All 19 examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) passed the October 2026 Metallurgical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, giving the University 100% passing rate and sweeping all Top 10 spots.
Leading the passers from UPD is Lyle Christopher Ondac who placed first among all passers with an 89.50% rating. In second place is Marl Joseph Ragudo (89.25%), followed by Micko Carlo Nicolas De La Cruz (third, 89.10%), Clark Louwell Cartabio (fourth, 88.25%), Niño Louise De Torres (fifth, 87.40%), Justin Paolo Rigos (sixth, 86.80%), Jan Paolo Pineda (seventh, 86.50%), John Raed Atong (eighth, 85.15%), Karen Motio (ninth, 85.00%), and Francis Triztan Ramos (tenth, 84.70%).
The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 36 of 42 passed the examination given in the National Capital Region, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, and Lucena. The last time UPD examinees did this well in the licensures was in the August 2013 examination, where UPD posted both a 100% passing rate and occupied all Top 10 slots.
In a Facebook post, the UPD College of Engineering congratulated the successful batch for their “hard work, discipline, and perseverance [their] have brought immense pride to the UPD community.”