The Supreme Court (SC) has released the official figures for the 2026 Bar Examinations with an 84-year-old hopeful listed as the oldest examinee.
Of the 13,441 examinees admitted to take the test, 12,029 were present on the first day of the Bar examinations on Sunday, September 6.
During a press conference, 2026 Bar Chairperson Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan earlier said around 11,900 examinees showed up on the first day.
The official figures showed that first-time takers comprised 45.9 percent of the examinees, while 24.6 percent were refreshers and 29.5 percent were previous examinees.
The youngest examinee is 24 years old, while the oldest is 84.
There were a total of 304 persons with disabilities and 285 senior citizens.
Female examinees continued to outnumber their male counterparts with 6,773 or 56.3 percent of the total examinees.
Male examinees numbered 5,256 or 43.7 percent.
The 2026 Bar Examinations are being administered in 15 local testing centers nationwide.
The local testing centers and their number of examinees are:
* Cagayan State University — 385
* Saint Louis University — 1,132
* University of Nueva Caceres — 655
* New Era University — 1,277
* University of Santo Tomas — 675
* San Beda University — 1,151
* Ateneo de Manila University School of Law — 555
* Manila Adventist College — 472
* University of the Philippines-BGC — 660
* San Beda College Alabang — 774
* Dr. V. Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation — 557
* University of San Jose-Recoletos — 1,326
* Central Philippine University — 563
* Ateneo de Davao University — 1,144
* Mindanao State University-IIT — 730
San Beda College Alabang serves as the national headquarters of the 2026 Bar Examinations.#