Manila, Aug. 7 -- The 2025 Shari'ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE) passers took their oath as Shari'ah Counselors-at-Law and carried out roll signing ceremonies held at the Manila Hotel in Ermita, Manila on Wednesday.

A total of 154 out of 629 examinees, or 24.48 percent, passed the first fully digitalized special examinations for the Shari'ah courts conducted on May 25 and 28 at four local testing centers across the country: University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City; Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology; Ateneo de Davao University; and Ateneo de Zamboanga University.

Princess Jannah Saudagar Pumbaya topped this year's SSBE with a rating of 89.9667 percent.

SC Associate Justice Antonio Kho, Jr., chairper...