PhilNITS REMINDERS: October 24, 2010

Member:

Please be reminded of the following:

(From PhilNITS)

Examination Admission Card

An examination admission card can be picked-up by individual registrant at our office. Or you may send any authorized representative for claiming. Unclaimed admission card can be picked-up prior the examination time at the secretariat during the examination day.

For group applicants, the notices of examination cards will be send to your company or school.  

In case of change of mailing address after the examination date, please notify our office immediately to redirect letter of examination result.                                                                           

When you receive your examination card, please check if all the entries are correct.  If there are errors, please follow the applicable procedures below:                                                         

1. In case of an error in the examination site please notify us immediately and correct it by "red" pen.                  

2. In case of an error in your name, date of birth, gender, or address, please correct it by "red" pen.  The same procedure shall apply when you change your address after receipt of your examination card.

DO's and DON’T's

1. DO bring the following on the day of examination:

* Examination Permit - You will not be allowed to take the examination without this.    

* Valid ID (School ID or Company ID, SSS or GSIS ID, TIN ID, Passport, driver's license, PRC license, etc.)

* Students should wear their proper school uniform during the examination.

* Mongol Pencil # 2, sharpener, eraser, ruler

* Snacks. You are allowed to eat during the exam.

* Packed lunch. However, you are not allowed to eat inside the examination room during the one-hour lunch break.

2. DO make sure a picture is on your examination permit. Without a picture, you may not sit for the examination irrespective of your reason.

3. DO make sure the examination site is correct. You may not sit for the examination in the location other than what is specified in your permit.

4. DON'T BE LATE. Applicant entering his or her examination room more than 30 minutes after the examination has begun will forfeit his or her right to take the exam.

5. DON'T put any other things such as pencil case, cellular phone, other programmable gadgets, or bag within arm's reach.

6. DON'T eat food that will create noise during the examination such as crackers,chips, pork/chicken skin cracklings (chicharon), etc.

7. DON'T smoke inside the examination room.

8. DON'T go out of the room during the examination without informing the proctor. Only one examinee is allowed to go out for a short duration accompanied by proctor.

PLEASE BE AT THE EXAMINATION SITE AN HOUR BEFORE THE EXAM.

PhilNITS Secretariat: 

(02) 8982691 to 92 (Manila)

(032) 254-0577 (Cebu)

(082) 2279448 (Davao)

(From Me)

ADDITIONAL TIPS:

1. Pray.

2. Be confident.

3. Skip items if you think it is very difficult to answer and would take you a lot of time to think about it.

4. Review your answers.

5. Eat your breakfast and lunch. :) You're mom and/or dad would not be happy if you won't.

6. Don't forget to go back to the skipped items!

7. Take it easy.

October 25, 2010 : National Special Non-Working Holiday

The following is taken from the proclamation of October 25, 2010 as National Special Non-Working Holiday for the National Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections 2010.

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MALACAÑANG PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 48

DECLARING MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 AS A SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

WHEREAS, the Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan Elections will be held on MOnday, October 25, 2010;

WHEREAS, it is imperative that the people be given the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections and exercise their right to vote;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the PHilippines, by virtue of the powers vested in my by law, do hereby declare October 25, 2010, MOnday, as a special (non-working) holiday throughout the country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 6th day of October, in the year of OUr Lord, Two THousand and Ten.

By the President:

PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.

Executive Secretary

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Syncronized Barangay and SK (Sangguniang Kabataan) Elections 2010

Election Date : October 25, 2010

List of Activities : taken from (http://philippine-election-update.blogspot.com/2010/08/barangay-and-sk-election-2010-calendar.html)

