3-day bar exam ends

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MANILA, Philippines — This year’s bar exam concluded on Sunday with a total of 10,490 examinees on its third and final day, said Associate Justice Mario Lopez, chair of the annual professional examination.

One examinee was allowed to continue her exam under medical supervision although she just had caesarean operation on Friday.

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Lopez considered the exams a success and stressed the importance of keeping them shorter, digitalized, and regionalized.

In 2023, only 3,812 out of 10,387 examinees passed the bar, or a passing rate of 33.77 percent. The results of this year’s exam will be released in early December while the oathtaking and signing of the roll of attorneys is scheduled on Jan. 24, 2025. —Jane Bautista