As per guidelines, the contest is OPEN TO ALL government employees, regardless of status, EXCEPT:
• Civil Service Commission employees and their relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, and
• those who are employed under job order or contract of service.
Just want to clarify regarding the exception on who could not join the essay writing contest. Are those employees that are working under job order of the Civil Service Commission only or other government agencies also?thanks
Isang magandang pagkakataon po ito.Sana po ay makasama kami na mga contractual employee na makapag-sumete ng Essay.
Isang mabuting pagkakaton po ito upang kami na mga dating scholar at eligible na apat(4) at mahigit na taon na na nagsisilbi sa gobyerno ngunit contractual pa rin ay makapgpahayag ng saloobin sa pamamagitan ng paligsahan na nito.
Contractual employees are qualified. However, those under Contract of Service/Job Orders are not covered because they do not have an employee-employer relations with the government.
I hope this clarifies things. Thank you for your comment!
Hi CSC.
What do you mean as employee-employer relationship? I am currently working as SRS for Engineering Research and Development for Technology – UP Diliman, a project under the DOST. All of us in the office work under Contract of Service. But we are in contractual nature as how the UP administration classify us. Can we still join the contest?
Government employees refer to permanent, provisional, temporary, substitute, co-terminous, casual, or contractual employees. Contract of service a.k.a. job order is NOT considered government service. Please take note that “contractual” and “contract of service” are two different terms. If the former, yes you’re qualified to join, as per guidelines. You may clarify your status of employment with your HRMO. For further questions, please call (02) 931-4180 or (02) 932-0111.
madam, ung mga nsa private sector po ba pwedeng sumali? and anu po ba yun ung essay ise2nd via email or my venue talaga kung saan dun gagawin ang essay???
Inasmuch as we’d like to accommodate all requests, we have to limit our target participants to government employees only as these contests are in line with the celebration of the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. We appreciate your interest though. Thank you.
I would like to know the required number of words, format and font size. To whom will I address the email entry. Can I send two entries english and tagalog essay
No, those are two different terms. “Contractual” workers are considered government employees, while “contract of service” a.k.a. “job order” workers are not.
good day po…ilan words po eto?my spacing format po ba?font style?and font size sa mechanics?icecend lng po via email?tnx.looking for reply..dok_ali@yahoo.com
Hello, I am very sorry to know that i’m not qualified pala to join. I am not a goverment employee, at least just yet. 🙂 I applied for CoA but up to now wala pang appointment, but it would be an honor to work for the government someday. For now, I hope the participants all the best! Mabuhay CSC!
Thanks! You can still participate in the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. The Fun Run is the only PCSA event open to all and it’s the kickoff event to formally open the month-long celebration. We hope to see you there. 🙂
first of all, I want to thank God coz He allowed me to passed the CSC Exam (2nd level). im so, so hapi! PRAISE THE LORD! ahm, sayang gusto ko rin po sanang sumali sana po may ganyan din na open sa mg aprivate individual. better luck next time nlng po sa aming gustong sumali hehehe!
Congratulations for passing the CSC exam! Praise the Lord indeed!
You can still participate in the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. The Fun Run is the only PCSA event open to all and it’s the kickoff event to formally open the month-long celebration. 🙂
I admire po the patience in answering those question!
Its really a public service.,!
Kudos!
Coz ol their inquiries should have been answered po if they just read the guideline in essay writing..
Ol i can say, this is puvlic service,so courteous.
The committee on the essay writing contest sends an acknowledgment email once your entry is received. If you haven’t received any notification, please contact Ms. Bernardita C. Erpelo or Ms. Cynthia D. Mangosing at (02) 932-0181, (02) 951-2639, (02) 951-2637.
hi there! about your guideline in the essay writnig contest that says :
The title of the essay and the name of the writer/contestant must be indicated at the top lefthand corner and the pagination must appear at the bottom right-hand corner of each page.
do you mean that pati sa every page mag aapear sa upper left corner ng page ang title at name o yung sa pagination lang iyon applicable? salamat po! God bless!!!!
pareho po. for every page, there should be:
1) title of essay and name of contestant at the top left-hand corner, AND
2) pagination at the bottom right-hand.
