RP wizards win 31 medals in South Korea math contest
MANILA,
July 30 (PNA) - Young Filipino math wizards won 31 medals including two
team gold medals in the International Math Competition (IMC) held in
South Korea from July 25 to 29.
Dr.
Simon Chua, head of the RP delegation, said a total of 604 elementary
and high school students competed in the contest that comprised 151
teams from 26 countries and territories including China, Canada,
Thailand, Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, Philippines and host country
South Korea.
“We
are delighted about the great showing of our Filipino students in the
contest,” said Dr. Chua, who is also the president of the Mathematics
Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG), an organization of math experts that
trains Filipino students for international math contests.
According
to Chua and Rechilda Villame, MTG vice president, the entire Philippine
team won two gold medals, one silver, 28 bronzes and 11 merit awards in
the contest.
The
two gold medals were courtesy of Philippine Teams A and B in the team
contest in the Korea Elementary Mathematics International Competition
(KEMIC), the contest for the elementary division. Teams A and B also won
bronze in the group contest.
Team
A is composed of Jason Joseph Fernandez of San Beda College Alabang in
Muntinlupa City, Kaye Janelle Yao of Grace Christian College, and Ma.
Czarina Angela Lao and Vince Benedict Say, both students of Saint Jude
Catholic School. On the other hand, Team B is composed of Raymond Joseph
Fadri of San Beda College Alabang, Andrew Brandon Ong of Chiang Kai
Shek College, Austin Edrich Chua of Saint Jude Catholic School, and
Nathaniel Joshua Balete of Philippine Institute of Quezon City.
The
individual bronze medalists of the Philippine team in the elementary
and high school divisions are: all the members of elementary Teams A and
B; Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa of PAREF Westbridge School; Shawn Gabriele
Cabanes of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School; Camille Tyrene Dee of
Immaculate Conception Academy; Sarah Jane Cua of Pangasinan Universal
Institute;
Brendon
Matthew Go of Xavier School; Audrey Celine Lao of Saint Jude Catholic
School; Michael Brodeth of Philippine Science High School Main; Mikaela
Angelina Uy of Saint Jude Catholic School; Justin Edric Yturzaeta of
Jubilee Christian Academy; Kenneth Co of Philippine Science High
School-Main and Vance Eldric Go of Saint Jude Catholic School.
Elementary Team D won a bronze in the team and group contests while Team C bagged a bronze in the team contest.
Teams
C and D are composed of Magin Benedict Ferrer; Mark Davidson Cua;
Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa; Sedrick Scott Keh; Gen Mark Tanno; Miguel Luis
Rivera; Ramon Galvan III and Shawn Gabrielle Cabanes.
In
the high school division or the Korea Invitational World Youth
Mathematics Inter-City Competition, Team A composed of Janssen Lawrence
Chan, Michelin Ang, Camille Tyrene Dee and Sarah Jane Cua bagged a
silver medal in the team contest.
On
the other hand, high school Teams B, C and D composed of Aldrich Aldwin
Mayoralgo; Brendon Matthew Go; Julius Vincent Sy; Audrey Celine Lao;
Hubert Yao; Keefe Collin Tan; Michel Brodeth; Mikaela Angelina Uy;
Justin Edric Yturzaeta; Kenneth Co; Neil Jordan Chua Goy and Vance
Eldric Go won a bronze each in the team contest. Team D also won a
bronze in the group contest.
The
team leaders and coaches of the RP team are Villame, Dr. Eduardo Dela
Cruz, dean of the Arellano University School of Education; Robert
Degolacion, Joseph Wee; Isidro Aguilar; Jonathan Glorial; Manuel Kotah;
Rodello De Asis and Eugenia Guerra.
China
was declared overall champion in the contest. Other countries that
competed in the IMC are Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cyprus, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal,
Nigeria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates.
The Philippine team is scheduled to arrive in Manila Thursday (July 29).
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