YGG Play Summit 2025 “City of Play” Expands Skill District to Power the Philippines’ Digital Workforce
[MANILA, PHILIPPINES – 11 November 2025] In the lead-up to its 2025 edition, the YGG Play Summit has revealed a major expansion of the Skill District, the learning hub within its City of Play experience. Designed by Metaversity, the educational arm of YGG Pilipinas, the district off ers an immersive upskilling experience to uncover earning opportunities across Web3 and AI. Visitors can join workshops that teach practical, jobs-oriented skills for the digital economy in content creation, marketing, community management, game development, and more.
The Skill District is one of four themed zones in the City of Play alongside the Player District, Degen District, and The Arena. Three new experiences have been added: The Prompt to Prototype vibe coding workshop will teach aspiring builders how to create games using AI. The Metaversity Interactive forum will gather stakeholders across industry, government, and academe to work with students to address critical skills gaps in the emerging tech workforce. Finally, Metaverse Filipino Worker (MFW) City — the pioneering builder residency led by YGG Pilipinas and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) — will unveil the results of its pilot program to educate developers from the MIMAROPA region in the Sui blockchain’s Move programming language.
“This collaboration truly refl ects the core of our DICT thrust in Digital Bayanihan, showcasing how industries, communities, and the government can work together to empower talent across all regions of the country,” said DICT MIMAROPA Regional Director Emmy Lou Versoza-Delfi n. “Aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directives to create more jobs for Filipinos and Secretary Henry
Aguda’s commitment to generate more digital and digitally enabled employment opportunities through our Trabahong Digital Program, initiatives such as MFW City in Puerto Princesa and the Skill District at YGG Play Summit are creating pathways for Filipinos to actively participate in the global digital economy. These eff orts bring us closer to a future where Filipinos can build transformative, sustainable, and rewarding careers without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.” The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 identifi es technology as the dominant force reshaping the global labor market, driving both job creation and displacement. Expanding digital access alone is expected to generate 19 million new roles while rendering 9 million obsolete. AI and information processing technology are forecasted to create 11 million jobs while displacing 9 million. For the Philippines, this underscores the urgent need to develop digital fl uency and technical capabilities, so workers can seize opportunities instead of being left behind by automation. Off icial school partner STI College – Bonifacio Global City will participate in the Skill District alongside IT, computer science, and esports organizations from more than 10 schools across diff erent regions of the country, including:
- University of Santo Tomas
- National University
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- University of Southeastern Philippines – Davao City
- Philippine Christian University – Cavite
Upskilling the Next Generation of Filipino Builders With Sui providing primary sponsorship as its anchor partner, the Skill District will feature three key sessions off ering unique opportunities for skills development: MFW City, a regional builder residency co-created by YGG Pilipinas and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), brought together more than 120 developers in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, to learn the Sui blockchain’s programming language, Move. As part of the Sui Builder Program initiative under the MFW City program, participants received mentorship from industry experts and built minimum viable products on the Sui blockchain. On November 21, two graduates will join James Wing, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Investments at Mysten Labs, developers of Sui, on the Summit main stage to share a fi rst look at the results of the pioneering program and explain how the initiative is opening new pathways for Filipino talent in the provinces.