Government Assistance to Poor but Deserving Students

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For those UCCians who want to purseu their studies but without sufficient fund then this is a good news! ( i think not a good news anyore for this has been known for several years. I am just simply reminding you guys about this)

It’s the STUDY NOW PAY LATER PROGRAM of CHED or Commission on Higher Education. I find it selfish of me if I will not share this to my fellow UCCians. I know how we struggle to survive, pass our tests, & sometimes go to school without baon. So I hope this could help you guys.

Below is the APPLICATION form. You can download it from here by clicking download on the screen or in CHED website.
OSS-Scholarship Data Form

This is an educational program of the government designed to
promote democratization of access to educational opportunities in the tertiary
level to poor but deserving students through financial assistance in the form of
an educational loan. It is a scheme providing loan or credit to poor but
deserving students who are enrolled in priority courses in selected higher
education institutions. This special fund is used to finance loans to cover
matriculation and other school fees and expenses for books, subsistence, and
board and lodging.

STUDY-NOW PAY-LATER PLAN (SNPLP)

A. LEGAL BASIS

1. R.A. 8545 amending R.A. 6728

B.
CLIENTELE

Deserving College Students

C. PARTICIPATING HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIs)

Selected Private HEIs

D. AREAS OF
SPECIALIZATION

Priority Courses

E. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. Filipino citizen
2. Currently enrolled or intend to enroll in
any of the CHED-priority courses
3. Not more than 30 years of age at the
time the application for loan
4. With 75 percentile rank or above in the
National Secondary Achievement Test (NSAT)
5. Have a weighted average of 2.5
or higher in the last semester in college, if attended any
6. With
parents/guardians having a gross annual income of not more than P150,000.00
7. Not presently enjoying any scholarship or study grant

F.
DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

1. Latest BIR Income Tax Return (ITR) of
applicant’s parents/ guardians
2. High School Report Card (Form 138), for
incoming freshmen
3. Official enrollment certificate and statement of
accounts for those with college units
4. Official report of ratings or
certificate of grades for the last semester attended issued by the school
registrar or dean, with an average of not lower than 2.5 for those with college
units, and
5. Certification of guarantee of loan by a GSIS/SSS member
guarantor

G. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Secure application form
from the College Registrar of a private HEIs authorized by CHED to administer
the SNPLP or from the CHED Regional Office, and
2. Submit the accomplished
form together with the required documents to the Registrar’s Office
3. Wait
for the notice form the CHED Regional Office if accepted or not to the program

G. FINANCIAL BENEFITS

A maximum loan of P 7,250.00 per
semester to cover tuition and other school fees

Civil Service Exam 2010

The schedule for the 2010 CSE hasn’t been formally decided yet but I am certain that the first test will be given at around March. I am really anticipating for this coz I’m planning to take the said test & pass it.

I wish I’ll pass it on my first take. I don’t wanna retake. Oh God Help Me Please!

The guidelines, requirements & some other information necessary about it is listed below from http://www.csc.gov.ph/cscweb/cscweb.html.

Forms are available on their website so you can just download it from there.

Here’s a copy I have obtained: (You can download it from HERE – just click the DOWNLOAD on the screen then save to your hadr drive)
CSEForm100ARev2008

A. QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CAREER SERVICE EXAMINATION(CSE)
• Career Service
Professional and Sub-professional examinations are open to applicants regardless
of educational attainment.
• Applicants for both levels must:
– Be
Filipino citizens, at least 18 years old, and of good moral character;

–
Have no criminal record or have not been convicted by final judgment of an
offense or crime involving moral turpitude;

– Have not been dishonorably
discharged from military service or dismissed for cause from any civilian
position in the government; and

– Have not taken the same level of
career service examination within three (3) months from last examination taken,
or for those who have repeatedly failed, have not failed the same level of
examination for four times since October 2002.

