PhiLSAT 2019 Advisory

The Supreme Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop Legal Education Board from implementing their LEB Memo. No. 18. This Memo covers the eligibility of incoming Law Students for the Academic Year 2018-2019. Moreover, this Memo also prohibited the Conditional Enrollment of Non-PhiLSAT Takers.

Last March 19, 2019, The Legal Education Board issued LEB Memo No. 27 (2019).

The Memo states that since the Supreme Court only issued a TRO regarding the implementation of the LEB Memo No. 18, the April 7, 2019 will push through as scheduled.

The following maybe conditionally admitted and enrolled as freshmen/1st ear students in the basic law course by law schools in the incoming first semester of Academic Year 2019-2020,
1. Those who have not taken the PhiLSAT;

2. Those who have taken the PhiLSAT but did not pass;

3. Those who have passed the PhiLSAT but have expired Certificates of Eligibility;

4. College Honor Graduates without Certificates of Exemption; and

5. College Honor Graduates with expired Certificates of Exemption;

If a student is conditionally accepted, he/she is required to take the next scheduled PhiLSAT on September 2019 or else, his/her conditional enrollment shall be automatically revoked and barred from enrolling in the following semester.

The Conditional Application Form is found here

To read the full text of the memo, please see attached photos below.

2016 BAR EXAMS PASSING RATE OF LAW SCHOOLS

NAME OF SCHOOL	PERCENTAGE OF PASSING (%)
	NEW	REPEATER	TOTAL
ADAMSON UNIVERSITY	28.57	39.29	37.14
ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	92.86	100	94.12
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY	66.3	77.72	72.15
ATENEO de DAVAO UNIVERSITY	100	66.67	91.43
ATENEO de MANILA UNIVERSITY	99.43	91.84	97.78
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY	53.85	50	52.38
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY	56	40	48.89
CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY	55.56	35.71	46.88
CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY	83.33	32.26	51.02
CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY	88.89	60	82.61
COR JESU COLLEGE	60.71	62.5	61.54
DE LA SALLE LIPA	100	100	100
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY - MANILA	81.82	81.82	81.82
DR. V.O ROMUALDEZ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	66.67	44.74	54.93
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY	78.08	76.4	77.16
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY - DLSU (JD-MBA)	81.82	71.43	77.78
FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY	37.5	16.67	28.57
HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY (DWC-T)	50	50	50
JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY	33.33	0	28.57
JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY	77.78	38.46	54.55
LEYTE COLLEGES	45.45	38.46	41.67
LICEO de CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY	77.27	73.08	74.32
MANUEL LUIS QUEZON UNIVERSITY	25	27.69	27.16
MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY	100	100	100
MEDINA COLLEGES	35.29	16.67	30.43
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY	41.18	40.63	40.87
NEW ERA UNIVERSITY	44.44	43.4	43.82
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY	16.67	11.11	13.33
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY	100	100	100
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MANILA	100	88.24	93.33
PHILIPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	35.96	55.24	46.39
PHILIPPINE LAW SCHOOL	18.81	28.4	25.64
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES	100	80.95	86.67
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY	85	90.48	87.26
SAN BEDA COLLEGE - ALABANG	78.41	86.87	82.89
SAN BEDA COLLEGE - MENDIOLA	98.73	92.94	96.69
SAN SEBASTIAN COLLEGE - RECOLETOS	75.9	69.12	71.69
SILIMAN UNIVERSITY	82.35	50	70.37
ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY	53.85	56.25	55.17
TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY	50	40	42.86
UNIBERSIDAD de MANILA	32	40	34.29
UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS	86	77.05	81.08
UNIVERSITY OF BATANGAS	80	66.67	73.68
UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY	73.68	60	65.91
UNIVERSITY OF CEBU	94.87	100	95.92
UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO	68.75	51.43	58.86
UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERAS	53.66	44.44	48.42
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP - RIZAL	75	65	68.75
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM - LAGUNA	77.78	25	61.53
UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN	82.5	83.87	83.1
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS	98.57	87.1	95.05
UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE - RECOLETOS	80	61.97	70.79
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES FOUNDATION	41.38	30.43	36.53
UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE	87.5	55.56	70.59
UNIVERSITY OF STO. THOMAS	95.24	90.24	93.6
UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST	64.58	41.42	50.84
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES	99.18	90.48	97.9
UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS	9.09	13.21	11.63
WESTERN MINDANAO UNIVERSITY	27.4	34.69	30.33
XAVIER UNIVERSITY	94.59	72.22	87.27
NATIONAL PASSING RATE	64.23	53.79	59.06
SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE BAR CONFIDANT

