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36 from USLS Pass 2025 Bar Exams

36 from USLS Pass 2025 Bar Exams

Center for Marketing and Communications 08 Jan, 2026

The University of St. La Salle - College of Law recorded another milestone as 36 of its graduates passed the 2025 Philippine Bar Examinations, according to results released by the Supreme Court on January 8. The examinations were held in September 2025.

USLS posted a 72 percent passing rate, significantly higher than the national passing rate of 48.96 percent.

Nationwide, 5,594 out of 11,420 examinees passed the Bar, with Bar Chairperson Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier noting that this represents 48.98 percent of the total takers who completed all three examination days.

The newly minted Lasallian lawyers are:

  • Alayon, Angelee Therese P.
  • Almajo, Jullien M.
  • Bermil, Joseph Dave E.
  • Besa, Raymund A.
  • Bodios, Krisha Marie I.
  • Corgos, Jesmar A.
  • De La Peña Frances, Zarah P.
  • Dizon, Kathyrine T.
  • Fontanilla, Katrina Sarah A.
  • Gangoso, Alyssa Alyanna S.
  • Garcia, Russel Renz R.
  • Garzon, Ma. Mercedes L.
  • Gaudiel, Arvin M.
  • Gella, Rachel Lois B.
  • Gerangaya, Gian Angelo C.
  • Go, Richthofen Jrich A.
  • Guanzon-Arambula, Joan Pauline G.
  • Gromea, Jarre V.
  • Javier-Badian, Jhazel V.
  • Lapore, Zairo D.
  • Maravilla, Therese Mikaela S.
  • Montelibano, Ramon Vicente D.
  • Omandac, Reynaldo, Jr. A.
  • Pacleb, Jose Iii P.
  • Paco-Velasco, Donna Lerma Janica A.
  • Pamine, Jeneieve A.
  • Patriarca, Steffani Mitchelle M.
  • Revilla, Gabriel Gony E.
  • Rio, Charlene Mae R.
  • Roa, Keziah Joy C.
  • Ruiz, Airene-Rose M.
  • Teovisio, Keith Owen M.
  • Torres, Dina Marie G.
  • Villalobos, Garcela A.
  • Villarosa, Bryan Alvin Rommel Y.
  • Villaruz, Dheenise Eiver B

The University of St. La Salle is one of only two institutions in Negros Occidental offering the Juris Doctor (JD) program, continuing to play a vital role in shaping the region’s future members of the legal profession.