B. MODES OF TAKING THE
CSE
The Career Service Examination (Professional and Sub-Professional
levels) may be taken through either of the following modes:

1. Paper and
Pencil Test (PPT)
The CSE-PPT is conducted nationwide thrice a year. Filing
of applications for the CSE-PPT is through the CSC Regional or Field Offices.
Applicants are advised to refer to the Examination Announcement, which the
CSC officially issues for each schedule of the CSE-PPT.
2. Computer Assisted
Test (CAT)
The CSE-CAT is conducted in Civil Service Commission Central
Office (CSCCO), IBP Road, Batasan Hills, Quezon City, and in selected CSC
Regional Offices (CSCRO) such as CSC-CAR, Baguio City. For the schedule of
conduct of CSE-CAT, applicants are advised to coordinate/get in touch with the
CSCCO, or the concerned CSCRO. Please visit the CSC website http://www.csc.gov.ph for
the directory of CSC Central and Regional Offices.
C. APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
1. Properly accomplished application form (CS Form No. 100,
Revised 2008);
2. Four (4) copies of identical I.D. pictures with
specifications, as follows:
a. 1.5″ x 2″ (Passport size)
b. Colored or
black-and-white
c. Printed on quality photo paper
d. Must show the
subject applicant in standard close-up shot (from shoulder level up)
e. With
full name tag
– The name tag must show the applicant’s First Name, Middle
Initial, Last Name, and Extension Name (if any).

– The name tag should
not be computer-generated, meaning, the applicant should have his/her picture
taken while holding his/her name tag.

f. Taken within the last three
months prior to filing of application

Note: The following pictures are
NOT accepted:

– Scanned, computer-enhanced, photocopied, and cut-out
pictures;

– Pictures showing subject applicant not in close-up shot
(lower than shoulder level);

– Pictures with incomplete and/or
computer-generated name tag; and

– Pictures without name tag.

3.
Original and photocopy of any valid I.D. card with name, picture and signature
of the applicant, and name and signature of the issuing officer (i.e. Driver’s
License, BIR ID, GSIS/SSS ID, Postal ID, Voter’s ID, current Office/School ID,
or valid Passport); and
4. Examination fee of P350 for the Paper and Pencil
Test (PPT), or P400 for Computer Assisted Test (CAT).
D. WHERE TO SECURE
& FILE APPLICATION FORMS
• Application forms may be secured from any CSC
Regional or Field Office, or downloaded from the CSC website http://www.csc.gov.ph.
• For the CSE-PPT, applications must be filed at any CSC Regional or Field
Office. The CSC Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, does not accept
and process applications for CSE-PPT.
Deadline for filing of applications is
usually one month before the scheduled date of examination.
• For the
CSE-CAT, applications must be filed at the CSC Central Office, or at the
concerned CSC Regional Office.
• As a general rule, acceptance of
examination applications for both CSE-PPT and CSE-CAT is on a first-come,
first-served basis. Failure to come on the scheduled examination date would mean
forfeiture of examination slot and fee. No request for re-scheduling is allowed.
E. FREQUENCY OF TAKING THE CAREER SERVICE EXAMINATION
(Based on CSC
Resolution No. 021279 dated Oct. 7, 2002)
• Taking the Career Service
Professional and Sub-professional examinations via paper and pencil test (PPT)
or computer assisted test (CAT) shall be once in three months and up to four
times only.
• An examinee failing on the 4th attempt can apply for the same
level of the career service examination only after two years from the date of
the 4th examination taken.
F. SCOPE OF EXAMINATION

Professional
Level
In English and Filipino: vocabulary, grammar and correct usage,
paragraph organization, reading comprehension, analogy, logic, and numerical
reasoning.
Subprofessional Level
In English and Filipino: vocabulary,
grammar and correct usage, paragraph organization, reading comprehension,
clerical operations, and numerical reasoning.
Both levels of the examination
will have general information questions on Philippine Constitution; Code of
Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R. A. 6713);
peace and human rights issues and concepts; and environment management and
protection.
G. PASSING RATE: Eighty (80)
H. EXAMINATION RESULT

