THE results of last year’s Bar examinations will be released early next month, according to a highly placed judiciary source.
The source said the Supreme Court had tentatively scheduled a special session on May 2 during their decision writing break for the approval and decoding of the results.
A total 6,831 law graduates took the grueling exams in November last year at the University of Sto. Tomas facilitated by the SC’s committee on the 2016 Bar exams chaired by Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr.
SC spokesperson Theodore Te also denied reports more than 40 percent of the examinees would pass the Bar, saying only when the results had been approved by the high court would the passing rate be determined.
In the 2015 Bar exams, a total 1,731 passed, representing 26.21 percent of the total 6,605 takers.
In the last 10 years, the highest passing rate was during the 2011 Bar exams with 31.95 percent of 5,987 passers or a total 1,913.
The Bar exams covered eight subjects: Political Law, Civil Law, Taxation, Labor Law, Criminal Law, Remedial Law, Mercantile Law and Legal and Judicial Ethics.