When the "2008 civil service exam result" was finally published, it revealed telling statistics about the state of education and the applicant pool.
Detailed performance metrics can be found in the UPSC 59th Annual Report (2008-09) . Philippines: Career Service Examination 2008 2008 civil service exam result
To understand the weight of the 2008 results, one must revisit the socio-economic context. The world was on the brink of a global financial crisis (which would fully hit in late 2008). In the Philippines, the Arroyo administration was grappling with high fuel prices and a weakening peso. For ordinary Filipinos, a government job offered a bulwark against economic uncertainty. When the "2008 civil service exam result" was