Who are the topnotchers in October 2026 Physical Licensure Examination?
MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday that 4,165 out of 4,447 (93.66%) examinees successfully passed the October 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination.
Who made it to the top 10?
Maxine Francesco Gwyneth Cena Baculo of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) topped the PLE with a rating of 95.50%.
Article continues after this advertisement
READ: Calapan City resident tops October 2026 physician licensure exam
FEATURED STORIES
NEWSINFO
NEWSINFO
NEWSINFO
Baculo led the 10 highest-ranking examinees in the licensure examination, followed by three University of the Philippines (UP)-Manila graduates who placed second, third, and fourth.
They are Rene Louis Quiambao Singson who got 95.08%, Kenworth Bryle Pasabing Bal-Iyang with 94.83%, and Israel Miña Aguba who rated 94.75%.
Meanwhile, Megan Camille Limketkai Benedicto of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health and Keano Miguel Solomero Brion of Davao Medical School Foundation tied for fifth place with ratings of 94.33%.
Ian Cedric Dabay Tan of UST placed sixth with 94.25%, followed by Mutya Anne Denus of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Angelo Pansoy Hulinganga of Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, and Marielle Andrea Conjurado Velasco of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, who tied for seventh place with 94.17%.
Article continues after this advertisement
Alexis Urmatan San Diego of UP-Manila ranked eighth with 93.92%.
For ninth place, Justin Victor Go Ang from UST, John Francis del Carmen Buduhan and Michael Afurong Tee Jr., both of UP-Manila, tied for ninth place with ratings of 93.83%.
Article continues after this advertisement
Rounding out the top 10 were five examinees who each obtained a rating of 93.75%: Alvin Agassi Quibral Alangco, Jereme Gerald Alejo Cabral, Alain Kenny Ng Chong and Mikaela Kho Magpayo, all of UST, and Nurhaida Saing Langgal of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City. /jpv
KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.