1. CSE-PPT
Results of the CSE-PPT are usually released from three to
four months after the examination. The names of passed examinees shall be posted
at the CSC website http://www.csc.gov.ph.
Those who passed the examination must
personally claim their Certificates of Eligibility at the CSC Regional
Office/Field Office upon presentation of required documents. On the other hand,
those who failed the examination may secure a copy of their Report of Rating
through the CSC website. No Report of Rating shall be mailed to those who
failed. To secure a copy of the Report of Rating, an examinee must key in
his/her name, date of birth, examinee number, examination date, and examination
type. Thus, examinees are advised to safe keep or remember their examinee number
until receipt of the examination result.
1. CSE-CAT
Results of the
CSE-CAT are usually released within two to three hours after the examination.
Examinees are strongly advised to wait for the examination results. Those who
passed shall receive their Certificate of Eligibility, while those who failed
shall receive their Report of Rating. Should an examinee fail to claim/receive
his/her examination result on the examination day, he/she has to personally
return at a later date to claim either his/her Certificate of Eligibility or
Report of Rating.
The names of passed CSE-CAT examinees shall be posted at
the CSC website.
Meanwhile, a copy of the Report of Rating of failed
examinees may also be secured through the CSC website. To secure a copy of the
Report of Rating, an examinee must key in his/her name, date of birth, examinee
number, examination date, and examination type.

Heroes of the Modern UCC – The working Students

Credits: Sorry I randomly searched the pics above from google images.

Lurking around UCC, observing students, eavesdropping & roaming the streets & mall have awakened my mind about my fellow UCCians dillema. They or should I say WE are all crying for our expenses.

Majority of us is poor. We pay a maximum of 3,000 pesos & a minimum of 800 pesos tution fee yet we still cry for help. Fortunately , we have learned not only to ask for tissue paper to wipe our tears but also to wipe it & worked it out. We are the working students, who I think is becoming a major hero of our own lives. We learned that nothing can take us out of the situation unless we do something about it & we do it vigorously. The heroes I’m talking about are found in SM supermarket, hypermarket, Jollibbee, McDonalds, call centers & on the streets late at night or nearly dawn struggling to survive, & brave the way to classrooms with so little sleep. Sometimes we pride ourselves as those experienced in jobs even before graduation but on the other side we are “missers”. We miss a lot of school activities which are supposedly harnessing our talents & gifts. We miss the bonding times with our friends & classmates. We miss some lessons due to absences & tardiness. We miss a lot. But we are still thnakful that we are given the chance to change the path to take in the future.

Happy ME – Sad I

I miss the times when I greet & text every body a “gudnyt” & asleep afterwards. Since I worked here as a phone english teacher to koreans I’ve been sending them “goodmorning” & sleep afterwards. That’s been one of my sentiments. A lot of my friends, classmates, schoolmates envy me for that. They are missing something so simple & unnoticable yet very significant to me. The time to do everything & at the same time have some time to savor them so that the memory lingers.

Everything in my world now is under time pressure. There’s this alarm clock that keeps ticking inside my head whenever I’m in school. I have to hurry. There is no single minute to waste & appreciate little things that really makes me happy. When I get some so liittle free time, I have to spend them with my bed. I have to rest my tired body. Even the 30-minute break which should be used for some quality time with classmates should be used to compensate for my lack of sleep.

I know that I’m doing the right thing. But not all right things make us happy. I am happy with where I am now. But I’m sad for what I’ve been missing the whole time. I never get to enjoy any of my time in school. I am so deprived of that. WHAT I HAVE TO DO THIS is always the priority than WHAT I WANT TO DO!

That’s the sacrifice I have to make to finish my studies.

Buhay Working Student

I miss the times when I greet & text every body a “gudnyt” & asleep afterwards. Since I worked here as a phone english teacher to koreans I’ve been sending them “goodmorning” & sleep afterwards. That’s been one of my sentiments. A lot of my friends, classmates, schoolmates envy me for that. They are missing something so simple & unnoticable yet very significant to me. The time to do everything & at the same time have some time to savor them so that the memory lingers.

Everything in my world now is under time pressure. There’s this alarm clock that keeps ticking inside my head whenever I’m in school. I have to hurry. There is no single minute to waste & appreciate little things that really makes me happy. When I get some so liittle free time, I have to spend them with my bed. I have to rest my tired body. Even the 30-minute break which should be used for some quality time with classmates should be used to compensate for my lack of sleep.

I know that I’m doing the right thing. But not all right things make us happy. I am happy to where I am now. But I’m sad for what I’ve been missing the whole time.