11,437 examinees attend first day of 2025 Bar exams

A total of 11,437 aspiring lawyers took the first day of the 2025 Bar examinations on Sunday, September 7.

This represents an attendance rate of 86.7% of the 13,193 admitted candidates, with Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, chairperson of the examinations, noting an increase in attendance compared to the previous year.

The examinees ranged in age from 24 to 80 years old.

Female examinees outnumbered males for the second consecutive year, with 6,673 women compared to 4,764 men.

Of the 11,437 takers, 5,214 were first-time examinees, 4,239 were repeaters, and 1,984 were refreshers.

The cohort also includes 241 persons with disabilities, 206 senior examinees, 40 pregnant examinees, and 139 with medical conditions.

The examinations are being held from September 7 to 14 in a three-day, digitalized format across 14 testing centers nationwide.

New Era University registered the most number of examinees with 1,698, followed by the University of San Jose-Recoletos in Cebu with 1,264 and Saint Louis University in Baguio with 1,253.