Junior Philippine Computer Society - UE Manila Chapter

19/10/2026

💻🚀 𝗣𝗖𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🚀💻

AI pilots are everywhere. Real ROI? Not so much. 📉➡️📈

If your organization has been testing AI without seeing it translate into actual business value, this session is for you. How exactly do traditional, non-tech organizations turn promising AI experiments into profitable, production-ready solutions? 🤔

Join the Philippine Computer Society (PCS) for our Monthly Membership Meeting and TECHTALKS, as we unpack 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! ⚡

🎙️ Leading the conversation is 𝗠𝗿: 𝗕𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮, an AI and Cybersecurity leader who has deployed enterprise AI solutions across Southeast Asia.

Most companies get stuck right after the pilot phase: great idea, no clear path to scale. Bryan breaks down exactly how to get past that wall, sharing the strategies, governance frameworks, and practical approaches that turn AI experiments into business results. 💡

📌 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:
🔹 Proven Frameworks — Scale AI effectively, even if you’re not a tech company.
🔹 ROI Calculation — Formulas to measure AI returns before you even invest.
🔹 Real-World Impact — Streamline operations without compromising security.

📌 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
🗓️ Date: October 26, 2026 (Monday)
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
💻 Platform: Zoom

 📝 Pre-register here:
https://bit.ly//PCSMMMTECHTALKS26Oct2026
https://bit.ly//PCSMMMTECHTALKS26Oct2026
https://bit.ly//PCSMMMTECHTALKS26Oct2026

Once you’ve registered, Zoom will send the meeting link straight to your registered email. ✉️

🎓 Attending bona fide PCS members will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Don’t miss this chance to turn your organization’s AI initiatives into real, tangible value. 🔥

See you online! 👋

19/10/2026

🎉🎂 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗩𝗣 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗜𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔𝗡! 🎂🎉

This October 20th, we celebrate the birthday of our 𝗩𝗣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 here at JPCS-UE! 🥳 We appreciate your hard work, dedication, and meaningful contributions to the JPCS-UE fam. 💙

Your kindness and generosity toward us are truly appreciated. 🙏 Thank you for your continued support and for making a positive difference in our organization.

✨ May this new chapter of your life bring you happiness, success, and countless opportunities to grow and achieve your dreams. May you continue to inspire others and create more meaningful memories with the JPCS-UE fam. 🌟

🎈 Happy Birthday, Louiegie! 🎈

28/09/2026

🎬✨ 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! ✨🎬
The wait is over! ⏳ After a week of anticipation, the results are finalized. Congratulations to everyone who brought their favorite film posters to life! 🎞️🖼️

🏆 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆
Judged by Ma'am Mary Grace Ventura and rechecked by the organizers.
🥇 1st Place (95%) — 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗬𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼
🥈 2nd Place (90%) — 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱
🥉 3rd Place (86%) — 𝗠𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶 𝗢𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼
🎖️ 4th Place (85%) — 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗢ñ𝗲𝘇

💰 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 (𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯: 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 )
🥇 1st Place — ₱200
🥈 2nd Place — ₱150
🥉 3rd Place — ₱100

❤️ 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 ❤️
Awarded to the poster with the most reactions and votes from the community. The winner receives an additional ₱50! 💸
🥇 1st Place (31 likes) — 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱 🔥
🥈 2nd Place (9 likes) — 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗬𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼
🥉 3rd Place (8 likes) — 𝗠𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶 𝗢𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼
🎖️ 4th Place (6 likes) — 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗢ñ𝗲𝘇

👏 A big thank you to all our contestants for sharing your talent, creativity, and passion! Congratulations to our winners, and see you at the next one! 🎉🌟

20/09/2026

🎬 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘀: 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥! ✨

🏆 Who will take home the 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱? 🏆

Our PhotoBits contestants have shared their talent and skills by recreating their favorite film posters! 🎞️🖼️ The winner will be decided through a combination of public reactions and the judges' votes. 🗳️

👍 The more reactions a poster receives, the higher its score! Syempre, may deductions din kung hindi nasunod ang guidelines. 🚨 Pero huwag mag-alala, malalaman din natin ang overall results soon! ⏳

Cast your vote, support your favorite, and expect the unexpected! 🤩💥 Who will steal the spotlight? Only tomorrow will dictate! 🌟

20/09/2026

⚡🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡: 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 (PT. 2)! 🔥⚡

A seminar packed with excitement and thrill, Hackathon: Unlocked put participants to the test through team formation, the pressure of racing against the clock, and unexpected twists along the way! 🧠💻✨

This event became a truly memorable experience, not just for the participants, but for the officers as well. What an unforgettable moment for everyone involved! 🎉💙

A special thank you to 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻, and 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮 for joining us and taking charge as hosts and judges of the hackathon. Your energy and dedication made the event feel like a real, full-blown hackathon experience! 🙌🎤🔥

To all the teams who participated, thank you so much for your passion and hard work! We hope to see you again at future events by JPCS-UE! 🚀💫

20/09/2026

⚡🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡: 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 (PT.1)! 🔥⚡

A seminar packed with excitement and thrill, Hackathon: Unlocked put participants to the test through team formation, the pressure of racing against the clock, and unexpected twists along the way! 🧠💻✨

This event became a truly memorable experience, not just for the participants, but for the officers as well. What an unforgettable moment for everyone involved! 🎉💙

