A niece of Speaker Jose de Venecia topped the 2005 bar examination, reports from Manila said last night.

Joan de Venecia of the University of the Philippines topped the bar with a score of 87.2 percent.

Others in the top 10 are Jomini Nazareno of Ateneo de Manila University (86.4 percent), Sheryll May Tanquilut (Ateneo, 85.9 percent), Nyerson Dexter Tualla (MLQU, 85.45 percent), Tamsin Rey Lucilla (UP, 85.35 percent), Gladys Gervacio (Perpetual Help College, 85.3 percent), Claudine Orocio-Isorena (UP, 85.2 percent), Pedro Jose Bernardo (Ateneo, 85.05 percent), Dexter Calizar (PLS, 84.7 percent and Johnson Ong (FEU 84.65 percent), ABS-CBN reported.

Reports last night showed 22 law students of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City also passed the bar.

They are Meddie Arbolado, Jessel Carpen, Dale Demandante, Rey Gorgonio, Valerie Parreño, Julie Mae Salvador, Gail Hernaez, Patrick Gellada, Stephen Lacson, Ruel Santizo, Jane Maderazo, Ariel Malunes, Pinky Mirano, Glenn Mortel, Rosary Nagrampa, Melanie Ortega, Michael Sunio, Joy Infante, Cheryl Pontevedra, Joy Torrecarion, Ryan Bonghanoy and Valerie Pelayo, USLS professors Ralph Sarmiento and Jocelle Batapa Sigue said.

Ma. Mercedes Odango, Suelyn Opina, Andrei Norman Saril, Silverio Sorbito and Ma. Fatima Aspan were among the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos passers, Jane Cosas of the Office of the Court Administrator of the Supreme Court said.

Oath-taking of all the successful examinees will be on May 8 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban said.*CPG

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