IN PHOTOS: 2014 Bar exam results

Mar 26, 2015 4:35 PM PHT

Rappler.com

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Mark Z. Saludes

Scenes of quiet anticipation and excitement mark the release of the 2014 Bar exam results outside the Supreme Court

MANILA, Philippines – Nervous parents stood alongside their sons and daughters. Friends huddled in groups, wearing their school colors and hoping to make their alma mater proud.

In the end, it was San Beda College-Manila that took the top honors: 3 of its graduates landed in the top 10, including topnotcher Irene Mae Alcobilla.

When the bulletin boards were brought out, the crowd rushed in to get a closer look. There were shouts of joy as examinees spotted their names; elated parents hugged each other and called up their children to share the good news.

After he announced the top 10 examinees, Justice Diosdado Peralta, 2014 bar examinations chairman, had some words of comfort to those who didn’t make the cut. “There’s always a second time or other chances.”

All in all, 1,126 can soon call themselves licensed lawyers. (READ: FULL LIST: 2014 Bar exam results)

Here are the photos of some of those moments: