UP bags top 5 spots in 2022 bar exams

PAYOFF FOR THE FAMILY Bar passers celebrate with their loved ones on the Supreme Court grounds as the tribunal announced the results of the 2022 exams on Friday. A total of 3,992 out of 9,183 takers made the cut. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

The Supreme Court on Friday said a total of 3,992 out of 9,183 examinees or 43.47 percent passed the 2022 bar examination.

Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, chair of the bar exams, presented the 30 highest-rated passers, with the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law graduates dominating the top five places.

Czar Matthew Dayday, a UP graduate, topped all examinees with a score of 88.81 percent, followed by fellow UP graduate Erickson Mariñas who got 88.77 percent.

Others who made it to the Top 10 were Christiane Cregencia (UP, 87.97 percent); Andrea Yu (UP, 87.78 percent); Kim Gia Gatapia (UP 87.43 percent); Gabriel Gil Baes (University of San Carlos, 87.25 percent); Luigi Nico Reyes (San Beda College Alabang, 87.19 percent); Rio Mei Uy (Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), 87.06 percent), Mark David Vergara (ADMU, 87.01 percent) and Jaims Gabriel Orencia (ADMU, 86.90 percent).

The oath-taking and roll signing for the new Bar passers is set to be on May 2, 2023, at the Philippine International Convention Center.

The passing grade was pegged at 74 percent. —Abby Boiser

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