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The examination covers the following topics, popularly known as the bar subjects :[12]

Political and Public International Law o Constitutional Law

o olitical Law

o !"ministrative Law #only the $asic "octrines, exclu"ing implementing rules an" regulations ofgovernment agencies%

o Law on u$lic &fficers

o u$lic Corporations

o 'uffrage

o u$lic (nternational Law

Labor and Social Legislation

o La$or Law # La$or Co"e of the hilippines

, exclu"ing the implementing rules an" regulations%

o 'ocial Legislation

'ocial 'ecurity Law

)evise" *overnment 'ervice (nsurance !ct of 1+ #inclu"ing -mployees Compensation!ct of 1+ %

Comprehensive !grarian )eform Law

Civil Law

o Civil Co"e of the hilippines #exclu"ing the Co"e of .uslim ersonal Laws, /ater Co"e, )entalLaw, Law on 'ale of 'u$"ivision of Lots an" Con"ominiums%

o 0amily Co"e of the hilippines #inclu"ing the Chil" an" outh /elfare Co"e%

o roperty )egistration ecree #exclu"ing the u$lic Lan" Law%

o Conflict of Laws # rivate (nternational Law%

Taxation

o *eneral principles of Taxation

o

)epu$lic !ct 3o4 1125, creating the Court of Tax !ppealso 3ational (nternal )evenue Co"e #inclu"ing the -xpan"e" 6alue !""e" Tax or -6!T%

o Tariff an" Customs Co"e #exclu"ing !rrastre an" Classification of Commo"ities%

Mercantile Law

o 3egotia$le (nstruments Law an" &ther !llie" Laws

3egotia$le (nstruments Law #with the 7niform Currency !ct%

.erchants an" Commercial Transactions #inclu"ing !rticles 1 to 89 of the Co"e of

Commerce, )etail Tra"e Law, ulk 'ales Law%Letters of Cre"it un"er the Co"e of Commerce

o (nsurance Co"e

o Transportation Laws

Common Carriers #!rticles 1 92 to 1 88 of the 3ew Civil Co"e%

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Commercial Contracts for Transportation &ver Lan" #!rticles 9;+ to 9 + of the Co"e ofCommerce%

.aritime Commerce

u$lic 'ervice !ct

o Corporation Law

Corporation Co"e

'ecurities !ct

anking Laws

Laws on 'ecrecy of ank eposits

eposit (nsurance Corporation

Trust )eceipts Law #exclu"ing the *eneral anking !ct%

&ther 'pecial Laws

Chattel .ortgage Law

/arehouse )eceipts Law

Laws on (ntellectual Creations

Copyright Law

atent Law

Tra"emark Law

(nsolvency Law

Truth in Len"ing !ct

Criminal Law

o )evise" enal Co"e # ooks ( < (( exclu"ing penalties for specific felonies%

o (n"eterminate 'entence Law

o ro$ation Law

o !nti=*raft an" Corrupt ractices !ct

o !nti=0encing Law

o ouncing Checks Law

o angerous rugs !ct of 1+ 2

o >einous Crimes Law #exclu"ing penalties%

Remedial Law

o )evise" )ules of Court

o 1++1 )evise" )ule on 'ummary roce"ure

o Local *overnment Co"e on Conciliation roce"ures #Chapter 6((%

o ?u"iciary )eorgani@ation !ct of 1+AB #exclu"ing purely a"ministrative provisions, .ilitary ?usticeLaw, ?u"iciary !ct of 1+;A, an" the Law )eorgani@ing the Court of !grarian )elations%

Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises

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o Legal -thics

o ?u"icial -thics

o Co"e of rofessional )esponsi$ility

o *rievance roce"ures #)ules 19+= , )evise" )ules of Court%

o 0orms

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[edit !rading s"stem

The eight $ar su$ ects are separately gra"e"4 -ach su$ ect contri$utes to the general average inthe following proportion: [19]

Civil Law = 15D La$or an" 'ocial Legislation = 1BD

.ercantile Law = 15D

Criminal Law = 1BD

olitical an" (nternational Law = 15D

Taxation = 1BD

)eme"ial Law = 2BD

Legal -thics an" ractical -xercises = 5D

The passing average fixe" $y law is 5D, with no gra"e falling $elow 5BD in any $ar su$ ect4 [1;]

[edit Passing average vs# Passing rate

The $assing average is the minimum gra"e in the exam reEuire" to $e a"mitte" to the practiceof law4 The $assing rate is the proportion of total num$er of $ar passers in relation to the totalnum$er of $ar examinees4 (t is usually compute" on two levelsFthe national level #national $ar

passing rate%, an" the law school level #law school passing rate%4

(n the past, passing averages were consi"era$ly lower to a"mit more new lawyers #i4e4 8+D in1+; , 8+4;5D in 1+;8, BD in 1+;A%4 'ince 1+A2, the passing average has $een fixe" at 5D4This has le" to a "ramatic "ecrease in the national passing rate of $ar examinees, from an all=time high of 541 D in 1+5; to an all=time low of 1845+D in 1+++ #all=time low shoul" have

$een the single "igit 5D national passing rate for the 2BB $ar examination if the 'upreme Court"i" not lower the passing average to BD an" lowere" the "isEualification rate in 9 su$ ects%4 (nrecent years, the annual national $ar passing rate ranges from 2BD to 9BD4 [15]

[edit Passing Percentage %&'()*+,,'-

2BB+ 2;45A #1,;51 out of 5,+B9%2BBA 2B45A #1,91B out of 8,98;%2BB 224+1 #1,2A+ out of 5,828%2BB8 9B48B #1,A+9 out of 8,1A %2BB5 2 422 #1,528 out of 5,8B %2BB; 91481 #1,85+ out of 5,2;+%2BB9 2B4 1 #1,1BA out of 5,9;+%2BB2 1+48A #+1 out of ;,85+%2BB1 924A+ #1,288 out of 9,A;+%2BBB 2B4A; #+ + out of ;,8+A%1+++ 1845+ #88B out of 9,+ A%

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1++A 9+4891++ 1A411 # 1B out of 9,+21%1++8 91421 #1,21 out of 9,+BB%1++5 9B4+B #+A out of 9,1+;%1++; 9B4A

1++9 214851++2 1 4251++1 1 4A1 #58+ out of 9,1+;%1++B 2 4+; #A88 out of 9,1BB%1+A+ 21422 #89+ out of 9,B12%1+AA 2;428 #8A+ out of 2,A;B%1+A 184+5 #;AB out of 2,A92%1+A8 1A4AA #;+1 out of 2,8BB%1+A5 254 A # B1 out of 2, 1+%1+A; 214AB #589 out of 2,5A2%1+A9 2149B #529 out of 2,;55%

1+A2 2B45B #;99 out of 2,112%1+A1 ;94 1 #A;1 out of 1,+2;%1+AB 99481 #8B5 out of 1,ABB%1+ + ;+451 #+B9 out of 1,A2;%1+ A 584+9 #1,B 8 out of 1,A+B%

[edit Law school $assing rates

Law schools with the highest $ar passing rates from 1++8 to 2BB5 inclu"e:

'chools with more than 9B examinees:

