By Joseph Bernard A. Marzan
The administration of the West Visayas State University (WVSU) declared on Wednesday, March 13, that it has launched an investigation into claims of leaked test questions from the recent WVSU College Admission Test (WVSU-CAT).
The university made this known through a statement on its official Facebook page following allegations raised by a Facebook user CJ Gania Barnezo Arellano.
Arellano informed Daily Guardian that his sister received a photograph of what appeared to be the test questions, which he said was circulating among students before the examination date.
“My sister was one of the WVSU entrance exam takers last week and it has come to their attention later on that some students are studying these bunch of questionnaires before taking the exam which are exactly the same to the exam they have taken,” Arellano claimed in a post on Facebook.
He further expressed concern over the fairness and integrity of the institution.
“This is unfair, and it damages your institution’s integrity as a whole. We would like to hear your side about this matter and your explanation.”
Arellano’s post, published at 1:21 p.m. on Wednesday, has since garnered approximately 2,000 shares on Facebook.
An official from WVSU assured Daily Guardian that the university is committed to transparency and will make the findings of the investigation public upon its completion.
Daily Guardian had also reached out directly to WVSU President Dr. Joselito Villaruz, but he has not responded as of this writing.
The WVSU-CAT took place on March 10, drawing significant attention as the university noted that the test was administered to a large cohort of 20,925 aspirants. This number included 11,600 candidates at the main campus in Iloilo City and 9,325 hopefuls across its satellite campuses.
