BY NOREEN JAZUL
A University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) graduate topped the November 2020 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday. A total of 3,538 out of 4,704 passed this year’s PLE, the PRC said.
Results of the exam were released seven days after the last day of the examinations.
UP Manila graduate Jomel Garcia Lapides got an 88.67% rating.
Following Lapides in the list were Patrick Joseph Amunategui Magubat from the University of Saint La Salle and Adrian Emmanuel Diago Teves from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) at second place, both with an 88.58% rating.
With a rating of 88.33, Henrick Ryan Chua Fong from UST and Raphael Cecilio Salazar Rodolfo from UP Manila placed third in the list of top PLE passers.
In fourth place was Rafael Emmanuel Bueno Mendoza from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health with an 88.17% rating.
One familiar name on the list of passers was Tifanny Grace Cheng Uy. Uy placed 5th in the list with a rating of 88.08%, alongside fellow UPM graduate Hannah Tulipat Chito and Chino Paolo Milan Samson from the Lyceum Northwestern Unviesyt- Dagupan City.
Uy made headlines in 2015 for graduating with the highest general weighted average (GWA) recorded in UP Diliman since World War III.
Earlier this year, Uy made headlines anew for topping her class in UPM College of Medicine, graduating as magna cum laude.
