The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday, Nov. 18, that 1,172 out of 3,927 passed the Agriculturist Licensure Examination.
PRC released the results five working days from the last examination.
Ella Hazel Barbarona Estra of the Visayas State University-Baybay topped the licensure exam with a rating of 86 percent.
Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) emerged as the best performing school.
All 59 examinees from UPLB passed the board, while seven of its takers were included in the top 10.
The licensure exam was given by the Board of Agriculture in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, San Fernando, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.