DATE/PERIOD	ACTIVITIES
Aug 25 - Sep 5	Inspecting of Polling Place.
Aug 31	Last day to file petitions for inclusion or exclusion with proper municipal / metropolitan trial court.
Sep 10	Submission to the Commission by the heads of reaction/ strike forces or similar forces of a complete list of all its members.
Sep 25	Last day to constitute the members of the Board of Election Tellers and members of the Barangay Boards of Canvassers.
Sep 25	Last day of posting the Computerized Voter's List (CVL) for purposes of the Synchronized Elections of Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Officials.
Sep 25 - Oct 25	Issuance of appointments, promotions, creation of new positions, or giving salary increases in government offices, agencies or instrumentalities.
Sep 25 - Oct 25	Raising of funds thru dances, lotteries, cockfights, etc.
Sep 25 - Nov 10 (30 days before the date of the election and 15 days after)	Alteration of territory of a precinct or establishment of a new precinct.
Oct 1 - Oct 13	Filing of Certificates of Candidacy
Oct 1 - Oct 4	Issuance of notice of inspection and verification of the completeness of the Voters' Registration Records compiled in the Book of Voters for each barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan precinct.
Oct 5 - Oct 10	Inspection and verification of completeness of the Voters' Registration record and sealing of the Book of Voters for each barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan precinct.
Oct 14 - Oct 23	Holding of barangay assemblies and candidates fora.
Oct 18	Last day of filing of disqualification cases against a candidates.
Oct 24	Campaigning
Oct 25	Election Day
	Casting of votes (7:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
	Counting and canvassing of votes (after 3:00 PM)
Oct 30	Filing of sworn statements of election contribution and expenditures.

OVER-REACTED: Cebuanos on Diaz

"Kasi when you think about a Cebuana can hardly speak English and of course Tagalog so maybe she should answer in Bisaya." -Gloria Diaz

These are the exact words which came from the mouth of Miss Universe 1969 and the very first in our country. If we analyze it thoroughly, we can say that she criticized Cebuanas to the highest level. However, I believe that Cebuanos are not shallow minded. I thought that we would just let this pass by because it is not the truth and we have proven we can speak Tagalog and English really well.

If we are not good enough in English, Business Process Outsourcing companies will not make Cebu an IT Hub because most of these BPO's are call centers which requires efficient and effective use of this universal language. Second, we can never be behind in terms of Tagalog because all our lives we spent studying Filipino subjects from elementary to college, watched Philippine TV shows and love Original Pinoy Music (OPM).

If Cebuanos are intelligent enough to really dig deeper into what Ms. Diaz said, we would realize how much she cared about our culture, our Cebuano culture: our pride as Cebuanos of unique kind and not our pride as people who speak other nation's language. True it is that we are proud that we can speak Tagalog or English fluently but do we ask ourselves if we are proud being Cebuanos who speaks and loves our own Cebuano language (not anymore a dialect based on national linguists society)?

This is the video from TV Patrol of ABS-CBN where Ms. Diaz was interviewed.

BISROCK: Cebu's Original Music

Five years ago, Bisrock became Cebu's number one music genre and became an ambassador towards the promotion of Cebuano's culture countrywide. This was a major attempt of the Cebuanos to create a new style of music through the imaginative minds of local bands. These bands are usually composed of students and bystanders who aims to become icons and role models of their generation.


Here are some of the best BisRock songs:


Gugmang Giatay by The Ambassadors


Bisan Pa by Wet Slipperz


Chinita by Assembly Language


Nasud Ko sung by different BisRock artists. The best song of them all! This is a tribute to Cebu and to the beloved country, Philippines.

Php18.00 Wage Hike for Central Visayas: NOW Nah!

Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB-7) said yesterday that the Php18.00 wage increase is going to take effect starting today (September 1, 2010). 


After the information was published last August 17 by Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7), the said wage order took 15 days to effect.


However, various industries scrutinize the said order because of the current economic status.

What is PhilNITS?

PhilNITS (Philippine National IT Standards) is an IT certification body in the Philippines which aims to provide an avenue for people who want to test their level of knowledge in the field of information technology. This IT certification exam was previously known as Japanese IT Standards Exam (JITSE) but then changed to PhilNITS to eliminate the notion that the standards of the exam are limited only to Japanese IT industries.


There are fourteen (14) exams given by the Japan IT Engineers Examination Center (JITEC) of the Information Technology Promotions Agency (IPA) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. These exams are based on the established Information Technology Engineers Skill Standards (ITSS).


In the Philippines, there are three exams given : IT Passport Exam, Fundamental IT Engineers Exam (FE), and the Software Engineers Exam (SW).


IT Passport Exam is given to individuals who have basic knowledge of information technology that all working people should commonly possess, and who perform information technology related tasks, or are trying to utilize information technology in his/her tasks in charge.


PhilNITS FE Exam requires that the person must have the ability to develop a good program by fully using different techniques related to basic level algorithm and data structures. The FE Exam also requires the person to be able to successfully carry out jobs such as program development, unit tests and system integration tests.


