The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Thursday, Jan. 11, announced positive news regarding the upcoming Civil Service Examination for government employees who, in total, have served for 10 years or more.
In a televised interview on PTV's Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon segment, Commissioner Aileen Lizada of the CSC emphasized an announcement that will benefit various categories of government employees, including job orders (JO), contract of service (COS), contractual, casual, categories 3 and 4 (first level holder with no eligibility), employees with first-level civil service eligibility, and coterminous employees.
"If you have a combined aggregate service of 10 years in government, you are entitled to a preferential rating," Lizada said in a mix of English and Filipino.
"For the next exam scheduled on March 3, we will be implementing this policy, where you will be given a plus 10-point advantage," she added.
If an examinee eligible under this rule fails to achieve the passing score of 80 percent, their score will be granted an additional 10 points.
"So, if you (examinee) don't achieve the passing 80 percent rate and you scored 70 percent, you will be given an additional 10 points to meet the passing score," she said.
The aforementioned rule is by CSC Resolution No. 2301123, an approved and promulgated resolution by the commission entitled "Guidelines on the Grant of Career Service Eligibility Preference Rating."
CSC's 2024 projects
Lizada also announced that the CSC's microlearning videos, training videos for learning and development, are available for Levels 1 and 2 to acquire several training hours.
"Why is this important? Because if you (government employees) get promoted, you will be required to have a certain number of training hours," Lizada said.
"Aside from training hours, we want to enhance the skills and knowledge of government employees to add more to their knowledge," she added.
Moreover, other CSC plans include the Civil Service Digital Examination, revising the 2024 Omnibus Rules on appointment and other human resource actions, revising policies on "secondment" (the period when an employee is sent to work in another government agency), revising rules on government reorganization, and revising the dress code to incorporate the principles of gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion.
Furthermore, Lizada wished the government employees to give their best in their appointed workplace because the public deserves the best.
"We should serve with utmost humility, integrity, and honesty, and let us all lead by example," she said.
"Let us remember that our position is for the people and not for our personal interests," she added.