!teneo "e .anila Law 'chool = A+41+D 'an e"a College of Law = A542 D

7niversity of the hilippines College of Law = A541+D

7niversity of 'anto Tomas 0aculty of Civil Law = 584 BD

0ar -astern 7niversity (nstitute of Law = 28425D

'chools with 9B or less examinees:

!teneo "e avao College of Law = 8545 D 7niversity of 'an Carlos = 5;4;5D

!rellano 7niversity = ;841AD

amantasan ng Lungso" ng .aynila, College of Law = ;1428D

Gavier 7niversity = 9 4;5D

Lyceum of the hilippines 7niversity = 924;BD

't4 Louis 7niversity = 9149AD[15]

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[edit Role o. the Su$reme Court/ Criticisms

(n 2BB , only 5D #of the 5,828 who took the 2BB tests, or less than 9BB% got the passing gra"eof 5D4 Thus, the 'upreme Court a" uste" the stan"ar" to BD an" the "isEualification rate in 9

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su$ ects #civil, la$or an" criminal law% from 5B to ;5D4 !ccor"ingly, 1,2A+ or 224+1D, Hpasse"4IThis passing gra"e re"uction is highly unusual, since it last happene" in the 1+A1 exam when the

passing gra"e was lowere" to 245D4 rior to 1+A2, the passing mark umpe" unpre"icta$ly fromyear to year: 8+4;5 percent in 1+;8J 8+ in 1+; J B in 1+;A, 1+89, 1+ 2 an" 1+ ;J 1 in 1+81J

145 in 1+59, 1+8; an" 1+85J 2 in 1+5 , 1+5A, 1+5+, 1+8B an" 1+8 J 245 in 1+5;, 1+82 an"

1+A1J 9 in 1+5B, 1+58, 1+8A, 1+8+, 1+ B, 1+ 5, 1+ A an" 1+ABJ 945 in 1+55 an" 1+ +J ; in1+;+, 1+51, 1+52, 1+88, 1+ 1, 1+ 9 an" 1+ J an" ;45 in 1+ 84 (n 1+5;, the Court lowere" the passing gra"e to 245D, even if the passing percentage was alrea"y at its highest at 541 D4 (n1+++, moves to lower the passing gra"e to ;D faile", after ?ustice 0i"el urisima, $arcommittee chairman faile" to "isclose that his nephew took the examination4 >e was censure"an" his honoraria was re"uce" to half4 [1A]

[edit 0ar to$notchers

0ar to$notchers are $ar examinees who garnere" the highest $ar exam gra"es in a particularyear4 -very year, the 'upreme Court releases the bar to$ ten list4 The list contains the names of

$ar examinees who o$taine" the ten highest gra"es4 (t is possi$le for more than ten examinees to place in the top ten $ecause numerical ties in the computation of gra"es usually occur4 [1+]

0rom 1+19 to 2BB+, schools which have pro"uce" $ar topnotchers #1st placers% are as follows: [1+]

7niversity of the hilippines College of Law = forty=six #;8% $ar topnotchers !teneo "e .anila Law 'chool = nineteen #1+% $ar topnotchers

'an e"a College of Law = seven # % $ar topnotchers

hilippine Law 'chool = five #5% $ar topnotchers

7niversity of .anila College of Law = four #;% $ar topnotchers 0ar -astern 7niversity (nstitute of Law = four #;% $ar topnotchers

7niversity of 'anto Tomas 0aculty of Civil Law = three #9% $ar topnotchers

7niversity of the Cor"illeras #formerly aguio Colleges 0oun"ation% College of Law =two #2% $ar topnotchers

.anila Law College 0oun"ation #formerly -scuela "e erecho "e .anila% = one #1% $artopnotcher

.anuel L4 Kue@on 7niversity College of Law = one #1% $ar topnotcher >oly 3ame 7niversity #formerly ivine /or" College of Tag$ilaran% = one #1% $ar

topnotcher

7niversity of the -ast College of Law = one #1% $ar topnotcher

'an 'e$astian College = )ecoletos = one #1% $ar topnotcher

Two $ar examinees toppe" the $ar exams without officially gra"uating from any hilippine lawschool: [1+]

?ose /4 iokno = former 'enator of the hilippinesJ 1st placer, 1+;5 $ar exams4 .r4iokno, who tie" for 3um$er &ne with .r4 ?ovito 'alonga in the 1+;5 ar -xams,

woul" have gra"uate" from the 7niversity of 'anto Tomas ha" not /orl" /ar ((supervene"4 .r4 iokno s success in the $ar exams is further un"erscore" $y the fact thathe was also un"er=age [2B] an" that he also place" num$er 1 in the 1+;B C ! oar" examswhich he took while in law school4 This "ou$le num$er 1 feat may never $e parallele"4

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The closest may have $een Cesar L4 6illanueva #from the !teneo Law 'chool% who place" secon" in the 1+A1 ar -xams an" secon" again in the 1+A2 C ! oar" -xams4

Carolina C4 *riMo=!Euino = former !ssociate ?ustice of the 'upreme CourtJ 1st placer,1+5B $ar exams4 .s4 !Euino #who later $ecame the wife of .r4 )amon !Euino, 8th

placer in 1+9+ ar -xams% was a special stu"ent of the 7 College of Law, where she

finishe" her last two years of law school having taken her first two years of law school atthe Colegio "e 'an !gustin in (loilo4 .s4 !Euino was a"vise" to take her last two yearsof law school in 7 $y Colegio "e 'an !gustin Law ean 0elipe smael4 Coinci"entally,.r4 smael #a 7 Law gra"uate himself% place" num$er 1 in the 1+1 ar -xams4 'ince.s4 !Euino only took her last two years of law at 7 , she can t $e certifie" as an official7 law gra"uate4 [2B] oth spouses !Euino #in a""ition to $eing topnotchers% also serve"as ?ustices of the 'upreme Court4 [21]

(n the past, non=law school gra"uates were allowe" to take the $ar4 >owever, the )evise" )ulesof Court an" 'upreme Court Circulars allow 0ilipino gra"uates of hilippine law schools #an"su$ ect to certain con"itions, 0ilipino gra"uates of foreign law schools% to take the $ar,

necessarily exclu"ing non=law gra"uates an" foreigners who have law "egrees from taking partin the exercise4 [;]

/hile not a guarantee for topping the $ar, aca"emic excellence in law school is a goo" in"icatorof an examinee s fortune in the $ar exams4 !teneo Law 'chool s only summa cum lau"egra"uate, Clau"io .4 Teehankee, place" num$er one in the 1+;B ar -xams4 [1+] (t is worth notingthat Teehankee s son, .anuel !ntonio, followe" in his footsteps $y gra"uating at the top of his!teneo Law 'chool class #al$eit, not as summa cum lau"e% an" placing first in the 1+A9 $arexams4 Clau"io s nephew, -nriEue #a cum lau"e gra"uate from the 7 College of Law%, also

place" num$er one in the 1+ 8 $ar exams4 Clau"io eventually $ecame 'upreme Court Chief?ustice, .anuel was formerly epartment of ?ustice 7n"ersecretary an" currently hilippine

'pecial -nvoy for (nternational Tra"e as well ermanent )epresentative to the /orl" Tra"e&rgani@ation in *eneva, 'wit@erlan" while -nriEue is a successful private practitioner4

