A total of 3,845 out of 6,600 examinees passed the Physician Licensure Examinations held in October 2024, achieving a passing rate of 58.25 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced.
The University of the Philippines-Manila emerged as the top-performing school with the highest passing rate at 96.97 percent, producing 160 out of 165 passers.
Isaac Edron Jones Orig from Davao Medical School Foundation topped the licensure exams with an 89.33 percent rating.
Following closely, Rolter Lorenz Mispeñas Lee from the University of Santo Tomas secured the second place with 89.25 percent rating, while Jerickson Rodney Ngo Cua from the University of the Philippines Manila ranked third with 89.17.
The exams were conducted on October 5, 6, 12, and 13, 2024, at various testing centers across Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
