Education
During his youth, Narvasa managed to excel in both academics and athletics. He was the captain of the University of Santo Tomas Intramural Basketball Team, as well as the top student of his class at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law.
Narvasa graduated elementary at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 1938 (salutatorian), and secondary school at the Arellano High School, 1945 (valedictorian). He earned his Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas, 1951 (magna cum laude), his Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, April 15, 1992, Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Santo Tomas, November 21, 1992, and Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Angeles University Foundation, April 1, 1993.
Narvasa graduated magna cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, and placed second in the 1951 Philippine Bar Examinations, with a bar rating of 91.6%
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