Tippy dos Santos, beauty queen Eva Patalinjug among bar exam passers

The results of the 2022 Philippine Bar exams are out, and some well-known figures are included in the list.

Singer and actress Tippy dos Santos-Porcuna can now attach "Atty." to her name as she passed the bar exam along with 3,991 others. She graduated from the University of the Philippines' College of Law and is a Dean’s Medalist for Academic Excellence.

Tippy's husband Miguel Porcuna, posted a photo of the actress, captioning it with: "Congratulations my love! no doubt since day one! Nowhere but up, and I am excited for what's in store for you!"

Meanwhile, Cebuana beauty queen Eva Psychee Patalinjug is also a passer. The Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018 titleholder graduated from the University of San Carlos. She is also a national peace ambassadress, a beauty brand owner, and the national director of Hiyas ng Pilipinas.

In June last year, she shared a photo of her graduation picture and talked about her struggles as a new mom and a law student.

"To say that taking up law is ‘challenging’ is an understatement and juggling various projects, being a new mom, and law school is another. Always asked, how did I do it? It was not a walk in the park, from being sleep-deprived, caffeine-dependent, studying on one hand, and breastfeeding on the other and to occasional breakdowns, I was already determined to quit but very thankful to these people for inspiring me to continue," she said thanking her husband and the rest of her family.

"This success is yours more than it is mine!"

On Friday, April 14, the Supreme Court released the complete results of the 2022 bar exam, conducted in November 2022.

3,992 out of 9,183 hopeful law graduates passed the Bar exams with a passing rate of 43.47%.