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UP Law grad tops 2024 Bar exams

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:841px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173406831657612-13-2024 1-55-18 PM.png" style="width:841px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"> University of the Philippines&#x27; College of Law graduate Kyle Christian Tutor is the top-notcher of the 2024 Bar examinations. Photo from the Supreme Court livestream</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — University of the Philippines&#x27; College of Law graduate Kyle Christian Tutor is the topnotcher of the 2024 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02rUXvTXn1rnm6sfjdhypBcBjbW6ZB4pfRRdKU41GKxfC7eafteFGXk2tDfqwvpVcsl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="773" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/15/completing-the-3-day-2024-bar-exams-2206">IN PHOTOS: Completing the 3-day 2024 Bar exams</a></div><p>SC associate justice Mario Lopez, Bar 2024 chairperson, said Tutor obtained a score of 85.77 percent.</p><p>According to his LinkedIn profile, Tutor entered UP Law in 2019, two years after he obtained his bachelor&#x27;s degree in Political Science from the same university. While at UP Law, he served as vice chair of the Philippine Law Journal.</p><p>Below is the list of the 21 individuals, dominated by UP Law and Ateneo graduates, who obtained the highest scores in the 2024 Bar exams:</p><p>Top 1 - Kyle Christian Tutor (UP Law)</p><p>Top 2 - Maria Christina Aniceto (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 3 - Gerald Roxas (Angeles University Foundation)</p><p>Top 4 - John Philippe Chua (UP Law)</p><p>Top 5 - Jet Nicolas (UP Law)  </p><p>Top 6 - Maria Lovelyn Joyce Quebrar (UP Law)</p><p>Top 7 - Kyle Isaguirre (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 8 - Joji Macadine (University of Mindanao)</p><p>Top 9 - Greogorio Torres (western Mindanao State University)</p><p>Top 10 - Raya Villacorta (San Beda)</p><p>Top 11 - Paolo Antonio Gerpacio (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 12 - Andrea Ambray (UST)</p><p>Top 13 - Marielle Macarilay (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 14 - John Daniel Hamoy (University of San Carlos)</p><p>Top 15 - Therese Garcia (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 16 - Recel Elumba (Jose Rizal Memorial State University)</p><p>Top 17 - Rieland Cuevas (UP Law)</p><p>Top 18 - Betlee-Kyle Barraquias (Ateneo)</p><p>Top 19 - Steve Barredo (University of St. Lasalle)</p><p>Top 20 - Pierre Reque (UST) and Kenneth Lijauco (UP Law)</p><p>More than 12,000 registered to take the Bar exams this year but only around 10,000 took and finished the tests.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/15/sc-10-490-examinees-complete-3-day-2024-bar-examinations-1916">SC: 10,490 examinees complete three-day 2024 Bar examinations</a></div><div>[[PHOTO ALBUM]]</div><div><br/></div><p>Lopez said 3,962 passed this year&#x27;s Bar exams, or a passing rate of 37.84 percent, after the justices decided to lower the passing score from 75 to 74 percent.</p><p>Nearly 1,000 new lawyers were added to the list as a result of the adjusted passing grade, Lopez noted. </p><p>“Malakas yata ang dasal niyo,” he said.</p><p>The exams were held on September 8, 11 and 15, 2024 in 13 local testing centers across the country, including 6 in Metro Manila, 2 in Luzon, 3 in the Visayas and 2 in Mindanao in a bid to reduce the logistical, financial and emotional burdens for examinees, particularly those from the provinces.</p><p>The Supreme Court earlier ruled that the scores of examinees are considered “sensitive personal information” under the Data Privacy Act, &quot;thus, they cannot be disclosed without prior consent of the examinees.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/11/supreme-court-says-bar-grade-cannot-be-disclosed-without-consent-of-examinee-1213">Supreme Court says Bar grade cannot be disclosed without consent of examinee</a></div><p>However, Chief Justice Alexander Gesumundo said the grades of bar top-notchers will still be announced.</p><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong><strong><br/></strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nl8KAwafzZw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>University of the Philippines' College of Law graduate Kyle Christian Tutor is the top-notcher of the 2024 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday.</p>

University of the Philippines' College of Law graduate Kyle Christian Tutor is the top-notcher of the 2024 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday.