The 2002 Bar

[the_dred]

2002: The Grand Bar Ops

[Diego22]

good luck sa barristers!

[monsterboy]

congrats sa lahat ng pumasa :)

congrats sa UP...

[mac_bolan00]

aside from "stealing" the top spot (the guy's a hybrid atenean-upian), UP also registered the highest passing rate, right?

[Altwegg]

Congratulation to all those who passed!

[Exterminator]

Not bad for Ateneo.

4 Ateneans in the top ten;

5 Ateneans in the top ten, including the topnotcher from UP who finished his college in the Ateneo (BS Business Management Honors magana cum laude)

Passing rate for the Ateneo ~ 98.5% (versus the national average of ~32%)

Congrats to all who passed!

[eponine0907]

Originally posted by the_dred
2002: The Grand Bar Ops

the_dred:

are you who i think you are? :)


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[n3X]

Yung 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th UPeans.

X

[IasaIIite]

Originally posted by n3X

Yung 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th UPeans.

X


Top 10

1. Rodolfo Ponferrada -- 93.8% -- UP Law; Ateneo BS Business Mgt Honors
2. Jesus Paolo Protacio -- 90.05% -- ATENEO
3. Anthony Mark Gutierrez -- 89.85% -- ATENEO
4. Solomon Lumba -- 88.55% -- UP
5. Katrina Monsod -- 88.5% -- ATENEO
6. Ma. Theresa Ballelos -- 88.4% -- UP
7. Amabelle Mascardo -- 88.35% -- SILLIMAN
8. Adonis Gabriel -- 88.25% -- SBC
9. John Noah Red -- 88.1% -- ATENEO
10. Dante Bravo -- 87.95% -- SBC

5/10 of the top 10 from Ateneo!
Not bad! I look forward to studying Law in the Ateneo.

Animo Ateneo!!
Animo La Salle!

[Gangreen]

Congrats to those who passed!

[SmashingBlue]

grabe ang taas ng passing rate sa bar ngayon ah!!!

baka dahil dyan hirapan nila ng todo yung next bar exams:(
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[cs_NOGNOG]

hoy mga Atenista, bat nyo ba inaangkin si Ponferrada?

e hindi naman nag top ng bar yon dahil nag Ateneo sha e.

besides he's not a true blue Atenean sa Claret nag grade school yon no.

so does that mean the Claretians should also rejoice?

mga Atenista talaga panay HANG-UPS!

kung passing rate ang pag uusapan mas mataas ang rate ng San Beda.

[tesseract]

Originally posted by cs_NOGNOG
hoy mga Atenista, bat nyo ba inaangkin si Ponferrada?

e hindi naman nag top ng bar yon dahil nag Ateneo sha e.

besides he's not a true blue Atenean sa Claret nag grade school yon no.

so does that mean the Claretians should also rejoice?

mga Atenista talaga panay HANG-UPS!

kung passing rate ang pag uusapan mas mataas ang rate ng San Beda.

As far as I remember, the papers said he was from the Ateneo Grade School, High School, and College.

And is his coming from the Ateneo so disturbing to you?

[cs_NOGNOG]

e t*nga ka pala e, pati nga sa tv mali pangalan e Conserrada. hindi porket nabasa mo sa newspaper tama na info nila.

pwede ba, Ateneo lang sha nag college taga Claret yon. AND, U.P. sha nag LAW.

ang nag "di-disturb" lang sakin e kailangan sabihin na ATENEO sha e college lang naman yon. as if naman kaya sha nag topnotcher kasi Ateneo sha dati. ay suusss!

he chose to study in U.P. LAW at doon sha natuto ng LAW hindi sa ATENEO. Period.

and oh yezzz, his coming from Ateneo is really disturbing me cuz i'm so insecure. :rolleyes:

[victory]

I know Pong Ponferrada personally. My own opinion about all of this is that it's pretty pitiful how each school tries to claim credit for his accomplishments: Pong is an incredibly brilliant individual. Kahit saan mo ilagay si Pong, pag determinado siya sa gawain niya, he has a good chance of coming out on top, whether it be in Claret Grade School or some other Grade School, BMH in Ateneo or some other course in some other College, or whichever Law School he may have decided to enter.

