1,427 pass physical therapist, occupational therapist licensure exams

The Professional Regulation Commission on Tuesday announced that 1,186 out of 1,981 passed the December physical therapist licensure examination, while just fewer than half or 241 out of 484 test takers passed the occupational therapist licensure examination, both administered last week by the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy.

Khio Jerick Donguines Jumarang of the University of the East's Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center topped the physical therapist exam with a score of 89.30%, while Lindy Jalan Jimenez Aviles of Velez College and Kym Rodillo Sambo of Angeles University Foundation tied for the highest score in the occupational therapist exam, both finishing with 83.60%.

The exams were given on December 1 and 2, 2022 in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Pampanga.

The top performing school with 40 or more test takers in the physical therapist exam is the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, with a passing rate of 95.88% as 93 of its 97 examinees passed.

The top performing school with 20 or more test takers in the occupational therapist exam is University of the Philippines Manila, with all 30 of its examinees passing.

Go here for the complete list of passers of the December 2022 physical licensure examination.

Go here for the complete list of passers of the December 2022 occupational licensure examination. Note that Ñ follows Z in the alphabetical list, so a person with the surname Quiñones, for instance, follows someone with the surname Quizon. — BM, GMA Integrated News