A special thank you to 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻, and 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮 for joining us and taking charge as hosts and judges of the hackathon. Your energy and dedication made the event feel like a real, full-blown hackathon experience! 🙌🎤🔥

To all the teams who participated, thank you so much for your passion and hard work! We hope to see you again at future events by JPCS-UE! 🚀💫

19/09/2026

🚨 LAST WARNING FOR PHOTOBITS SUBMISSIONS ⏰

Heads up, PhotoBits participants! 📢 The submission period has been extended until 11:59 AM, September 19, 2026, this is your final chance! ⚡

⚠️ Please double-check the submission details from our previous post. Failure to follow the guidelines will result in deductions to your final grade, so make sure everything is complete and correctly labeled! ✅

📝 Submit here:
https://forms.gle/myMPgj3WzccVJiue8
https://forms.gle/myMPgj3WzccVJiue8
https://forms.gle/myMPgj3WzccVJiue8

🔒 Important: Submissions past the deadline will not be accepted, as the posting of artworks will begin immediately after! ⏳🚫

Huwag nang mag-atubili, i-secure na ang submission mo ngayon din! 💪🎨🔥

📢 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🔥

It's submission time! All poster artworks will be posted after the submission phase, with winners chosen through a combination of judges' scores and participants' votes! 🗳️👨‍⚖️

⚠️ Note: Only registered participants are allowed to submit their artworks.
⚠️ Note 2: Strictly no AI! 🚫🤖

»» 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 ««
Your submission folder (compiled within your linked 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲) must contain:
🖼️ Exported PNG of your Movie Poster
📄 PDF file (use any template, however provide the given information: screenshots of your layers panel & tools used)
🗂️ The PSD project file

File Naming Convention:
🖼️ Exported poster: SURNAME_FN_PHOTOBITS.PNG (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_PHOTOBITS.PNG)
📄 PDF file: SURNAME_FN_TOOLS_PHOTOBITS.PDF (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_TOOLS_PHOTOBITS.PDF)
🗂️ Project file: SURNAME_FN_PROJECT_PHOTOBITS.PSD (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_PROJECT_PHOTOBITS.PSD)

⏰ Deadline: All submissions are due tomorrow by September 19, 11:59 PM for the upcoming voting phase!

Good luck to all PhotoBits participants! Give it your all, show off your skills, and let your creativity shine! 🎨💪🏆

18/09/2026

🏆 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡: 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 🎉

𝗝𝗣𝗖𝗦-𝗨𝗘 proudly congratulates all the teams who claimed their spot at 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, held yesterday, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🔥💻

These teams performed very well with their strategy of maintaining a great project with their presentation and conceptualization:

🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 — 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿
Christian Nieva, Kirstein Reynoso, Vincent Rodriguez, Cedrick Tabunan

🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 — 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗮
Rance Joyce, Aron Mar, Baby Olalia, Rhei San Juan

🥉 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 — 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮
Jacob Carbonell, Kimberly Datuin, Gianna Ebue, Mary Christelle Palmero

⚡ Under intense time pressure, each team conceptualized and built their project in under an hour, then presented it in a minimum of 5 minutes! 🎤

The judges pushed further by identifying gaps and asking pointed questions, challenging each team to clarify their project's concept and technicality, testing how well they could think and solve problems on the spot. 🧠💪

To all participating teams, magaling kayong lahat! 👏 Your creativity, teamwork, and grit under pressure truly stood out. 🌟

And to our judges and hosts, thank you for making this event such a huge success! Your time, effort, and dedication made Hackathon: Unlocked truly unforgettable. 🙏💙

Thank you, everyone! Here's to more hackathons ahead! 🚀

18/09/2026

📢 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🔥

It's submission time! All poster artworks will be posted after the submission phase, with winners chosen through a combination of judges' scores and participants' votes! 🗳️👨‍⚖️

⚠️ Note: Only registered participants are allowed to submit their artworks.
⚠️ Note 2: Strictly no AI! 🚫🤖

»» 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 ««
Your submission folder (compiled within your linked 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲) must contain:
🖼️ Exported PNG of your Movie Poster
📄 PDF file (use any template, however provide the given information: screenshots of your layers panel & tools used)
🗂️ The PSD project file

File Naming Convention:
🖼️ Exported poster: SURNAME_FN_PHOTOBITS.PNG (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_PHOTOBITS.PNG)
📄 PDF file: SURNAME_FN_TOOLS_PHOTOBITS.PDF (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_TOOLS_PHOTOBITS.PDF)
🗂️ Project file: SURNAME_FN_PROJECT_PHOTOBITS.PSD (e.g., DELACRUZ_J_PROJECT_PHOTOBITS.PSD)

⏰ Deadline: All submissions are due tomorrow by September 19, 11:59 PM for the upcoming voting phase!

Good luck to all PhotoBits participants! Give it your all, show off your skills, and let your creativity shine! 🎨💪🏆

17/09/2026

🚨 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡: 𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗! 🔥

It's happening today, September 17, 2026! 💥 Hackathon: Unlocked is live, a seminar diving deep into the anatomy of a hackathon, hosted and presented by our very own Alpha, Shan, and John Adrian! 🎤💡

The energy doesn't stop there! ⚡ Participants were grouped into teams and challenged to create and present their own team projects in just 45 minutes! ⏱️💻🔥 Talk about thinking fast and building faster! 🚀

GO! GO! GO! 📣📣📣 Kaya niyo 'to, mga warriors! 💪🏆