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Bar Exams 2025

Francis Orcio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757843963960viber_image_2025-09-14_17-44-56-097.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Supporters of the 2025 Bar examinees on September 14, 2025. Francis Orcio, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Supporters of the 2025 Bar examinees on September 14, 2025. <em>Francis Orcio, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Thousands of families and supporters gathered outside the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Sunday to cheer on aspiring lawyers on the final day of the 2025 Bar Examinations.</p><p>UST served as the national headquarters for this year’s tests.</p><p>By 2 p.m., the crowd had begun to swell, bringing with them colorful banners, balloons, flowers, and tarpaulins to celebrate the culmination of the grueling exams. </p><p>The last session was scheduled to end at 6 p.m., capping a series that began on September 7 and continued on September 10, held simultaneously across 14 testing centers nationwide. </p><p>The Office of the 2025 Bar Chairperson earlier announced that this year’s bar recorded a historic turnout. Of the 13,193 admitted examinees, 11,437 actually took the exam, the highest number of participants in the history of the Philippine Bar. </p><p>Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, who addressed examinees in a September 7 press conference, underscored that beyond passing the bar, the real test for the country’s future lawyers lies in upholding integrity throughout their careers. </p><p>With the last exam concluded, the nation now awaits the results that will determine the newest batch of legal professionals set to enter the Philippine bar.</p><div><br/></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/0KriSxt9FxA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>As the final day of the 2025 Bar Examinations drew to a close on Sunday, thousands of families and supporters gathered outside the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the national headquarters for this year’s tests, to cheer on aspiring lawyers.</p>

As the final day of the 2025 Bar Examinations drew to a close on Sunday, thousands of families and supporters gathered outside the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the national headquarters for this year’s tests, to cheer on aspiring lawyers.

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Crowds of supporters celebrate final day of 2025 Bar exams

Francis Orcio,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 14, 2025 06:05 PM PHT

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Updated September 14, 2025 07:06 PM PHT

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