(CNN Philippines, April 30) — Two priests have joined the roster of the country’s new lawyers, according to a CBCP News report.
Rev. Fr. Victor de Guzman of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando, La Union and Salesian Fr. Abundio Bacatan recently passed the 2019 Bar Examination, along with more than 2,100 others.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando, La Union took to Facebook to congratulate Rev. Fr. de Guzman.
CBCP News said Bacatan is assigned at Don Bosco Dumangas in Iloilo province while de Guzman “does not have any parish assignment at the moment after taking a study leave due to the Bar exams.”
Mae Diane Azores, a certified public accountant, got the highest overall rating of 91.049 percent. The top five passers were all women, according to a list released by the top court around noon.
READ: 2019 Bar exam results out
