Topnotchers: October 2026 Chemists Licensure Examination (ChLE) Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces the release of the list of the Top 10 examinees who successfully passed the October 2026 Chemists Licensure Examination (ChLE), also known as the Chemists Board Exam.

The Professional Regulatory Board of Chemistry—led by Chairperson Ms. Adoracion P. Resurreccion, along with board members Ms. Soledad S. Castañeda and Ms. Ma. Theresa C. Cayton—administered the Chemistry licensure test on October 13 and 14, 2026. The two-day examination took place at various PRC testing hubs, including the National Capital Region (NCR), Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, and Tuguegarao.

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List of Topnotchers

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the October 2026 Chemists Computer-Based Licensure Examination are the following:

RANK | NAME | SCHOOL | RATING(%)

1. JOAQUI IÑIGO GUTIÉRREZ CASTILLEJOS
    ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY - Q.C.
    94.70

2. DAN FERIEL HIDALGO VILLANUEVA
   BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY - BATANGAS CITY (PBMIT)
   94.35

3. JOHN JOSEPH SANTOS LIWAG
   ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY - Q.C.
   94.05

4. JAMES EMIL MATTHEW EVANGELISTA CANLAS
   TARLAC STATE  UNIVERSITY (TARLAC COLLEGE OF TECH.)
   93.85

5. JOSE CEDRICK CHICOMBING QUE PUA
   ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY - Q.C.
   93.55

6. JOHN DOMINIC TAÑECA ROMASANTA
   UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS
   93.50

   JANICA HUI ZARATE
   UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
   93.50

7. ELA MARIE LOZADA PINANONANG
   SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY
   93.45

8. AXEL MANGAO LABING-ISA
   UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN
   93.45

9. BENNEDICT JOAQUIN HO CHUA
   ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY - Q.C.
   93.25

10 DEONE ALFONSO MILLARES SANCHEZ
   UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
   93.15
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