TOPNOTCHERS: October 2023 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE)

November 10, 2023

Summary of Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 4,083 out of 6,456 passed the Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine in N. C. R., Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last October 2023. The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending validation of the submitted documents.

The members of the Board of Medicine who gave the licensure examination are Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio, Chairman; Dr. Godofreda V. Dalmacion, Dr. Eleanor B. Almoro, Dr. Martha O. Nucum, Dr. Efren C. Laxamana and Dr. Joanna V. Remo, Members.

The results were released in seven (7) working days from the last day of examination.

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PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAM
Held on October 20-21 & 27-28, 2023.
Released on November 10, 2023

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Initial Registration for New Professionals

The schedule of Online Registration of new passers/successful examinees for the issuance of their licenses will be held on the following dates:

December 14 – 15, 2023
December 18 – 22, 2023
December 26 – 29, 2023
January 2 – 5, 2024
January 8 – 12, 2024
January 15 – 19, 2024
January 22 – 25, 2024

Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC Official Website (Online Registration Page) and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:

Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos in white background and with complete name tag
Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
One (1) piece short brown envelope

PRC added that successful examinees shall personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Verification of Rating

The verification of ratings for the October 2023 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) will be available online few working days after the posting of results.

Successful takers can refer to PRC Official Website and use the Verification Page to know their board examination passing rate.

As posted, a passer shall only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first name and last name and the birth-date.

Oath-Taking Ceremonies

The COVID-19 pandemic is over and the Professional Regulation Commission has already started conducting face-to-face oath-taking for new professionals.

All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oath-taking shall register no later than 12:00 NN of the day before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance. The exact date, of whether the oath-taking will be conducted face-to-face or virtual, will be provided here once announced.

Further, inductees shall bring ANY of the following on the day of the oath-taking:

Vaccination Card
Negative RT-PCR results taken within 48 hours before the oath-taking

Inductees are advised to register and confirm their attendance in the regions where they took their licensure examination and intend to register as professionals.

Meanwhile, those who will not be able to attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oath-taking may attend the online oath-taking or request for a special oath-taking.

Exam Coverage

The October 2023 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) covered the following topics:

October 20: Biochemistry, Anatomy and Histology, Microbiology and Parasitology
October 21: Physiology, Legal Medicine, Ethics and Medical Jurisprudence and Pathology
October 27: Pharmacology and Therapeutics Surgery and Opthalmology, Otolaryngology and Rhinology and Medicine
October 28: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Nutrition and Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

Exam Date	No. of Examinees	No. of Passers	Passing Rate
March 2023	2,887	1,573	54.49%
October 2022	5,958	3,826	64.22%
March 2022	2,837	1,427	50.30%
October-November 2021	2,302	1,677	72.85%
September 2021	1,546	1,084	70.12%
March 2021	1,927	1,234	64.04%
November 2020	4,704	3,538	75.21%
March & September 2020	1,424	800	56.18%
September 2019	4,716	4,006	84.94%
March 2019	1,579	1,209	76.57%
September 2018	4,542	3,717	81.84%
March 2018	1,601	1,067	66.6%
September 2017	4,064	3,340	82.2%
March 2017	1,317	813	61.7%
September 2016	3,695	2,899	78.5%
March 2016	1,044	483	46.3%
August 2015	2,921	2,491	85.3%
February 2015	832	594	71.4%

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the PRC Offices, you may want to call them through these numbers:

National Capital Region (NCR)

National Capital Region (NCR) Office – Manila
P. Paredes St. cor. N. Reyes St. Sampaloc, Manila
ncr@prc.gov.ph

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Office – Baguio City
Pine Lake View Building, No. 09 Otek Street corner Benjamin R. Salvosa Drive,
Bgy. Rizal Monument, 2600 Baguio City
Tel: (074) 661-9105
car@prc.gov.ph

Region I

Regional Office I – Rosales
Government Center, Pangasinan – Nueva Viscaya Road
Carmay East, 2441 Rosales, Pangasinan
Tel: (075) 649-3798
ro1@prc.gov.ph

Region II

Regional Office II – Tuguegarao City
Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Tele/fax: (078) 304-0701
Tele/fax: (078) 304-3703
ro2@prc.gov.ph

Region III

Regional Office III – San Fernando City
2nd and 3rd Floor (New) PEO Annex Building
Provincial Capitol Compound, Bgry. Santo Niño
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
0956-830-5757
ro3@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-A

Regional Office IV-A – Lucena City
2nd floor Lucena Grand Central Terminal Bldg.
Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City
Tel: (042) 373 7305
ro4a@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-B

Regional Office IV-B – MIMAROPA
4/F Sunnymede IT Center
1614 Quezon Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City
Tel: (02) 8733-1045
ro4b@prc.gov.ph

Region V

Regional Office V – Legazpi City
Regional Government Center Site,
Rawis, Legaspi City 4500
Tel: (052) 481-3079
Fax: (052) 481-3323
ro5@prc.gov.ph

Region VI

Regional Office VI – Iloilo City
2nd Floor, Gaisano Iloilo City Center Mall
Benigno Aquino Ave., Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Tel: (033) 329-2730
Tel: (033) 329-2733
Telefax: (033) 329-2410
ro6@prc.gov.ph

Region VII

Regional Office VII – Cebu City
HVG Arcade, Subangdaku
Mandaue City, Cebu
Tel: (32) 2535330
ro7@prc.gov.ph

Region VIII

Regional Office VIII – Tacloban City
Liceo del Verbo Divino (LVD) Campus, Law Building (former Department of Agrarian Reform – DAR Office)
Tel: (053) 323-9729
Tel: (053) 832-2519
Tel: (053) 832-2520
ro8@prc.gov.ph

Region IX

Regional Office IX – Pagadian City
4th Floor, C3 Building, Rizal Avenue
Pagadian City
Tele/fax: (062) 925-0080
ro9@prc.gov.ph

Region X

Regional Office X – Cagayan de Oro
Skypark, Limketkai Center
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
Tel: 0995-277-8672 / 0909-197-8244
ro10@prc.gov.ph

Region XI

Regional Office XI – Davao City
Calamansi St., corner 1st Street
Juna Subdivision 8000
Matina, Davao City
Tel: (082) 234-0006 to 07
ro11@prc.gov.ph

Region XII

Regional Office XII – Koronadal
Regional Government Center,
Brgy. Carpenter Hill,
Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506
Tel: (083) 822-0822, 24 to 27
ro12@prc.gov.ph

Region XIII

Regional Office XIII – Butuan City
Robinsons Place Butuan City
Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
Tel: 09302291575
Tel: (085) 815 0915
ro13@prc.gov.ph

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

licensure.division@prc.gov.ph
licensure.office@prc.gov.ph

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