The University landed third in the Top 10 top-performing schools in the February 2026 Master Plumber Licensure Examinations (MPLE), as reported by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

UST garnered a 93.48-passing rate, with 43 out of 46 examinees passed, an increase from 85.48-percent rate in the July 2025 MPLE results.

Camarines Norte State College-Daet and University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna secured the top spot with both scores of 100 percent.

Ed Ryan Ruales of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University clinched first in the list of topnotchers with a score of 87.80 percent.

The PRC announced that 2,030 out of 3,287 passed MPLE that was held on Feb. 19 and 20 at testing centers across Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Rosales, Tacloban, and Tuguegarao.