On 18 October 2024, UP Tacloban College (UPTC), in collaboration with the Quantum Computing Society of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI), hosted a seminar on quantum computing featuring talks by industry experts and attended by computer science and applied mathematics students. This was followed by the 2024 Quantum Computing Hackathon where seven teams from UP Tacloban College, Visayas State University, AMA Computer University, and Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus competed.