Philippine Law Central

And the best law schools in the Philippines are ………… hmmm, if we define “best” as the number of bar topnotchers that the school produced, then the best law school would be the UP College of Law. However, this is a very imperfect measure so the best law school in the country remains an issue that is worth debating.

Anyways, here’s the a list of Philippine law schools which produced bar topnotchers (1st placers). We guess you are entitled to some boasting rights if you happen to be from any of these schools.

• University of the Philippines College of Law, 49
• Ateneo de Manila Law School, 19
• Philippine Law School – 7
• University of Manila – 6
• San Beda College of Law – 6
• Far Eastern University Institute of Law – 3
• University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law – 3
• University of the Cordilleras (formerly Baguio Colleges Foundation) College of Law – 2
• Manila Law College Foundation (formerly Escuela de Derecho de Manila) – 1
• Manuel L. Quezon University College of Law, 1
• Divine Word College, 1
• University of the East College of Law , 1
• San Sebastian College Institute of Law, 1