This father=son=nephew feat has yet to #an", perhaps, may never% $e eEualle" in the annals ofhilippine ar4 0or si$lings, the closest is when .anuel 4 Namora ?r4 place" thir" in the 1+81ar -xams an" younger $rother )onal"o place" first in the 1+8+ ar -xams4

The 7'T 0aculty of Civil Law s sole summa cum lau"e gra"uate, )o$erto 4 Concepcion, place"first in the 1+2; ar -xams4 [1+] >e later serve" as Chief ?ustice of the 'upreme Court4

The 7 College of Law #which has yet to pro"uce a summa cum lau"e gra"uate% ha" four of its

fourteen magna cum lau"e gra"uates #the College of Law first conferre" the honor to Loren@o '4'umulong in 1+2+ [22] an", to "ate, last conferre" the same honor to ionne .arie 'anche@ in2BB % place num$er one in their respective $ar exams: Loren@o '4 'umulong in 1+2+, eogracias-ufemio in 1+82, )o$erto 'an ?ose in 1+88 an" )onal"o Namora in 1+8+4 [1+] 'umulong $ecame'enator of the )epu$lic an" a renowne" statesman, -ufemio an" 'an ?ose esta$lishe" theirrespective successful private law practices while Namora $ecame -xecutive 'ecretary to then

resi"ent ?oseph -stra"a an" is currently the .inority Lea"er in the >ouse of )epresentatives4

[edit 1ighest and lowest to$notcher grades

(n the hilippine ar s recor"e" history, the highest gra"e first recor"e" was the +2D garnere" in1+19 $y .anuel !4 )oxas #future hilippine resi"ent% of the 7 College of Law4 The followingyear, 1+1;, !tty4 )oxas feat was $este" $y the +9D o$taine" $y first placer .anuel C4 *oyena#also from the 7 College of Law%4 !tty4 *oyena s top mark was tie" $y 1+18=first placer

aulino *ullas #future Congressman from Ce$u%, another alumnus of the 7 College of Law4

!nother stan"ar" was create" in 1+;B, when Clau"io .4 Teehankee #future 'upreme Court Chief ?ustice%, from the !teneo Law 'chool, got a gra"e of +;495D when he toppe" the examinations4This recor" was o$literate" four years later in 1+;; when ?ovito 'alonga an" ?ose /4 iokno

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tie" with the highest score of +549D4 This was the first time that first place en"e" in a tie4 /henthey took the 1+;; ar -xams, !tty4 'alonga was an un"ergra"uate at the 7 College of Lawwhile !tty4 iokno #future 'enator% was an un"ergra"uate of the 7niversity of 'anto Tomas0aculty of Civil Law4 !fter passing the $ar, !tty4 'alonga #future 'enate resi"ent% went $ack to7 to complete his $acholer s "egree in law, earning it in 1+;84 The only other instance of a tie at

first place of the $ar exams was when -"win -nrile #salutatorian of his !teneo Law 'choolclass% an" 0lorin >il$ay #an honor stu"ent of the 7 College of Law% $oth garnere" the samescore in 1+++4 !tty4 -nrile serve" as eputy -xecutive 'ecretary to resi"ent *loria !rroyo an"as a rofessorial Lecturer at the !teneo Law 'chool while !tty4 >il$ay is a rofessor of Law atthe 7 College of Law 4[2B]

!fter another four years, the O$arO was raise" a few notches when .anuel *4 .ontecillo of the0ar -astern 7niversity (nstitute of Law got a gra"e of +545BD when he $este" all the $arexaminees of 1+;A4 The following year, another recor" was set when !nacleto C4 .aMgaser, analumnus of the hilippine Law 'chool, got a gra"e of +54A5D when he toppe" the 1+;+ $arexams4

ut the "iamon" stan"ar" #the highest general average ever o$taine" among all $ar topnotchersin recor"e" history% was set in 1+5; when 0loren@ 4 )egala"o #future 'upreme Court !ssociate?ustice% of the 'an e"a College of Law score" +84 D when he toppe" the 1+5; hilippine ar-xaminations4 To "ate, !tty4 )egala"o s feat remains unsurpasse" an" may never $e eEualle"#much less toppe"%4[29]

The lowest gra"e was o$taine" $y !teneo Law 'chool s .erce"ita L4 &na, A9455D, 2BBA, whicherase" the prior recor" of A;41BD, o$taine" $y !"olfo rillantes of -scuela "e erecho "e.anila #now .anila Law College 0oun"ation% in 1+2B4 [1+][2;] !tty4 &na was the ust the latest ofwomen first placers4 (n 1+9B, Tecla 'an !n"res #an alumna of the 7 College of Law an" future

'enator% $roke the prover$ial Oglass ceilingO when she $ecame the first woman to top the $arwith a gra"e of A+4;D4 !meurfina !4 .elencio #also an alumna of the 7 College of Law an"who later $ecame a ?ustice of the 'upreme Court% has the highest gra"e of all female $artopnotchers in recor"e" history, when she o$taine" a +94A5D rating in 1+; 4

elow is a listing of all + first=placers #from 1+19 to 2BB+% ranke" from highest to lowest interms of rating o$taine"4 (t shoul" $e note" however that $ar ratings are not exactly compara$lefrom year=to=year as the "ifficulty of the exams varies through the years4

Ran2 3ear 4ame School Rating1st 1+5; 0loren@ 4 )egala"o 'an e"a College +84 BB

2n" 1+;+ !nacleto C4 .aMgaser hilippine Law 'chool +54A5B9r" 1+;A .anuel *4 .ontecillo 0ar -astern 7niversity +545BB;th #tie% 1+;; ?ose /4 iokno 'pecial # 7niversity of 'anto Tomas % +549BB;th #tie% 1+;; ?ovito )4 'alonga 7niversity of the hilippines +549BB8th 1+;B Clau"io .4 Teehankee !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +;495B

th 1+52 e"ro 'amson C4 !nimas 7niversity of the hilippines +;425BAth 1+59 Leonar"o !4 !mores 7niversity of .anila +;4B5B

+th 1+; !meurfina !4 .elencio=>errera 7niversity of the hilippines +94A5B

1Bth 2BB1 )o"olfo .a4 !4 onferra"a 7niversity of the hilippines +94ABB

11th#tie% 1+1; .anuel C4 *oyena 7niversity of the hilippines +94BBB

11th#tie% 1+18 aulino *ullas 7niversity of the hilippines +94BBB

11th#tie% 1+92 >ermenegil"o !tien@a 7niversity of the hilippines +94BBB

1;th 2BB2 !rlene .4 .ane a 7niversity of 'anto Tomas +24+BB

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15th 1+A; )ichar" .4 Chiu !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +24A5B18th 1+9 Cecilia .uMo@= alma 7niversity of the hilippines +248BB1 th 1+2+ Loren@o '4 'umulong 7niversity of the hilippines +245BB1Ath 1+ A Cosme 4 )osell 7niversity of the hilippines +24; 51+th 1+99 Lope C4 Kuim$o 7niversity of .anila +24;5B2Bth 1+ 1 >enry )4 6illarica 7niversity of the hilippines +24;BB21st 1+9+ 0er"inan" -4 .arcos 7niversity of the hilippines +2495B22n"#tie% 1+51 6icente )4 !csay 7niversity of .anila +2425B

22n"#tie%

!ug=1+;8 *regoria T4 Cru@ 7niversity of the hilippines +2425B

2;th 1+5B Carolina C4 *riMo 'pecial # Colegio "e 'an !gustin,7niversity of thehilippines % +24B5B

