CSC COMMISSIONER ATTY. RYAN ALVIN R. ACOSTA STEERS CSC REGIONAL OFFICE X’S ADMINISTRATION OF THE CAREER SERVICE EXAMINATION

With CSC Commissioner Atty. Ryan Alvin R. Acosta at the helm of the conduct of Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test in Cagayan de Oro City on March 3, 2024, it was seamless. 17,475 examinees hurdled the Career Service Professional and Career Service Sub-Professional Examinations in the five (5) testing centers in the Region. By far, this was the highest number of examinees in the region, with the following composition per testing center, thus:

True to its vision of serving the public through streamlined and digitalized services, the Commission now offers online examination application processing thereby addressing the long queues during examination application period.  Addressing the public’s clamor, the Commission has also increased the number of testing centers in the region and has opened more examination slots to accommodate more examinees.

Significantly, government workers who took the March 3, 2024 Career Service Examination will be the first to benefit from the Grant of Career Service Eligibility – Preference Rating to Specific Workers in Government Agencies provided they meet the required length of service and work performance rating.  CSC Resolution No. 2301123 promulgated on December 7, 2023 grants additional points to qualified workers who obtain a failed rating of not less than 70.00 in the March 3, 2024 Career Service Examination and thereafter.

The expansion in the number of testing centers in Region 10, the increase in the number of examinees, and the grant of Preference Rating to government workers is seen to produce a higher number of Civil Service eligibles. Government institutions in the Region are strongly encouraged to fill up vacant positions in their plantilla to ensure the absorption of these eligibles.

The servant-heroes in the region, to whom the Civil Service Commission is grateful, served as test administrators.  Notably, CSC Region X personnel, especially those assigned in the Examination Services Division and in the Field Offices, spent countless hours, nights and weekends in the preparation and actual conduct of the examination. The CSC may not have sufficient personnel but it is never short on the dedication and commitment of its people.