Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are mine alone. I began taking the five-part Philippine Foreign Service Officer Exam (“FSOE”) in August 2015. The results came out in November 2016 – 29 of us passed. While preparing for the exam, I realized that resources available to examinees are scant, and so I vowed that should my application … More So you want to join the Foreign Service? Chapter I: Demystifying the Philippine Foreign Service Officer Exam