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Two of the top 10 examinees in the 2007 bar exams come from Cebu law schools.

Lawyers Jennie Cabading-Aclan and Christian Llido landed fourth and 10th, respectively, in a field of 1,289 takers that passed the exam given last year.

A total of 5,626 took the exam and 4,337 didn’t make it, according to results revealed Saturday by the Supreme Court.

Aclan, who earned a grade of 82.10, graduated from the University of San Carlos (USC) College of Law, while Llido, with 80.90, is from the University of Cebu. More…

Cebu, that long, narrow island situated practically at dead center of the Philippine archipelago, is again in the spotlight these days with two recently published books that extol the Cebuano island lifestyle.

Geography and Cebuano industry have built up the city into a major regional and business center, ranking in influence next to Manila, the nation’s capital. Certainly it is a busy city, but life in Cebu is not all work.

The sea around Cebu is aquatint-clear. Pristine, blindingly white beaches surround the island. It is probably the country’s major holiday destination, a virtual tropical paradise complete with the lure of the sea. Inquirer.net