NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (NU) wants no slip-up in the neck-and-neck race with University of the Philippines (UP) for the coveted No. 1 seed when it tries to extend its hot tear against Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) graduate Joaquin Iñigo Gutierrez Castillejos has emerged as the top scorer in the October 2026 computer-based licensure examination for chemists, achieving a score of 94.70%. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) reported that 914 out of 1,197 test takers passed the chemists' exam, with the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) and ADMU-QC leading with 100% passing rates among schools with 50 or more examinees. Meanwhile, six examinees tied for the highest score of 95.00% in the chemical technicians licensure exam, including John Bryan Rivera Guingab from UPLB, Luther King Amador Jardin from De La Salle University-Manila, Axel Mangao Labing-isa from UP Diliman, James Philgrey Tee Lim from UP Visayas-Iloilo City, Raisa Gwen Rosete Salak from Tarlac State University, and Dan Feriel Hidalgo Villanueva from Batangas State University-Batangas City. The top-performing schools for chemical technicians with 50 or more examinees were UPLB, UP Visayas-Iloilo City, and Mapua University-Manila, all achieving 100% passing rates. The PRC also noted that two examinees had their results withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under licensure examination regulations. The exams were administered across multiple test centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga, as well as Puerto Princesa. This information is part of the October 2026 licensure examinations for both professions, with detailed pass lists available for review.