UP Manila students tops physicians exam

October 2, 2020

A University of the Philippines (UP) - Manila student got first place in the 2020 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE)held in different parts of the country in March and September, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Friday.

In a statement, the PRC announced that Maria Carla Buenaflor got an 89.17 percent mark to lead the 800 passers out of the 1,424 PLE examinees.

"The PRC announces that 800 out of 1,424 passed the Physician Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine," said the PRC.

The results of examination with respect to 14 examinees, however, have been withheld pending completion of the remaining subjects in the PLE, it added.

The other top placers were John Marlon Lintan of the University of Santo Tomas (88 percent), Dhona Cambronero of Davao Medical School Foundation (87.92 percent), James Daniel Umalin of De La Salle Medical and Health Science Institute (87.75 percent), and Gremory Dennis Idago of St. Luke's Medical Center - College of Medicine (87.58 percent).

Rounding out the Top 10 are Charles Vanhill Raksham of De La Salle Medical and Health Science Institute (87.17 percent), Erika Anne Pangan of the University of Santo Tomas (87.08 percent), April Jean Gapo of Southwestern University (87 percent), Jessah April Naingue of Southwestern University (86.83 percent), and Carren Emirose Solidor of Southwestern University (86.67 percent).

The PRC said registration for the issuance of professional identification card and certificate of registration may be done online starting November 5. DMS