For the third straight year, Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) renewed its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for the 8th imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate competition.
The program encourages young Filipino innovators to create science-based solutions for real-world challenges. HCPI supports this initiative as it embodies Honda’s global slogan, “The Power of Dreams – How We Move You,” reflecting its commitment to innovation and social impact.
The competition concluded with a final presentation and awarding ceremony on April 24 to 25, 2025, at Ascott Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, where 20 student teams showcased projects demonstrating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
As part of its advocacy for youth empowerment, HCPI once again sponsored the Youth Innovation Prize (YIP), awarding P200,000 each to three standout teams for their original, practical, and impactful ideas.
This year’s YIP winners are Bantayan Science High School for Project LUSAI, an IoT- and LiDAR-powered unmanned surface vehicle for seagrass mapping and water monitoring; Lala National High School for C.R.A.B.-Tech, an automated crab-harvesting system using sensors and load cells to collect only market-sized crabs; and Rizal National Science High School for SALIN, a wearable device that converts spoken English or Tagalog into animated Filipino Sign Language (FSL) in real time.
