By John Peps Dales
MSU-Marawi Intern
A GRADE 10 student of Dao-an National High School in San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur is one of the four qualifiers representing the Philippines in the Global Information Technology (IT) Challenge in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates this coming October.
Jethro Marzado, 17, was declared as one of the overall top four Youth with Disabilities in the 2023 National I.T. Challenge of the National Council on Disability Affairs on June 26-27 at the Bayview Park Hotel in Manila.
Aside from Marzado, among the top four were Jance S. Cerdeñola of Quezon, Isabela; Mark Andrei G. Molina, and Vince Robert H. Bandin, both from Carmona, Cavite.
A total of 30 youth with disabilities participated in the two-day IT Challenge and competed in five categories: eLifeMap, eTool PowerPoint Presentation, eTool Excel, eContent (Movie Making), and eCreative Smart Car (Robotics) all of which Marzado passed.
Marzado shared that despite his family's financial struggles, he was very persistent in joining the competition. He wants to thank his family and the Municipality of San Miguel which held a parade for him on July 3.
Under the supervision of his coach, Mary Ann Martinez, Marzado revealed that they are currently preparing for the competition in UAE by exploring and reviewing the five categories again during the challenge in Manila.
