All nursing graduates of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) passed the May 2023 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE).
There were 41 from the College of Nursing (UPCN) in Manila. Fifteen were from the School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS) in Palo, Leyte; nine from UPM-SHS Baler, Aurora; and 23 from UPM-SHS Koronadal, South Cotabato.
The UPCN, which has had a perfect passing record since 1948, has also prided itself in its graduates passing the PNLE in one take since that year. In the recent exam, ten of its alumni placed in the top ten passers list. On top was Cristin Pangan. In the sixth spot were Jazryl Gayeta, Vanessa Kate Manzano, and Adolf Ausquin Yasa. Maria Angelica Lontoc, Tommy Jay Takada, and Christell Danya Tansiongco were in eighth. At number nine was Audrey Ayuste, and clinching tenth were James Ordine Gunnacao and James Ian Vargas.
As for the UPM-SHS, 45 of its 47 examinees were first-time takers and two were repeaters. While there were a total of 88 UPM graduates who took and passed the exam, the UPCN and the UPM-SHS are listed as separate institutions in the Professional Regulation Commission results, explaining UPM’s absence in the list of top performing schools. The top performing schools are those with a minimum of 50 examinees and which have a passing percentage of at least 85.
