Samsung Electronics Philippines named the 10 student teams that will advance to the final round of Solve for Tomorrow 2025, the company’s STEM innovation program held with the Department of Education.
Now in its third year in the Philippines, the competition gathers proposals from public science high school students in Grades 8-10 who want to address challenges in their communities.
More than 300 entries were submitted this year, involving more than 1,000 students nationwide. Each group, with up to four members, created a proposal under one of three themes: environmental sustainability through technology, social change through technology and sport, or solving community problems with artificial intelligence.
“We are very happy with the increasing interest in Solve for Tomorrow, as we can see from the growing number of entries and teams joining the competition every year,” said Minsu Chu, president of Samsung Electronics Philippines. . It shows that more and more students from science high schools nationwide are harnessing their STEM knowledge and skills to help solve the issues their communities face, so we can have a better tomorrow,”
Samsung formed a panel of reviewers from the fields of technology, innovation, and education. This year’s judges include Monchito Ibrahim, executive member of the National Innovation Council; Michelle Alarcon, president of the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines; Alwyn Rosel, executive director of IdeaSpace Foundation and QBO Innovation; and Rachelle Perez, campus program lead of DEVCON Philippines. They were joined by Dianne Capuz, head of consumer and market insights of Samsung Electronics Philippines.
The finalists will join an idea mentorship program where each team will work with a Samsung coach to refine proposals, build proof-of-concept versions, and prepare mock-ups ahead of the final presentation. The teams will present their projects live in December in the final judging round, which will include Julius Arguson, head of product engineering and technical compliance of Samsung Electronics Philippines. More than ₱2 million in cash prizes and Samsung devices will be awarded to winning teams, schools, and teacher advisers.
Top 10 finalists
• FloodSafe Routes AI, Philippine Science High School – Caraga Region Campus
• Mangrove Health Monitor (MaHeMo), Cavite Science Integrated School
• SINAG, Bansud NHS – Regional Science High School
• SARIMAX, Pasay City Science High School
• The S.W.E.A.T Project, Philippine Science High School Main Campus
• ShellTer, Philippine Science High School – Central Luzon Campus
• VITALBAND, Marikina Science High School
• S.A.G.I.P, Cavite Science Integrated School
• BANTALAY, Tuguegarao City Science High School
• EGGNovation, Cavite Science Integrated School