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Philippines healthcare professional licensure results

Overview

In late 2026, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the Philippines released results for several major healthcare and professional licensure examinations. In August, the results for the Medical Technologists Licensure Examination (MTLE) were announced, showing that 4,204 examinees passed. Marty Angela Janagap Policarpio from the University of San Agustin earned the highest rating of 92.90 percent, while De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute was named the top-performing school with a 98.59 percent passing rate. Other high-ranking institutions included the University of Santo Tomas, Silliman University, the University of Pangasinan, and Our Lady of Fatima University-Antipolo. On September 18, the PRC released the August-September 2026 Nurses Licensure Examination results. Of the 37,359 examinees, 28,652 passed, yielding a national passing rate of 76.69 percent. A graduate from the University of Northern Philippines-Vigan achieved the highest score in the country. Silliman University reported a 100 percent passing rate among its 79 first-time examinees, and Lyzelle Marie Largo Omictin from the same institution placed ninth nationally with a rating of 90.60 percent. The PRC noted that results for 21 examinees were withheld pending investigations. Following this, the PRC released the results for the September 2026 Psychologists Computer-Based Licensure Examination, which saw a national passing rate of 87.50 percent. Of the 560 examinees, 490 passed. Josemaria Ecequiel Naval Ledesma from Ateneo de Manila University achieved the highest score of 91.70 percent. Both Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) saw all of their examinees pass. In October, the results for the Physician Licensure Examination (PLE) were released, showing a national passing rate of 93.66 percent with 4,165 passers out of 4,447 examinees.

Entities

Professional Regulation Commission · University of Santo Tomas · Josemaria Ecequiel Naval Ledesma · Philippines · Lyzelle Marie Largo Omictin

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Baguio City medical schools excel in October 2026 Physician Licensure Exam

    Pines City Colleges achieved a 100% passing rate, while Saint Louis University ranked second among large groups in the October 2026 Physician Licensure Examination in the Philippines.

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Philippines September 2026 Psychologists Licensure Exam results released

    The September 2026 Psychologists Licensure Examination in the Philippines saw a 87.50% passing rate, with Josemaria Ecequiel Naval Ledesma of Ateneo de Manila University earning the top score.

  3. [HEALTH] 4 sources
    Philippines releases 2026 Nurses Licensure Examination results

    The August-September 2026 Nurses Licensure Examination in the Philippines saw a 76.69 percent passing rate, with a University of Northern Philippines-Vigan graduate topping the results.

  4. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Philippines releases August 2026 Medical Technologists Licensure Exam results

    The August 2026 Medical Technologists Licensure Examination in the Philippines resulted in 4,204 passers, with Marty Angela Janagap Policarpio topping the list and DLSMHSI as the top school.

Sources

astig.ph · breakingnewsnegrosoriental.com · gurupress-cordillera.com · mcu.edu.ph · philnews.ph · thesummitexpress.com · ua.edu.ph

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history