AppBuildersPH 2026: Drawn to Victory
Coleen Legaspi, Carlo G. Mendoza2026-11-03T15:03:11+00:00Some drawings find their place on refrigerators. Others are tucked away in folders, kept as reminders of a childhood imagination that knows no bounds. But for one Filipino father, a child's drawing became something far greater, an inspiration behind a grand championship. Among 1,270 builders and 281 projects submitted to the first AppBuildersPH 2026 Hackathon, a creation inspired by a seven-year-old boy captured the top prize. Behind it was Arnel Forbes, a full-time software engineer, a father, and a first-time hackathon participant who competed entirely on his own. His creation, Guhit, transforms children's drawings into interactive characters capable of moving, [...]