MANILA, Philippines – The August 2026 Food Technology Licensure Exam (FTLE) results, including the list of top 10 or topnotchers, are released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) today, August 17, 2025, two (2) working days after the last day of examinations.

PRC administered the FTLE in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, and Tuguegarao on August 12 and 13, 2026.

FTLE Results August 2026 Summary

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the August 2026 Food Tech Licensure Examinations are the following:


Previous Examination

In the August 2025 Food Technologists Licensure Examination, Nathan Gordon Tiu Orencia of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) topped the board with an 88.00% rating. Marbie Alpos Entero of the University of the Philippines Mindanao and Joyce Abigail Asetre Tabardillo of the University of the Philippines Diliman tied for second place with 87.25%.

In the August 2024 Food Technologists Licensure Examination, Dee Vanna Espiritu Galacgac of Mariano Marcos State University-Batac ranked first with an 88.25% rating. Arvin James Guevarra Doromal and Jan Vincent delos Reyes Tecson of UP Diliman, along with Marlen dela Cruz Tabudlong of UP Los Baños (UPLB), tied for second place with 87.75%.

In the inaugural Food Technologists Licensure Examination in August 2023, UP Diliman dominated the top 10. Dominic Panaligan topped the exam with an 87.25% rating, while Ma. Cristina Romabiles Ilano of UPLB and Jose Gabriel Luna of UP Diliman tied for second place with 86.75%.

About the Food Tech Licensure Exam

The field of Food Technology becomes the latest addition to the list of professions currently regulated by the PRC, with the signing of the Republic Act No. 110521, also known as “Philippine Food Technology Act” in June 2018 by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

Under the law, the newly created Board of Food Technology is tasked to promulgate, administer, and enforce rules and regulations as well as supervise and regulate the registration, licensure and practice of food technology in the country.

FTLE Updates

FTLE RESULTS: August 2026 Food Tech board exam top 10 passers

Stay tuned to this page for the latest updates on the Food Technologists Licensure Examination (FTLE), including the release of board exam results and other important announcements.

For official information and announcements, visit the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) website.