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February 18, 2014 update for the 2013 bar exam result is posted in this link.....http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2013/12/october-2013-philippine-bar-exam-results-passers-topnotchers.html

Manila - The October 2013 Philippine Bar Exam results will be officially released after the special en banc session expected around March 2014. Out of 5,293 law graduates who took the tests on the four Sundays of October 2013 ( October 6, 13, 20 and 27), list of passers and topnotchers who got at least 75 percent average grade will be announced by the Supreme Court.




Bar exams committee was led by Associate Justice Arturo Brion who conducted examination at University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila. After the long preparation, officials said the exams were 'generally peaceful' and congratulated Brion for the job well done.

The 2013 Philippine Bar exam consists of 20% multiple choice questions and 80% essay-type questions different to the previous year which have 60 percent multiple choice questions and 40 percent essay type of problem.

Through the series of bar bulletins released by the Supreme Court, takers were guided from petition of bar candidates to the actual test.

SC said that a total of 5,303 candidates took the exams on October 6 (First Sunday) for the Political and Labor Law subjects. Of those, 2,688 were first-time examinees (50.69 percent) and 2,615 were repeaters (49.31 percent). One of the oldest examinees was a 77-year-old law graduate who took his first Bar exams in 1960 and his second in 1961.

On October 20 (Third Sunday), 5,294 candidates took the Mercantile Law exam in the morning and 5,293 candidates who took the Criminal Law exam in the afternoon.

On October 13, five candidates dropped out, leaving 5,298 candidates who took Civil Law and taxation subjects.

On the last day of test, 5,293 candidates took the Remedial Law and Legal Ethics bar subjects.

February 18, 2014 Update: According to rumors, the tentative release date of the 2013 Bar Exam is on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. In the coming weeks, news regarding the possible release date and more updates are expected online.

The official results of the 2013 bar exam will be posted in the official website of the Supreme Court. Link will be updated here soon.

The tentative oathtaking date for the passers of October 2013 bar exam is set on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City.

The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. It is the only professional exam not handled by PRC and exclusively supervised by Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court conducts the Bar examinations pursuant to Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution which provides that it shall have the power to promulgate rules governing the admission to the practice of law.

The Office of the Bar Confidant of the Philippine Supreme Court releases the Official List of Successful Bar Examinees, usually during the last week of March or the first week of April of every year. In the case of the 2012 bar exam, results were released on the third week of March or earlier than usual.

Prior to the release of results, special en banc session for the 'decoding of bar exam results' is being done. Decoding is the process where the SC orders the Office of the Bar Confidant to open the sealed envelopes with the names of the candidates who passed the exams.

Last year bar passing percentage of 17.76% (949 out of 5,343 ) is the lowest after a decade. In October 2011, passing rate was 31.95% ( 1,913 out of 5,987) and recorded as second on the history of highest passing rate since 2001. 2001 has 32.89% (1,266 out of 3,849) successful examinees.

Ignatius Michael D. Ingles of the Ateneo de Manila University topped last year bar examinations with a rating of 85.64%.

From which school do you think will top October 2013 Philippine Bar Exam?

TheSummitExpress will update this page for the results of October 2013 Bar Exam. Like Us on Facebook or Follow Us on Twitter to receive news related to October 2013 Bar Examination. Subscribe also on our E-Mail List via Feedburner.

redrider0404 wrote:Manila - The October 2013 Philippine Bar Exam results will be officially released after the special en banc session expected around March 2014. Out of 5,293 law graduates who took the tests on the four Sundays of October 2013 ( October 6, 13, 20 and 27), list of passers and topnotchers who got at least 75 percent average grade will be announced by the Supreme Court.




Bar exams committee was led by Associate Justice Arturo Brion who conducted examination at University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila. After the long preparation, officials said the exams were 'generally peaceful' and congratulated Brion for the job well done.

The 2013 Philippine Bar exam consists of 20% multiple choice questions and 80% essay-type questions different to the previous year which have 60 percent multiple choice questions and 40 percent essay type of problem.

Through the series of bar bulletins released by the Supreme Court, takers were guided from petition of bar candidates to the actual test.

SC said that a total of 5,303 candidates took the exams on October 6 (First Sunday) for the Political and Labor Law subjects. Of those, 2,688 were first-time examinees (50.69 percent) and 2,615 were repeaters (49.31 percent). One of the oldest examinees was a 77-year-old law graduate who took his first Bar exams in 1960 and his second in 1961.

On October 20 (Third Sunday), 5,294 candidates took the Mercantile Law exam in the morning and 5,293 candidates who took the Criminal Law exam in the afternoon.

On October 13, five candidates dropped out, leaving 5,298 candidates who took Civil Law and taxation subjects.

On the last day of test, 5,293 candidates took the Remedial Law and Legal Ethics bar subjects.

February 18, 2014 Update: According to rumors, the tentative release date of the 2013 Bar Exam is on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. In the coming weeks, news regarding the possible release date and more updates are expected online.

The official results of the 2013 bar exam will be posted in the official website of the Supreme Court. Link will be updated here soon.

The tentative oathtaking date for the passers of October 2013 bar exam is set on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City.

The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. It is the only professional exam not handled by PRC and exclusively supervised by Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court conducts the Bar examinations pursuant to Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution which provides that it shall have the power to promulgate rules governing the admission to the practice of law.

The Office of the Bar Confidant of the Philippine Supreme Court releases the Official List of Successful Bar Examinees, usually during the last week of March or the first week of April of every year. In the case of the 2012 bar exam, results were released on the third week of March or earlier than usual.

Prior to the release of results, special en banc session for the 'decoding of bar exam results' is being done. Decoding is the process where the SC orders the Office of the Bar Confidant to open the sealed envelopes with the names of the candidates who passed the exams.

Last year bar passing percentage of 17.76% (949 out of 5,343 ) is the lowest after a decade. In October 2011, passing rate was 31.95% ( 1,913 out of 5,987) and recorded as second on the history of highest passing rate since 2001. 2001 has 32.89% (1,266 out of 3,849) successful examinees.

Ignatius Michael D. Ingles of the Ateneo de Manila University topped last year bar examinations with a rating of 85.64%.

From which school do you think will top October 2013 Philippine Bar Exam?

TheSummitExpress will update this page for the results of October 2013 Bar Exam. Like Us on Facebook or Follow Us on Twitter to receive news related to October 2013 Bar Examination. Subscribe also on our E-Mail List via Feedburner.

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Rumor has it that March 18,2014 will be the day that we have been waiting for! Goodluck!
AM+DG

colorblindJustice wrote:Rumor has it that March 18,2014 will be the day that we have been waiting for! Goodluck!
AM+DG

Yes, it's March 18. This was confirmed by Justice Brion.