TravelBuddy emerged as Champion for earning the highest score in the Regional Pitching Competition for the 8th Philippine Startup Challenge (PSC) Region I held online on October 13. The team members are Rizalyn Florague, Dennis Loren Tacubanza, and Lily Ann Ugay.

Meanwhile, the BIOs Team – with its members Rod Alvin Cudiamat, Jeremy Fangon, Justine Kelly Florendo, and Marc John Valdez; and the CircuitBreaker Team – with its members Derrick Joshua Martinez, Jerlyza Mae Cabatingan, Klarence Jhay Gameng, Jashmin Joy Terrado and Eunice Fatima Delos Santos, tied as third runners up.

The startup projects of 11 teams from DMMMSU-MLUC CIT and seven other startups from PSU and LORMA competed in the regional pitching competition, responded to experts’ questions, and after deliberation, five (5) were awarded as winners by DICT. (By Robin Justin Catbagan) (Photo by Bamby Warin Ramos)