Close to 12,800 pass fire exec, penology exec, local treasurer exams
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.”
Completing the list of top performers for the FOE are: Lesther L. Reyes (Central Luzon) with a rating of 91.90; Spencer U. Mangalindan (Central Luzon), 91.65; Frida Iris G. Perez (Cagayan Valley), Janesse Mae D. Calibo (Northern Mindanao), Niño Joseph T. Salamanque (Bicol Region), and John M. Villahermosa (Davao Region), 90.89; Matthew D. Jimenez (Central Visayas), 90.63; and Joel Byron A. Navasca (Davao Region) and Mark Daniel D. Castro (Bicol Region), 90.38.
The top passers of the POE are: Ma Lyka R. Malate (Eastern Visayas) who garnered a rating of 89.64; Rico M. Espino (NCR), Meryll C. Barrun (Bicol Region), and Jesus Sunga (Southern Tagalog), 89.16; Kierkymble M. Alcantara (Southern Tagalog), 88.67; and Benjamin C. Tobias III (NCR), Thea Alyzsa V. Tagabi (NCR), Thor Angelo G. Dela Cruz (NCR), and Queruben V. Valenzuela (SOCCSKSARGEN), 88.43.
Completing the Top 10 passers for the BCLTE are: Janice L. Talaro (Cagayan Valley), 91.51; Helen Grace A. Domingo (CAR), Rogelyn O. Amith (Central Visayas), Laumar Daime J. Bautista (Western Visayas), Arnel S. Rosas (Southern Tagalog), and Angielyn G. Corpuz (Ilocos Region), 91.23; and Ivan Gil C. Priego (Caraga) and Rowena C. Nangit (NCR), 90.96.
As to regional performance, the CSC reported that Northern Mindanao posted the highest passing rate for both FOE and POE at 26.58% and 23.45%, respectively. Such percentage is translated into 773 passers out of 2,908 examinees for the FOE, and 83 passers out of 354 examinees for the POE.
For the BCLTE, Central Luzon, which registered a passing rate of 26.37% or 53 of 201 examinees, emerged as the region with the highest passing rate.
The complete list of successful examinees of the 23 October 2023 FOE, POE, and BCLTE may be accessed at the CSC website at www.csc.gov.ph.
Examinees, both passed and failed, may generate their individual test result through OCSERGS, or the Online Civil Service Examination Results Generation System, on the CSC website starting 18 December 2022.
Passers may claim their Certification of Eligibility through the CSC Regional/Field Offices by 4 January 2023. For requirements and procedures on the release of the Certification of Eligibility, passers are advised to coordinate with the CSC Regional Office concerned. A complete directory of CSC Regional Offices is available on the CSC website.
The CSC said that the resulting eligibilities from passing the FOE and POE – the Fire Officer Eligibility and the Penology Officer Eligibility – are both second level eligibilities that are specific and appropriate for second level ranks in the fire protection and jail management and penology services, respectively, and other functionally related services. However, the appropriateness of these eligibilities does not include ranks under the Philippine National Police, the CSC clarified.
On the other hand, the Local Treasurer Eligibility is a second level eligibility specific and appropriate for appointment to Local Treasurer and Assistant Local Treasurer positions, and to positions under the Financial Services in the civil service, except those requiring practice of profession or are covered by Bar/Board and special laws.
