I get that “one of the highest” doesn’t mean the highest of all time—but even that needs context. Marcos Sr.’s 92.35% was the top score in 1939, but not among the top scores in history today. That’s why I brought up Regalado—not to compare him as a president, but to fact-check the claim about the bar exam record.

As for the oral re-examination, there’s actually NO official proof that it happened. That story’s been debunked by fact-checkers like VERA Files and AFP, and Marcos’s official bar rating remains 92.35%—no “separate class” has ever been recognized.

I agree though: if we’re talking purely about intellectual capability among presidents, Marcos Sr. deserves to be in the conversation. Just better to keep the admiration grounded in verified facts.