MANILA, Philippines — A total of 2,974 out of 4,038 or 73.65% of examinees passed the November 2023 Pharmacy Licensure Examination (PhLe), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and Board of Pharmacy announced on Wednesday.
Justine Kaye Gajo from Centro Escolar University – Manila (CEU) topped the November 2023 PhLE with a rating of 93.25%, followed by Karl Kirby Costales of the University of the Immaculate Conception – Davao (92.58%) and Jediael Yanesa, also from CEU – Manila (92.50%)
The top performing school, according to the PRC, is Saint Louis University (SLU) in Baguio City, which had 245 passers out of 253 takers for a passing rate of 96.84%.
Angeles University Foundation and University of Santo Tomas, meantime, registered a passing rate of 96.10% and 95.05%, respectively.
The licensure examinations were administered in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
PRC said that the registration for the issuance of the Professional Identification Card and Certificate of Registration will be online.
The commission directed passers to visit its website and follow instructions for initial registration.
The full list of passers for the November 2023 PhLE is available here.