The Philippines’ Next-Gen Heroes: Samsung reveals the grand winners of Solve

for Tomorrow 2025

Samsung announces the three grand winners for its 3rd Solve for Tomorrow competition in the Philippines

The Grand Winners of Solve for Tomorrow

2025, with the Third Prize awarded to Team

“BANTALAY” from Tuguegarao City Science

High School, the Second Prize awarded to

Team “EGGNovation” from Cavite Science

Integrated School, and the First Prize

awarded to Team “MaHeMo” from Cavite

Science Integrated School.

The Second Prize winners from Cavite

Science Integrated School, consisting of

members Adam Uriel Berganos, Jared Y.

Cabillan, Niel Jullian M. Caringal, Cedrick A.

Del Mundo, and their adviser, Mharlotte O.

Ilagan, with their project entitled

;EGGNovation: Egg Quality Control

Segregator.”

Together with the winning team are (from left

to right) Mr. Jun Guevara, Head of Corporate

Marketing at Samsung Electronics

Philippines; Ms. Dove Cometa, Project

Development Officer III, and Ms. Zeny

Lastimosa, Project Development Officer at the Department of Education; Mr. Roman

Han, President of Samsung Electronics

Philippines; and Taekyun Kim, Chief Financial

Officer at Samsung Electronics Philippines.

This year’s First Prize winners from Cavite
Science Integrated School, which consists of
members Elisha Lhane Althea Ramos, Harly
P. Bautista, Jhacis Miguel Causapin, Eileen
Cassandra S. Datu, and their teacher adviser,
Jeremae V. Varias, with their winning entry,
"Mangrove Health Monitor (MaHeMo): A
Solar-Powered, Water-Quality Sensing Buoy
for Monitoring Mangrove Ecosystem Health."
Joining the First Prize winners are (from left
to right) Mr. Jun Guevara, Head of Corporate
Marketing at Samsung Electronics
Philippines; Ms. Dove Cometa, Project
Development Officer III, and Ms. Zeny
Lastimosa, Project Development Officer at
the Department of Education; Mr. Roman
Han, President of Samsung Electronics
Philippines; and Taekyun Kim, Chief Financial
Officer at Samsung Electronics Philippines.

The remaining teams in the top 10 will receive Php 15,000 in cash for their team and Php 5,000 for their teacher.
The teams are “FloodSafe Routes AI: An AI Smart Route and Hazard Mapping System for Schools” from Philippine
Science High School - Caraga Region Campus, “SINAG: Eco-Sustainable Carbon Dots from Biomass for Bio-Based
Solar Light Harvesting” from Bansud NHS - Regional Science High School, “The S.W.E.A.T Project” from Philippine
Science High School Main Campus, “S.A.G.I.P.: Solar-powered Autonomous Geolocation and Information Protocol
for Disaster Mitigation” from Cavite Science Integrated School, “ShellTer: Earthquake-Resistant Precast Using
Walnut and Pistachio Shell Waste for Sustainable Construction” from Philippine Science High School - Central
Luzon Campus, “Plasfix: SARIMAX Forecasting of Rabbitfish (Siganus) Catch Volume in Pangasinan by Evaluating
Plastic-Induced Seagrass Decline” from Pasay City Science High School, and “VITALBAND: A Galaxy AI-Integrated
Health and Disaster Monitoring Wristband for Filipinos” from Marikina Science High School.

Together for Tomorrow: Enabling People

Solve for Tomorrow started as a simple essay competition in 2010, but over the years it has evolved into a dynamic

platform where students collaborate to develop meaningful, future-shaping projects. Aligned with Samsung’s

mission to make technology accessible while empowering the next generation of “next-gen heroes,” the program

has spent the last 15 years equipping students with real-world experience and design thinking skills—helping them

create practical, technology-driven solutions to real challenges.

This year’s competition focuses on empowering communities through technology, featuring themes on

Environmental Sustainability through Technology, Social Change through Tech and Sport, and Solving Community

Problems with Artificial Intelligence (AI). With the support of the Department of Education, Solve for Tomorrow

2025 received over 300 entries from Grades 8–10 students in public science high schools—narrowed down to 10

finalists and, ultimately, 3 grand winners.

Roman Han, President of Samsung Philippines, shared an inspiring message about the success of this year’s Solve

for Tomorrow: “Here at Samsung, we believe our success is inseparable from the progress of the communities we

serve. Solve for Tomorrow embodies this belief by empowering the next generation of heroes in our own local

communities nationwide—equipping our young innovators with the education, tools, and opportunities they need

to create their proposals for a better future.

He added, “Guided by our vision, ‘Together for Tomorrow: Enabling People’, we have remained dedicated for 15

years in enabling future leaders as they transform their ideas into meaningful, lasting impact, and we will continue

this dedication for many years to come.”

Ms. Dove Cometa, Project Development

Officer III at the Department of Education

(DepEd), giving her welcoming remarks to the

Top 10 Finalists, emphasizing DepEd’s

continuous support for Samsung’s Solve for

Tomorrow initiative.

Mr. Jun Guevara, Head of Corporate

Marketing at Samsung Electronics

Philippines, closes the program with

congratulatory remarks to all the Grand

Champions, as well as the other Top 10

Finalists joining in at the Solve for Tomorrow

2025 Awarding Ceremony.

For more information on Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow program in the Philippines, you can visit

https://www.samsung.com/ph/solve-for-tomorrow/. Learn more about Samsung’s innovative projects by visiting

https://www.samsung.com/ph/.

 Road to Champion: Honda Pilipinas Dream Cup Concludes with
Thrilling Final Round

HPI’s young racers proved that passion and perseverance pave the road to victory

The Honda Pilipinas Dream Cup (HPDC) wrapped up its much-awaited Final Round with

electrifying performances, high-speed battles, and emotional victories that marked the

culmination of a remarkable 2025 season.

Held at Tarlac Circuit Hill, every twist and turn of the young riders served as a reminder of

how far they’ve come—each lap symbolizing their growth, grit, and determination to chase

their racing dreams. The final round was more than just a competition; it was the realization

of countless hours of training and the fulfillment of dreams on and off the track.

Spectators were treated to intense wheel-to-wheel action, with riders pushing the limits of

speed and control aboard their Honda motorcycles. The Final Round consisted of three

thrilling races that showcased the riders’ relentless spirit and hunger for victory.

 Lapu-Lapu City Celebrates the Arrival of Honor of Kings’ Inaugural Filipino Hero, Lapulapu

Garry Lao expressed his gratitude to HOK for adding Lapulapu to their game, noting that this move has a significant impact on honoring the city's most historic figure.

Lapulapu, a tank support hero, is heavily inspired by the national hero who resisted colonial forces and is a symbol of courage and bravery.

Lapulapu's design embraces traditional Visayan attire, highlighting patterns that symbolize the sun, waves, and scales, reflecting early Filipino beliefs and nature worship.

The hero's release is a major step in the game title's efforts to celebrate local cultures within the game.

The press launch featured performances from the Lapu-Lapu City's Tribal Band, the Lapu-Lapu Performing Arts, the Lapu-Lapu Arnis Team, and model and actor Shaun Pelayo, who played the role of Lapulapu in his performance.

Aside from the press launch, a two-day tournament—the HOK Lapu-Lapu Clash 2025—is currently ongoing with a hefty prize pool of ₱100,000. Fourteen teams are competing for a grand prize of ₱50,000. The first runner-up will take home ₱25,000. Meanwhile, the second and third runner-ups will each receive ₱12,500.

The Grand Champions of the tournament will be crowned today, November 22.

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