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

The schools are as follows:

• Abra Valley College in Bangued, Abra
• Polytechnic College of La Union in Agoo, La Union
• Ramon Magsaysay Technological University in Iba, Zambales
• East Central Colleges in San Fernando, Pampanga
• Southern Bicol College in Masbate
• Eastern Samar State University in Borongan, Eastern Samar
• Samar College in Catbalogan, Western Samar

CHED chairman Emmanuel Angeles revealed that these were identified in a study by the commission on the law programs of various schools based on data from the Supreme Court from 1999 to 2009.

“These law schools that have been getting zero percent will be advised to shut down their law programs,” Angeles told reporters.

He added that four other non-performing law schools have voluntarily phased out their law programs. These are:

• Virgen De Los Remedios College in Olongapo City
• Manuel A. Roxas Educational Institution
• International Harvardian University in Davao City
• Zamboanga A.E. College in Zamboanga City.

CHED will start closing the non-performing law schools next year. It also plans to close law schools with poor passing rates, i.e., those with a passing rate of less than five percent in the bar exams for the past 10 years.