A Bukidnon banker emerged as the only examinee from Mindanao to crack the top 20 in the 2025 Bar Exam. Gerilin Ano-os Gascon, a law graduate of Bukidnon State University in Northern Mindanao, placed 14th with a rating of 89.71%. Gascon, a certified public accountant and mother of two boys and a girl, hails from San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, in Caraga, and earned her accountancy degree from Central Mindanao University in 2012 before pursuing law at BukSU. Her achievement was celebrated by her colleagues at the Land Bank of the Philippines in Malaybalay City, and was hailed by BukSU-College of Law as a testament to the college’s commitment to sustaining the highest standards of legal instruction, with Gascon’s distinction representing not only a personal success but also a proud affirmation of the strength of Mindanao’s legal education institutions.