I submitted my essay last July 18. Until now I don’t receive a notification or any message. I keep on calling the landline numbers but nobody is answering?
Apologies for the inconvenience. Can you please send us your full name and contact information so we could check if your entry was received? You may reply here or email us at csc_pr@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Thanks. Is it the one I’ve sent last July 25? I made a little revision in the pages when I read here that the title and the name should be seen in all pages. So what I’ve sent last Wednesday is the final entry. I’ve also sent a hard copy via courier. Thanks a lot and happy anniversary. God bless everyone. 🙂
🙂 By the way, I forgot to say that the following day I called up again, and the people whom I talked with were very approachable. They attended to my concern right away and they found out that no email was received. So they advised me to resend it and told me that I can also try the snail mail or courier. Very good service! More power! 🙂
greetings, where do i get the guidelines or rules about the essay? yllas
In the menu above, please hover your mouse over the Downloads drop-down tab, then hover it over Contest Guidelines, and then click Essay Writing Contest Guidelines.
I have sent my entry for the PCSA essay writing contest via email last July 26 but I never receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I resend my entry on July 27 but still I never receive any confirmation until now. I humbly request your help about it. God bless.
Good day! I have sent my entry for the 2012 PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY ESSAY WRITING CONTEST via email last July 25, 2012 but I never receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I am resending my entry today August 1, 2012 to your email add. I hope you can receive it before the deadline. Please inform me if you have receive the entry. Is this the correct email add where to send the entry? essay_2012@yahoo.com.ph Thanks and more power!
hello good pm po. I have sent my entry for the PCSA essay writing contest via email last July 25 but I did not receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I resent my entry this morning August 1 but still I never receive any confirmation. I ask your assistance about it. Thank you po.
hello good day. I sent my entry via email for the 2012 PSCA Essay Writing Contest last.July 25, 2012 but I did not receive any reply. I tried to resend the essay yesterday morning August 1 ,2012 but still I did not receive any reply. Please, I am asking your assistance. Thanks.
Hi, there. I am also interested to read last year’s winning entries. Kindly email them to me? Thanks. God bless and more power! 🙂 here’s my email ad: ginat_1214@yahoo.com.ph
good day po. i sent my entry through email last July 19 and a hard copy of it through JRS Express on July 20. may I ask for confirmation please? thanks a lot po!
I read in one of the comments that you also accept word.doc. I think you don’t have to change your rules. An ms-word format is editable, unlike a pdf file. This change in the ruling might expose some entries to editing by some scrupulous persons, biased to some entries. I just cannot understand, why all of a sudden there is a change in rule. I pray that this contest will be free from “dayaan.” How are entries treated, I assume that entries does not have a name inside the document, only the title of the essay.
We did not change the rules. Some participants, though, do not have a DOC to PDF file converter so we did not outrightly reject such entries. We understand your concern. Rest assured that this contest will uphold integrity and fairness at all times. As to your question on the treatment of the entries and subsequent procedures, please contact the GAD (Gender and Development) Secretariat.
Good day po! I just want to ask po kung nareceive nyo ang entry ko. I tried to send it via email pero pagtawag ko po, di raw po nare receive ng secretariat. I sent the hard copy via post a week before the deadline. Sana po nakarating on time. Thanks po…
hi, the essay/gad secretariat is supposed to acknowledge your entry. we are also following up all other entries which came in through their email. pls bear with us. thank you.
hello, po. good day! i sent po last August 3, 2012 my entry however up to now po i haven’t received the acknowledgment receipt of the essay. Happy Anniversary po.
hi, the essay secretariat will be acknowledging your entry, but we are also following it up with them. apologies for being late, and thanks for your patience.
gud pm po. kelan po announcement of winners? can we view the list of winners on this page as well as their essays? do the losing entries also become properties of CSC or can the authors use them for other contests?
