154 examinees pass the 2025 Shari’ah Special Bar exams- Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (SC) announced Friday announces that a total of 154 examinees out of 628 passed the 2025 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE).
In a press briefing, SSBE Chairperson Associate Justice Antonio Kho Jr. said this translates to a passing percentage rate of 24.48%.
The examinations were held in the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, and Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology last May 25 and May 28.
Kho reminded exam passers the clearance procedure is scheduled for July 28.
“We kindly request that you complete the clearance procedures at your earlier convenience. Kapag hindi nagawa itong clearance procedure, it might affect your attendance to the oath taking,” he said.
Kho said the oath taking and roll signing ceremonies of the SSBE passers will take place on August 6, 2025 at the Manila Hotel.
“We reaffirm our commitment to making justice more accessible to all Filipinos, including the Bangsamoro and Muslim Filipino communities. And nowhere is this more clearly manifested than in the conduct of this year’s SSBE,” Kho said.
The exams are administered to allow Muslim professionals to qualify and practice before the Shari’ah Courts in the Philippines constituted under Presidential Decree (PD) 1083 or the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines.