By LNC Team

At least 3,845 out of 6,600 or 58.26 percent of examinees passed the October 2024 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE), the Professional Regulation Commission on Saturday said.
The physician licensure exam was held at testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga on October 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2024.
The University of the Philippines-Manila topped the passers, posting the highest passing rate at 96.97 percent or 160 out of 165 successful examinees.
Cebu Institute of Medicine (95.31 percent), St. Luke’s Medical Center-William H. Quasha Memorial (95.19 percent), Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (95.16 percent) and University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (92.92 percent) followed.
The top 10 of the October 2024 PLE are as follows:
Isaac Edron Jones Ong – Davao Medical School Foundation (89.33 percent)
Rolter Lorenz Mispeñas Lee – University of Santo Tomas (89.25 percent)
Jerickson Rodney Ngo Cua – University of the Philippines-Manila (89.17 percent)
Nijell Tiu Potencioso – Cebu Institute of Medicine (89.08 percent)
Kiel Christian Dimaculungan Alday – University of Santo Tomas (88.83 percent)
Ryan Delfin Parungao Encarnacion and Martin Aaron Miranda Mamangon – University of the Philippines-Manila (88.33 percent)
Frances Dominique Velasco Ho – University of the Philippines-Manila (88 percent)
Anne Corine Arellano Ramos – Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (87.83 percent)
Christian Lloyd Ang Loo – Cebu Institute of Medicine (87.75 percent)
Chelseah Denise Hernandez Torres – University of Santo Tomas (87.67 percent).
The new License Physicians’ Professional ID and Certificate of Registration will be issued starting on November 25.#