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Out of the 5,012 law graduates who started taking the 2010 bar examinations last September 05, 2010 at the De La Salle University on Taft Avenue in Manila only ____ have beaten the odds and gained the title of attorney.

This year’s examination which was held on all four Sundays of September was chaired by Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales. The Court conducts the Bar examinations pursuant to Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution which provides that it shall have the power to promulgate rules governing the admission to the practice of law.

The Rules of Court provide that “a candidate may be deemed to have passed his examination successfully if he has obtained a general average of 75 percent in all subjects without falling below 50 percent in any subject.” In determining the average, subjects in the examinations are given the following relative weights: Political and International Law, 15 percent; Labor and Social Legislation, 10 percent; Civil Law, 15 percent; Taxation, 10 percent; Mercantile Law, 15 percent; Criminal Law, 10 percent; Remedial Law, 20 percent; and Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises, 5 percent, for a total of 100 percent.

In the year 2009 a total of 1,451 out of the 5,903 examinees, or 24.58 percent from 118 law schools nationwide passed the 2009 bar examinations. But today the Supreme Court announces a total of ____ out of the 5,012 examinees, representing ____ percent of the total number of examinees from 118 law schools nationwide, hurdled the 2008 bar tests.

To see the complete list of bar exams passers click here.

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