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Adrian Ayalin

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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/1758008159709G0Mg9wYbkAAupbG.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Bar examinees for 2025 start arriving early at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on Sunday, September 7. <em>Francis Orcio, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A total of 11,425 examinees completed the three-day 2025 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court said.</p><p>Out of a record 13,193 admitted applicants, 11,437 took the exams on the first day.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/7/bar-2025-future-lawyers-urged-to-defend-justice-fight-corruption-1105">Bar 2025: Future lawyers urged to defend justice, fight corruption</a></div><p>The high court noted that the number of finishers this year set a new milestone with the highest number of finishers in Philippine Bar history.  </p><p>Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, chairperson of the 2025 Bar Examinations, said the exams were smooth and concluded without untoward incidents.</p><p>&quot;There was no violence or harm to anyone,&quot; Lazaro-Javier said in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/14/crowds-of-supporters-celebrate-final-day-of-2025-bar-exams-1805">Crowds of supporters celebrate final day of 2025 Bar exams</a></div><p>The court also reported the number of examinees per testing center:</p><div><br/></div><p>(1) University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila —703 </p><p>(2) San Beda University in Manila — 873</p><p>(3) New Era University in Quezon City — 1,697 </p><p>(4) Manila Adventist College in Pasay City — 426</p><p>(5) San Beda College Alabang in Muntinlupa City — 762;</p><p>(6) University of the Philippines – BGC in Taguig City — 584 </p><p>(7) Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Makati City — 512</p><p>(8) Saint Louis University in Baguio City — 1,252</p><p>(9) University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City — 600</p><p>(10) University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu City — 1,264</p><p>(11) Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation in Tacloban City — 469</p><p>(12) Central Philippine University in Iloilo City — 547</p><p>(13) Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City — 1,097</p><p>(14) Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology in Iligan City — 639</p><div><br/></div><p>Lazaro-Javier also highlighted question number 20, or the “magical question” on the Supreme Court’s reform program—the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) 2022-2027.</p><p>Justice Lazaro-Javier emphasized that new lawyers should not be passive observers but active partners in the judiciary’s efforts toward innovation, accessibility, efficiency, and justice.</p><p>“The SPJI is a gift from the Supreme Court. It must be nurtured by this generation and passed on to the next,” Lazaro-Javier said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><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><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/etUuY5uDpGY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A total of 11,425 examinees completed the three-day 2025 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court said.</p>

A total of 11,425 examinees completed the three-day 2025 Bar examinations, the Supreme Court said.

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'Record-high' 11,425 candidates complete 2025 Bar exams: Supreme Court

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published Sep 16, 2025 03:48 PM PHT

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