25th#tie% 1+19 .anuel !4 )oxas 7niversity of the hilippines +24BBB

25th#tie% 1+1 0elipe smael 7niversity of the hilippines +24BBB

2 th#tie% 1+ 6irgilio 4 *esmun"o !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +14ABB

2 th#tie% 1++A ?anet 4 !$uel aguio Colleges 0oun"ation +14ABB

2+th#tie% 1+95 -nriEue -strella"o 7niversity of -gypt +14 BB

2+th#tie% 1+8B (smael !n"res .anuel L4 Kue@on 7niversity +14 BB

2+th#tie%

3ov=1+;8 e"ro L4 ap 7niversity of the hilippines +14 BB

92n" 1+ ; !rturo 4 rion !teneo "e .anila College +1485B99r"#tie% 1+ + *regorio .4 atiller ?r4 !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +14;BB

99r"#tie% 1+A9

.anuel !ntonio ?4Teehankee !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +14;BB

95th 1+9A -mmanuel 34 elae@ 7niversity of .anila +149BB98th 1++5 Leonor 4 ic"ican 7niversity of the hilippines +142BB9 th 1+25 )afael inglasan 7niversity of the hilippines +141BB9Ath

#tie%1+81 !velino 64 Cru@ 'an e"a College +B4+5B

9Ath#tie% 1+A1 (rene )ago"on=*uevarra !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +B4+5B

9Ath#tie% 1+A2 )ay C4 -spinosa !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +B4+5B

;1st 1+29 )oEue 64 esEuita"o 7niversity of the hilippines +B4+BB;2n"#tie% 1+82 eogracias *4 -ufemio 7niversity of the hilippines +B4ABB

;2n"#tie% 1+ 8 -nriEue 4 Teehankee 7niversity of the hilippines +B4ABB

;;th#tie% 1+88 )o$erto 64 'an ?ose 7niversity of the hilippines +B48BB

;;th#tie% 1++8

atricia !nn T4ro"igali"a" 7niversity of the hilippines +B48BB

;;th#tie% 2BBB -liseo .4 NuMiga ?r4 7niversity of the hilippines +B48BB

; th 1+55 Tomas 4 .atic ?r4 0ar -astern 7niversity +B455B

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;Ath#tie% 1+2A 0ilomeno 4 ascual hilippine Law 'chool +B49BB

;Ath#tie% 1+ 9 6icente )4 'olis !teneo "e .anila 7niversity +B49BB

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#tie%1+;1 -mmet 4 4 'hea 7niversity of the hilippines +B42BB

5Bth#tie% 1+58 0rancisco C4 Catral 'an e"a College +B42BB

52n" 1++ .a4 Cecilia >4 0ernan"e@ 7niversity of the hilippines +B4B2559r" 1+15 0rancisco 6illanueva ?r4 7niversity of the hilippines +B4BBB5;th 1++1 ?oseph 4 'an e"ro !teneo "e .anila 7niversity A+4+5B55th#tie% 1+98 ios"a"o 4 .acapagal 7niversity of 'anto Tomas A+4A5B

55th#tie% 1++B !Euilino L4 imentel ((( 7niversity of the hilippines A+4A5B

5 th 1+85 6ictor '4 ela 'erna 'an e"a College A+4ABB5Ath 1+AB )afael )4 Lagos 7niversity of the hilippines A+4 5B5+th 1+9; .arciano 4 Catral hilippine Law 'chool A+4 BB8Bth 1+8 )o"olfo 4 )o$les 'an e"a College A+48BB81st #tie% 1+9B Tecla 'an !n"res 7niversity of the hilippines A+4;BB81st #tie% 1+91 ?ose Leuterio 7niversity of the hilippines A+4;BB81st #tie% 1+A5 ?anette 'usan L4 eMa 7niversity of the hilippines A+4;BB8;th 1+5A .anuel *4 !$ello 7niversity of the hilippines A+425B85th#tie% 1+5+ !gustin &4 enite@ 0ar -astern 7niversity A+42BB

85th#tie% 1++; 0rancisco 3oel )40ernan"e@ 7niversity of the hilippines A+42BB

8 th 1+5 *regorio )4 Castillo 7niversity of the hilippines A+415B8Ath#tie% 1+21 a$lo ayawal 7niversity of the hilippines A+41BB

8Ath#tie% 1+22 !ma"o L4 6elilla 7niversity of the hilippines A+41BB

8Ath#tie% 1+2; )o$erto 4 Concepcion 7niversity of 'anto Tomas A+41BB

1st 1+A8 Laurence L4 *o !teneo "e .anila 7niversity AA48BB2n" 1+A .ario 4 6ictoriano !teneo "e .anila 7niversity AA455B9r" 2BB9 !eneas -li '4 ia@ !teneo "e .anila 7niversity AA459B;th

#tie% 1+++ -"win )4 -nrile !teneo "e .anila 7niversity AA45BB

;th#tie% 1+++ 0lorin T4 >il$ay 7niversity of the hilippines AA45BB

8th 1+8; ?esus 4 Castelo 'an e"a College AA4;BB

th 1++9 !nna Leah 0i"elis T4CastaMe"a !teneo "e .anila 7niversity AA4925

Ath 1+AA .aria vette &4 3avarro 7niversity of the hilippines AA412B+th 1+28 -ugeniano ere@ hilippine Law 'chool AA41BB

ABth 1+2 Cesar Pintanar 7niversity of the hilippines A 4 BBA1st 2BB8 3oel 3eil K4 .alim$an 7niversity of the Cor"illeras A 48BBA2n" 1+ B )omulo 4 'an ?uan 0ar -astern 7niversity [25] A 45BBA9r"#tie% 1+8A &scar 4 *lovasa ivine /orl" College of Tag$ilaran A 4;5B

A9r"#tie% 2BB; ?anuary !4 'anche@ 7niversity of the hilippines A 4;5B

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A5th 1+8+ )onal"o 4 Namora 7niversity of the hilippines A 49BBA8th 2BB5 ?oan "e 6enecia 7niversity of the hilippines A 42BBA th 1+ 2 ?anuario 4 'oller ?r4 !teneo "e .anila 7niversity A 419BAAth#tie% 1+1A !le o La$ra"or 7niversity of the hilippines A 4BBB

AAth#tie% 1+1+ *regorio !nonas hilippine Law 'chool A 4BBB

AAth#tie% 1++2 ?ayme !4 'y ?r4 !teneo "e .anila 7niversity A 4BBB

+1st 1+ 5 3icanor 4 a"illa ?r4 7niversity of the -ast A84 BB+2n" 1+89 Cornelio C4 *ison !teneo "e .anila 7niversity A8495B+9r" 1+A+ *il$erto C4 Teo"oro, ?r4 7niversity of the hilippines A841A5+;th 2BBA ?u"y !4 Lar"i@a$al 'an 'e$astian College A54 BB+5th 2BB+ )einier aul )4 e$ra 'an e"a College A;4ABB+8th 1+2B !"olfo rillantes -scuela "e erecho A;41BB

+ th 2BB .erce"ita L4 &na !teneo "e .anila 7niversity A9455B

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/hile no $ar examinee has ever reache" a 1BBD general average, several $ar examinees havegarnere" perfect an" near=perfect gra"es in specific $ar su$ ects4

