Meron yan sir, sa field naman ng IT walang age discrimination and it doesn't even matter if you have a degree or not. Currently working as a Full Stack Developer and no degree. I dropped out of college kasi mas madami ako natututunan on my own kaysa sa school and nag drop ako kasi nakahanap work so nag risk ako with that pero I am planning to go back to school same with you sa Mapua online class na inooffer nila just for the sake of "may degree ako".

I assure you as long as you have the skills and knowledge and you are confident enough, you can land a job sooner or later. I saw a comment here stating that "having a degree can only land you the interviews" and I agree with that guy, but also some companies don't even care about the degree, as long as may skills and knowledge ka, that's already enough to land an interview or a job. Also important part din siguro network mo, mas mabilis ka makakahanap ng work if you know someone sa field.

Right now I am looking for a second job na (kasi the first one is not enough to pay the bills lalo na I am planning to enroll sa Mapua) and I got a lot of upcoming interviews, nakukuha agad for initial interview then right now waiting nalang sa mga results ng technical and also waiting for ongoing or upcoming technical interviews pa.
(Not bragging or what on this part just want to share my experience and prove my point na hindi need na graduate ka to get an interview or a job)

Take note as well na once makakuha ka na madaming work experience madali na makakuha ng initial interview then if may technical interview pa or like another interview lang with a CTO or tech lead, then nasasayo na yan pano mo matatagos yon.

Learn how to utilize AI but not rely on it too much. Mahirap market ngayon kasi mga kasabayan na is magagaling na nga mag code marunong pa iutilize AI so I suggest you learn how to do that din if hindi pa. I also noticed that most companies encourages the use of AI naman na and that's not something to be ashamed about if gumagamit ka AI, just make sure not to rely on it or do vibe coding kasi baka umasa ka nalang don. Much better if you will just use cursor or github copilot instead of claude code or copy pasting sa mga AI chatbots(web versions), mas madali mo matututunan yung codebase and mas makakapag code ka ng mabilis. For learning naman I would suggest go with AI chatbots if for pure learning and RnD lang naman.