On the other hand PhilNITS SW Exam is given to people who have at least two years work experience in software development and who are competent in basic software, middleware and  application software.


IT Passport and FE Exams are given twice a year while SW Exam is given only once.


By passing the exam, there are benefits waiting for you. I passed the exam last October 2009 when I am still a fourth year student in the first semester. When I reached the final semester of my college life, I haven't find it hard to look for a job. Before I graduated, there was already a company waiting for me. I have a bonus to my monthly salary and that is very rare. There is also a large community of PhilNITS Passers for you to keep in touch. Plus, a lot of trainings are available.


This October 2010, another set of exams will be given. If you are interested, please feel free to visit their website by clicking the link below.


http://www.philnits.org/


Examination Centers

Manila:
Philippine Christian University
Taft Ave., Manila
Contact Person: c/o PhilNITS
Tel: (02) 898-2691 to 92, 0910-219-8335
URL: www.philnits.org, www.jitse.org

Quezon City:

Informatics International College Diliman Campus

29 North Avenue Diliman

in front of Trinoma beside SM North Edsa

contact persons: Engr. Ines M. Basaen, PH.D.

Tel 9256540 and 9255202

Fax 9277631

Mobile 09178293991

URL http://www.informaticsdiliman.com

Baguio:
University of Baguio
Gen. Luna Road, Baguio City
Contact Person: Ms. Ellen Halover

Dean,  IT Department
Tel: (074) 442-4915 loc. 175 , (074) 442-3071

Cagayan de Oro:
Capitol University

College of Computer Studies
Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City
Contact Person: Ms. Christine Sevilla

Officer in charge
Tel: (08822) 726136 loc 226/270

Fax: (0882) 714341

Cebu:
University of San Carlos
Talamban Campus, Cebu City
Contact Person: Ms. Marian Sionzon
Tel: (032) 253-1000 loc. 155, 0917-914-4439

Davao
University of Immaculate Conception

Davao Cental, Davao City

c/o PhilNITS  Davao Office

Contact Person ms. Joy Alferez

Philnits Davao

DTI Region XI, 5th Floor, Minitrade Bldg.

Sales Cor Monteverde St. Davao City

Tel 082-2221625 /  0922-8148985

Naga 
Ateneo de Naga University
Ateneo Avenue, 4400 Naga city
Contact Person: Dr Allan Sioson,  Dean Colege of Comp Studies
Tel: 054-4722369

Zamboanga:

Ateneo de Zamboanga University
La Purisima St., Zamboanga City
Contact Person: Ms. Catherine Macrohon

Computer Science Department
Tel: (062) 9910871 loc 2280

Zambales

COLEGIO de CASTILLEJOS

Brgy. San Roque, Castillejos, Zambales

CONTACT PERSON: FROILAN D. MOBO, Dean, College of Information Technology

Cebu's IT and BPO Industry assessed by Tholons

Tholon's, an advisory company on global outsourcing and investments, in cooperation with  Cebu Investment Promotions Center, government, and industry was conducting an assessment of Cebu's talent pool.  This was done via on-line tests which was conducted on August 8, Sunday at 3:30-6:00pm at Room 230, 2nd Floor Main Building, UC-Banilad, Arch. Reyes St., Banilad, Cebu City (in front of Country Mall).

The results of this assessment will be used in determining where the IT industry of Cebu is now, including it's IT human resources, and help develop a roadmap for Cebu that will develop further Cebu's IT and BPO industry. Various schools and companies in Cebu attended the activity.

I was sent to the said assessment and was a little bit disappointed. I cannot successfully entered their examination page and was advised to transfer from one computer to another. However, it took me more than five times (changing computer) and more than half an hour to gain access. According to the proctor, the reason behind that issue was the slow internet connection used in the facility. Well, that was actually acceptable.

The examination contains reading comprehension and grammar, problem solving and mathematical calculations, and program code tracing. The most challenging part of the test was its strict time limitation. The time limit of those first two tests were enough. But, in program code tracing test, the limit was impossible! Maybe the time was miscalculated. Some of my workmates weren't able to take the last test because the system automatically sent the results skipping the last one.

The results of the assessment will be sent to the respective participating schools, companies and others.