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A total of 10,115 examinees passed the Fire Officer Examination (FOE), while 1,574 hurdled the Penology Officer Examination (POE), and 1,081 others, the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently announced.
These figures represent 17.14%, 16.23%, and 18.13% of the total number of examinees who took the FOE, POE, and BCLTE, respectively. Said exams were conducted nationwide on 23 October 2022.
Garnering a rating of 92.66, Jayson E. Necida from the National Capital Region (NCR) bested 59,027 FOE examinees, while Rolando O. Tubo, Jr. also from NCR and Jannette Quinne A. Hernando from Davao Region, both with a rating of 91.08, topped the 9,696 hopefuls of the POE. For the BCLTE, Dexter M. Recio from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Yin K. Baitus from SOCCSKSARGEN, and Kelvin B. Ramos from Central Luzon, all with 91.78 rating, led the 5,963 examinees.
CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles congratulated all passers of the said exams. “Batid ko ang inyong pagpupursigi na makapasa sa civil service exam, at ngayon ay nagbunga ito. Binabati ko kayong lahat, at nawa’y mabigyan kayo ng pagkakataon na makapag-lingkod sa pamahalaan at magsilbi bilang bagong henerasyon ng mga lingkod bayan na ating maipagmamalaki sa loob at labas ng ating bansa.”
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Applications for the 26 March 2023 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test for Professional and Subprofessional Levels will be accepted starting 22 December 2022 until 25 January 2023, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced.
A special application period is also scheduled on 14 December to 21 December 2022 for examinees of the cancelled 15 March 2020 CSE-PPT who will opt not to claim the refund and instead take the 26 March 2023 exam.
The CSC stressed that applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and that the CSC Regional or Field Office may stop receiving applications any time before the deadline once it has reached its target number of applicants.
CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles anticipates a huge turnout of examinees next year. “Nagtalaga po ang CSC ng 86 testing centers para sa darating na exam sa Marso, kaya’t mas marami tayong maa-accommodate na examinees at mas maraming pagpipiliang lugar kung saan nila nais kumuha ng exam. Inatasan na natin ang lahat ng ating CSC Regional and Field Offices na maghanda para sa pagdagsa ng mga aplikante simula sa unang araw ng filing, lalo na’t marami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang nag-aasam na makakuha ng eligibility at makapagsilbi sa pamahalaan,” he said.
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The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded government workers to refrain from soliciting gifts in line with the holiday season.
Section 7(d) of Republic Act No. 6713, or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, provides that “public officials and employees shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan or anything of monetary value from any person in the course of their official duties or in connection with any operation being regulated by, or any transaction which may be affected by the functions of their office.”
Further, Section 3 of Republic Act No. 3109, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, provides that the following, among other acts or omissions, are declared to be unlawful:
(b) “Directly or indirectly requesting or receiving any gift, present, share, percentage, or benefit, for himself or for any other person, in connection with any contract or transaction between the Government and any other party, wherein the public officer in his official capacity has to intervene under the law”;
(c) “Directly or indirectly requesting or receiving any gift, present or other pecuniary or material benefit, for himself or for another, from any person for whom the public officer, in any manner or capacity, has secured or obtained, or will secure or obtain, any Government permit or license, in consideration for help given or to be given…”
CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said, “Bagama’t bahagi na ng ating kulturang Pilipino ang pagiging mapagbigay lalo na sa panahon ng Kapaskuhan, tandaan po natin na ang ating serbisyo bilang lingkod bayan ay binabayaran na ng taumbayan sa pamamagitan ng ating buwanang sahod.”
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As the nation observes the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from 25 November to 12 December, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) called on government agencies to intensify efforts to protect women in the public sector against gender-based violence.
CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said measures must be taken to foster a safe environment for women to speak up about their experiences of violence and to encourage help-seeking behavior.
He said, “Data from the United Nations shows that less than 40 percent, or only 30 plus percent, of women who experience violence seek help of any sort. Among these women, most seek help from family and even friends; very few seek help from formal institutions, such as the police and health services, because of the stigma associated with it.”
He called on heads of agencies, supported by their respective human resource management officers, to strengthen the agency’s Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI). “Ang head of agency, at ang CODI, ang may pangunahing responsibilidad na maiwasan at matugunan ang sexual harassment sa sektor ng pamahalaan.”
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Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles underscored the crucial role of human resource management practitioners (HRMPs) in the public sector in driving change in government.
In his message at the opening ceremony of the 25th Regional Continuing Professional Education for Human Resource Management Practitioners on 29 November 2022 at Ilocos Sur, Chairperson Nograles said, “You, our HRMPs, are in-charge of the country’s public sector human capital. You are tasked to recruit and develop a high-performing and efficient civil service system, the 1.8 million lingkod bayan—in the case of Ilocos, the 95,875 career and non-career government personnel—who are the driving force behind the achievement of peace and security, economic stability, and social equality in the region.”
“Thus, we need to come up with reforms and innovations in HR management that will lead to better governance systems, to a better life for the more than 100 million Filipinos,” he added.
