SU LAW Grad in top ten of Bar Exams
The Metropost published a press release by the SU OIP which states that Ivan Maxino Bandal, who graduated from the College of Law in March 2011, placed 6th in the 2011 Bar Exams, based on the results released recently by the Supreme Court.
Twelve other Sillimanians join the country's new lawyers, registering a passing average of 65 per cent for the University. The national passing average is 31.95 per cent.
A product of Silliman since Early Childhood, Bandal graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Mass Communication in 2003, magna cum laude. He was a consistent honor student throughout his college and Law years, and was named one of the Top 10 Students of the Philippines in 2003.
Bandal is the son of RTC Judge Rosendo Bandal Jr., a national chess master, and Silliman's Department of Physics Chairperson Dr. Hope Maxino-Bandal.
The bar passers from Silliman University are:
Ablong, Joshua Francisco
Aguilan, Elizabeth Karla
Apao, Michelle Lyn
Bandal, Ivan (6th place)
Callao, Terrence Anton
Cleope-Santillan, Cleo
Concepcion, Conrado II
Cunanan, Rudy
Diez, Aldeo Jesus
Laurente, Rudylyn
Legaspi, Melissa Grace
Napao-Lozano, Romela Mae
Singson, Izra Elita