The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,343 out of 2,632 passed the Midwives Licensure Examination given by the Board of Midwifery in 18 testing centers all over the Philippines this November 2026.  

The Board of Midwifery is composed of Hon. Melchor C. Dela Cruz, Jr., Chairman; Hon. Lerma M. Valenzuela, Hon. Corazon F. Landicho, Hon. Lourdes S. Mangahas and Hon. Maria Teresa C. Padilla, Members.

Starting December 18, 2026, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please visit the official PRC website and follow the instructions for registration. Those who will register are required to bring the following: 1) Screenshot of system-generated Registration Form; 2) valid government-issued ID. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals. 

The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

The top performing schools in the November 2026 Midwives Licensure Examination as per Commission Resolution No. 1814 series of 2024:

  1. WITH 50 OR MORE EXAMINEES AND WITH AT LEAST 80% PASSING PERCENTAGE
RANKSCHOOLTOTAL NO.OF EXAM.TOTAL NO.PASSEDPERCENTAGEPASSED1STATE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN NEGROS (FOR NORTHERN NSTCST)524994.23%2ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COL.-MAIN(FOR NORTH LPSC-CANDON)13012293.85%3UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE878091.95%
  1. WITH 20 TO 49 EXAMINEES AND WITH AT LEAST 80% PASSING PERCENTAGE
RANKSCHOOLTOTAL NO.OF EXAM.TOTAL NO.PASSEDPERCENTAGEPASSED1MAKILALA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – COTABATO201995.00%2TAGOLOAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE363494.44%3MINDANAO INSTITUTE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS,INC232191.30%

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the November 2026 Midwives Licensure Examination are the following:

RANKNAME  SCHOOL  RATING (%) 1ANGELA MAREE DELA TORRE  LIMCANGCOBATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS93.502CIENA BALIZA  MAGASMANUEL S. ENVERGA UNIV. FOUNDATION-LUCENA CITY92.603MIKYLA MANLINSAHON  MAGLAQUEUNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE92.504RUDY RARO  ANICAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-NABUA92.30DIANNA ROSE OROPESA  BELENAMANDO COPE COLLEGE92.305SHAIRA WASHO  BONGBONGTAGOLOAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE92.25EVI ROSE LAGROSA  DELA CRUZPALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY-P. PRINCESA92.256MARK ANTHONY GAMUTAN  ALCANTARASOUTHERN MINDANAO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY92.20SOPHIA SAI PRADO  GADOSBICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI92.207JOHN WALTER VARGAS  RAGRAGIOBICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI92.158TRACEY FAYE ROSAGARON  ABELLONATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY91.95DOROTHY TEJADA  DONOZOUNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE91.959MELANIE GADINGAN  MATNOGILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COL.-MAIN(FOR NORTH LPSC-CANDON)91.9010FEBE JANE DE LA CRUZ  BELARMINOSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN NEGROS (FOR NORTHERN NSTCST)91.75MARITCHELL ALFORTE  PALAMARACOLEGIO DE SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL91.75

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