TOP PERFORMING LAW SCHOOLS DURING THE 2015 BAR EXAMS

Highest Ranked Law Schools based in Over-all Passing Rates

1. University of the Philippines
2. Ateneo de Manila University
3. Ateneo de Davao University
4. San Beda College - Manila
5. University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna
6. University of San Carlos
7. Centro Escolar University
8. University of Santo Tomas
9. St. Thomas More School of Law and Business
10. De La Salle Lipa
11. Angeles University Foundation
12. De La Salle University-Taft
13. Silliman University
14. University of Cebu
15. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

Highest Ranked Law Schools for New/First Time Examinees

1. Angeles University Foundation
2 University of the Philippines
3. Ateneo de Davao University
4. Ateneo de Manila University
5. University of Santo Tomas
6. University of San Carlos
7. San Beda College - Manila
8. De La Salle Lipa
9. University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna
10. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
11. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
12. Saint Louis University
13. Silliman University
14. Centro Escolar University
15. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

Source: Legal Education Board of the Philippines

TOP PERFORMING LAW SCHOOLS DURING THE 2014 BAR EXAMS

SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE BAR CONFIDANT

With 30 or more BAR examinees
	TOTAL PASSERS	TOTAL TAKERS	TOTAL PASSING RATE
1. University of the Philippines	117	172	68.02
2. DLSU-Manila	26	46	56.52
3. San Beda College-Manila	114	204	55.88
4. Ateneo De Manila University	121	225	53.78
5. University of San Carlos	52	101	51.49
6. Ateneo De Davao University	23	51	45.10
7. University of Santo Tomas	69	157	43.95
8. University of Cebu	14	37	37.84
9. Xavier University	18	49	36.73
10. San Beda College-Alabang	33	112	29.46
11. Polytechnic University of the Philippines	11	44	25.00
12. SSC-Recoletos	48	194	24.74
13 University of the East	25	102	24.51
14 Arellano University	57	254	22.44
15 Lyceum Univesity	19	90	21.11
16 University of St. La Salle	7	34	20.59
17 Jose Rizal University	6	30	20.00
18 Saint Louis University	18	92	19.57
19 University of San Agustin	10	52	19.23
20 Central Philippine University	7	40	17.50
21 University of Cordilleras	21	122	17.21
22 Cor Jesu College	12	70	17.14
23.5 Andres Bonifacio College	6	36	16.67
23.5 Cagayan State University	8	48	16.67
25 Far Eastern University	23	140	16.43
With 10-29 Examinees
1 Angeles University Foundation	6	10	60.00
2 FEU-DLSU (JD-MBA)	12	26	46.15
3 Centro Escolar University	5	11	45.45
4. PLM	8	25	32.00
5 UPHS – Laguna	3	12	25.00

In Summary,

Top 10 Overall Passing %: (100 candidates and above)
1. UP
2. San Beda Manila
3. Ateneo de Manila
4. USC
5. UST
6. San Beda Alabang
7. San Sebastian College
8. UE
9. Arellano University
10. FEU

Top 5 Passing % (50-100 Candidates)

1. Ateneo de Davao
2. Xavier University
3. Lyceum University
4. St. Louis University
5. University of San Agustin

Top 5 Passing % (less than 50 Candidates)
1. Angeles University Foundation
2. DLSU Manila
3. De La Salle Lipa
4. FEU/DLSU Juris
5. CEU