More women than men in top 10 of RP Bar exam since 2000
AIE BALAGTAS SEE, GMANews.TV
04/03/2009 | 10:29 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Women have outshone men in the knowledge of law. Data from the Supreme Court culled by GMANews.TV showed that from 2000 to 2008, more female than male law graduates topped the Bar exam.
In the last nine years, there were 54 women, and 43 men who were included in the top 10 bar passers.
In five of the nine years, there were more women than men who were included in the top ten. These are in 2008 (10 women out of 12 top passers); 2007 (nine women out of 12 top 10 passers); 2006 (six women out of 11 top ten passers); 2002 (six women out of 11 top 10 passers); and in 2000 (seven women out of 11 passers).
In 2005, women and men tied in the top 10 passers.
The last Bar exams in September 2008 had the most number of women topnotchers. Of the 12 topnotchers, 10 of them were women led by Judy Lardizabal from the San Sebastian College with a rating of 85.70 percent.
In the last nine years, there were five women who topped the Bar exam. They are Lardizabal, Mercedita Ona of the Ateneo de Manila University (83.55 in 2007), Arlene M. Maneja of the University of Sto. Tomas (92.90 in 2002); January A. Sanchez of UP (87.45 in 2004); and Joan A. de Venecia of UP (87.20 in 2005).
Former senator Tecla San Andres-Ziga was the first woman who topped the Bar in 1930, with a rating of 89.4 percent.
Among the women Bar examinees who got the highest grades in specific bar subjects were Ma. Celia H. Fernandez of UP who was 100 percent in legal ethics when she topped the bar in 1997, and Gladys V. Gervacio of the University of Perpetual Help-Rizal who also got perfect scores in legal ethics and labor law exams when she placed sixth in the 2005 Bar. - GMANews.TV
In the last nine years, there were 54 women, and 43 men who were included in the top 10 bar passers.
In five of the nine years, there were more women than men who were included in the top ten. These are in 2008 (10 women out of 12 top passers); 2007 (nine women out of 12 top 10 passers); 2006 (six women out of 11 top ten passers); 2002 (six women out of 11 top 10 passers); and in 2000 (seven women out of 11 passers).
In 2005, women and men tied in the top 10 passers.
The last Bar exams in September 2008 had the most number of women topnotchers. Of the 12 topnotchers, 10 of them were women led by Judy Lardizabal from the San Sebastian College with a rating of 85.70 percent.
In the last nine years, there were five women who topped the Bar exam. They are Lardizabal, Mercedita Ona of the Ateneo de Manila University (83.55 in 2007), Arlene M. Maneja of the University of Sto. Tomas (92.90 in 2002); January A. Sanchez of UP (87.45 in 2004); and Joan A. de Venecia of UP (87.20 in 2005).
Former senator Tecla San Andres-Ziga was the first woman who topped the Bar in 1930, with a rating of 89.4 percent.
Among the women Bar examinees who got the highest grades in specific bar subjects were Ma. Celia H. Fernandez of UP who was 100 percent in legal ethics when she topped the bar in 1997, and Gladys V. Gervacio of the University of Perpetual Help-Rizal who also got perfect scores in legal ethics and labor law exams when she placed sixth in the 2005 Bar. - GMANews.TV
