00:00Close to 5,600 of last year's law graduates and those who flunked the bar in 2024
00:06finally cleared the last hurdle to officially practice their profession
00:10when the official results of the 2025 bar exams came out today.
00:15Supreme Court Associate Justice and 2025 Bar Exams Chairperson Ami Lazaro Javier
00:21announced the results earlier today, saying the passing percentage for the last exams
00:26stood at 48.98% of the 11,420 who took a shot at the test, held over three days in a row last year.
00:37Surprisingly enough, it was the University of Santo Tomas which had four of the top ten finishers
00:42against UP's three and three in the top five.
00:46But at the top is the State University's finest bet, J. Ray Timola Sanchez, who posted a 92.7% test score.
00:56Likewise, actor Nico Antonio also joined the ranks of the successful takers.
01:01But the real field good story is a 59-year-old who finally passed,
01:06muster after ten unsuccessful attempts, proving persistence always pays off in the end.
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