Saint Louis University (SLU) secured its return to the top of the cybersecurity stage, as it captured the championship title at the HackForGov 5 – Cordillera Regional Competition held last 13 August 2026 at the Paragon Hotel, Baguio City.
The winning team Fable4, composed of fourth year BS Computer Science students, namely: Henri Louis Agustin, Jim Hendrix Bag-eo, Hyowon Arzil Bernabe, and Joneil Ian Morano showcased coordination and technical proficiency throughout the event. The team was led by their adviser, Mr. Roderick Makil.
After yielding the crown in last year’s edition, SLU surged back to victory, outpacing 12 other teams from across the Cordillera region in a rigorous evaluation of technical skills.
Organized by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the competition participants were subjected to a series of practical, scenario-based challenges in areas such as network security, web security, cryptography, and incident response.
This year’s event carried the theme, “Decoding Youth Innovation, Anchoring One Nation’s Digital Defense,” underscoring DICT CAR’s mission to cultivate local technical talent and strengthen national cyber resilience through youth engagement.
The competition affirmed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education) by cultivating local technical talent through hands-on learning, and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) by fostering innovation to strengthen national cyber resilience and digital defense.
As champions, the team will advance to represent the Cordillera region in the national Hack for Gov 5 competition scheduled in October. (Article by R. Makil | Photos by SAMCIS)