(n 1+9B, Tecla 'an !n"res=Niga #future 'enator% of the 7niversity of the hilippines got a gra"eof ++D in )eme"ial Law [28]4 'he also place" num$er one in the $ar exams of the same year4

(n 1+;+, !nacleto C4 .aMgaser of the hilippine Law 'chool earne" 1BBD in .ercantile Law,[citation needed

] an" place" 1st in the $ar exams of that year4 >is average of +54A5D $roke all priorrecor"s $efore it was $este" $y 0loren@ )egala"o in 1+5;4 [1+] .aMgaser s $ar rating remains thesecon" highest of all time4

(n 1+59, ?uan once -nrile #future efense .inister an" 'enate resi"ent% of the 7niversity ofthe hilippines College of Law , where he gra"uate" salutatorian an" cum lau"e, earne" 1BBD in.ercantile Law [citation needed ] an" place" 11th in the $ar exams of that year4 [1+]

(n 1+55, )aul *on@ales #future Congressman, 'ecretary of ?ustice an" Chief resi"ential LegalCounsel% of the 7niversity of 'anto Tomas 0aculty of Civil Law earne" ++D in )eme"ial Law[citation needed

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(n 1++ , .aria Celia >4 0ernan"e@ of the 7niversity of the hilippines College of Law , whereshe gra"uate" salutatorian an" cum lau"e, earne" 1BBD in Legal -thics [citation needed ] an" emerge"as the year s $ar topnotcher4 [1+]

(n 2BB1, )o"olfo .a4 !4 onferra"a, that year s vale"ictorian of the 7niversity of the hilippinesCollege of Law , o$taine" a perfect score of 1BBD in )eme"ial Law [citation needed

], the highestweighte" of the $ar su$ ects4 The "ifference #94 5D% $etween his final $ar examination score#+94ABD% an" that of the secon"=placer, ?esus aolo 74 rotacio #+B4B5D%, that year svale"ictorian of the !teneo "e .anila Law 'chool an" who got a perfect score of 1BBD inCriminal Law, [citation needed ] is the highest of all time4 3ota$ly, that year s vale"ictorian of the 'an

e"a College of Law , !"onis 64 *a$riel, o$taine" a perfect score of 1BBD in olitical Law[citation

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placers, )u$en 04 alane #salutatorian of the 7 College of Law% an" a$lo '4 Trillana (((#vale"ictorian of the 'an e"a College of Law%4

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(n 2BB5, *la"ys 64 *ervacio of the 7niversity of erpetual >elp=)i@al earne" a perfect 1BBD intwo $ar su$ ectsFLegal -thics [citation needed ] an" La$or Law [citation needed ]4 'he place" 8th in the $arexams of that year4 [1+]

[edit Increasing di..icult"

The "ifficulty of the recent $ar examinations, compare" to exams of the past, can $e attri$ute" tothe following factors: [15]

The growing volume of hilippine case an" statutory laws is unprece"ente"4 Laws, urispru"ence, an" legal "octrines of the past constitute only a small fraction ofcontemporary hilippine legal materials, which are increasing on a "aily $asis4 [2A]

The 5D passing average with no gra"e lower than 5BD in any su$ ect is alrea"y fixe" $y law4 !ctual can"i"ates who score" ;4++D in the general average were not a"mitte" tothe practice of law, unless they retake the $ar exams4 [15]

The Three*5ailure Rule is now in place4 Can"i"ates who have faile" the $ar exams forthree times are not permitte" to take another $ar exam until they re=enroll an" passregular fourth=year review classes an" atten" a pre=$ar review course in an approve" lawschool4[2+]

The 5ive*Stri2e Rule is implemente" since 2BB54 The rule limits to five the num$er oftimes a can"i"ate may take the ar exams4 The rule "isEualifies a can"i"ate after failingin three examinations4 >owever, he is permitte" to take fourth an" fifth examinations ifhe successfully completes a one year refresher course for each examination4 [9B]

The four=year $achelor s "egree is reEuire" $efore a"mission to law school4 >ence, every $ar examinee has to hol" at least two "egreesFone in law an" one in another fiel"4 (n the past, law schools rea"ily a"mit high school gra"uates an" two=year !ssociate in !rts "egree hol"ers4 [91]

!fter the en" of the 'econ" /orl" /ar, the passing rate in the succee"ing years was remarka$lyhigh, ranging from 58 to 2D percent4 >owever, after !ssociate ?ustice ?4 4L4 )eyes, a note"scholar, was appointe" Chairman of the 1+55 ar -xaminations, the passing rate for that year"roppe" "ramatically to 284AD, with a mortality rate of 942D4 That ratio has $een invaria$lymaintaine" in the 5BQ years since4 [92]

[edit 6aiting $eriod

The largely essay=type exams are manually checke" $y mem$ers of the Committee of ar-xaminers4 Can"i"ates have to wait from the last 'un"ay of the $ar exams in 'eptem$er up tothe "ate of the release of results, which tra"itionally happens $efore or "uring the >oly /eek#the last week of .arch or the first week of !pril% of the following year4

uring this perio", can"i"ates #who alrea"y hol" law an" $achelor s "egrees% may opt to work inlaw firms an" courts as legal researchers, teach in li$eral arts an" $usiness colleges, function incompanies an" organi@ations using their pre=law "egrees #i4e4 Communication !rts, !ccounting,

-conomics, ?ournalism, etc4%, help run the family $usiness, or take a long vacation4[99]

[edit 7dmission o. Success.ul 0ar Examinees

The 8..ice o. the 0ar Con.idant of the hilippine 'upreme Court releases the 8..icial List o.Success.ul 0ar Examinees , usually "uring the last week of .arch or the first week of !pril of

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every year4 Can"i"ates whose names appear in the list are reEuire" to take an" su$scri$e $eforethe 'upreme Court the correspon"ing &ath of &ffice4 [9;]

Can"i"ates shall take an &ath of &ffice an" sign their names in the Roll of Attorneys of theSupreme Court 4[95] The oath=taking is usually hel" in .ay at the hilippine (nternational

Convention Center # (CC% with a formal program where all ?ustices of the 'upreme Court,sitting en banc , formally approve the applications of the successful $ar can"i"ates4 The eight $arexaminers are officially intro"uce" to the pu$lic4 ! message to the newly in"ucte" lawyers is"elivere" $y one of the ustices4 Can"i"ates who ma"e the bar top ten list are also intro"uce" an"honore"4 The "eans of all hilippine law schools are reEueste" to atten" the ceremony an" gracethe front seats of the plenary hall4 [12]

[edit Controversies

(n the 1+9Bs, a "istant relative of (mel"a )omual"e@ .arcos who was a ?ustice in the >igh Courtresigne" after a controversy involving the $ar examinations4 ?ustice )amon 0ernan"e@ wasforce" to protect his name an" honor when he resigne" $ecause of a $ar examination scan"al4 [1]

&n 3ovem$er 29, 1+ +, the >igh Court, per ?ustice acifico "e Castro or"ere" newexaminations in la$or an" social legislation an" taxation4

&n .ay , 1+A2, 12 of the 'upreme Court s 1; ustices resigne" ami" expose Othat the courtfixe" the $ar=examination score of a mem$er s son so that he woul" pass4O ?ustice 6icente -rictawas accuse" to have personally approache" the $ar chairman to inEuire whether his #-ricta s% son

passe" the $ar4 0er"inan" .arcos accepte" the resignations an" appointe" the new ?ustices4Chief ?ustice -nriEue 0ernan"o wept at a news conference as he accepte" responsi$ility forrechecking an" changing the exam score of *ustavo -ricta, son of ?ustice 6icente -ricta4 [98]

!ssociate ?ustice 0i"el urisima, chairman of the $ar committee, "i" not "isclose that he ha" anephew who was taking the $ar examination in that year4 >e was merely censure" an" hishonoraria as $ar examiner were forfeite"4

&n 'eptem$er 2;, 2BB9, the 'upreme Court, per a $leary=eye" !ssociate ?ustice ?ose 6itug,annulle" the tests results on mercantile law after Oconfirmation of what coul" $e the mostwi"esprea" case of cheating in the 1B;=year=ol" $ar examsO4 [9 ]

[edit 0ar To$ Ten List

The &ffice of the ar Confi"ant releases an official 0ar To$ Ten list together with the list ofnames of all successful $ar examinees4 The Bar Top Ten contains the names of the can"i"ateswho garnere" the ten highest general averages in the $ar exam for that year4 The highest rankingcan"i"ate in the list is known as the bar to$notcher 4 The list has always $een the su$ ect ofmuch me"ia attention an" pu$lic speculation4 [9A]

.aking a place in the list is wi"ely regar"e" as an important life achievement, an attractive professional Eualification, an" a necessary improvement in a lawyer s professional an" socialstatus4[9A]

[edit 5amous bar to$ ten $lacersrominent lawyers who ma"e the bar top ten inclu"e: [9+][ ;B][ ;1] [;2][ ;9] [;;][ ;5][ ;8] [; ][ ;A]

[edit Presidents and 9ice Presidents

.anuel !4 )oxas = 1st resi"ent #9r" hilippine )epu$lic%J 1st placer #+2D%, 1+19 ar-xams #7 %

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ios"a"o 4 .acapagal = 5th resi"ent #9r" hilippine )epu$lic%J 1st placer #A+4A5D%,1+98 ar -xams #7'T%

0er"inan" -4 .arcos = 8th resi"ent #9r" hilippine )epu$lic%J 1st placer #+2495D%, 1+9+ar -xams #7 %

?ose 4 Laurel = resi"ent #2n" hilippine )epu$lic%J 2n" placer, 1+15 ar -xams #7 %

-lpi"io C4 Kuirino = 2n" resi"ent #9r" hilippine )epu$lic%J 2n" placer, 1+15 ar-xams #7 %

'ergio '4 &smeMa = 2n" resi"ent # hilippine Commonwealth%J 2n" placer, 1+B9 ar-xams #7'T%

.anuel L4 Kue@on = 1st resi"ent # hilippine Commonwealth%J ;th placer, 1+B9 ar-xams #7'T%

Carlos 4 *arcia = ;th resi"ent #9r" hilippine )epu$lic%J th placer, 1+29 ar -xams# L'%

-mmanuel 34 elae@ = former hilippine 6ice resi"entJ 1st placer, 1+9A ar -xams#7.%

!rturo .4 Tolentino = former hilippine 6ice resi"entJ 2n" placer, 1+9; ar -xams#7 %

Curiously, each resi"ent of the hilippines who happene" to $e a lawyer was always a $artopnotcher4 The other resi"ents #i4e4, -milio 04 !guinal"o, )amon 04 .agsaysay, Cora@on C4!Euino, 0i"el 64 )amos, ?oseph -4 -stra"a an" *loria .4 !rroyo% were all non=lawyers #an"

hence coul" not have $een $ar topnotchers%4 0or the coming 2B1B presi"ential elections, amongthose who have "eclare" their intention of seeking the highest post of the lan" is *il$ertoTeo"oro 4 !si"e from $eing a 'ecretary of efense #like former resi"ents .agsaysay an")amos%, 'ecretary Teo"oro #a lawyer from the 7niversity of the hilippines% place" first in the1+A+ ar -xams with a gra"e of A841A5D4

(n hilippine political history, two $ar topnotchers sought the presi"ency $ut faile"4 6iceresi"ent elae@ #1+9A ar Topnotcher% lost the 3acionalista arty nomination to resi"ent

.arcos #1+9+ ar Topnotcher% for the 1+85 presi"ential elections4 'enate resi"ent ?ovito'alonga #1+;; ar Topnotcher% of the Li$eral arty lost to resi"ent )amos of Lakas=37C inthe 1++2 presi"ential elections4 [;+]

[edit Su$reme Court and Court o. 7$$eals :ustices

?ose ulo = 8th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 9r" placer, 1+19 ar -xams #7 College ofLaw%

)icar"o aras = Ath hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+19 ar -xams #7 College ofLaw%

Cesar eng@on = +th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+1+ ar -xams #7 Collegeof Law%

)o$erto Concepcion = 1Bth hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+2; ar -xams #7'T

0aculty of Civil Law% Kueru$e .akalintal = 11th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ th placer, 1+99 ar -xams #7

College of Civil Law%

-nriEue .a4 0ernan"o = 19th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 19th placer, 1+9A ar -xams #7College of Law%

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)amon !Euino = 15th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ +th placer, 1+9+ ar -xams #7 Collegeof Law%

Clau"io Teehankee = 18th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+;B ar -xams #!teneoLaw 'chool%

e"ro ap = 1 th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+;8 ar -xams #7 College ofLaw%

!n"res 3arvasa = 1+th hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+51 ar -xams #7'T0aculty of Civil Law%

!rtemio angani$an = 21st hilippine Chief ?usticeJ 8th placer, 1+8B ar -xams #0-7(nstitute of Law%

?ose 4 Laurel = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+15 ar -xams

?4 4L4 )eyes = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 8th placer, 1+22 ar -xams

Cecilia .uMo@ alma = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+9 ar-xams

!m$rosio a"illa = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 9r" placer, 1+9; ar -xams

!meurfina .elencio=>errera = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+;ar -xams

(rene Cortes = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ +th placer, 1+;A ar -xams

Carolina !4 *riMo=!Euino = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+5B

ar -xams (sagani !4 Cru@ = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ Ath placer, 1+51 ar -xams

)afael C4 Climaco = former hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ 5th placer, 1+9+ ar-xams # 0er"inan" .arcos place" 1st %

0lorentino 0eliciano = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?ustice an" Chair, /T&!ppellate Tri$unalJ 8th placer, 1+52 ar -xams

0loren@ 4 )egala"o = former hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+5; ar-xams

!"olfo !@cuna = hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ ;th placer, 1+82 ar -xams

!ntonio -"uar"o 3achura = hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ th placer, 1+8 ar-xams

res$itero 6elasco, ?r4 = hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 8th placer, 1+ 1 ar -xams

!ntonio Carpio = hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ 8th placer, 1+ 5 ar -xams

!rturo 4 rion = hilippine 'upreme Court ?usticeJ former hilippine Court of !ppeals?usticeJ 1st placer, 1+ ; ar -xams

ienveni"o 64 )eyes = former hilippine Court of !ppeals resi"ing ?usticeJ 5th placer,1+5; ar -xams

