Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles said on Monday, March 27, that the agency recorded what could be the highest turnout in a single Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) schedule.
In a statement, CSC said that it recorded a total of 381,735 individuals both for Professional and Subprofessional levels on Sunday, March 26, in 94 testing centers nationwide.
According to Nograles, 94.56 percent of the registered individuals took part in Sunday’s exam for aspiring civil servants, with 331,928 takers for the CSE for Professional Level and 49,807 takers for the Subprofessional Level.
“This could be the biggest turnout the CSC has had for a single CSE-PPT schedule. Ginawa natin ito dahil batid nating marami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang nagnanais makakuha ng career service eligibility, lalo na iyong mga naapektuhan ng postponement ng exam administration noong kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic (We did this because we know there are still a lot of citizens who want to get career service eligibility especially those who were affected by the postponement of the exam administration during the Covid-19 pandemic),” added Nograles.
No significant issues were reported among the examiners and examinees, as everyone followed instructions and cooperated with the health and safety protocols announced beforehand.
During his visit to Guiguinto National Vocational High School and Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School in the Municipalities of Guiguinto and Malolos, Bulacan, Nograles also expressed gratitude to the teachers, partners in local government units, and other government personnel who served as room examiners and proctors as the administration aims to accommodate more Filipinos in the public sector workforce.
Top CSC officials also visited testing centers to inspect the actual operations of the exams and commended volunteers nationwide. Commissioner Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada visited Baguio testing centers together with Examination, Recruitment, and Placement Office Directors Prisco S. Rivera, Jr. and Cherry C. Berris; Acting Executive Director IV Victoria F. Esber visited Tacloban City testing center; Asst. Commissioner Karin Litz P. Zerna made rounds in Dumaguete City; and Asst. Commissioner Ariel G. Ronquillo inspected Quezon City testing centers.