Out of 5,343 aspiring lawyers, only 22.18% or 1,1,74 passed the stringent bar exams of 2013. Topping the list is Nielson G. Pangan of the University of the Philippines with a grade of 85.8%. The 27-year-old topnotcher is part of of the Migallos & Luna law firm and was planning to take up Masters in Business Administration if he didn’t pass the examinations. He said he was “shocked” with the results. Tied at the number 2 spot are Dianna Louise Wilwayco of the Ateneo de Manila Law School and Mark Xavier Oyales of the UP College of Law. Wilwayco, the highest-ranked female lawyer in the 2013 Bar Examinations, was in a coffee shop with her best friend and almost in tears when news on the bar exam results came out. The Supreme Court lowered the passing grade to 73%, exercising its discretion to make adjustments in the rules. SC Associate Justice Arturo Brion, Chairperson of the 2013 Bar Examinations, said that if the passing rate remained at 75%, only 694 could have passed.
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