'alome !4 .ontoya = former hilippine Court of !ppeals resi"ing ?usticeJ 8th placer,1+5; ar -xams

!licia 64 'empio= iy = former hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ 5th placer, 1+5B ar-xams

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&scar .4 >errera = former hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ Ath placer, 1+59 ar-xams

emetrio emetria = former hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+8; ar-xams

.ario *uariMa ((( = former hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ 2n" placer, 1+8 ar-xams

Lucas ersamin = hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ +th placer, 1+ 9 ar -xams

Celia Li$rea=Leagogo = hilippine Court of !ppeals ?usticeJ 5th placer, 1+A1 ar -xams

&nly eleven of the 22 urists who rose to $ecome Chief ?ustice of the 'upreme Court were $artopnotchers, starting with ?ose ulo #9r" in 1+19%, followe" $y )icar"o aras #2n" in 1+19%, then

$y Cesar eng@on #2n" in 1+1+%, then $y )o$erto Concepcion #1st in 1+2;%, then $y Kueru$e.akalintal # th in 1+99% then $y -nriEue 0ernan"o #19th in 1+9A%, then $y )amon !Euino #8th

in 1+9+%, then $y Clau"io Teehankee, 'r4 #1st in 1+;B%, then $y e"ro ap #1st in 3ovem$er1+;8%, then $y !n"res 3arvasa #2n" in 1+51% an" finally $y !rtemio angani$an #8th in 1+8B%4>owever, the first four chief magistrates #Cayetano !rellano, 6ictorino .apa, .anuel !raulloan" )amon !vancena% $ecame lawyers #all after gra"uating from the 7'T 0aculty of Civil Law%

$efore the esta$lishment of the ar -xams in 1+B1 while the fifth hea" of the u"iciary #?ose!$a" 'antos% gra"uate" from a foreign law school an" was a"mitte" to the hilippine $ar in1+114 'ix Chief ?ustices "i" not place in the ar -xams: .anuel .oran #the father of hilippinereme"ial law%, 0re" )ui@ Castro #the father of the (ntegrate" ar of the hilippines%, 0elix.akasiar, .arcelo 0ernan, >ilario avi"e an" the incum$ent )eynato uno%4

&f the can"i"ates to $ecome the next Chief ?ustice #to replace the retiring )eynato uno% only

two were $ar topnotchers: !ntonio Carpio #8th in 1+ 5% of the 7 College of Law an" !rturorion #1st in 1+ ;% of the !teneo Law 'chool4 oth Carpio an" rion gra"uate" vale"ictorian oftheir respective law classes4

[edit Senators and Re$resentatives

.anuel !4 )oxas = former hilippine 'enate resi"ent an" 'peaker of the >ouse of)epresentativesJ 1st placer, 1+19 ar -xams

.anuel L4 Kue@on = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ ;th placer, 1+B9 ar -xams

!rturo .4 Tolentino = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ 2n" placer, 1+9; ar -xams

0er"inan" -4 .arcos = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ 1st placer, 1+9+ ar -xams ?ovito 'alonga = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ 1st placer, 1+;; ar -xams

3eptali *on@ales = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ +th placer, 1+;+ ar -xams

)o"olfo *an@on = former hilippine 'enator an" (loilo City .ayorJ 2n" lacer, 1+5B ar -xams

-rnesto .4 .ace"a = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ 1Bth placer, 1+58 ar -xams

0ranklin .4 rilon = former hilippine 'enate resi"entJ 9r" placer, 1+8+ ar -xams

Loren@o 'umulong = former hilippine 'enatorJ 1st placer, 1+2+ ar -xams

?ose /4 iokno = former hilippine 'enatorJ 1st placer, 1+;; ar -xams

)enato 64 'aguisag #)ene 'aguisag% = former hilippine 'enatorJ 8th placer, 1+89 ar-xams

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'ergio '4 &smeMa = former 'peaker of the >ouse of )epresentativesJ 2n" placer, 1+B9ar -xams

?ose 4 ulo = former 'peaker of the >ouse of )epresentativesJ 9r" placer, 1+19 ar-xams

!gue"o 04 !g$ayani = former angasinan )epresentativeJ 5th placer, 1+; ar -xams

!ntonio -"uar"o 3achura = former 'amar )epresentativeJ th placer, 1+8 ar -xams

)onal"o 4 Namora = 'an ?uan )epresentativeJ 1st placer, 1+8+ ar -xams

rospero 3ograles = 'peaker of the >ouse of )epresentativesJ 2n" placer, 1+ 1 ar-xams

!rturo 4 rion = !ssem$lyman, hilippine 3ational !ssem$lyJ 1st placer, 1+ ; ar-xams

*il$erto -"uar"o *erar"o C4 Teo"oro, ?r4 = former Tarlac )epresentativeJ 1st placer, 1+A+ar -xams

?ose 4 Laurel = former 'enatorJ 2n" lacer 1+15

&f the lawyers who $ecame resi"ent of the 'enate, only the following were $ar topnotchers:.anuel Kue@on #;th in 1+B9%, .anuel )oxas #1st in 1+19%, 0er"inan" .arcos #1st in 1+9+%,!rturo Tolentino #2n" in 1+9;%, ?ovito 'alonga #1st in 1+;;%, 3eptali *on@ales #+th in 1+;+%,-rnesto .ace"a #1Bth in 1+58%, 0ranklin rilon #9r" in 1+8+% an" ?uan once -nrile #11th in1+59%4 &f the incum$ent senators with terms expiring in 2B19, five are lawyers #!teneo Law'chool s !lan eter Cayetano as well as -"gar"o !ngara, ?oker !rroyo, 0rancis -scu"ero, an"

0rancis angilinan of the 7 College of Law% an" none of whom were previous $ar topnotchers4Curiously, !Euilino imentel ((( of the 7 College of Law #who is contesting the seat occupie" $y 'en4 ?uan .iguel Nu$iri% place" 1st in the 1++B ar -xams4

&n the other han", of those who $ecame 'peaker of the >ouse of )epresentatives, only thefollowing were $ar topnotchers: 'ergio &smena, 'r4 #2n" in 1+B9%, .anuel )oxas #1st in 1+19%,?ose ulo #9r" in 1+19% Kueru$e .akalintal # th in 1+99% an" rospero 3ograles #2n" in 1+ 1%4&f the cham$er s other officers, only )onal"o Namora was a former $ar topnotcher #1st in 1+8+%4

Curiously, the incum$ent hea"s of $oth houses of Congress were previous $ar topnotchers:!teneo Law 'chool s 3ograles for the lower house an" 7 College of Law s once -nrile for theupper house4

[edit 7$$ointees and career service o..icials

)o$erto Concepcion = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ 1st placer, 1+2; ar-xams

Loren@o 'umulong = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ 1st placer, 1+2+ ar-xams

!rturo Tolentino = .em$er, hilippine Civil Co"e CommissionJ former .inister of0oreign !ffairsJ 2n" placer, 1+9; ar -xams

!m$rosio a"illa = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ 9r" placer, 1+9; ar-xams

ios"a"o .acapagal = resi"ent, hilippine Constitutional Convention of 1+ 1 J 1st placer, 1+98 ar -xams

Cecilia .uMo@= alma = resi"ent, hilippine Constitutional Commission of 1+A8 JChairperson, hilippine Charity 'weepstakes &fficeJ 1st placer, 1+9 ar -xams

