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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> — Examinees taking the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in Guiguinto, Bulacan, were transported to their testing site  by truck on Sunday morning, August 9, after floodwaters inundated the queuing area outside the examination center.</p><p>Floodwaters did not stop aspiring government employees from CSC-PPT in Pampanga either, as the test proceeded amid heavy rains in Central Luzon on Sunday morning.</p><p>In videos taken by Tania Garcia, exam takers lined up under the rain to enter the testing site at the Pampanga State University campus in Bacolor.</p><p>Parts of the school were also flooded, leading examinees to walk on filled-up sacks to stay dry as they left the site.</p><p>However, locals had to wade through ankle-deep water in the road on their way home.</p><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>EXAMS CANCELED</strong></div><p>While the examination proceeded in Central Luzon despite continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon or Habagat, the Civil Service Commission suspended the exam for both Professional and Subprofessional levels in the National Capital Region and inareas in Region 4 and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) due to public safety concerns.</p><p>Affected Testing Centers:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>National Capital Region (NCR): All testing centers</li><li>Region 4: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal</li><li>Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR): Baguio, La Trinidad, and Abra</li></ul><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:811px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2086244467045208175&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-09T00%3A29%3A31.490304%3A61424b5e-b028-41de-b3db-3bc23c7b6f4a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=00af5cb6a504343bc41e26066cd42e6b265b3ae7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2086244467045208175"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>The CSC advised affected examinees to monitor the official Facebook pages and communication channels of their respective CSC Regional Offices for updates regarding the rescheduled examination dates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/9/floods-swamp-parts-of-metro-manila-nearby-areas-red-level-heavy-rainfall-alert-raised-0021">Floods swamp parts of Metro Manila, nearby areas; Red Level heavy rainfall alert raised</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="960" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HMQy8nVOtTo?si=0c0J3T3DRXos15Rw" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Examinees taking the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in Guiguinto, Bulacan, were transported to their testing site by truck on Sunday morning, August 9, after floodwaters inundated the queuing area outside the examination center.</p>

Examinees taking the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in Guiguinto, Bulacan, were transported to their testing site by truck on Sunday morning, August 9, after floodwaters inundated the queuing area outside the examination center.

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Civil Service exams push though in Bulacan and Pampanga despite floods

Jonathan Magistrado,

Anjo Bagaoisan,

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Published August 09, 2026 08:36 AM PHT

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Updated August 09, 2026 04:17 PM PHT

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