As of today, wala pa pong results ang essay contest. We’ll post the winning essays in this website. ALL entries submitted (whether winning or losing ones) shall be exclusive properties of the CSC, as per guidelines.
I would like to ask if my entry was able to reach your office. I sent it via courier before the deadline. Thank you! – Mr. Earl P. Tongol (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)
Philippine Civil Service Anniversary 
who can join po?
As per guidelines, the contest is OPEN TO ALL government employees, regardless of status, EXCEPT:
• Civil Service Commission employees and their relatives within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, and
• those who are employed under job order or contract of service.
Just want to clarify regarding the exception on who could not join the essay writing contest. Are those employees that are working under job order of the Civil Service Commission only or other government agencies also?thanks
Hello, Sheena. Job order a.k.a contract of service employees of any government agency are not qualified to join the contest.
i like that!!
Thank you! We hope you can join the contest. 🙂
Isang magandang pagkakataon po ito.Sana po ay makasama kami na mga contractual employee na makapag-sumete ng Essay.
Isang mabuting pagkakaton po ito upang kami na mga dating scholar at eligible na apat(4) at mahigit na taon na na nagsisilbi sa gobyerno ngunit contractual pa rin ay makapgpahayag ng saloobin sa pamamagitan ng paligsahan na nito.
Maraming Salamat po.
Dear Rebecca,
Contractual employees are qualified. However, those under Contract of Service/Job Orders are not covered because they do not have an employee-employer relations with the government.
I hope this clarifies things. Thank you for your comment!
Hi CSC.
What do you mean as employee-employer relationship? I am currently working as SRS for Engineering Research and Development for Technology – UP Diliman, a project under the DOST. All of us in the office work under Contract of Service. But we are in contractual nature as how the UP administration classify us. Can we still join the contest?
Government employees refer to permanent, provisional, temporary, substitute, co-terminous, casual, or contractual employees. Contract of service a.k.a. job order is NOT considered government service. Please take note that “contractual” and “contract of service” are two different terms. If the former, yes you’re qualified to join, as per guidelines. You may clarify your status of employment with your HRMO. For further questions, please call (02) 931-4180 or (02) 932-0111.
madam, ung mga nsa private sector po ba pwedeng sumali? and anu po ba yun ung essay ise2nd via email or my venue talaga kung saan dun gagawin ang essay???
Hi Jefferson, sorry but these contests are only open to gov’t employees as these are in line with the civil service anniversary.
But how about the others ? ung mga hindi gov’t employees .
Inasmuch as we’d like to accommodate all requests, we have to limit our target participants to government employees only as these contests are in line with the celebration of the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. We appreciate your interest though. Thank you.
Good pm po! ask ko lang po kung either english or tagalog po ba ang entry?
Entries may be written in English or in Filipino. Please read the contest guidelines. Thank you.
I would like to know the required number of words, format and font size. To whom will I address the email entry. Can I send two entries english and tagalog essay
Hello, Cherry. Please read the contest guidelines. Refer to Section D. Thank you.
I tried to download the entry form, but it says Site Not Published, is there any other site?
I tried downloading the entry form from your website, but it says Site Not Published. Is there any other site? thanks
Go to this link: https://celebratepcsa.wordpress.com/download-contest-forms/pcsa-essay-writing-contest-form/
Honestly, I’m kinda confuse: is a “contractual” worker the same with a “job order” employee, diba po?
No, those are two different terms. “Contractual” workers are considered government employees, while “contract of service” a.k.a. “job order” workers are not.
good day po…ilan words po eto?my spacing format po ba?font style?and font size sa mechanics?icecend lng po via email?tnx.looking for reply..dok_ali@yahoo.com
Please read the guidelines. Thanks!
RACK N ROLL! SULONG AT MABUHAY ANG IKA-112 SERBISYO SIBIL NG PILIPINAS!
