Special PUPCET for PUP - Santa Mesa

There is a good news for high school graduates who want to study in the Santa Mesa (Manila) campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) but did not took the last PUPCET. PUP announced a special PUPCET that will be held on April 27, 2013. The announcement was given on the Offcial Facebook page of PUP.

Unfortunately, the announcement is not present in the PUP website. The iApply website only show that the PUPCET for the PUP - Santa Mesa campus is already closed. There were two batches for this year's PUPCET. The first set of PUPCET was held on January 27, 2013 while the second set was held on February 17, 2013. Nonetheless, the PUP - Santa Mesa campus is still included in the options to be selected when applying for the PUPCET, which may mean that the PUP - Santa Mesa campus is still open for PUPCET.

PUP - Santa Mesa campus is still included in the iApply website.

Take note that the April 27 special PUPCET is only open for high school graduates that have not taken the PUPCET nor became a college student yet. Other requirements for the regular PUPCET also applies to this special PUPCET.

This special PUPCET is the last chance for high school graduates to become first year students (freshmen) of PUP - Santa Mesa. So, if you are a high school graduate and you want to study in PUP - Santa Mesa, I highly suggest that you take this opportunity. It is important that you take this special PUPCET.

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Do you want to know more information about the PUPCET? Please read my tips for PUPCET. You can also read some information that I posted about the PUPCET. 

How to Cancel Appointment in DFA for Philippine Passport Application

Previously, I posted how to make an appointment for Philippine passport application. DFA’s online application system is good because you do not have to waste your time in long lines. DFA will give a schedule where you can go to the Consular Affairs Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The schedule that you will is just yours and no other passport applicant will share that schedule. Thus, there will be no long lines when you go to the DFA office.

The DFA is strict when it comes to Philippine passport appointment. Passport applicant should be 30 minutes before the scheduled time. Late comers may not be entertained by the DFA. Those who didn’t come to their appointed time will have problems with the DFA in the future.

So, it is very important that you cancel your passport application if you will not be able to come to your appointed time. DFA says that cancelation must be made 5 working days before your passport application schedule.

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UPDATE: It seems like the DFA is having problems with their Passport Appointment System. In the news, DFA said that they are now fixing the system. We are not sure when will DFA finish the fix.

Ms. Mariae Botones said that instead of canceling your appointment, the better option would be re-scheduling your appointment. She said that she already re-scheduled her appointment for the third time.

For more information about Philippine passport applications and cancellation of DFA passport appointment, read these posts:

5 Important Tips When Applying for Philippine Passports in DFA
7 Handy Tips for a Hassle-Free Renewal of Philippine Passport
How to Renew Your Philippine Passport
Acceptable IDs for DFA Passport Application

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Here is the procedure that you should follow to cancel your Philippine passport appointment:

Step 1: Go to the “cancel appointment” page of the DFA.

DFA's cancel passport application form.

Step 2: Type in the two words shown in the reCaptcha form and then click the “Click here to proceed to the next step button”.

Step 3: Type in your reference number and your personal details in the page that will appear (see the image below).

The reference number can be found from the email that you received from DFA when you set your passport application appointment. You should also select the reason why you are cancelling your appointment. Here are the options that you can select: incomplete requirements, no budget, emergency cases, n/a (not available) during appointment date, with scheduled flight (renewal), typographical error or wrong spelling, need to change info in application, double application, work conflict and reschedule.

Click the “Cancel Appointment” button once you filled out the form and double checked the information.

Step 4: A pop-up window will appear asking you if you’re sure in submitting the information. Click “OK” if you are sure.

That’s it. Your appointment is now cancelled. However, there will be a problem if you cancelled within 5 working days before your appointment. This warning will appear:

“There was a problem processing your request. Please try again after a few minutes. Cannot cancel within 5 working days. Appointment is on [your scheduled] already.”

This means that if you really want to cancel your Philippine passport application then you must cancel it 5 days before your appointment or you might experience problems with the DFA in the future.

Do you need more information in applying for Philippine passport? Read my tips for applying for a Philippine passport.

You can also read my posts on how to make an appointment for Philippine passport application and the list of acceptable IDs for passport application.

List of PUPCET Passers in Sta. Mesa Campus

The result is out! Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) just published the list of PUPCET passers for the Sta. Mesa (Manila) campus. The list can be accessed by going to the PUPCET 2013 passers website.

The list of passers shown in the list are names of examinees who took the PUPCET on January 17, 2013 (first batch) and February 17, 2013 (second batch). Take note that the list only shows PUPCET passers who are qualified for admission to PUP – Sta. Mesa campus only. There will be a different list for PUPCET passers for the other campuses of PUP.

PUPCET examinees can check if they passed the exam either by using the search box or by viewing the complete alphabetical list of passers.

PUPCET passers search box

A total of 10,968 examinees passed the PUPCET and are eligible to enter PUP – Sta. Mesa campus. The list started from Aala, Jobelle Bernardo and ended with Zurbito, Ma. Carmen Molina.

Congratulations if you are included in the list of PUPCET passers. All you need to do now is to wait for the letter from PUP. The letter contains instruction for your enrollment to PUP.

Congratulations to all PUPCET passers! God bless to your college life.

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Do you have questions about PUPCET? Read my tips for PUPCET.