The PH Army job ad is posted on an unauthorized page

The Philippine Army also says it does not accept any payment from interested applicants and would-be soldiers.

Claim: The Philippine Army is urgently recruiting 7,000 vacancies. Interested applicants should fill the online application form through the link in several social media posts.

Score: FALSE

Why we tested it: The dubious job posting was shared in several Facebook groups and by several users.

Facts: The posts are unauthorized by the Philippine Army, which clarified in a Facebook post that their official recruitment announcements and online application forms for aspiring soldiers are posted only on the official website, https://jointhearmy.ph/.

“Please report similar pages containing false information. Let’s use social media wisely,” the Philippine military said.

The links in the claims posts redirect to a website with a single URL “philippinegovupdates.blogspot.com/” and “Both websites are not affiliated with the official website of the Philippine Army. Providing personal information through these sites may expose users to potential phishing scams. (READ: Phishing 101: How to spot and avoid phishing)

On November 6, the army exhibited a vacancy notice for civilian employees of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations. This position came from the army official Facebook pageunlike misleading posts from dubious pages.

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Offered programs: The Philippine Army offers two programs for enlisted soldiers: Officer Candidate Course (OCC) and Soldier Candidate Course (CSC).

According to the Philippine Army website, OCC alumni will be the committeeofficers and “will follow the path of the platoon leader.” CSC graduates become servicemen after completing the “Transformation”, “Basic Unit Training” and “War” course modules.

On the official recruitment website, candidates have to select their desired army recruitment before they will be redirected to the application form.

Similar claims: Rappler has debunked posts from several Facebook pages posing as official recruitment pages for government agencies. These pages usually use links that redirect to fake application forms:

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