19 Examinees Pass the 2008 FSO Examination
October 12, 2009 by DFA WEBMASTER
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that nineteen (19) out of 899 examinees passed the 2008 Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examination.
Twenty-nine year old Luningning G. Camoying, from Tolosa, Leyte, topped the 2008 FSO Exam with a composite rating of 85.43%. Ms. Camoying is a researcher at the Foreign Service Institute, and has the following degrees: BA Communication Arts from UP Visayas, MA International Studies from UP Diliman, and MS Affaires Internationales from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
The other successful examinees are as follows:
(1) Sharon Johnnette M. Agduma
(2) Kristine F. Bautista
(3) Jan Kenneth E. Bolante
(4) Leilanie Bernadette C. Cabras
(5) Khrystina P. Corpuz
(6) Nicole Therese A. De Castro
(7) Andre Peter C. Estanislao
(8) Cecille Joyce Y. Lao
(9) Andrea B. Leycano
(10) Monika Kamille B. Limpo
(11) Francis Maynard S. Maleon
(12) Shirley O. Nuevo
(13) Glenn Joseph Q. Obach
(14) Rowena R. Pangilinan
(15) Robert D. Quintin
(16) Ira Micheline R. Valdez
(17) Jefrrey A. Valdez
(18) Jan Sherwin P. Wenceslao
Seven of the successful examinees graduated from UP Diliman, five from the Ateneo de Manila University, two from the University of San Carlos, and one each from Divine Word College (Capalan,Oriental Mindoro), Middlebury College (Virginia, USA), UP Baguio, UP Los Baños, and UP Visayas.
The 2008 FSO Exam consisted of four parts: (1) the Qualifying Test held on 04 May 2008 in various testing centers throughout the country and in Dubai, Vienna, and Washington D.C.; (2) the Written Test held from 29 November to 01 December 2008 in Pasay City and Cebu City; (3) the Oral Test held from 27 to 29 May 2009 in Pasay City; and (4) the Psychological Test held from 25 June to 08 July 2009 in Quezon City.
The names of the successful examinees shall be forwarded to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for possible appointment as Foreign Service Officer, Class IV. END
---> Sigh. When will it be my turn? Two of the unspecified Carolinians (my older and anonymous colleagues) have already made it to my desired lifetime career. Am I too lazy to pick up my books and start reviewing? Or am I stupid enough to let circumstances get a hold of me? No matter what, I'll fight for my dreams. I am a FIGHTING DREAMER, after all. If I have to climb every mountain, swim every body of water, go against all odds, defy heaven and earth, or scream at the top of my lungs - WHAT'S GOING ON? - for my dreams, I will!
---> A fighting dreamer never gives up until she conquers reality! :)