While I do not deny the possible influence and impact of each school on Pong's development, why not just celebrate his accomplishments as an individual? Pong Ponferrada topped the 2002 Bar Exams -- congratulations to him and I for one am very happy to hear about this! Pong is a great person, able to combine hard work and brilliance with a generally laid back and relaxed personality. Topping the Bar Exams after years of work in Law School is a great accomplishment.

Now can each school representative just please just pipe down and stop quarreling over "who should get credit"? Pong Ponferrada gets the credit. Period. Should each school he attended be proud of his accomplishments and the fact that at one point in his life he was affiliated with particular institutions? Sure. But to claim that "Oh, Pong topped the Bar Exams only or primarily because he was from Claret, or BMH/Ateneo, or UP Law" is to do injustice to Pong as an individual.

Pong Ponferrada gets the credit. Period. Congrats to Pong and everyone who passed the 2002 Bar Exams!

[malou_Ang]

yun 8 and 10 san beda

animo san beda!!!!:D

[cs_NOGNOG]

me too actually, kaya nga ko na aasar sa mga "umaangkin" jan, e hindi naman nag law sa kanila si Ponfi.

[tesseract]

victory:

I agree.

I'm not arguing with anyone for the sake of credit. I was fishing for clarification.

cs_NOGNOG:

So you're supposed to be a far more credible source than the newspapers, or TV for that matter? And before you go on hurling invectives at me, I humbly pointed out that it was "As far as I remember." :rolleyes:

And please. So he took up law in UP? Good for him then. What would be wrong in citing the Ateneo as his college? No one said that it was because of his Atenean education that Mr. Ponferrada made it to the top. People were simply pointing it out (in fact, someone who wasn't even an Atenean did). It was by your interpretation that such a conclusion was reached. So what does that say? :rolleyes:

Before you start talking about other peoples' hang-ups, you ought to think about your own.

[UST_BOY]

kahit nawala na ang UST sa Top 10 this year, UST is very proud that it has reclaimed its glory as one of the oldest and best law school in the country.

From a 73% lackluster performance to a developing 83% still better than the 32% national passing.

UST LAW is home to the first lawyers in the country. (1734) Diosdado Macapagal, Manuel Colayco, Juan ponce Enrile, harriet Demetriou, Philip Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini, and so many more.

300 years of UST LAW. Incomparable...:)

[mac_bolan00]

lack of finesse is the only issue with cs_nognog. his point is obvious. ateneo loves to attach its name to anything or anyone that will give the school credit. not that it's a bad thing. all schools do it. sometimes, it comes on too thick.

if told you guys that a couple of ateneo law grads who made it to the top-ten actually finished their undergrad programs in UP-diliman, will some PEXers still bother to add _ to their names?

:rolleyes:

[tesseract]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
lack of finesse is the only issue with cs_nognog. his point is obvious. ateneo loves to attach its name to anything or anyone that will give the school credit. not that it's a bad thing. all schools do it. sometimes, it comes on too thick.

if told you guys that a couple of ateneo law grads who made it to the top-ten actually finished their undergrad programs in UP-diliman, will some PEXers still bother to add to their names?

:rolleyes:

It works both ways.

[mac_bolan00]

so you admit that's the real issue here and that all schools are guilty of it.

[tesseract]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
so you admit that's the real issue here and that all schools are guilty of it.

I never said anything of the sort.

[mac_bolan00]

no you didn't but in saying "it works both ways," you're admitting it.

[tesseract]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
no you didn't but in saying "it works both ways," you're admitting it.

Have it your way then.

[Oscar01]

Actually, he's only picking on you because of the "True Blue Atenean." :p

Checked your PM?

[bearbrick]

come on guys ! understandable naman that ppl would like their own law school to have the best performance. but please remember that all of this - ranking, passing rate - are all fleeting. in the end, does that really matter ? shldnt the indv lawyer's performance speak for him ? i mean, as to what kind of a person he is and all ? how he handles himself as a member of the bar ? probably the rivalry among law schools really get to us some time ... again understandable siya. i mean with all the hardwork we went through , y not ? as claudine barreto will say, four years isnt short. (haha) 4 yrs in law school definitely isnt too. but i just dont understand y ppl make such a big deal kung saan ka galing when the primordial consideration is the heart. the heart for the profession.
csnognog - i know the pt u r trying to make. in fact i myself cant digest the fact that some ateneans have this yabang we non-ateneans cannot understand but like what one said .. all of us are guilty of it. so whoever is innocent of that .. cast the first stone. everyone is entitled to their opinions. its like our mouths .. we all have it. however i think there was no need to say the T word. we are educated individuals. we can get our point across without doing so. we can get by by using refined language.
i am in ateneo law but came from la salle for undergrad. im proud that i came from both institutions. if i ever i pass the bar, both institutions have their contributions. even my high school. remember, what u r in law school is molded by ur elem, hs, college education. law school does not teach u to be upright and ethical anymore. na sa foundation mo na yan. what u r after the bar is molded by ur existence as an individual for the first quarter of ur life.
shld the school really be an issue ? both UP and ateneo have their share of great and notorious lawyers. di mo naman mabibilang sa ganun kung sino nga ang magaling. na sa tao naman yun e. kahit saan ka ilagay .. kung magaling ka, then magaling ka nga. for me, both schools are great.
life is too short to be engulfed in such needless rivalry.

