University Turns Over New Car to Bar Exams 6th Placer

“A brand new car is really a bonus”. This is what 2013 Bar exams 6th placer Manuel Elijah J. Sarausad said when University of Cebu (UC) officials finally turned over to him the promised brand new car on Thursday at the university quadrangle.

Sarausad, who finished Magna Cum Laude in Philosophy in University of San Carlos, was a full scholar in UC law school.

“UC has a great part for this success. I was a full scholar and granted a free tuition for four years… We strive for excellence gyud,” Sarausad said.

University Chancellor Candice Gotianuy, said Sarausad’s achievement brought honor to the university. “In the recent years, we enforced a reward system as a gift for our topnotchers. In this way, we encourage our students to strive for their studies to top bar examinations and board exams as well”, Gotianuy said.

Photos by Mary Jane Catriz

According to Gotianuy, UC gifts all their bar exams topnotchers with a car, while those who top other exams get cash rewards of P50,000 or P200,000 and full tuition refund.

Sarausad is the third alumni of the school to land in the Top 10 in the Bar examination since the university opened its law school in 2002.

Photo above: (L-R) Chancellor Candice Gotianuy, Manuel Sarausad with her two daughters, his mother, Belen Sarausad, his wife, Liezel Sarausad, and the College of Law Dean, Atty. Baldomen Estenzo (Photo by Mary Jane Catriz)