MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chroniclers, Manila Bureau) – Given their loud noise about all things government in the Philippines, ‘celebrity’ vloggers were expected to be in the Top 10 passers of the March 2023 Civil Service Exams — the ticket to the juiciest positions in the current Administration. Well, at least be among the pathetic number of those who successfully hurdled the much-pursued government service eligibility.

A total of 64,420 out of 403,567 (15.96%)successfully hurdled the March 2023 CSE-PPT – 54,478 passed the Professional Level while 9,942 passed the subprofessional level exams.

But alas, the vloggers who had aspired to be appointed to influential Administration plantilla positions, all but flunked, among them Bb. Maharlika, Pinoy Ako Blog (Jover Laurio), Raissa Robles, Ping Ping Tweets (whatever her real name is), Rappler’s JC Punongbayan, Rambo Talambong, Pia Rañada and Lian Buan, the returning Jam Magno, and many others.

Meanwhile, The Adobo Chronicles is proud to announce that among the Top 10 passers were AC’s senior geopolitics correspondent Brian Neyra, and Social Media Director Jake Don.

Our publisher, Rene Astudillo, graphics director Orman Manansala, and all-around, everywhere correspondent Melchor Vergara, are already Civil Service eligible.