Hello, I am very sorry to know that i’m not qualified pala to join. I am not a goverment employee, at least just yet. 🙂 I applied for CoA but up to now wala pang appointment, but it would be an honor to work for the government someday. For now, I hope the participants all the best! Mabuhay CSC!
Thanks! You can still participate in the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. The Fun Run is the only PCSA event open to all and it’s the kickoff event to formally open the month-long celebration. We hope to see you there. 🙂
thank you, i love to join the running event.
Maganda talaga magtrabaho sa gov’t, sana makapagwork ako jan balang.araw.
you are welcome to join us on August 8, 2012, 5 p.m. at the Quirino Grandstand. thanks.
as of now, how many entries are there in English and in Filipino? Magkaiba po ba sets of winners sa English at sa Filipino? Thanks. More power! 🙂
Only three winners will be declared for the Essay Writing contest. Entries may be written in English or in Filipino, not exceeding 900 words.
Is the title of the essay included in the 900 words? or for the content only? tnx. More power.
hi! the number of words in the title will not be counted. thanks.
poi…
hi there ask ko lang po if included sa number of words ung list of references or sources cited in
the essay. Salamat po….
Hi! Only the actual content will be included in the word count. Thanks.
first of all, I want to thank God coz He allowed me to passed the CSC Exam (2nd level). im so, so hapi! PRAISE THE LORD! ahm, sayang gusto ko rin po sanang sumali sana po may ganyan din na open sa mg aprivate individual. better luck next time nlng po sa aming gustong sumali hehehe!
Congratulations for passing the CSC exam! Praise the Lord indeed!
You can still participate in the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary. The Fun Run is the only PCSA event open to all and it’s the kickoff event to formally open the month-long celebration. 🙂
can a student join this contest?? nkapass nman po ako ng exam
Unfortunately, students are not allowed to join the contest per the Guidelines, but you are invited to join the Fun Run on September 8.
ahhm. hello po. d po pwd ung students??? i mean undergrad po??
Sorry but the contest is only open to government employees.
if you don’t mind. How many entries are there already?
Hi, Jeana! Sorry but we cannot release that information. We’ll keep you posted for the winners of the contest.
Gud’day CSC,
can I also join the contest? Im a Contractual employee from the Bureau of Immigration.
Maraming salamat po.
Mark
Yes, you may join. The essay writing contest and photo contest is open to all government employees, regardless of appointment status.
hi there csc!
I admire po the patience in answering those question!
Its really a public service.,!
Kudos!
Coz ol their inquiries should have been answered po if they just read the guideline in essay writing..
Ol i can say, this is puvlic service,so courteous.
thank you very much and may we invite you to join us in the R.A.C.E to Serve II Fun run on September 08, 2012 at the Quirino Grandstand.
helo sir/madam
hanggang kailan po pwede magsubmit ng entry?
Deadline is August 3.
How long will we receive a notification that the essay we’ve sent is received?
The committee on the essay writing contest sends an acknowledgment email once your entry is received. If you haven’t received any notification, please contact Ms. Bernardita C. Erpelo or Ms. Cynthia D. Mangosing at (02) 932-0181, (02) 951-2639, (02) 951-2637.
yung registration form po ba, dun iaatached yung ginawang essay?
Yes, the esssay should be accompanied by the registration form.
hi there! about your guideline in the essay writnig contest that says :
The title of the essay and the name of the writer/contestant must be indicated at the top lefthand corner and the pagination must appear at the bottom right-hand corner of each page.
do you mean that pati sa every page mag aapear sa upper left corner ng page ang title at name o yung sa pagination lang iyon applicable? salamat po! God bless!!!!
pareho po. for every page, there should be:
1) title of essay and name of contestant at the top left-hand corner, AND
2) pagination at the bottom right-hand.
I submitted my essay last July 18. Until now I don’t receive a notification or any message. I keep on calling the landline numbers but nobody is answering?
Apologies for the inconvenience. Can you please send us your full name and contact information so we could check if your entry was received? You may reply here or email us at csc_pr@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Upon checking, yes, we have received your entry. Thank you for joining!
