A New Lawyer Brings Additional Luster to the Banaken Name

Atty. Phoebe Ulalim Pasiwen

The Supreme court of the Philippines officially released the November 2016 Philippine Bar Exam on
May 3, 2017. As announced, a total of three thousand seven hundred forty seven (3,747) lawyers passed the 2016 Bar exams out of six thousand three hundred forty four (6,344) examinees.

Among the successful examinees included Atty. Phoebe Ulalim Pasiwen of the Bartolome Sr.-Sabina Family. She is the second child of Ms. Sally Banaken Ulalim & Mr. Prudencio Ulalim Sr. She is married to Atty. Joel Pasiwen. Her success in the said Bar examination adds luster to the Banaken name.

The overall passing rate of  the 2016 Bar exam is 59.06% which was regarded as the highest passing rate in 16 years. The exam covered Political Law, Labor Law, Civil Law, Taxation Law, Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Remedial Law, and Legal Ethics.

The oath-taking of the Bar passers was held on May 22 at 3 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The complete lists of Bar passers can be viewed at http://www.prcboard.com/2016/11/List-of-Passers-November-2016-Bar-Exam-Results.html?m=1.