo of Tubungan town, Iloilo province is not only a priest but also a lawyer. (Augustinian Philippines) “This was not planned, but this would be for the service of the...
DAGUPAN CITY – A law graduate from San Jacinto, Pangasinan placed second in the 2022 Bar examinations. Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia congratulated University of the Philippines College of Law Class of 2022 graduate Erickson C. Mariñas who obtained an 88.76 percent rating in the exam....