Thanks. Is it the one I’ve sent last July 25? I made a little revision in the pages when I read here that the title and the name should be seen in all pages. So what I’ve sent last Wednesday is the final entry. I’ve also sent a hard copy via courier. Thanks a lot and happy anniversary. God bless everyone. 🙂
Okay, we’ll take note of that. Thank you.
🙂 By the way, I forgot to say that the following day I called up again, and the people whom I talked with were very approachable. They attended to my concern right away and they found out that no email was received. So they advised me to resend it and told me that I can also try the snail mail or courier. Very good service! More power! 🙂
greetings, where do i get the guidelines or rules about the essay? yllas
In the menu above, please hover your mouse over the Downloads drop-down tab, then hover it over Contest Guidelines, and then click Essay Writing Contest Guidelines.
I have sent my entry for the PCSA essay writing contest via email last July 26 but I never receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I resend my entry on July 27 but still I never receive any confirmation until now. I humbly request your help about it. God bless.
We have received your entry and replied to it already. You should have received the acknowledgement email by now.
Thank you po and God bless the PCSA Secretariat. More power to all.
WE WILL MAKE OUR OWN TITLE, FOR THE ESSAY WRITING?
Yes, you shall provide a title for your essay.
HOW ABOUT IF MY MS WORD APPLICATION I AM USING CAN NOT CONVERT MY FILE TO PDF?
It’s okay. We consider entries in Word format too.
I really find ways to convert it to pdf by downloading…i didn’t email my entry in word format just to follow the rules and guidelines of the essay.
Thank you for this!
hello! saan ba ako pwedeng magdownload ng form para sa essay writing contest?
sa Downloads tab po sa itaas, nandon po ang mga registration forms at guidelines.
Good day! I have sent my entry for the 2012 PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY ESSAY WRITING CONTEST via email last July 25, 2012 but I never receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I am resending my entry today August 1, 2012 to your email add. I hope you can receive it before the deadline. Please inform me if you have receive the entry. Is this the correct email add where to send the entry? essay_2012@yahoo.com.ph Thanks and more power!
Yes, Mr. Martinez, it’s the correct email address. We have received your entry. Thanks!
Thank you for your patience and steadfastness in answering my emails. I really appreciate your public service. Dakal pung salamat.
Wala pong anuman. 🙂
I have just read this (sad)…
This is great! Best avenue!
Hope there is another next year, so I have the chance to join 🙂
Hi, Mila! The deadline of submission is today, August 3. You still have a couple of hours to submit your entry if you wish to join. 🙂
i have sent my entry yesterday, but i haven’t received any acknowledgment until now. pls. help. thank you
We have received your entry. Thank you for joining! 🙂
hello good pm po. I have sent my entry for the PCSA essay writing contest via email last July 25 but I did not receive any confirmation from your Secretariat. I resent my entry this morning August 1 but still I never receive any confirmation. I ask your assistance about it. Thank you po.
Natanggap po namin ang entry ninyo.
hello good day. I sent my entry via email for the 2012 PSCA Essay Writing Contest last.July 25, 2012 but I did not receive any reply. I tried to resend the essay yesterday morning August 1 ,2012 but still I did not receive any reply. Please, I am asking your assistance. Thanks.
We have received your entry. Thanks!
Where can i view the last year winning entry for essay writing?
Here’s the link to the list of winners last year: https://celebratepcsa.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-pcsa-essay-writing-contest/
However, the winning essay is not posted on this site. It was published in the Philippine Star. We can send it to your email if you wish.
Hi, there. I am also interested to read last year’s winning entries. Kindly email them to me? Thanks. God bless and more power! 🙂 here’s my email ad: ginat_1214@yahoo.com.ph
pls do so, it will be highly appreciated. thank you
analie_salde@yahoo.com. pls send it here. Thank you very much!
Sent!
ILANG entries na po for essay writing contest?
Sorry, we don’t give out that information.
now ko lang po nalaman na may essay contest pala kayo. posible po ba ng may extension of submission of entries. salamat po.
