2018 Bar Topnotchers of UC Law - Date of Exam - November 3, 11, 18 and 25, 2018

Sep 21, 2026

Listing the 2018 Bar topnotchers of the University of the Cordilleras (UC Law), the document presents names and ranking details across the Philippine Bar results released on May 3, 2019. It also highlights an FLP scholarship initiative for Academic Year 2018-2019, noting four UC Law students awarded National Law Scholarships out of 20 nationwide. It describes selection criteria, the judges and program leadership, and later honors for UC Law Dean Reynaldo U. Agranzamendez, including professorial chair recognition and related research expectations.

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Bar Topnotchers of UC Law

Scholarship Awards and Selection Criteria

FLP Program Leadership and Honors

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Bar Topnotchers ofUC Law
Janet B. Abuel 1st 1998
Noel Q. Malimban 1st 2006
Arthur E. Galace 3rd 1976
Honorato Y. Aquino 8th 1963
Lyssa Grace S. Pagano-Calde 10th 1995 Prospero A. Olivas 10th 1962
Isaiah C. Asuncion Jr. 11th 1980
Gerardo V. Galpo 11th 1978
Jose Godofredo M. Naui 11th 1977
Alexander P. Aguirre 11th 1971
Miguel B. Liceralde 13th 1984 Atty. Melanio Deodoro Benjamin Atty. Sushen Jimbel Mariz G. Singson M. Sison Atty. Nardo Atty. Christian Van C. Tacyo A. Talawec Atty. Emmanuel Atty. Ed Kristopher T. Valdez O. Viernes Lauro D. Gacayan 14th 1985 Atty. Ser Atty. Ranjan Kalyl G. Villanueva U. Wanget • Date of Exam: November 3, 11, 18 and 25, 2018 • Results Released: May 3, 2019 •
4 UC Law Students are Awarded National Law Scholarships out of 20 Scholarship Awardees Nationwide Four (4) Law students of the University of the CordilleraswereawardedNationalLawScholarships among 20 scholarship awardees nationwide; ---by the former Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban’s Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) Scholars for Academic Year 2018-2019.
Third-year UC Law students Banoar R. Abratique, Stephanie Mae B. Domingo, and Juralyn Lilian A. Obra took three of only 10 scholarship slots for incumbent third-year students. On the other hand, Senior UC Law student Mikael Gabrielle E. Ilao is one of the 10 fourth-year scholars after being selected as a third-year FLP scholar last year.
• Banoar R. Abratique • 3rd Year, UCLaw
• Stephanie Mae B. Domingo • 3rd Year, UCLaw • Juralyn Lilian A. Obra • 3rd Year, UCLaw
• Mikael Gabrielle E. Ilao • 4th Year, UCLaw
Aiming to “look for the best and the brightest law students in the country,” --- the FLP Committee selected students from PH’s 31 Elite Law Schools whose passing percentages are above the overall passing percentage during
the 2016 Bar Examinations. UC Law is one of those 31 Elite Law Schools.
Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio headed this year’s Board of Judges for the FLP Scholarship Program alongside former Education Secretary Dr. Edilberto [C. de](C. de)[ ](C. de)[Jesus](Jesus); Ms. Elizabeth T. Alba of the Tee Yan Kee Foundation; PALS President Dean Joan Sarausos-Largo; and Law professor Atty. Tanya Karina A. Lat.
The Awardees were honored at an FLP convocation at the Ateneo Law Auditorium at Rockwell, Makati City, on May 18, 2019.
UC Law Dean is holder of a National Foundation Professorial Chair
UC Law Dean Reynaldo U. Agranzamendez was named as one of the 15 holders of the Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chairs on Liberty and Prosperity alongside select deans and professors of top Law Schools in the Philippines. Dean Agranzamendez was earlier named with the first FLP professorial chair honorees in 2013.
Founded under the lead of retired Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban in 2011, the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity (FLP) aims to “to perpetuate the core judicial philosophy of Chief Justice Panganiban that jurists and lawyers should not only safeguard the liberty of our people but must also nurture their prosperity under the rule of law.”
Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chair on Liberty and Prosperity
Co-sponsored by the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity and the Metrobank Foundation
• Atty. Reynaldo U. Agranzamendez •
Dean, UC College of Law One of 15 Professorial Chair Holders on Liberty and Prosperity
As such, professorial chair holders are expected to“conduct original research advocating the promotion, application and protection ofFLP’s core philosophy of liberty and prosperity under the rule of law.”
In 2013, Atty. Agranzamendez was appointed asholder of the CJ Panganiban Professorial Chair on Liberty and Prosperity for Luzon. In the same year, he delivered a l

FAQs

When were the 2018 Bar exam dates and results released?

The exam dates were November 3, 11, 18, and 25, 2018, and the results were released on May 3, 2019.

How many UC Law students received FLP National Law Scholarships for 2018-2019?

Four UC Law students were awarded National Law Scholarships among 20 scholarship awardees nationwide for Academic Year 2018-2019.

What did the document say about Dean Reynaldo U. Agranzamendez’s professorial chair?

He was named one of the 15 holders of the Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chairs on Liberty and Prosperity, and the document states that chair holders are expected to conduct original research aligned with FLP’s core philosophy.

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