West Visayas State University (WVSU) emerged as the top-performing medical school in the country after achieving a perfect 100 percent passing rate in the October 2026 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE).
The university in La Paz, Iloilo City rebounded from an 88.57 percent overall passing rate in the previous year’s examination.
Two other medical schools in Iloilo also secured spots among the country’s top-performing institutions in the 50-to-99 examinees category.
Iloilo Doctors’ College ranked third after 50 out of its 52 examinees passed, yielding a 96.15 percent passing rate.
Central Philippine University followed in fourth place, with 52 of 56 examinees passing to post a 92.86 percent success rate.
Nationwide, 4,165 out of 4,447 examinees successfully passed the licensure exam, translating to an overall national passing rate of 93.66 percent.
The official results were released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday, Oct. 16.
The four-day board exam was administered on October 3–4 and 10–11 in various testing centers across the country.IMT
