Bar exam results to be released March 18

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MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Friday announced that the result of the 2013 Bar examination will be released on March 18.

High Court’s Information Office said the result will be uploaded on their website as soon as Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion, 2013 Bar Examination chairman gives the go signal.

Last year, a total of 5,641 filed a petition to take the 2013 exams. Of the 5,641, only 5,593 were allowed to take the exam while 4 applications were denied and 44 have withdrawn.

Out of the 5,593, only 5,303 examinees appeared on the first Sunday of the exam. The number further went down to 5,297 examinees on the second Sunday, and on the third Sunday, 5,291 were left to take the exams. No figure was given for the fourth Sunday.

Tentative date of the oath-taking is on April 28, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center.