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_S._Osme%C3%B1ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jose_Y._Yulo&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aguedo_F._Agbayani&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Eduardo_Nachurahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronaldo_B._Zamora&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero_Nograleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_D._Brionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Teodorohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_P._Laurelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_Bar_Examination&action=edit&section=24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Concepcionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Sumulonghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Tolentinohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosio_Padillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdado_Macapagalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_Constitutional_Convention_of_1971&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Mu%C3%B1oz-Palmahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Constitutional_Commission_of_1986http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Constitutional_Commission_of_1986http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_S._Osme%C3%B1ahttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jose_Y._Yulo&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aguedo_F._Agbayani&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Eduardo_Nachurahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronaldo_B._Zamora&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero_Nograleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_D._Brionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Teodorohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_P._Laurelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_Bar_Examination&action=edit&section=24http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Concepcionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Sumulonghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Tolentinohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosio_Padillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdado_Macapagalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_Constitutional_Convention_of_1971&action=edit&redlink=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Mu%C3%B1oz-Palmahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Constitutional_Commission_of_1986

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?ovito 'alonga = former Chairman, resi"ential Commission on *oo" *overnmentJ 1st placer, 1+;; ar -xams

!meurfina .elencio=>errera = Chancellor, hilippine ?u"icial !ca"emyJ Chairperson,Legal u$lications Committee, 'upreme Court Centenary Cele$rationsJ 1st placer, 1+;

ar -xams

!licia 64 'empio= y = .em$er, hilippine Civil Co"e )evision CommitteeJ formerCommissioner, 3ational Commission on /omenJ 5th placer, 1+5B ar -xams

!n"res 3arvasa = Chairman, reparatory Commission for Constitutional )eformJ 2n" placer, 1+51 ar -xams

*a$riel 'ingson = former *overnor of the Central ank of the hilippinesJ 2n" placer,1+52 ar -xams

0lorentino 0eliciano = Chairman, 0eliciano Commission investigating the &akwoo".utiny J 8th placer, 1+52 ar -xams

0loren@ 4 )egala"o = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ 1st placer, 1+5; ar-xams

?ose 3olle"o = elegate, 1+ 1 Constitutional Convention < .em$er, 1+A8 ConstitutionalCommissionJ 9r" placer, 1+5A ar -xams

>ay"ee orac = former Chairperson, resi"ential Commission on *oo" *overnmentJformer Commissioner, Commission on -lectionsJ Ath placer, 1+82 ar -xams

!"olfo !@cuna = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ ;th placer, 1+82 ar -xams

?oaEuin *4 ernas = .em$er, 1+A8 Constitutional CommissionJ .em$er, 0elicianoCommission investigating the &akwoo" mutiny J +th placer, 1+82 ar -xam

!nacleto C4 .aMgaser #var4 .angaser% = former Chairman, )eparations CommissionJ 1st placer, 1+;+ ar -xams

'ergio !4 !postol = Chief resi"ential Legal CounselJ th placer, 1+5A ar -xams

(smael *4 Phan ?r4 = former 'pokesperson, hilippine 'upreme CourtJ 8th placer, 1+5+ar -xams

!ntonio -"uar"o 3achura = former 'olicitor *eneralJ th placer, 1+8 ar -xams

0ulgencio '4 0actoran, ?r4 = former -xecutive 'ecretaryJ +th placer, 1+8 ar -xams

?ose .ario uMag = former ureau of (nternal )evenue CommissionerJ 2n" placer, 1+8Aar -xams

)onal"o 4 Namora = former -xecutive 'ecretaryJ 1st placer, 1+8+ ar -xams

0ranklin rilon = former 'ecretary of La$or an" -mploymentJ 9r" placer, 1+8+ ar-xams

?ess ure@a = .in"anao 'uper )egion (n=chargeJ 1Bth placer, 1+ 9 ar -xams

!rturo 4 rion = 'ecretary of La$or an" -mploymentJ 1st placer, 1+ ; ar -xams

!ntonio Carpio = former Chief resi"ential Legal CounselJ 8th placer, 1+ 5 ar -xams

!velino Cru@, ?r4 = former 'ecretary of 3ational efenseJ th placer, 1+ ar -xams

'imeon .arcelo = former hilippine &m$u"smanJ 5th placer, 1+ + ar -xams

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.anuel !ntonio ?4 Teehankee = former 7n"ersecretary of ?usticeJ !m$assa"or to the/orl" Tra"e &rgani@ationJ 1st placer, 1+A9 ar -xams

!ntonio .4 ernar"o = former ureau of Customs CommissionerJ 2n" placer, 1+AA ar-xams

*il$erto -"uar"o *erar"o C4 Teo"oro, ?r4 = 'ecretary of 3ational efenseJ 1st placer,1+A+ ar -xams

ersi"a 64 )ue"a=!costa = Chief u$lic !ttorney of the hilippinesJ 5th placer, 1+A+ ar-xams

)u$en Carran@a, ?r4 = Commissioner, resi"ential Commission on *oo" *overnmentJ Ath placer, 1++B ar -xams

.aria Celia >4 0ernan"e@ = former Chief, resi"ential .anagement 'taffJ 1st placer,1++ ar -xams

?anet T4 !$uel = )egional irector, epartment of u"get an" .anagementJ 1st placer,1++A ar -xams

-"win )4 -nrile = former !ssistant -xecutive 'ecretary, &ffice of the resi"entJ eputy-xecutive 'ecretary, &ffice of the resi"entJ 1st placer, 1+++ ar -xams

)o"olfo .a4 !4 onferra"a = former !ssistant Chief of 'taff, &ffice of the 6ice resi"entJ1st placer, 2BB1 ar -xams

[edit Local o..icials

a$lo 4 *arcia = former *overnor of Ce$u J 9r" placer, 1+51 ar -xams !gue"o 04 !g$ayani = former *overnor of angasinan J 5th placer, 1+; ar -xams

(si"oro -4 )eal, ?r4 = former *overnor R Congressman of Nam$oanga "el 'ur J th placer,1+81 ar -xams

)ol"an alman = former *overnor of Nam$oanga "el 3orte Jformer resi"ential !ssistantfor )egional Concerns, /estern .in"anao 8th placer, 1+ 5 ar -xams

ouglas )!4 Cagas = incum$ent *overnor R former Congressman of avao el 'ur J ;th placer 1+8 ar -xams

[edit 7cademe

?oaEuin *4 ernas = former resi"ent, !teneo "e .anila 7niversity J ean -meritus,!teneo Law 'chool J +th placer, 1+82 ar -xam

?ovito 'alonga = former ean, 0ar -astern 7niversity (nstitute of Law J 1st placer, 1+;;ar -xams

3eptali *on@ales = former ean, 0ar -astern 7niversity (nstitute of Law J +th placer, 1+;+ar -xams

!n"res 3arvasa = former ean, 7niversity of 'anto Tomas 0aculty of Civil Law J 2n" placer, 1+51 ar -xams

3or$erto '4 *on@ales = ean, .anuel L4 Kue@on 7niversity 'chool of LawJ 5th placer,1+5A ar -xams

Custo"io &4 arla"e = resi"ent -meritus, hilippine ispute )esolution CentreJ Lecturer an" ar )eviewerJ ;th placer, 1+5+ ar -xams

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