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Women outshine men in RP bar exams


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 2007, more female than male law graduates topped the Bar exams. In the last eight years, there were 44 women, and 41 men who were included in the top 10 bar passers. In four of the eight years, there were more women than men who were included in the top ten. These are in 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 2007 had the most number of women topnotchers. Of the 12 examinees included in the top 10, nine were women. They are Mercedita Ona from the Ateneo de Manila University, who topped the exam with a rating of 83.55 percent; second placer Jennifer T. Ong of the University of the Philippines with 83.35 percent; third placer Yvanna DL Maalat of Ateneo with 82.75 percent; fourth placer Jennie C. Aclan of University of San Carlos with 82.10 percent; sixth placer Karen S. Canullas of the San Sebastian College with 81.40 percent; seventh placers Cecille L. Mejia of Ateneo and Sheryl Ann D. Tizon of UP with 81.35 percent; ninth placer Ruby M. Luy of Ateneo de Davao with 81.15 percent; and 10th placer Vivian S. Tan of UP with 80.90 percent. In the last eight years, there were four women and four men who topped the bar. The four women are Ona, Arlene M. Maneja of the University of Sto. Tomas (92.90 percent in 2002); January A. Sanchez of UP (87.45 percent 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 are 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. - AR Sabangan, GMANews.TV
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