PAGSANYOG 2025: Startup Pitching and Showcase

The Caraga State University-Technology Business Incubation Unit spearheaded the university-wide pitching competition, branded as 𝑷𝑨𝑮𝑺𝑨𝑵𝒀𝑶𝑮 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒑 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆, held on May 23, 2025, at the New Administration Conference Hall, Caraga State University.

This annual competition aims to unite students who identify relevant real-world problems, propose solutions addressing these issues, and develop viable venture ideas based on their findings.

This year, 𝑨𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒐.𝑨𝑰, an AI-powered, context-based tool for real-time translation developed by BS Computer Science students 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑽𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏, 𝑴𝒂𝒄 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒊 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏, 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒉 𝑺𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒂 𝑽𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒗𝒂, and 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝑪. 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒐, secured first place.

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑲𝑰𝑳𝑼𝑨, a cloud-based and mobile AI platform for real-time monitoring and reporting of environmental violations, created by BS Geodetic Engineering students 𝑮𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒂, 𝑲𝒆𝒛𝒛𝒊𝒂 𝑮𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒚, and 𝑱𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒐, won second place.

Tied for third place were 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏, an AI-powered smart home system monitoring elderly movement and emergencies by BS Information Technology students, 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒐, and 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝑹𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍; and 𝑾𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝟐𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒆, a mobile app enabling homeowners to subscribe and schedule weekly food waste pickups to improve waste management in underserved areas, developed by 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒚𝒍 𝑲𝒆𝒛 𝑳𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒐, 𝑳𝒆𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒛𝒉 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒂, and 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒉 𝑳𝒚𝒍𝒆 𝑬𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂, BS Information System students.

The Pagsanyog panel of evaluators included 𝑴𝒓. 𝑹𝒆𝒙 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐, Program Chairperson of the Bachelor of Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Agri-industries; 𝑴𝒓. 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒖𝒍 𝑻𝒊𝒏-𝒂𝒐, an alum of the TBI incubation program and co-founder of Stella.AI, a national winner of DICT’s Philippine Startup Challenge; 𝑴𝒓. 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔, Project Development Officer of DICT-Caraga; 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒓. 𝑬𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑳𝒊𝒂𝒎 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐, Senior Science Research Specialist of DOST-Caraga; and 𝑫𝒓. 𝑹𝒊𝒂𝒉 𝑬𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒏, the newly installed TBI Director.

Pagsanyog 2025 was a success, receiving a record-high 𝟔𝟓 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 —the highest submission volume in the history of the TBI. This milestone reflects the growing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at the University, with increasing student participation each year.