The Professional Regulation Commission released the results of the December Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering Licensure Exam (ABELE) on 11 December.

Out of 2,494 examinees, 1,475 passed, resulting in a 59.06 percent passing rate. The University of the Philippines Los Baños was the top-performing school with a 98.36 percent passing rate, followed by the University of Southern Philippines–Tagum with 86.79 percent, Isabela State University–Echague with 85.96 percent, and University of Southern Mindanao–Kabacan with 82.61 percent.

Bertrand Michael Lucero Diola from UP Los Baños topped the exam with 89.56 percent , followed by Eve Jane Fantonial Garcia from Central Mindanao University with 88.84 percent, and Rafael Rivera Santiago from Pampanga State Agricultural University with 88.80 percent .