Binigyang-linaw ng Professional Regulation Commission o PRC ang isyu tungkol sa pag-withhold ng pangalan ng Top 1 sa March 2026 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE).
Ang PRC ang itinalagang "licensing and regulatory agency" ng gobyerno para sa regulated professions.
Nagpadala ito ng pahayag sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) tungkol sa pinag-usapang Name Withheld entry sa PLE results na ni-release noong April 8.
PRC EXPLAINS REASON FOR WITHHOLDING NAME OF TOP 1
Ano nga ba ang dahilan? Pinagdudahan ba ang kakayahan ng Top 1?
Ang sagot ng PRC sa PEP: “for further verification."
Bungad ng pahayag ng PRC: “it is noted that the Top 1 examinee was withheld from the list which needs further verification due to matters arising during the confidential deliberations conducted by the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine which it could not verify while quarantined.”
Klinaro ring ang delay ay walang kinalaman sa pagdududa sa integridad at kakayahan ng Top 1 dahil sa “remarkable and consistent performance across all subjects” nito.
Sadyang may mga prosesong dapat pagdaanan kaya “temporarily withheld pending the completion of a comprehensive review and statistical analysis, as well as the verification of submitted reports from the concerned Regional Office.”
Paglilinaw pa ng PRC: “This measure was undertaken not to cast any doubt on the examinee’s integrity or capabilities, but to affirm the accuracy and reliability of the results through the Commission’s standard validation process.
“…and it is precisely for this reason that a careful review was warranted—to ensure that the results are fully confirmed and duly recognized in accordance with the Commission’s policies and standards."
After more than a week, opisyal na inilabas ang pangalan ng Top 1, si Erwin Ken A. Parchaso, estudyante ng Lyceum-Northwestern University sa Dagupan, Pangasinan.
Pagtatapos ng PRC: “After due evaluation and verification, the result of the examination for the Top 1 candidate was officially released on 17 April 2026, and his name has since been included in the list of Top 10 successful examinees of the March 2026 Physician Licensure Examination.”
Nakasaad sa PRC Resolution No. 2010-547, o Amended Guidelines on the Release and Publication of the Results of Top-Ranked Examinees in the Board Licensure Examinations, na ginagamit ang "Name Withheld" kapay mayroong “pending investigation."
Read: Name Withheld No More: March 2026 Physicians Licensure Exam Top 1 finally named
NETIZENS' THEORIES
Samantala, nagkaroon ng teorya at suspetsa ang netizens kung bakit kinailangan ng imbestigasyon.
Ang iba, naghinalang baka nagkaroon diumano ng pandaraya o “cheating.”
Nabahiran daw ang kulay ang PLE results.
Ilang fellow doctors ni Parchaso ang nag-post sa social media para kontrahin ang speculations ng netizens.
Read: NETIZENS REACT: "Name Withheld" in topnotchers’ list
Ngayong Lunes, April 20, 2026, sinagot ng PRC ang isyu matapos mag-email ng PEP.
Narito ang kabuuang pahayag ng PRC ukol sa isyu.
