March 2026 Physician Licensure Examination Results (PLE)
MThe Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the results of the March 2026 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE). Out of 3,180 examinees, only #,### (##.##%) passed. The exams were conducted in multiple cities, including Manila (NCR), Baguio, Cebu, Davao, and more.
The March 2026 PLE results were officially released within four working days after the last exam date, following PRC Resolution No. 2113 (Schedule of Licensure Examinations for the Year 2026).
The Board of Medicine administered the four-day PLE on March 23-24 and March 30-31, 2026, across 13 testing centers, including Manila (NCR), Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
The March 2026 PLE were administered by the PRC Professional Board of Medicine, which was led by Chairperson Dr. Efren C. Laxamana and members comprised of Drs. Godofreda V. Dalmacion, Martha O. Nucum, Zenaida L. Antonio, Prudencio Z. Sta. Lucia, Jr., and Joanna V. Remo.
March 2026 PLE SUMMARY RESULTS
Below are the top ten (10) examinees of the March 2026 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE):
Roll
of Successful Examinees in the
PHYSICIANS
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held
on MARCH 23, 2026 & FF. DAYS
Released on APRIL 8, 2026
Seq. No. Name
PLE SCOPE OF EXAMINATION
The March 2026 PLE covered 12 major medical subjects, divided into four exam
days. Below is the breakdown:
March 23, 2026
Physiology
Legal Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence and Medical Ethics
Pathology
March 24, 2026
Biochemistry
Anatomy and Histology
Microbiology and Parasitology
March 30 2026
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics and Nutrition
Preventive Medicine
March 31, 2026
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Surgery
Medicine
SCHEDULE OF INITIAL REGISTRATION FOR NEW PHYSICIANS
From April 2026, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done online. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration.
Those
who will register are required to bring the following:
a)
Downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal,
Notice
of Admission (for identification only);
b)
2 Pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and
complete name tag);
c) 2 sets of documentary stamps; and
d) 1-piece short brown envelope.
PLE PASSING SCORE
To become a physician, an
examinee must obtain a general average of seventy-five percent (75%)
with no grade lower than fifty percent in any subject.
Examinee who fails for the
third time in the complete or final examinations will be required to take a refresher
course prescribed by the Board of Medical Examiners of at least one (1)
year in a recognized medical school or college before he could be allowed
to take subsequent examinations.
HOW TO VERIFY PLE RATING ONLINE?
The verification of ratings and exam results for the March 2026 PLE given by the PRC Professional Board of Medicine will be available via an PRC online portal.