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Nico Antonio gets officially sworn in by the Supreme Court this month: ‘Yes! Abogado na ako’

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Rhea Manila Santos

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<p>After being announced as part of the list 2025 bar exam passers last January 7, actor Nico Antonio (real name Jerico Alonso Antonio) got officially sworn in as an attorney last week. The good news was shared by his mother, lawyer and film producer Joji Alonso, in her most recent Instagram post. Nico joined 5,571 successful bar passers as they became members of the Philippine Bar. The oath taking and roll signing ceremony took place last February 6, Friday morning, at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUZ9RjWgTae/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A1455155.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A168965.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A168985.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="791" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>In her Instagram post, Nico’s mom Joji wrote, “Ayan, dotted na ang Atty. After passing the bar exams, oath taking and then signing of the rolls naman.”</p><div><br/></div><p>“My first time to experience an oath taking, not my own. For my 2 other children, there was no room for the parents,” she continued. “Had to be up at 3.30AM for this. But it was worth the lack of sleep. 🥹 Congratulations Nico! ATERNI ka na talaga. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻””</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUaLHcTkRcI/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A1456211.300000012%2C%22ls%22%3A168965.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A168985.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/7/6/exclusive-nico-antonio-shares-why-he-has-no-problem-playing-gay-roles-work-is-work-1312"><strong>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Nico Antonio shares why he has no problem playing gay roles: ‘Work is work’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTNe1cQgTBH/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A1428304.1000000238%2C%22ls%22%3A168965.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A168985.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="539" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Earlier this month, in an interview with Bernadette Sembrano on her YouTube channel, Nico revealed what finally inspired him to take the bar exam last year after graduating from law school more than a decade ago. The talented actor admitted that it was his mom and wife who discouraged him from taking the bar straight out of law school. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Balak ko sana mag-bar (exams) but my mom dissuaded me. My wife dissuaded me also. Sabi nila, especially my mom, sabi niya, &#x27;Hindi kita nakikitang abogado. You don&#x27;t have the lawyer material in you.&#x27; Siguro &#x27;yung the way I compose myself, the way I present myself to the public, my temper, I have a temper kasi, and I am very emotional. So ang abogado daw is dapat kontrolado niya &#x27;yung emotions niya, very cerebral, hindi mo ipapahalata sa tao o sa kalaban mo lalo na naiinis ka na, galit ka na, dapat hindi. Hindi ako ganun at that time. So sabi niya, &#x27;Huwag kang mag-bar baka hindi mo kayanin &#x27;pag hindi ka pumasa &#x27;yung depression.&#x27; I took it sa puso ko, nakinig ako, hindi ako nag-bar,&quot; he explained.  </p><div><br/></div><p>During that time, Nico chose to focus on his acting career, which landed him the role of Tolayts in the 2015 hit ABS-CBN teleserye <em>On The Wings of Love</em>. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCQzX2Cy_wL/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A1429407.9000000358%2C%22ls%22%3A168965.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A168985.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/3/2/exclusive-nico-antonio-admits-challenge-in-playing-a-macho-dancer-in-new-film-1921"><strong>READ: EXCLUSIVE: Nico Antonio admits challenge in playing a macho dancer in new film</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Before taking the bar last year, Nico added that he consulted his mom again about his decision to focus again on law. “I went back to my mom. I asked permission from her, sabi ko pwede ba ako mag-take ng bar? [Sabi niya], &#x27;Paano &#x27;yung trabaho mo?&#x27; Eh di pagsasabayin ko. [Sabi niya], &#x27;Okay.&#x27; Oh, wow. I went to my wife, asked permission from her, she said the same thing,&quot; he recounted. &quot;&#x27;Yun lang kailangan ko &#x27;yung approval nila and &#x27;yung trigger na &#x27;yung 62-year-old na pumasa na first time taker.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><p>Nico was also part of the cast of the ABS-CBN series <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/studios/tv/sins-of-the-father"><em><strong>Sins of the Father</strong></em></a><em><strong></strong> </em>and the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival family drama entry <em>UnMarry</em> which also starred Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe Marudo, Eugene Domingo, and Tom Rodriguez. </p>

<p>Actor and new lawyer Nico Antonio and his mother proudly share snapshots from the official oath-taking ceremony last February 6 with the Supreme Court.</p>

Actor and new lawyer Nico Antonio and his mother proudly share snapshots from the official oath-taking ceremony last February 6 with the Supreme Court.