A 19-year-old baker from Bohol province won a silver medal for the Philippines at the WorldSkills ASEAN 2025 competition, helping the host country secure its best performance in the regional skills contest in more than two decades.
Bea G. Hermosora, a student at the TESDA Provincial Training Center in Pilar, Bohol, earned the silver medal in bakery skills during the five-day competition that concluded Aug. 30, 2025 at venues in Metro Manila.
Her coach, Ailyn B. Lagas, guided her preparation for the contest.
The Philippines won 10 gold medals at the competition, marking the first time the country earned gold medals since 2004.
Malaysia topped the medal standings with 13 gold medals.
The biennial WorldSkills ASEAN competition, now in its 14th edition, brings together top youth talents from ASEAN member countries to showcase technical and vocational skills.
This was the second time the Philippines hosted the event, following the first competition held in the country in 1996.
Nearly 300 participants from 11 ASEAN member countries competed in 32 skill categories across six sectors, ranging from technology to hospitality.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) organized the Philippine delegation.
TESDA Region VII, which oversees Bohol and the Central Visayas region, praised Hermosora’s achievement as demonstrating the quality of the country’s technical-vocational education system.
The competition was held at various venues including the World Trade Center Metro Manila and SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.