A total of 4,165 of 4,447 examinees passed the October 2026 Physician Licensure Examination, a passing rate of 93.6 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced.
Top-performing schools
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) led the list of performing schools, with all 312 of its examinees passing.
Four other schools with more than 100 examinees also posted 100 percent passing rates: the University of the Philippines Manila (174 passers), the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (161), the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (136) and West Visayas State University in La Paz, Iloilo (100).
Other large schools
Among other schools with more than 100 examinees, St. Louis University posted a 99.19 percent passing rate (122 of 123), followed by Far Eastern University–Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation at 98.86 percent (174 of 176) and De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute at 98.56 percent (205 of 208).
Davao Medical School Foundation recorded 97.93 percent (142 of 145), the University of Northern Philippines in Vigan 95.14 percent (137 of 144), and Our Lady of Fatima University–Valenzuela 87.92 percent (473 of 538).
Smaller schools with perfect results
Among schools with 50 to 99 examinees, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, San Beda University, St. Luke's College of Medicine–William H. Quasha Memorial, Cagayan State University–Tuguegarao, Xavier University and the Cebu Institute of Medicine all posted 100 percent passing rates.
