Leonen to Bar passers: Be better than usMANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen urged the 2025 Bar passers not to be complacent and strive to become better public servants, saying his generation “did not do well” amid the country’s challenges. “I ask you, please be better than us. Do not succumb to comfort,” he said during the general assembly and inauguration of the 2020-2021 Bar examinations historical marker at the University of Makati last Jan. 19. Leonen recounted his term as chairperson of the 2020-2021 Bar examinations, which were conducted amid the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in the first-ever fully digitalized and regionalized Bar exams in the country. The SC senior associate justice commended the University of Makati and the Makati City government for their support and effort in accommodating examinees during the historic examinations that saw major reforms in its implementation.

Source: Philippine Star January 25, 2026 16:36 UTC