Manila Times

Just 5,286, or 9.99 percent, of the 52,928 examinees nationwide passed the Career Service professional and sub-professional written examinations given on March 9, the Civil Service Commission reported in a press release Tuesday.

The total number includes 3,790 examinees who passed the professional level, and 1,496 the sub-professional tests.

The Cordillera Administrative Region posted the highest passing rate for both levels at 19.64 percent, or 262 passers out of the 1,334 examinees who took the examinations in Baguio City. Of that number, 209 passed the professional test while 53 passed the sub-professional test. These figures, representing 19.39 percent and 20.7 percent of the number of examinees for each level, also are the highest passing rates for the professional and sub-professional levels, respectively, from among the regions.

Other regions with high passing rates in both levels include Metro Manila (14.62 percent), Western Visayas (12.21 percent), Central Luzon (11.93 percent), Southern Tagalog (11.63 percent) and Southern Mindanao (11.24 percent), according to the statement.

For the professional level, the top five regions are Metro Manila (13.95 percent), Western Visayas (11.83 percent), Southern Tagalog (11.03 percent), and Central Luzon (10.59 percent). For the sub-professional level, topping the list are Southern Mindanao (17.65 percent), Metro Manila (16.42 percent), Central Luzon (16.11 percent) and Ilocos (14.02 percent).

The topnotcher in the professional level hails from Cagayan Valley—Christine Battung, with 91.15 percent. The sub-professional topnother is from the National Capital Region—Nicole Victoria with 95.84 percent.

The rest of the top 10 in the professional level are Maria Kristel Sarmiento of Metro Manila, 90.46 percent; Leiana Joy Untalan of Metro Manila, 90.42 percent; Norman Farrish Datukon of Davao Region, 90.39 percent; Jenirose Campo of Central Luzon, 90.19 percent; Joy Veronica Guillermo of Metro Manila, 90.16 percent; Cyrill Molina of Southern Tagalog, 90.08 percent; La Tessa Fortaleza of Western Visayas, 90.05 percent; Jahans Gonzaga of Metro Manila, 90.01 percent; and Evelyn Dumag of Metro Manila, 89.85 percent.

The rest of the top 10 in the sub-professional level are Darlene Menese of Metro Manila got 93.87 percent; Ma. Cheryl Cardenas of Zamboanga Peninsula, 93.18 percent; Janley Patrona of Western Visayas, 93.11 percent; Ma. Jo­sephine Therese Emily Teves of Metro Manila, 93.1 percent; Eduard Joseff Alcantara of Central Luzon, 92.36 percent; Josef Anthony Clemente of Metro Manila, 92.13 percent; Farah Sevilla of the Cor­dillera Administrative Region, 91.92 percent; Sheila Marie Magallanes of Metro Manila, 91.86 percent; and Ruderina Suello of Metro Manila, 91.78 percent.

In both exam levels, the employment profile revealed that those from the private sector and those from government are almost equal at 1,105 and 1,003, respectively. Unemployed passers totaled 2,908.

Those who passed the professional level indicated that they prefer to go into accounting, project planning and management, human resource development, management and audit analysis, computer operations, research and report writing, and public relations. In the sub-professional, those who passed are keen on computer operation, word processing, data and document control, bookkeeping, general clerical, typing, clerical accounting and cashiering.

There were 3,425 female who passed, 1,850 male, and 11 with invalid data on their gender. The passers were relatively young, mostly from 18 to 24 years of age.

Those who passed the examinations must personally claim their Certificate of Eligibility at the Civil Service Commission Regional Office where their applications were filed. In claiming their certificate, passers must present one 1” x 1” I.D. picture with full name tag similar to the picture attached in the picture seat plan during the examination; and any valid identification card bearing the examinee’s name, picture, and signature, and the name and signature of the issuing officer.

The complete list of successful examinees of the March 9, 2008, exam may be accessed at the Civil Service Commission website, www.csc.gov.ph.

Those who failed may secure a copy of their report of rating also through the same website, the statement said. To secure a copy of the report of rating, an examinee must key in his or her name, date of birth, examinee number, examination date and examination type.