06/05/2026
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ!
Through CSC Resolution No. 2600596 dated 30 April 2026, the Civil Service Commission grants the Overseas Filipino WorkersโPreference Rating (OFW-PR) to qualified OFWs based on length of overseas work or foreign employment and work performance.
Starting with the 9 August 2026 Civil Service Examination, qualified OFWs who obtain a general rating of not lower than 70.00 may be granted additional civil service exam points, subject to CSC guidelines.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐?
โข OFW who has been engaged, is engaged or to be engaged in renumerated activity abroad, regardless of country of destination, nature of work, salary level or employment status.
โข OFW who has been contracted for overseas employment but has yet to leave the Philippines
๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
โข Must have rendered an aggregate of at least five years of overseas employment from 1 January 2000 up to the date of application, whether continuous or intermittent; and
โข Must have applied and taken the scheduled CSE beginning 9 August 2026 and thereafter, whether through pen-and-paper or other modes, and obtained a failed general rating of not lower than 70.
This initiative recognizes the professionalism, dedication, and sacrifices of our OFWs and opens another pathway for them to continue serving the nation as Lingkod Bayani.
๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ผ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ!
Through CSC Resolution No. 2600596 dated 30 April 2026, the Civil Service Commission grants the Overseas Filipino WorkersโPreference Rating (OFW-PR) to qualified OFWs based on length of overseas work or foreign employment and work performance.
Starting with the 9 August 2026 Civil Service Examination, qualified OFWs who obtain a general rating of not lower than 70.00 may be granted additional civil service exam points, subject to CSC guidelines.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐?
โข OFW who has been engaged, is engaged or to be engaged in renumerated activity abroad, regardless of country of destination, nature of work, salary level or employment status.
โข OFW who has been contracted for overseas employment but has yet to leave the Philippines
๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
โข Must have rendered an aggregate of at least five years of overseas employment from 1 January 2000 up to the date of application, whether continuous or intermittent; and
โข Must have applied and taken the scheduled CSE beginning 9 August 2026 and thereafter, whether through pen-and-paper or other modes, and obtained a failed general rating of not lower than 70.
This initiative recognizes the professionalism, dedication, and sacrifices of our OFWs and opens another pathway for them to continue serving the nation as Lingkod Bayani.
๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐น๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ผ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป.