The March 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination produced 1,954 newly licensed doctors, the Professional Regulation Commission announced days after the exam concluded.

Out of 2,781 hopefuls who took the examination in testing centers nationwide, nearly 70 percent successfully met the rigorous standards set by the Board of Medicine.

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Five examinees await final determinations regarding potential liabilities, and one examinee’s results remain under review.

The Board, led by Dr. Efren C. Laxamana, supervised the conduct of the examination. Registration for successful candidates opens April 22 via the PRC’s online platform.

PLE Results March 2026 Summary

List of Passers: A-G | H-Q | R-Z
List of Topnotchers: Physician Board Exam Results March 2026
Performance of Schools: Physician Licensure Exam Results March 2026

A. WITH 100 OR MORE EXAMINEES AND WITH AT LEAST 85% PASSING PERCENTAGE

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Med. Found.	174	165	94.83%

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B. WITH 50 TO 99 EXAMINEES AND WITH AT LEAST 85% PASSING PERCENTAGE

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL NO. OF EXAM.	TOTAL NO. PASSED	PERCENTAGE PASSED
1	Davao Medical School Foundation	82	72	87.80%

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Performance of Schools

The institutional performance results for the March 2026 Physicians Licensure Examination are presented in alphabetical order, in compliance with Republic Act No. 8981, also known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000. Specifically, Section 7(m) of the law mandates the Commission to monitor the performance of educational institutions in licensure examinations and to publish these results in a newspaper of national circulation.