November 2015 Bar Exam Top 10 passers
University of the Philippines graduate Rachel Angeli Miranda has topped the November 2015 Bar Examinations.
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The UP alumna took the lead with 87.40 percent average. She has dominated the 1,731 passers of the competitive examination. About 26 percent of the takers were able to made the cut with 75 percent passing rate.
Landing on the second spot is University of San Carlos graduate Athena Plaza with 87.25-percent average followed by University of the Philippines Graduate Jayson Aguilar with 86.75 percent average on the third place.
Reginald Arceo and Mandy Therese Anderson both from Ateneo de Manila University were able to clinch on the fourth and fifth spot after garnering an average of 86.70 and 86.15 respectively.
Giselle Hernandez of University of the Philippines ranked six with 86.10 percent followed by Darniel Bustamante of San Beda College Manila with 85.90 percent on the seventh place.
University of San Carlos gradute Jecca Jacildo, Jericho Tiu of Ateneo de Manila University and Soraya Laut of Xavier University tied on the eight place with 85.85 percent average.
Jedd Brian Hernandez from UP gained the ninth place with 85.80 followed by Ronel Buenaventura of Bulacan State University and Lara Carmela Fernando from San Beda College-Manila on the 10th place with 85.75.
University of the Philippines dominated with four topnotchers.
A total of 7,146 approved bar examinees took the competitive exam but only 6,600 takers managed to finish the examinations held at the University of Sto. Tomas.
The 2015 Bar Exam which started on November 8, 2015 covered the following; Civil Law, Criminal Law, Labor Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics, Mercantile Law, Political Law, Remedial Law and Taxation.