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49-year-old university exam-taker arrested over refusal to leave toilet in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 19 03:02 PM

A 49-year-old man who was ejected from Japan's standardized university entrance exams over the weekend for not covering his nose with a face mask was arrested hours later for refusing to vacate a toilet cubicle at the same venue, police said Tuesday. Read more »

Student not covering nose with mask disqualified at university exams in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 18 02:46 PM

A student taking Japan's standardized university entrance exams was disqualified Saturday for refusing to cover his or her nose with a facial mask in violation of rules set by the exam operator to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

64 pass December 2020 physician board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 10:31 PM

Here are the successful examinees. Read more »

No UPCAT: UP announces steps for online freshman application

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 09:22 PM

The University of the Philippines said it would start accepting applications for first year students on January 7, 2021 through an online portal. Read more »

Praying for a pass

Ahn Young-joon, AP
Posted at Dec 02 06:00 PM

Parents wearing face masks pray during a service to wish for their children's success on the eve of the college entrance exam at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday Read more »

How this UP scholar and tailor’s son became a board topnotcher twice

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Nov 28 02:09 PM

The reviews go beyond mere memorization, he says. Read more »

'Super sabaw talaga ako in real life': Tiffany Uy matapos mag-top 5 sa PLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 09:52 PM

Handang-handa nang sumabak bilang frontliners ang mga pumasa sa katatapos lang na physician licensure exams.    Read more »

Cancer patient noon, doktor na ngayon: Kuwento ng tagumpay ng bagong doktor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:11 PM

Kabilang si Melvin Rey de Jesus sa mga nakapasa sa 2020 Physician Licensure Examination. Read more »

PLE passer from UST trends on Twitter with throwback 5-year old photo

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:08 PM

Lester Mico Danganan, 27, from the University of Santo Tomas, told ABS-CBN News that it was his lifelong dream to be a doctor, and seeing that photo brought joy after the PLE results came out. Read more »

Twin sisters from Silliman University both pass Nov 2020 PLE

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 07:58 PM

Among the 3,538 passers of the recent physician licensure exam are twin sisters Charlaine and Charmaine Bautista from Bislig City, Surigao del Sur who completed their degree in medicine from Silliman University. Read more »

UP grad tops November 2020 physician board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 01:53 AM

Jomel Garcia Lapides of University of the Philippines in Manila (UP Manila) topped the exams with a rating of 88.67 percent.   Read more »

DLSU says doing away with admission exam

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 09:36 PM

The De La Salle University said Monday it would not hold a college admission test this year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to disrupt the conduct of in-person entrance exams in higher education institutions. Read more »

CSC mulls lowering passing rate for civil service exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 02:44 PM

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Wednesday it was mulling lowering the passing grade in its exam for those who want to become government workers.  Read more »

UP says no entrance exam for next academic year due to COVID-19

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 01:05 PM

The University of the Philippines (UP) has decided it would not hold a college entrance examination for academic year 2021-2022, citing logistical problems posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Palace: Online civil service exam doable, telcos must step up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 03:53 PM

A plan to conduct civil service exams online is feasible, Malacañang said Thursday, as it urged telecommunication firms to improve their service.    Read more »

CSC eyes online civil service exams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 08:48 AM

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is mulling ways to shift its exams online as coronavirus infections continued to spread, an official said Wednesday.   Read more »

800 pass March, September 2020 physician licensure exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:33 AM

You can check the roll of its successful examinees here. Read more »

CSC urged to hold civil service exams online as pandemic shuts testing centers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:07 PM

More than 293,000 people in 66 locations nationwide were supposed to take the civil service exams in March, which was the first of 2 tests held annually.  Read more »

Ilang estudyante nag-aalala sa kawalan ng entrance exam ng ilang unibersidad

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 03:50 PM

Nag-aalala ang ilang estudyante kung magiging patas ba ang pagtanggap sa mga unibersidad at kolehiyo na walang entrance exam.  Read more »

Ateneo de Manila says no entrance exam for next academic year

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 09:57 PM

Ateneo de Manila University said Tuesday it would no longer conduct an entrance test for the next school year as higher education institutions turn to new ways of selecting students due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »