The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the administration of the Fire Officer Examination (FOE) and Penology Officer Examination (POE) to 53,393 examinees on Sunday, June 2.
In a statement issued on Friday, May 31, CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles reminded FOE and POE examinees to review the agency’s examination advisories to familiarize themselves with the school assignments and important exam reminders.
“Everything is set for the FOE and POE examinations, which will be conducted across 16 regions nationwide. The CSC anticipates the cooperation of all examinees to ensure the successful administration of the exams,” Nograles said.
The testing venue or school assignment for the FOE and POE may be generated using the Online Notice of School Assignment (ONSA).
To use the ONSA, examinees are asked to accurately encode or fill in the required data in the corresponding fields, following the indicated format.
Reminders
CSC reminded examinees to bring a valid ID, preferably the same ID presented during the filing of the application.
Only black ball pens will be used in the examination, while pencils and other kinds and colors of pens are not allowed.
Examinees must arrive before 6:30 a.m., or as required by the CSC Regional or Field Office concerned, as the gates of the testing venue will be closed at exactly 7:45 a.m. and those who will arrive late will not be admitted to take the exam.
CSC also advised examinees to wear proper attire on the examination day, ideally a plain white shirt or top.
“Inappropriate clothing, such as sleeveless shirts/blouses, shorts, ripped jeans, and slippers, will result in denial of entry to the venue,” it said.
Likewise, CSC strictly prohibits the use of calculators, as well as watch calculators, tablets, books, and dictionaries.
“Bringing cellphones, smartwatches, pens or eyeglasses with cameras, or any electronic devices capable of recording video or audio is prohibited,” it added.
CSC said passing the FOE and POE results in the conferment of the Fire Officer Eligibility and Penology Officer Eligibility, both of which are second-level eligibilities tailored for appointment to second-level ranks in the fire protection and jail management and penology services, as well as other functionally related services.
However, these eligibility requirements do not apply to ranks in the Philippine National Police.