A total of 12,207 individuals passed the career service written examinations conducted nationwide on May 22, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Wednesday. In a press statement, the CSC said there were 81,599 examinees in the professional level and 16,178 examinees in the sub-professional level. Ronald Cesar V. Castillejos and Sandino Jose G. Manliclic, both from the National Capital Region (NCR), shared the top spot in the professional level with a rating of 84.63. Paul Michael V. Corpuz, also from the NCR, obtained the highest score in the sub-professional category with an 84.79 rating. Top 10 in professional category Aside from Castillejos and Manliclic, those completing the list of top 10 passers for the professional level are:
Steven Mario P. Yan (Southern Tagalog), 84.59; Lovely Noryflor O. Villafuerte (S. Tagalog), 84.50; Milliscent Charisse S. Ramos (NCR), 84.44; Reinier T. De Guzman (NCR), 84.32; Olive Ann Jennifer T. Valdez (Cordillera Administrative Region), 84.31; Rinel C. Natividad and Edward Andrew P. Rogel (NCR), 84.29; Marianne R. Rosario (NCR), 84.23; Caesar Roderick L. Tado (Eastern Visayas), 84.21; and Onnel B. Dalisay (Davao Region), 84.19. Top 10 in the sub-professional level Meanwhile, aside from Corpuz, the top 10 passers in the sub-professional level include: Kristofer Rei P. Nuevaespaña (Western Visayas), 84.75; Alyzia Andrea E. Adorna (NCR), 84.64; Elly Raymond M. Padilla (Bicol region), 84.56; Raziel Mae R. Pascual (Ilocos region), 84.54; Pamela P. Quezada (Ilocos region), 84.43; Dorothy Ann U. Lopez-Dee (NCR) and Rose Ann Q. Ruguian (Ilocos region), 84.31; Reina Joanna S. Bautista (NCR), 84.28; Carolyn C. Jaugan (Central Visayas) and Isabella Mae N. De Jesus (Bicol region), 84.20; and Karen M. Idio (Ilocos region), 84.08. The complete list of passers of the May 22 Career Service Professional and Sub-Professional written examinations can be accessed from the CSC website at www.csc.gov.ph. Reminders for passers The CSC reminded passers to coordinate with the CSC Regional Office about the requirements and procedure to claim their Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Meanwhile, those who failed may secure a copy of their Report of Rating also through the CSC website. The CSC said passing the professional examination would earn one a Professional eligibility appropriate for appointment to any first or second level position in government. On the other hand, sub-professional examination passers will be conferred the sub-professional eligibility appropriate for first level positions. Aside from eligibility, an aspirant for a career service position must meet the education, experience and training requirements of the position, stressed the CSC. Hard work Topnotcher Castillejos, who took the civil service test for the first time, was elated to learn of the results. âI was surprised. I didnât expect I will get the highest score from the batch," said Castillejos, 30, a contractual employee of Home Development Mutual Fund. âI reviewed during weekends. I slept early the night before to make sure I arrive early at the exam venue. That helped ease my jitters," he added. Statistics Based on regional performance, NCR posted the highest passing rate at 19.1 percent or 2,426 passers out of 12,703 examinees, the CSC said. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) came in second with 14.57 percent passing rate. Next are Central Luzon with 13.97 percent, Western Visayas with 13.69 percent and Bicol region with 13.36 percent. According to the CSC, majority of the passers at 9,154 cited entrance to government as their main reason for taking the career service examination. The test passers are relatively young as majority of them at 3,943 are aged between 18 to 24 years. The 7,333 female passers outnumbered the males who totaled 4,813. There were 2,833 passers from the private sector and 1,874 from the government. More than half of the total number of passers at 6,801 or 55.71 percent is unemployed, while self-employed passers numbered 442. Data further show that 6.8 percent of the total passers or 830 are members of cultural or indigenous community or group. - VVP, GMA News