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- Grandpa is determined to become a lawyer before he dies.
- He said that he didn’t find the Bar examination difficult but it is time consuming and he experienced problems with his right hand.
Education doesn’t stop at a certain age.
Retired Police Colonel Ibarra Manalo has already accomplished many goals in his life. He served in the government for decades as an officer of the Philippine National Police.
He now spends his days at schools teaching students how to die and not to die in a combat.
On November 11, Sunday, he went to the University of Santo Tomas after taking his second set of Bar examinations.
He is currently on his way to becoming a lawyer.
Mariano is the first one to come out of the Bar examinations and is the oldest out of the 8,701 examiners this 2018.
In a report by ABS-CBN, he said that he didn’t find the test hard, only time consuming.
“It is not really that hard but it is confusing and time consuming. All the important provisions of law are not even asked in the bar.”
He added that he’s more worried about his hand writing as his right hand is not in perfect condition.
“I have a problem with my right hand. Sometimes it’s aching. Even orthopedic doctor wanted to operate me but I said no, I may not be able to write during the exam so the operation will be done after the examination.”
51 years after school, he still remains optimistic about everything and is determined to become a lawyer before he dies.
“Hindi na tayo bumabata. I wanted to become a lawyer before I die. That’s why I took the interest to take it now [while] I can still write, I can still walk around alone.
Retired Col. Ibarra Mariano, 87, is one of the oldest bar examinees for this year. He finished law school 51 years ago…
Posted by Ron Lopez on Sunday, November 11, 2018
“I am praying to God that I’ll be given good health to finish the bar examination so that, I hope, I become a lawyer by next year.”