[tesseract]

Oscar01 -

Oh was he? Fascinating. I'll keep that in mind. :)

And yes I've checked. I sent a reply. :)

[cs_NOGNOG]

for tesseract:

e T*nga ka pala e. kaya ko alam na mali nga yung newspaper kasi kilala ko nga yung tao. let this be a lesson for you that not all that is mentioned in newspapers and tv is factually true. nagkakamali rin sila.

e ba't ba minemention pa yung college nya at saka naka highlight pa along with the other Ateneans? shempre para masabi that this guy is an Atenean although wala naman yon connect sa pag top nya ng bar sa U.P. Kaya nakaka asar. GET'S MO? Wag ka ngang pilosopo na tatanungin pa "E what's wrong with mentioning his college?"

Although not verifiable, yun yung iniimply ng pag mention ng Ateneo as his college, to somehow take credit. Inuilit ko, INIIMPLY, kaya wag kang sasagot na "E bakit? Wala naman kaming sinsabing ganon a? insecure ka ata e."

Oo grabe, ako pa ngayon ang may HANG UPS, pwede ba lumang istilo na yan pang re-reverse mo.

At saka tesseract, "True Blue Atenean" din ako, umiyak din ako nung natalo tayo sa basketbol, ang dugo ko kulay asul kaya alam ko yang ka-feelingan mo. sa totoo lang, i find it morally wrong for a person to spend his whole life in Ateneo because he doesn't see the world as it really is. i realized that when i studied in other schools, Ateneans are so "out of touch" with the real world.

Ayan, yun lang ang "sharing" ko for today. Kaya kung ako sa iyo, bumaba ka na rin sa bundok, and for once, look at the world not through an Ateneans eyes, but through your own eyes.

Kaya tigilan mo na yang rolleyes rolleyes mo, rolleyes mo mukha mo


:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Falcons]

Can somebody please post where the others went for their college, high school and grade school so that we can complete the information? Thanks.

PS,
You may also want to include where they were born, raised, their favorite food, favorite color, favorite song, favorite actor, etc. :D


Top 10

1. Rodolfo Ponferrada -- 93.8% -- UP Law; Ateneo BS Business Mgt Honors, Ateneo HS, Ateneo GS (also spent a few years in Claret School)
2. Jesus Paolo Protacio -- 90.05% -- ATENEO, UP College
3. Anthony Mark Gutierrez -- 89.85% -- ATENEO, UP College
4. Solomon Lumba -- 88.55% -- UP
5. Katrina Monsod -- 88.5% -- ATENEO
6. Ma. Theresa Ballelos -- 88.4% -- UP
7. Amabelle Mascardo -- 88.35% -- SILLIMAN
8. Adonis Gabriel -- 88.25% -- SBC
9. John Noah Red -- 88.1% -- ATENEO
10. Dante Bravo -- 87.95% -- SBC

[mac_bolan00]

Originally posted by Oscar01
Actually, he's only picking on you because of the "True Blue Atenean."
proof positive that not all UP-Law guys are smart.

[UST_BOY]

Congrats sa mga pumasa ano man ang iyong eskwelahan.

Congrats again to the state university. UP again is at the summit of law in the philippines.:)

[tesseract]

to cs_NOGNOG:

So much for this thread. It's become personal.

And please... You've only made your hang-ups more evident. If you really did know better, you'd realize that it would be futile to really do anything about what the other Ateneans (not to mention the non-Ateneans who cited Ponferrada's college) did, and would have attempted to put people in their places without having to resort to the sort of language that you made use of. There was really no need to do that, unless you're as stuck up as the people you're berating.

