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Politics

‘NO PERMIT, NO EXAM’ BAN TO DEMOCRATIZE EDUCATION

The bill seeking to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” policy in private elementary and high schools would go a long way in improving public access to basic education, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. Rillo slammed the “no tuition, no exam” rule as “highly discriminatory against children from families that are struggling […]

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Government

CSC: 12,800 PASS TREASURER, FIRE, PENOLOGY 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, […]