MANILA, Philippines — The change in the Bar Exams topnotchers list is an indicator of improved quality of education across the country, a panel that supervises Philippines law schools said. The 2016 Bar Exams had a passing rate of 59.09%, one of the highest in the history of the SC. The 2017 Bar Exams, meanwhile, posted a passing rate of 25.5%. In the 2017 Bar Exams, only 1,724 bar takers out of the 6,748 became new lawyers at the end of the four Sundays of gruelling exams. An official announcement on the passing rates of schools has yet to be posted.

Source: Philippine Star May 02, 2018 06:00 UTC