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CVC LAW
(Villaraza Cruz Marcelo & Angangco), again scored 100
percent passing rate in the bar examinations among the
law graduates it recruited.
Results
of the 2007 bar examinations show that the 12 CVC LAW’s
underbars all passed the grueling examinations.
CVC LAW
is the only law firm in the country that has maintained
a 100-percent passing rate among the law graduates it
recruits as underbars every year. This is common
knowledge within the Philippine legal community,
particularly among the prestigious law firms in
Makati.
No other law firm comes close to this achievement.
The
result of the recent bar examinations is but a
continuation of this proud and exclusive tradition. All
of the firm’s 12 underbars were among the 1,289
examinees that made the grueling cut to lawyerhood.
Led by
seventh placer Sheryl Ann Tizon, the credentials of the
firm’s latest batch of lawyers represent the best of
their batch of 2007 law graduates.
Maria
Sophia Cruz-Abrenica graduated with a Juris Doctor
degree, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University
School of Law. She also holds a Master of Science degree
in Molecular Biology from Vrije Universiteit, Brussels,
Belgium, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology,
cum laude, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Charmian
Wyanet Zaragoza graduated with a Juris Doctor degree
with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University School
of Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Management Economics, minor in Spanish, from the Ateneo
de Manila University Loyola Schools.
Hyacinth
Rafael graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of the Philippines College of Law, where she
was a member of the Philippine Law Journal and the Order
of the Purple Feather Honor Society. She also holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the Ateneo de
Manila University Loyola Schools.
Candy
Avance graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of the Philippines College of Law. She also
holds a masters degree in Political Economy and a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities from the
University of Asia and the Pacific.
Jonathan
Pampolina graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from
the University of the Philippines College of Law, where
he was the Magno S. Gatmaitan awardee for Best Paper in
Professional Responsibility. He also holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila
University Loyola Schools.
Charles
Edward Cheng graduated 12th in his class with a Bachelor
of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines
College of Law, where he was a member of the Philippine
Law Journal, treasurer of the Law Student Government and
member of the Order of the Purple Feather Honor Society.
He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Management, minor in Finance, honorable mention, from
the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools.
Christopher A. Rodriguez graduated with a Juris Doctor
degree, second honors, from the Ateneo de Manila
University School of Law. He also holds a Bachelor of
Science in Commerce degree, major in Legal Management,
honorable mention, from the De La Salle University.
Reezann
Keith Ramos graduated with a Juris Doctor degree, second
honors, from the Ateneo de Manila University School of
Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce
degree, major in Legal Management, honorable mention,
from the De La Salle University.
Melissa
Leonardo graduated with a Juris Doctor degree, second
honors, from the Ateneo de Manila University School of
Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Philosophy, cum laude, from the University of the
Philippines-Diliman.
Fritzzie
Lyn Español-Laureano graduated with a Juris Doctor
degree with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University
School of Law, where she was in the top 20 of her class.
She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from the University of Santo Tomas.
Ramon
Manolo Alcasabas graduated seventh in his class with a
Juris Doctor degree, second honors, from the Ateneo de
Manila University School of Law. He also holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering
from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Bar
seventh placer Sheryl Ann Tizon graduated in the top 10
of her class with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the
University of the Philippines College of Law. Turning 24
only in February, she completed her undergraduate course
in only three years by doing overload and summer
classes, eventually obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from the University of
the Philippines-Diliman. She was likewise a consistent
elementary and high-school honor student in La
Consolacion College, Manila.
Each
year, the firm’s Hiring Committee, composed of lawyers
Augusto A. San Pedro Jr., Manuel L. Manaligod Jr., Susan
D. Villanueva and Aida Araceli G. Roxas-Rivera,
experience the same kind of pressure whenever the
results of the bar examinations are about to come out,
as if taking the bar themselves all over again.
The Firm
will host its annual lunch in honor of its latest batch
of lawyers on Tuesday, April 1. |
