Civic and Ethical Principles Education EO 217

The release of topnotchers must indicate the name of the examinee, the ranking, and the general average.
The release must state the name of the educational institution where the examinee graduated from, and must indicate the ranking of educational institutions.
The released information must be published in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation.

Only examinees taking the examination for the first time in the same profession qualify for inclusion in the topnotchers list.
Inclusion requires a general average of not less than 80%.
The list must indicate ranks from first until the tenth highest general average.
Successful examinees must be not less than 50 for the topnotcher list to proceed as structured.
The concerned Board may use sound discretion to reduce or limit ranking to less than 10 (for example, first until the third highest general average) when the 80% minimum general average is not achieved by at least 10 examinees, or when successful examinees do not exceed 50.

The release must include the top 10 ranking of educational institutions measured by the number of passers produced.
The institution ranking requires that the number of examinees of the educational institution is not less than 50.
The institution ranking requires that the number of passers is not less than 80% of the said examinees.
The concerned Board may use sound discretion to reduce or limit the ranking to less than 10 (for example, first until the third) when the 80% minimum number of passers is not achieved by at least 10 educational institutions, or when the number of examinees of the educational institutions do not exceed 50.

The name of a topnotcher whose examination papers may be cancelled due to possible violation of the Instruction to Examinees must not be included in the ranking to be released.
The position corresponding to the supposed rank must bear the notation “Name Withheld Pending Investigation.”
If the examination papers are upheld, the examinee’s name must be inserted in the Table of Results.
An appropriate amendment of the release must be made accordingly after the papers are upheld.

Professional Regulatory Boards, the Rating Division, and the Legal and Investigation Division must strictly implement the resolution.
The resolution must be furnished to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) for dissemination to schools, colleges, and universities with courses requiring licensure examination.