Tyron Jones Timoteo Acuña of Kingfisher School of Business and Finance emerged as the topnotcher of the October 2026 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination (CPALE), earning an outstanding rating of 92.00%.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the list of successful examinees who secured the ten highest places in the October 2026 CPALE, recognizing 18 examinees across the top-ranking positions due to ties.
Andrea Rose Lapid Yanson of the University of Saint La Salle secured second place with a rating of 91.83%, while Vincent Noel Cuaresma of Far Eastern University-Manila ranked third with 91.50%.
Two examinees tied for fourth place with 91.33%: Carlos Miguel Jr. Ngie Legaspi of De La Salle University-Manila and Cesar Paul Jr. Tumaliuan Quilang of the University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao.
Leonardo Navarrete Galang II of Far Eastern University-Manila placed fifth with 91.00%, followed by Princess Michaela Dellagas Base of the University of Nueva Caceres, who ranked sixth with 90.83%.
Two examinees shared seventh place with a rating of 90.67%: Wymvee Claire Manlunas Bugna of Mindanao State University-General Santos City and Razilee Panday De Vera of Kingfisher School of Business and Finance.
Three examinees tied for eighth place, each earning 90.50%: Roxine Anne Bucana Barrion of the University of the Philippines-Visayas-Iloilo City, Hanz-Aron Tañedo Mendoza of the University of Caloocan City, and Robert Cuyong Toledano Jr. of the University of San Jose-Recoletos.
Four examinees shared ninth place with 90.33%: Luis Gabriel Seneta Ante of De La Salle University-Manila, Maria Alliza May Cruz of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Josh Machlian Gallera Espino of the University of Mindanao-Davao City, and Marion Andrei Dela Cruz Lopez of the University of Caloocan City.
Rounding out the top ten are Lawrence Dave Estrada Macaraeg of Kingfisher School of Business and Finance and Marynvi Datu Timbol of De La Salle University-Manila, both earning 90.17%.
Complete List of October 2026 CPALE Topnotchers
| Rank | Name | School | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyron Jones Timoteo Acuña | Kingfisher School of Business and Finance | 92.00% |
| 2 | Andrea Rose Lapid Yanson | University of Saint La Salle | 91.83% |
| 3 | Vincent Noel Cuaresma | Far Eastern University-Manila | 91.50% |
| 4 | Carlos Miguel Jr. Ngie Legaspi | De La Salle University-Manila | 91.33% |
| 4 | Cesar Paul Jr. Tumaliuan Quilang | University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao | 91.33% |
| 5 | Leonardo Navarrete Galang II | Far Eastern University-Manila | 91.00% |
| 6 | Princess Michaela Dellagas Base | University of Nueva Caceres | 90.83% |
| 7 | Wymvee Claire Manlunas Bugna | Mindanao State University-General Santos City | 90.67% |
| 7 | Razilee Panday De Vera | Kingfisher School of Business and Finance | 90.67% |
| 8 | Roxine Anne Bucana Barrion | University of the Philippines-Visayas-Iloilo City | 90.50% |
| 8 | Hanz-Aron Tañedo Mendoza | University of Caloocan City | 90.50% |
| 8 | Robert Cuyong Toledano Jr. | University of San Jose-Recoletos | 90.50% |
| 9 | Luis Gabriel Seneta Ante | De La Salle University-Manila | 90.33% |
| 9 | Maria Alliza May Cruz | Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila | 90.33% |
| 9 | Josh Machlian Gallera Espino | University of Mindanao-Davao City | 90.33% |
| 9 | Marion Andrei Dela Cruz Lopez | University of Caloocan City | 90.33% |
| 10 | Lawrence Dave Estrada Macaraeg | Kingfisher School of Business and Finance | 90.17% |
| 10 | Marynvi Datu Timbol | De La Salle University-Manila | 90.17% |
The October 2026 CPALE results recorded 3,988 passers out of 10,746 examinees, according to the PRC.
Congratulations to all the topnotchers and newly licensed Certified Public Accountants for their achievement!
