MANILA, Philippines – A Magna Cum Laude graduate, name withheld for privacy reasons, from a university in Cebu City, central Philippines recently went viral after lamenting the heartbreak she experienced with the Department of Education (DepEd) ranking.
Not only was she a Magna Cum Laude, she also received the distinction of being the Best Student Teacher during graduation. But while everyone might think the road to a job in the government’s DepEd will surely be easy for such an achiever, it’s the opposite for this teacher.
That was more than 5 years ago.
Fast forward to 2025 - and she still hasn’t landed a job in the DepEd, much to her dismay and heartbreak.
Now, it wasn’t surprising that she passed the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) when she first took it in 2019. While she didn’t rank in the Top 10 for the national roster, she got a score of 95% in GenEd (General Education).
In a Facebook post that has gone viral, the Magna Cum Laude graduate explained that she has consistently ranked among the Top 5 in the Registry of Qualified Applicants (RQA) from her graduation until 2025. Yet no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn’t land a job in the DepEd.
Her most recent rating for the 2025 ranking is more than 90%.
She added that she’s been going through the ranking process for 6 years, yet it seems that her #1 rank doesn’t even matter to the DepEd system.
She had even studied Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) but even that didn’t appear to matter in pulling her rank up.
To close her post, she mused that she’s torn between giving up and still trying to force the DepEd to accept her as a teacher because all her achievements appear to be worthless with the ranking system being implemented.
According to her, teachers aren’t hired based on their ranking alone (that’s why she wasn’t able to make it despite her high rank). Instead, the system prioritizes other aspects, including:
- residency
- localization
- beneficiaries (including 4Ps and DOST scholars)
- changing the cut-off score from 70 to 50 points
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| Photo credit: Department of Education |
Several netizens commended her for speaking up, with most hoping that she would get the job soon. Others, however, reminded her that in real life, it’s really so difficult to find a job if you don’t have a backer.
— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express
Here in BARMM, you must have at least 300-400k, with a strong backer like vice-mayor or mayor then you're qualified to Teacher I position. Easyyyyy
ReplyDeleteParang nag abroad 🤭
DeleteDecember 2024 was my first try applying in DepEd. I am so happy of being rank 2 for that Special Hiring for Teacher 1 but sad to say, I wasn't recieve a call from Division office for a T1 position but rather the rank 6 and rank 7 were able to secure the item.
ReplyDeleteSame experience with yours. I am also rank 2 in our province. No calls from deped. They hired the lower ranks instead. I feel you.🥺
DeleteFor the DEPED's gods and godesses, it doesn't matter who you are, but it counts whom you knew
ReplyDeletePlease hear the voiceless. Try to conduct survey as to many are experiencing like this.
ReplyDeleteBakit gusto mag DepED? Hahahaha process palang ganyan na, ano ineexpect niyo kapag naka psok kayo??? Eh ang toxic sa DepED hahahaha
ReplyDeleteAttitude really matters in the organization! Bisag kapila paka na suma or magna peru imung attitude feel na kaayu nga taas kaaayu ka di mag silbi sa Deped. Be humble , dili kay mag sige kag rant sa FB!! I know you girl! You're from Bantayan Island. Be humble para ma apil kay ka typan sa screening committee!!!
ReplyDeleteWala may points for attitude ang ranking system dzai! Taka raman kag tubag
Deletewala talaga yang achievements natin pag ganyan ang kalakaran sa ahensya natin. which has been going on decades ago. and no one from the high seats dares to look into this loopholes. that's why we are struggling to success as a whole damn country.
ReplyDeleteAcademic credentials are not enough; you need additional requirements when applying to government offices, and one of those is having backers—a sad reality in the Philippines. Personally, I do not want to transact with government offices because, in my experience, most of the employees (though not all, as I also know some who are good at their jobs) are not capable of handling their positions.
ReplyDeleteBackers it is. Sad to say the Philippines practices this even if the teachers are not as qualified as the hired ones. They say we lack teachers, but why are there many who are not given the chance to prove themselves.
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