Nine Students Earn Places in the International Competition
BACOLOD - Nine junior and senior high school students from Escalante National High School, Cabacungan National High School, Julio Ledesma National High School, and Ramon Torres National High School qualified after winning their categories at the National Robotics Competition 2026–Visayas Leg in September. Their entries cover different challenges, including remote-controlled robotics, autonomous sumobot, mission challenges, line tracing, and innovative prototypes. Their participation gives them an opportunity to demonstrate their engineering knowledge and problem-solving abilities alongside competitors from other countries.
Project PABAWOD Highlights Local Innovation
Among the Philippine entries is Project PABAWOD, developed by Jhande Marie Teodosio and Joezel Articona of Ramon Torres National High School. The project, whose name stands for Phytoplankton Assessment and Bagasse-based Actuation in Waste of Oil-spill Decontaminator, is an autonomous robotic system designed to monitor aquatic phytoplankton and help address oil spills using eco-friendly barriers made from sugarcane bagasse. The concept connects robotics with environmental concerns and demonstrates how student innovation can explore practical solutions to challenges affecting communities and natural resources.
Provincial Support Encourages Youth Technology Development
The Negros Occidental provincial government provided PHP200,000 in financial assistance to each student to help cover travel, registration, accommodation, and daily expenses. The assistance was presented during a meeting with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II at the provincial capitol on November 6. Beyond helping the students participate, the support reflects the province’s efforts to encourage robotics education, youth innovation, and technology development. The World Robot Games will take place at Chiba Port Arena, featuring robotics competitions and collaborative activities designed to develop programming, engineering, teamwork, and creative problem-solving skills.
