Iloilo Business Month

Iloilo Business Month An annual celebration and premier convergence of industry, innovation, and impact in Iloiloโ€”curated by PCCI Iloilo.

๐—ช๐—ฉ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—›๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—กPCCI Iloilo President Engr. Fulbert C. Woo joined the awarding of winner...
15/08/2025

๐—ช๐—ฉ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—›๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ก

PCCI Iloilo President Engr. Fulbert C. Woo joined the awarding of winners of the AI Fest 2025 โ€“ National AI Hackathon together with DOST VI Regional Director Engr. Rowen Gelonga, RASUC VI Chair Dr. Bobby Gerardo, and MORE Power COO Engr. Joe Mel Zaporteza on August 13, 2025 at the Iloilo Convention Center.

The WVSUโ€“CICT teams made history, sweeping all top three spots among 10 national finalists from 62 entries across the country:

๐Ÿ† Champion โ€“ Badminton Girls (3rd Year BS Computer Science)
Shane D. Canabo, Myrrhea Belle B. Junsay, Kyla Elijah C. Ramiro, Meagelleine Rose S. Sionosa, Athena S. Villarin

๐Ÿฅˆ 1st Runner-up โ€“ DiaSight (4th Year BS Information Systems)
James Andrew C. Dorado, Lance Gabriel B. Masigon, Gio Anthony A. Callos, Jemmar V. Padernal, Mary Shanley C. Sencil

๐Ÿฅ‰ 2nd Runner-up โ€“ Hard Engineering Neighbors (3rd Year BS Computer Science)
Jullian A. Bilan, Clarence Anthony G. Bolivar, Frederick Jibril L. Buรฑag, Kirk Henrich C. Gamo, Jan Floyd J. Vallota

The three-day hackathon, hosted at Richmonde Hotel, challenged teams to create AI-powered solutions for real-world problems, showcasing the innovation, talent, and problem-solving skills of young Filipino tech leaders.



๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ข ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—”๐—œ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐— ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กPCCI Iloilo proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements o...
15/08/2025

๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ข ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—”๐—œ ๐—ก๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐— ๐— ๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

PCCI Iloilo proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of Iloiloโ€™s young creatives at the SineAI Filmmaking Competition, one of the highlights of AI Fest 2025 held at Festive Walk Cinemas, Iloilo City.

Champion โ€“ โ€œSeenโ€ by Team Likatha (WVSU, 3rd Year BS Entertainment and Multimedia Computing)
Janine Megumi Cabangal, Wendi Deocares, John Christian Ledesma, Khrysryl Ardee Mallo, Cathleen Kaye Orio

1st Runner-up & Peopleโ€™s Choice Award โ€“ โ€œTalinghagaโ€ (The Allegory) by Team Sandigang Lima (University of San Agustin โ€“ Marketing Management)
Romer Falalimpa, Jerich James, Shayne Patrice Mijares, Xavier Jess Villanis, Joshua C. Ferrer

2nd Runner-up โ€“ โ€œAmbahanon sang Indi Makatikabโ€ by Team CMD (WVSU, 4th Year BS Information Technology & 3rd Year BS Information Systems)
Cedrick Angelo Rico, Diether Jaye Catolin, Miguel Jacob Artillero

The competition showcased the fusion of storytelling and artificial intelligence, with winning entries weaving together Filipino heritage, culture, and cutting-edge AI-generated visuals.

AI Fest 2025, co-led by PCCI Iloilo, is the countryโ€™s first-ever AI festivalโ€”bringing together innovators, educators, creatives, and industry leaders to explore responsible AI for cities and communities.


Your Voice Matters! 2025 AI Fest was powered by brilliant minds, groundbreaking ideas, and YOU, our amazing community! ...
14/08/2025

Your Voice Matters!

2025 AI Fest was powered by brilliant minds, groundbreaking ideas, and YOU, our amazing community! Now, we want to hear your thoughts.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Scan the QR code or click here ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3JdSm4jโฉ to share your feedback and help us make the next AI Fest even bigger, bolder, and better.

Every insight counts, letโ€™s keep building the future together!

๐Ÿญ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข!The countdown is almost over, AI FEST 2025 is about to set the Iloilo Convention Center on fire with innovat...
10/08/2025

๐Ÿญ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—ข!
The countdown is almost over, AI FEST 2025 is about to set the Iloilo Convention Center on fire with innovation!

Tomorrow, experience mind-blowing tech reveals, power-packed talks, the Sine AI Film Fest, and the adrenaline-pumping AI Hackathon 2025.

๐Ÿ“… August 11โ€“13, 3 epic days where ideas become breakthroughs, and YOU become part of the future.

The wait ends tomorrow. The revolution begins.

๐—–๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—˜ ๐— ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ: ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—š โ˜•๏ธAs part of the Iloilo Business Month, PCCI Iloilo successfully hosted Coffe...
09/08/2025

๐—–๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—˜ ๐— ๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ: ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—š โ˜•๏ธ

As part of the Iloilo Business Month, PCCI Iloilo successfully hosted Coffee Moments: Industry Business Matching last August 9, 2025, at Vermillion Hotel Iloilo, co-presented with Sun Life.

This one-of-a-kind 3-in-1 session featured the Limited Edition โ€œBusiness Owner: Play for Lifeโ€ Board Game (special thanks to Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry โ€“ Iloilo Chapter, Inc.), a mini talk show with PCCI Iloilo Vice Presidents Noi Dongor and Frank Limsui sharing their inspiring journeys to business success, and networking over snacks and coffee with fellow entrepreneurs and industry movers.

The event brought together 50 PCCI Iloilo members, fostering collaboration, fresh ideas, and valuable business connections. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›




Photos courtesy of Ms. Jennifer Tan

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—•๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ.The future took the stage as 14 bold teams entered the Pitch Arena, presenting powerful, purpose...
06/08/2025

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐—ฆ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—•๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ.

The future took the stage as 14 bold teams entered the Pitch Arena, presenting powerful, purpose-driven innovations that pushed boundaries and sparked possibilities.

Judged by renowned experts and industry leaders, the competition turned into a thrilling showcase of brilliance, vision, and fearless ambition.

This wasnโ€™t just pitching โ€” it was a glimpse into whatโ€™s next.

01/08/2025

Day 2 was a whole vibe โ€” from wild ideas to game-changing insights. We sketched, pitched, built, and laughed (a lot). Shoutout to Coach Gleendo, Lars, and Bimbo Gabor for bringing the ๐Ÿ”ฅ. If this is Day 2โ€ฆ you better be ready for whatโ€™s next.

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ: ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!From design thinking breakthroughs to future-forward ideas with AI โ€” today's session was nothi...
01/08/2025

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ: ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!

From design thinking breakthroughs to future-forward ideas with AI โ€” today's session was nothing short of inspiring.

Big thanks to Coach Gleendo, Lars, and Bimbo Gabor for leading such a powerful workshop.

The spark of innovation just keeps growing. See you tomorrow for more! ๐Ÿš€

Thank you, AVP Melanie Ng, for your unwavering support for PCCI Iloilo and the Innovators Summit 2025. ๐Ÿ’™Your presence an...
01/08/2025

Thank you, AVP Melanie Ng, for your unwavering support for PCCI Iloilo and the Innovators Summit 2025. ๐Ÿ’™

Your presence and encouragement continue to empower our chamber as we build Iloilo into a thriving hub for innovation and inclusive growth.

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