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2023 Bar topnotcher wanted to be a lawyer 'for as long as I can remember'
2023 Bar topnotcher wanted to be a lawyer 'for as long as I can remember'
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Published Dec 05, 2023 05:20 PM PHT
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Updated Dec 05, 2023 08:20 PM PHT

MANILA — For 2023 Bar topnotcher Ephraim Porciuncula Bie, becoming a lawyer is a childhood dream that will now allow him to "serve the people as much as I can."
MANILA — For 2023 Bar topnotcher Ephraim Porciuncula Bie, becoming a lawyer is a childhood dream that will now allow him to "serve the people as much as I can."
A total of 3,812 out of 10,387 takers passed the 2023 Bar exams, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday.
A total of 3,812 out of 10,387 takers passed the 2023 Bar exams, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday.
Bie, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, topped the Bar exams with a grade of 89.2625 percent.
Bie, a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, topped the Bar exams with a grade of 89.2625 percent.
"I wanted to be a lawyer for as long as I can remember," Bie told ANC.
"I wanted to be a lawyer for as long as I can remember," Bie told ANC.
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But acing the Bar was "100 percent a shock," he said.
But acing the Bar was "100 percent a shock," he said.
"I didn’t even expect to pass… It was difficult for me, that’s why I was scared I would fail the Bar," Bie said.
"I didn’t even expect to pass… It was difficult for me, that’s why I was scared I would fail the Bar," Bie said.
"The general expectation of the Bar takers is that it’s going to be entry-level questions, but I guess I did not find the questions entry-level."
"The general expectation of the Bar takers is that it’s going to be entry-level questions, but I guess I did not find the questions entry-level."
Bie said he was with his mother when he learned that he topped the exams through a livestream of the results.
Bie said he was with his mother when he learned that he topped the exams through a livestream of the results.
"My mother actually jumped for joy and cried. I was very ecstatic,"
"My mother actually jumped for joy and cried. I was very ecstatic,"
Bie, who works for a law firm, said he would be the first lawyer in his family.
Bie, who works for a law firm, said he would be the first lawyer in his family.
"[I want to] serve the people as much as I can, to give back to the community, to use the legal knowledge and expertise I gained from my alma mater, UST, for the rule of law, for justice," he said.
"[I want to] serve the people as much as I can, to give back to the community, to use the legal knowledge and expertise I gained from my alma mater, UST, for the rule of law, for justice," he said.
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