The them of the event is Define X. “Defining x”, is very much significant especially in the lives of people today. “x” is a variable that everyone is familiar with.  It can mean anything, resonate with anything, and ultimately symbolize
unpredictability. As people in the society, most especially high school students, find it difficult to foresee what things mean or what things can become in their lives, it is essential to inculcate in them the drive and passion to keep searching and working for the future.
The theme centers on the challenge of defining one’s x. The committee seeks for people to define their x, because in giving a definition to their x, they are ultimately declaring to the world who they are and what they can do. x can no longer remain as just any variable, x can no longer just be how people are stereotyped. We have to decide for ourselves what we will pursue and what type of persons we will be. “Explore your mind, discover yourself, and then give the best that is in you to your age and to your world. There are heroic possibilities waiting to be discovered in every person.” (- Wilfred Peterson)

MPH
Xabl
San Juan City, National Capital Region
Philippines

Delfin Villafuerte

During his high school and college days, Delfin was known to be the ideal student and an overachiever in a variety of aspects. He graduated class valedictorian in both his high school (La Salle Greenhills) and his college (Ateneo De Manila University), where he finished a double-degree in BS Management Engineering and AB Economics-Honors. He also held a number of different leadership positions during his stay at the Ateneo, including being president of the Ateneo Management Engineering Association. However, outside of academics, he also enjoys singing, dancing, and acting. After graduation, Delfin chose to become a Fellow with Teach for the Philippines, making him a full-time public school teacher. He is also a part-time lecturer at the Ateneo’s John Gokongwei School of Management, teaching business statistics.

Ethan Chua

Ethan Chua is a third year high school student from Xavier School with a passion for writing and art; he’s a self-professed nerd and geek (neek? gerd?) who enjoys mathematics and physics along with literature and poetry. He loves making connections and spreading ideas, even (especially) if they’re all over the place. His friends often have to stop him from giving impromptu lectures about the relationship between entropy, love, string theory, and existentialism. As a speaker and performer, he often seems confident but is really bringing a large script to hide the fact that his hand is shaking while holding the microphone. He also has a crippling fear of thrown projectiles (that’s his excuse for not playing any sports at all) and speaks fluent Chinese (he is as fluent as a five-year old).

Gary Valenciano

It is evident that most teenagers these days thrive on Westernized music like electronic dance music (EDM), contemporary rock, mainstream pop, and the like, but one thing that continues to live on in the Philippines is the everlasting presence of OPM. Gary Valenciano, or typically known as Gary V, is one of the most popular singers that the Philippines has to offer. Mr. Pure Energy, Gary Valenciano has been a staple of the industry and largely contributed to the popularization OPM throughout the nation. Gary V is a true testament to genuine Filipino talent. He continues to perform onstage, bringing his energy and all-around good vibes to the fans.

Harly Marcuap

Number 19 may arguably not represent anything in our society, or it may not really mean anything to most of us, but for this person, this number possesses a deeper meaning. His name is Harly Limlingan Marcuap (currently 22 years of age), a young Filipino geologist (he earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 2012) and a self - financed traveler. It was at the age of “19” when he started to have the goal to travel across all 81 provinces in the Philippines, and at the age of 21, he was able to accomplish this dream through hard work and dedication.

Megan Young

Megan Young is an avid actress and has participated in many television programs nationwide. She has inspired many Filipinos mainly due to her talent, her kindheartedness, and her humility. Megan is also the winner of the 2013 Ms. World beauty pagent at the age of 23, being the first Filipina to claim the title. Moreover, she is a student at De la salle, college of St. Benilde. balancing all these cannot be easy, however, she remains to be hardworking and never fails to impress everyone. Aside from this, she sets aside time to do charity work, her way of giving back to the community that she has lived in.

Tim Humangit

Tim Humangit is Founder and Executive Director of Hero Of D Day (HODD), a social media effort with a simple goal: to inspire and educate people using others’ stories of heroism. Firm in the belief of each individual’s unique heroism, Humangit looks around for stories of such heroism to features on social media in order to inspire others to be heroes themselves. In an increasingly connected world, it is easy to be distracted by empty information. To combat this, HODD sheds lights and gives credit to the heroes within all of us.