MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 8 - DIRECTING THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONCERNED TO EXTEND MAXIMUM SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TESTING AND RESEARCH CENTER (NETRC) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS (DECS) IN THE CONDUCT OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NCEE)

The National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC) under the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) administers the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), a qualifying examination required of all high school graduates seeking admission to post-secondary degree programs. Conducted annually in different examination centers throughout the Philippines, in the ASEAN region, and in other countries and participated in by thousands of examinees, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) is held in September every year at a date set by the Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports. To enable the National Educational Testing and Research Center (NETRC) to perform its task effectively and efficiently, it is hereby directed:  

1. The Department of National Defense (DND), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) extend maximum support and assistance to ensure full security and smooth administration of the examinations;

2. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and the National Food Authority (NFA) share such travel facilities as may be deemed necessary for the abovementioned purpose; and

3. The Malacañang Press Center (MPC), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and the National Computer Center (NCC) extend maximum support and assistance relative to the dissemination of essential information pertaining to the holding of the examinations throughout the country and abroad and the computerized processing of the test papers and results, respectively.

Since 19.07.98.