*_“Winning the 2024 AMY Innovation Award felt like planting a seed after years of failed harvests and finally seeing it grow. <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FMAPULON.IO%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRjJmMWJGUEs2a01jT29OdgEelwg088BR6OvMzx2lruLyPfmSfqkIT3Bicn7aS17_DKNVqOQUyj4LrE-kkvM_aem__1YmUs7LrwWR8-TL_6rMGg&h=AT0_Bf8o0AXNd71TlqoXE690bZ8UUTQJAMBNUwKtLgA8Umy0KKX6mDeY5u32Pr2_z1hjzHJ1SHcH7vwnDqoJyIJcUWvX0wocw8LILui1XzOVhjU7C0eJfncY6bxKzoQU5OMbNtq31I-4bjYv&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3BgO7aqNdQU6FWCgK6WjzmBKZMUf4-JaoIrMP6LeESu-oIT6IQBLry0m23jTcLc7eO0g8PDwgovmNEO6Tz_KDKbP5fwnHoQM0aipOdVszhPM3-utlhBKLhZrC9RSyM4KyqhObgONodHekW-fjY3bFB0DJLzrJ3mDu6VMYLCp5IDF7xjFPYd-zhSxYi4rmF6rOLwjI-Oi6iKIVtCGqcvOeli-gQMaKniv4tNUWh_3eJuo_VeQ" target="_self">MAPULON.IO</a> started as a simple idea to help agri-municipalities. After rejections and almost giving up, it turned into a national conversation. Now, local chief executives and researchers are asking, ‘Can we try this in our area?’”_*shared *Engr. Raven C. Tabiongan*, 2024 Grand Winner in the Professional Category.
<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FMAPULON.io%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRjJmMWJGUEs2a01jT29OdgEeUR62S-I1CUBTUqBlEb6RTmnis-uyvuhsVSuSH_EbxpmtM4ltweyNKiY1QxA_aem_JzckNfd8McM6oL0eonGp7A&h=AT0hqcMkaKR4CIimGpD8gn-KMRElfRoVokLBcTz4N4qxDO3pAFGkt6HY75KX2vj-3_9_-AP9gWJN0E73MI746Zbci_W-iL-IAHd22kHlED7oEBMPcA8ww-9hDVeY73bCyxTJjU8iVKsapCBQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3BgO7aqNdQU6FWCgK6WjzmBKZMUf4-JaoIrMP6LeESu-oIT6IQBLry0m23jTcLc7eO0g8PDwgovmNEO6Tz_KDKbP5fwnHoQM0aipOdVszhPM3-utlhBKLhZrC9RSyM4KyqhObgONodHekW-fjY3bFB0DJLzrJ3mDu6VMYLCp5IDF7xjFPYd-zhSxYi4rmF6rOLwjI-Oi6iKIVtCGqcvOeli-gQMaKniv4tNUWh_3eJuo_VeQ" target="_self">MAPULON.io</a> is a web-based platform that uses GIS and data analytics to support smart farming in Samar Island, Philippines. Aligned with national agricultural programs, it empowers local stakeholders to make better, data-driven decisions. With five municipalities already onboard, <a href="http://mapulon.io/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRjJmMWJGUEs2a01jT29OdgEeUR62S-I1CUBTUqBlEb6RTmnis-uyvuhsVSuSH_EbxpmtM4ltweyNKiY1QxA_aem_JzckNfd8McM6oL0eonGp7A" target="_self">MAPULON.io</a> is now ready to scale nationwide.
*Their story proves that one bold idea, backed by persistence and purpose, can transform communities.*
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