As of today, there is no announcement yet from the GAD Secretariat about an extension.
I sent my essay entry last night but up to now I haven’t received confirmation if it was received . Thank you
We have received your entry. The acknowledgement email was sent this morning, Aug 6.
Hello po.
Nagpasa po ako last friday, gusto ko lang po sanang ma-confirm kung natanggap ninyo.
salamat po.
Opo, natanggap po namin. We’ve sent an acknowledgement email this morning, Aug 6. Thanks for joining!
Hello po.
Kumpirmahin ko lang po sana kung nareceive po ninyo yung entry ko? Ipinasa ko po iyon nung nakaraang biyernes.
Salamat po! 🙂
Opo, natanggap po namin. Please check your email. We’ve sent an acknowledgement this morning, Aug 6.
good day po. i sent my entry through email last July 19 and a hard copy of it through JRS Express on July 20. may I ask for confirmation please? thanks a lot po!
Yes, we have received both soft and hard copies. Thanks!
Okay. Relieved to know that my entry has reached your hands. Looking forward to the results. More power to CSC. God bless po.
I read in one of the comments that you also accept word.doc. I think you don’t have to change your rules. An ms-word format is editable, unlike a pdf file. This change in the ruling might expose some entries to editing by some scrupulous persons, biased to some entries. I just cannot understand, why all of a sudden there is a change in rule. I pray that this contest will be free from “dayaan.” How are entries treated, I assume that entries does not have a name inside the document, only the title of the essay.
We did not change the rules. Some participants, though, do not have a DOC to PDF file converter so we did not outrightly reject such entries. We understand your concern. Rest assured that this contest will uphold integrity and fairness at all times. As to your question on the treatment of the entries and subsequent procedures, please contact the GAD (Gender and Development) Secretariat.
.good day po! I sent an entry last Aug. 1 thru LBC. Until now, I haven’t received any confirmation. Thanks so much. More power to CSC.
we are checking the entries which came in through the essay/gad secretariat. pls bear with us. thank you for your patience.
Good day po! I just want to ask po kung nareceive nyo ang entry ko. I tried to send it via email pero pagtawag ko po, di raw po nare receive ng secretariat. I sent the hard copy via post a week before the deadline. Sana po nakarating on time. Thanks po…
Opo, natanggap po namin ang entry ninyo.
Good day po! Just want to inquire if my entry was received. I sent such last Aug. 1 via LBC. Thank you so much.
hi, the essay/gad secretariat is supposed to acknowledge your entry. we are also following up all other entries which came in through their email. pls bear with us. thank you.
hello, po. good day! i sent po last August 3, 2012 my entry however up to now po i haven’t received the acknowledgment receipt of the essay. Happy Anniversary po.
hi, the essay secretariat will be acknowledging your entry, but we are also following it up with them. apologies for being late, and thanks for your patience.
Yes, ma’am, pumasok po ang entry ninyo.
gud pm po. kelan po announcement of winners? can we view the list of winners on this page as well as their essays? do the losing entries also become properties of CSC or can the authors use them for other contests?
As of today, wala pa pong results ang essay contest. We’ll post the winning essays in this website. ALL entries submitted (whether winning or losing ones) shall be exclusive properties of the CSC, as per guidelines.
I would like to ask if my entry was able to reach your office. I sent it via courier before the deadline. Thank you! – Mr. Earl P. Tongol (City of San Fernando, Pampanga)
Yes, it was received.
I would like to confirm if my entry was received. Thank you.
Natanggap po namin ang entry ninyo. Salamat!
may we know when will we know the result of the essay writing contest?
The Secretariat handling the Essay Contest has not yet released any details re: winners. We’ll post updates soon.
Hello po! When are you going to announce the results of the Essay Writing Contest ? Thank you po.
No definite date yet. Please check back for updates.
Hi there! May I ask When will be the exact day of announcing the winners?
Thanks a lot.
Happy anniversary! 🙂
No definite date yet. Please check back for updates. Thanks!