The University of the Philippines Manila is the top-performing medical school in the country with a passing rate of 97.62% in the Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) held last Oct 2023.

Jon Michael Saluta Kimpo of the University of the Philippines-Manila ranked fourth (88.42 percent), while Tranquil Matthew Apasan Salvador IV, also from the University of the Philippines-Manila ranked fifth (88.17 percent).

A total of 4,083 out of  6,456 examinees passed the licensure exam administered by the Board of Medicine headed by Dr. Godofreda V. Dalmacion.

The exam was conducted on October 20 to 21 and 27 to 28, 2023, at testing centers in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

PRC Board of Medicine is headed by Dr. Godofreda V. Dalmacion, Chairman, and its members, Dr. Eleanor B. Almoro, Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio, Dr. Martha O. Nucum, Dr. Efren C. Laxamana and Dr. Joanna V. Remo conducted the Physician Licensure Examinations.

-Dr. Cecile Clemente-Ocampo

UPMAS PRO 2023