Pitogo Robotics Team

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🤖✨

Congratulations to our Robotics Team Academic Achievers for SY 2025-2026!
Today, we celebrate more than just medals and recognition. We celebrate the 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 that never stopped learning, the 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 that never gave up, and the countless hours of dedication behind every success. ⚙️📚

From circuits to classrooms, from challenges to victories—you proved that excellence isn’t just programmed, it’s earned through perseverance, discipline, and the courage to push beyond limits. 💟

Here’s to the knowledge you’ve built, the milestones you’ve reached, and the future you continue to shape. 🚀

𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈. 🌟

🖼️: Ashley Corpuz
✍️: Chloe Ferrer, Valerie Laganzo

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗔
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

On the first day, the team enhanced their socializing skills by talking and strategizing with their alliances. The alliances were randomized, so they had to talk to different teams from different schools. After the meetings, the qualifying match began. They performed well in the field, reaching 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝟳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝟱-𝟰 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱. Then the alliance selection began. 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔 as their alliance. The Pitogo Thunderbots were now heading to the SEMIFINAL round.
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 A
𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:

This is the time when the team shows their controlling and autonomous coding skills. Their controller, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴, has a minute to play and score. Then the autonomous skills also had a minute to play and score; their team leader, Cyril Esmas, programmed the robot to score. The autonomous high score was 36. Both had 𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲, and the highest score will be recorded. Because of their excellent performance, the team achieved the award “𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.”

SEMIFINAL 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:

The team is now in the semifinal round, this is where each team fights for the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. They had a meeting with 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔 about their strategy and how they will defeat the other alliance. In the first round, they fought with the alliance of 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗕 and Team Zigma. The Pitogo Thunderbots A won against them and is now about to get in a match with 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 for best of 3 championship round.

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟯 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵:

This is now the match where the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (Pitogo Thunderbots A and Benigno Robotics Elite A) and the 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (Arrowheads and Final Approach) fight for the tournament champion. They started with a friendly handshake. As they started the game, the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲. In the second and third matches, the Blue Alliance sadly lost and were placed 𝟮𝗻𝗱 OVERALL.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗕

On the first day of the tournament, the team built connections and collaborated on strategies with other school teams, as the alliances were assigned randomly. As they connect with other teams, they find ways to complement each other's gameplay and introduce their robots' strengths, and afterwards, they form a strategy.

When the qualifying rounds began, each match has a new challenges. The team made so many adjustments to adapt to different field conditions, like how their opponents played, how to score points, and protect their positions. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗮 programmed for the match and robot skills, and 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘂𝘇, who controlled the robot; their outstanding coding skills led the team to victory. After nine intense matches, they finished with a 6-3 record and placed 4th out of 13th teams. A strong performance that allowed them to choose their own alliance. Soon after, they chose to be alliance partners with the Makati High School Team Zigma, a 5th-placer team that also delivered an absolute cinema-like match.

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴

𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮

𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗼

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗶

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕

𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘂𝘇

𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹

𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹

𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗮

𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀:

The awards they got were the 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, and 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.

Both teams extends its sincerest gratitude to our 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 Mr.𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻, Mr.𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗼 TLE Dept. Coordinator and their esteemed coaches, Mr.𝗥𝗼𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗲 and Mr.𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿.
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. Thank you for your continued dedication and commitment to excellence.

✍- Janine Valerie Laganzo & Ashley Dyanne Corpuz

2𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐄𝐗 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 2026!

Held on January 23–24, 2026 at TESDA Women's Center Taguig City, our team proudly secured 2nd Place Overall at VEX Robotics National Championship 2026, along with the 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒕 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 3𝒓𝒅 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅. 🏅

This achievement was made possible by the dedication and teamwork of PITOGO THUNDERBOTS:

𝘾𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝙀𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙨 - 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧/𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧/𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙯, 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙜, 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙤
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙞 - 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨

𝘾𝙝𝙡𝙤𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙧, 𝙅𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤 𝘿𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚
𝙇𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙯𝙤 - 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨

𝙅𝙖𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙁𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙮 - 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨, 𝙆𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖, 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙝 𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡, 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖, 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙡 - 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨

𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨: 𝙈𝙧. 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙧. 𝙍𝙤𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙗𝙚

This victory belongs to every late night, every failed test, and every improvement along the way. We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our school administrators, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧-Principal IV 𝐚𝐧𝐝 Zands Fresnoza Epilogo - TLE Dept. Coordinator, for their unwavering support— with multiple awards earned and memories made, we’re proud to represent what teamwork, perseverance, and innovation can achieve. ❤️‍🩹🙌

✍️ & 📸: Chloe Ferrer

All the hard work, late nights, and problem-solving have led to this moment. As you take on the VEX Robotics National Championship Semifinals, know that you’re carrying not just a robot—but passion, teamwork, and determination. 💪⚙️

Go out there, trust your build, believe in yourselves, and show everyone what you’re made of. Pitogo Thunderbots Team A and Team B! We’re proud of you—bring it home! 🚀🔥

WORLD VEX CHAMPIONSHIP in Missouri USA is waving

𝓟𝓘𝓣𝓞𝓖𝓞 𝓣𝓗𝓤𝓝𝓓𝓔𝓡𝓑𝓞𝓣𝓢 𝓐 & 𝓑
𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆
𝐕𝐄𝐗 𝐕𝟓 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊
𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 ⚡🤖

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𝖯𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗀𝗈 𝖳𝗁𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗌 𝖠 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖡 are now heading to the VEX V5 PUSHBACK elimination round!

On January 23, both teams are qualified for the elimination round. The teams showed their outstanding performance on the VEX Pushback game, highlighting their strategy and teamwork with their alliances.

𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐀
𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝟕𝙩𝙝 | 𝑸𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. They ranked 7th in the qualifying match. Thunderbots A showcased their passion and dedication for robotics in this event.

𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐁
𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝟒𝙩𝙝 | 𝑸𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝

𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, they ranked 4th in the qualifying match. Their teamwork and problem-solving skills enhanced the team's performance.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, both teams will compete again on January 24, 2026, aiming to showcase their skills, talents, and teamwork once again.

𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓲𝓽𝓸𝓰𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓼 𝓐 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑 extend their sincere appreciation to Mr. Rosalito Palatan and Mr. Zandro Epilogo for their unwavering support for the Pitogo High School Robotics team.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓼 𝓽𝓮𝓪𝓶 shares their gratitude to their coaches, Sir Roy Cabebe and Sir Florante Ferrer. Their support and encouragement played a vital role in the team's success.

✍️ | Janine Valerie Laganzo - Treasurer

Happy birthday to our former PHS Robotics Team Leader, Programmer and Builder! You've guided and motivated the Pitogo Thunderbots to pursue excellence and we're grateful for your dedication. May this year be filled with joy, success, and new opportunities for you to shine. Have more happy birthdays to celebrate pogi.