I've no need to continue this. The point has been made, and you've done beautifully in illustrating it. If I've maligned you, I apologize. The point, however, remains.

Oh, and hey -- :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

[tesseract]

to cs_NOGNOG:

So much for this thread. It's become personal.

And please... You've only made your hang-ups more evident. If you really did know better, you'd realize that it would be futile to really do anything about what the other Ateneans (not to mention the non-Ateneans who cited Ponferrada's college) did, and would have attempted to put people in their places without having to resort to the sort of language that you made use of. There was really no need to do that, unless you're as stuck up as the people you're berating.

I've no need to continue this. My point has been made, and you've done beautifully in illustrating it. If I've maligned you, I apologize. The point, however, remains.

Oh, and hey -- :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

[cs_NOGNOG]

to tesseract:

hay naku, shut up with your "This is over di kita papatulan" ploy.

Hay grabe, ang dami ko talagang hang ups, it was so evident, you're such an expert in psychology. Galeeng!

Okay, so now that this is over, tigilan nyo na yung pag aangkin nyo kay Pong ha? Quit trying to bask in the success of others.

Thank you and good day! :)

AMDG

[tesseract]

[tesseract]

Originally posted by cs_NOGNOG
to tesseract:

hay naku, shut up with your "This is over di kita papatulan" ploy.

Hay grabe, ang dami ko talagang hang ups, it was so evident, you're such an expert in psychology. Galeeng!

Okay, so now that this is over, tigilan nyo na yung pag aangkin nyo kay Pong ha? Quit trying to bask in the success of others.

Thank you and good day! :)

AMDG

Hahahahahaha! :rotfl:

Oh well.

Good day to you too.

[cs_NOGNOG]

ahahahahaha! :rotfl:

[eponine0907]

i think we're forgetting the real essence of this thread, which is to discuss the 2002 bar examinations , not 2001 or anything. my friend the_dred opened this to get a discussion going, not to go school-bashing or anything.

please, stick to the topic.




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[Diego22]

Originally posted by eponine0907
i think we're forgetting the real essence of this thread, which is to discuss the 2002 bar examinations , not 2001 or anything. my friend the_dred opened this to get a discussion going, not to go school-bashing or anything.

please, stick to the topic.




:blossom:

tama ka dyan kapatid. nakaka suka na yung sobrang school bashing! asus ano naman ngayon kung San Beda yung iba o ateneo o tulad kong UP law...ano naman ang pinag kaiba nang mga eskuwelahan natin? puede ba tigilan ang kaartehan pare pareho lang tayo nagaaral ng batas!

kakainis! :mad:

[eponine0907]

thanks, diego22 .

how are things sa UP?




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[Diego22]

eponine0907 still the same, buhay pa naman ang mga professors natin.

musta kana

[eponine0907]

Originally posted by Diego22
eponine0907 still the same, buhay pa naman ang mga professors natin.

musta kana

eto, nagpapanic pa rin sa review.




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[Diego22]

Eponine, kaya mo yan. wag ka maniwala sa akin hehehehehehehe

[mac_bolan00]

my sister-in-law's taking the bar in september. she finished at UP-law evening class last march.

[eponine0907]

Originally posted by Diego22
Eponine, kaya mo yan. wag ka maniwala sa akin hehehehehehehe

salamat, pareng diego. parang kinakabahan lang ako kay justice mendoza. bubugbogin ata kami sa political law, baka rin sa labor law.



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[phalluscolossus]

Nga pala, ang gusto nga pala ni Justice V.V. Mendoza, bukod sa pagiging chairman ng 2002 Bar exams, gusto niya siya rin ang examiner sa Political Law kasi yun daw ang forte niya.

May additional compensation kaya siya? :devious:

Anyway, it's about time that people should know that, there has been an unconfirmed report that there was a "leak" during last year's (2001) bar exams. Apparently, questions in Legal ethics, whatever that is, has been rumored to have been "leaked" to certain examinees who took the bar exams last year. Unknown whether other subjects has been compromised as well. The source of the "leak" was a certain Supreme Court employee of the (where else!) Office of the Bar Confidant. I won't give the name of the employee of course.

But no need to be alarmed by this, as I said, unconfirmed report. I'm sure all of the successful examinees who took last year's (2001) bar exams earned it, and earned it well.