MANILA: A total of 329,318 examinees took the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) last Sunday in 16 regions nationwide.
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles said the turnout represents 91.82 percent of the total number of registered applicants in both Professional and Subprofessional levels across 95 testing centers.
For the Professional level, 296,596 individuals, or 91.81 percent of registered applicants, took the exam; while 32,722 individuals, or 91.89 percent of registered applicants, took the Subprofessional level.
The highest turnout of examinees was from the National Capital Region, with 43,476 takers. Regions IV (Calabarzon) and VI (Western Visayas) followed closely with 38,823 and 25,743 takers, respectively.
During his visit to check the conduct of the exam in Davao City, Nograles thanked the examinees and volunteers for the success of the exam, according to a Thursday news release.
“This year’s second and final CSE was conducted successfully, and thi
s achievement is primarily attributable to the cooperation of our examinees. As always, the smooth execution of the exam would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of our volunteer teachers and government employees, whose constant support for the CSC is invaluable,’ Nograles said.
Other CSC officials also visited various testing centers to monitor the conduct of the CSE-PPT and commended volunteers nationwide.
CSC Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada, together with Examination Recruitment and Placement Office (ERPO) Director III Cherry Berris, visited the San Jose, Dinagat Islands Testing Center, while Commissioner Ryan Alvin Acosta checked the administration of the exam in Cebu City.
The Quezon City Testing Center was visited by Assistant Commissioner Ariel Ronquillo, while CSC Assistant Commissioners Nerissa Canguilan and Karin Litz Zerna conducted examination rounds in Tuguegarao City and Bacolod City, respectively.
Meanwhile, CSC Assistant Commissioner Judith Dongallo-Chicano checked the
conduct of exams in Morong, Rizal, while ERPO Director IV Prisco Rivera Jr. visited the Dumaguete City Testing Center.
The test results are set to be released through posting of the lists of passers on the CSC website by October 16.
Source: Philippines News Agency