MANILA, Philippines – The results of the October 2026 Chemist Licensure Examination (CLE), including the list of top 10 passers or topnotchers, are released online on Monday, October 19, 2026, three (3) working days after the exam.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) administered the Chemist Computer-Based Licensure Exam on October 13 and 14, 2026 in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, and Tuguegarao. Meanwhile, the Chemical Technicians Licensure Exam was administered on October 12, 2026.

CLE-CTLE Results October 2026

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


Previous Examinations

In the October 2025 Chemist Licensure Examination (CLE), Crisando Allen Rogel Lazo of the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila topped the board with a rating of 94.35%. Carl Brandon Yap Ong of UP Diliman followed in second place with 93.65%.

For the October 2024 CLE, Christlen Carlo Lizardo Olivares of Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) – Quezon City secured the top spot with a rating of 94.10%. Justtine James Balde Vega of Bicol University – Legazpi ranked second with 92.85%.

In the December 2023 Chemistry board exam, Krizzia Mae Dampios Ignacio of Visayas State University – Baybay placed first with a rating of 92.60%, while Richard Calderon Biescas of Central Mindanao University ranked second with 91.95%.

Meanwhile, Carmel Rose Malones Rolloque of the University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños topped the October 2022 Chemistry board exam with a rating of 91.30%. Ryan Joseph Ycoy Magsipoc of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) came in second with 90.60%.

Summary of topnotchers in previous Chemist Licensure Examination:

Exam Date Topnotcher School Rating (%)
October 2025 CRISANDRO ALLEN ROGEL LAZO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 94.35
October 2024 CHRISTLEN CARLO LIZARDO OLIVARES ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY Q.C.
     		 94.10
December 2023 KRIZZIA MAE DAMPIOS IGNACIO VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY - BAYBAY 92.60
October 2022 CARMEL ROSE MALONES ROLLOQUE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS  91.30
October 2021 MAC IVAN DOMINIC CATIPON FANG ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY Q.C.
     		 87.50
October 2019 ANDREW EXEQUIEL SANCHEZ TABILOG UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS  92.25
October 2018 AARON GABRIEL BUENCONSEJO UY UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 91.20
October 2017 GIO FERSON MALIKSI BAUTISTA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS  93.00

CLE Updates

PRC Board News will update this page immediately for the list of topnotchers once results are out online.