A total of 5,113 jail officer applicants took the Entry Level Examination of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology on Saturday which represents 91.06 percent of the expected 5,615 registered examinees in various examination centers across the country.
The Entry Level Examination is a competitive examination composed of General Information, Mathematics, Basic English and Grammar, Sentence Arrangement and Paragraph Completion, and Essay.
Based on the data of the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management of the Jail Bureau, there are actually a total of 17,362 Jail Officer 1 aspirants who have submitted their applications this year
— mostly registered criminologists, teachers and nurses.
However, pursuant to RA 11131, registered criminologists who passed the initial medical examinations are exempted to take the EnLex, as well as, those who reapplied and have already taken the said exam.
BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral commended all the administering personnel for the successful conduct of EnLex this year.
“We are happy that a lot of young professionals are looking at the jail profession as a good career track in the government service,” Iral said in a statement on Sunday.
This year, the BJMP needs an additional 2,000 Jail Officer 1 to beef up its forces in safeguarding over 129,000 persons deprived of liberty in 478 district, city and municipal jails nationwide.
“The mass hiring is essential to provide quality jail management service towards a more rehabilitative facility for our PDL,” Iral said.