Current Events
Current Events tests whether you follow Philippine public life: who holds key offices, what major policies and cases are moving, and which issues dominate the news in the months before your exam date. Because the content changes, treat any reviewer older than a year as a starting point, not an answer key.
What to track
- National officials: President, Vice President, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice - and any change in office.
- Police and safety sector: the PNP Chief, the DILG as the department exercising supervision over the PNP, and NAPOLCOM as the commission that administers the PNPE and oversees police examinations and standards.
- Economy: inflation, GDP growth, the peso, and the national budget.
- Foreign affairs: ASEAN meetings, UN engagements, and West Philippine Sea developments.
- Laws and rulings: newly signed laws and Supreme Court decisions with nationwide effect.
Worked example
Which body administers the PNP entrance examination and sets police examination policies? Eliminate by function: the PNP is the uniformed service; the DILG is the department that exercises general supervision; NAPOLCOM is the National Police Commission created under RA 6975 and strengthened by RA 8551 → NAPOLCOM. Matching an agency to its legal mandate is more reliable than memorizing headlines.
Traps that cost marks
- Using 2022-era reviewer facts after appointments changed.
- Swapping titles: the Senate President leads the Senate, the Speaker leads the House.
- Confusing NAPOLCOM, DILG, and PNP roles.
- Repeating unverified social media claims instead of checking official sources in the final week.