Chicco Xerxes Pangan, a graduate from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), obtained the highest rating (86.33%) in the recently held Physician Licensure Examination. Also, two graduates from the Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU), Denver Sapo and Kristina Anne Co, made it to the top three passers of the Physician Board Exam with ratings of 86.25% and 86% respectively.
Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) and University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMC) dominated the top 10 list of the Physician Board Exam passers.
The top ten (10) physician passers for the February 2013 PLE are the following:
RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING(%)
1. CHICCO XERXES DE LEON PANGAN
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 86.33
2. DENVER FRANCISCO SAPO
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – VALENZUELA | 86.25
3. KRISTINA ANNE BALCE CO
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA | 86.00
4. FRANCIA VICTORIA ABARCAR DE LOS REYES
UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (UERMMC) | 85.00
MARIE ANGELIE FERNANDEZ SO
SAN BEDA COLLEGE | 85.00
5. JENA ANGELA TANDUYAN PERANO
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA | 84.92
6. ALEXANDREA CASTILLO BULANDOS
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA | 84.50
HAZEL KAREN NOVIDO RAZ
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION (FEU-NRMF) | 84.50
7 HAROLD PABILLAR ITURRALDE
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA | 84.42
JAN PAOLO ISAIS SANTOS
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM-LAGUNA | 84.42
8. LITO JAY PANGAN MACARAIG
MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY CALOOCAN CITY | 84.17
9. RANDELL SANTOS ARIAS
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION (FEU-NRMF) | 83.67
VANESSA MARIE VIOLAGO CALABIA
OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY VALENZUELA | 83.67
MICHELLE JAY GONZALES FRANCISCO
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 83.67
10. MARJAN ORATA HEIDARI
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 83.58
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Meanwhile, University of the Philippines-Manila graduates dominated the top ten list of passers of the August 2013 PLE with five (5) top placers. University of Santo Tomas (UST), newcomer Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health (ADMU ASMPH), and Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) each had two top placers in the list.