Young Pinoys bring home more than 40 medals from int'l math contest

The Philippine Team, represented by young math wizards from different schools, stood tall against their top counterparts in the World Math Invitational held in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam from July 14-18, 2017. Team Philippines brought home a whopping 41 medals in all: 10 gold, 19 silver, 9 bronze medals and 3 merit awards.

Over a thousand students from the United States, China, Bulgaria, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, the Philippines and host Vietnam participated in the  competition.

Nine-year-old Jerome Austin Te of Jubilee Christian Academy obtained a perfect score and was declared Grand Champion in the Grade 3 level.
   
Grade 4 student, Lorenzo Franco Kasilag, of Diliman Preparatory School received a gold medal for his excellent performance in the written part of the olympiad, and a bronze medal and cash prize of USD100 for his video presentation in the Mini-Math Creative category.

Maria Monica Manlises, a Grade 8 student of St. Stephen’s High School, won a silver medal for the written part and a merit award and cash prize of USD50 in the Research Project Regarding Math  category.

Check out the complete list of winners below:

Gold Medalists

• Cabiao, Tyrone (Grade 2, Integrated Montessori Center)
• Te, Jerome Austin (Grade 3, Jubilee Christian Academy)
• Kasilag, Lorenzo Franco (Grade 4, Diliman Preparatory School-Main)
• Martinez, Enrico Rolando (Grade 7, Philippine Science High School-Main Campus)
• Palomar, Wesley Gavin (Grade 7, Philippine Science High School-Main Campus)
• Cheng, Jhervey (Grade 9, Chiang Kai Shek College)
• Garing, Kiana Alecsandra (Grade 9, De La Salle Lipa Integrated School)
• Cruz, Jan Joshua (Grade 10, Pasig Catholic College)
• Pua, Gabriel Joseph (Grade 10, St. Stephen's High School)
• So, Sean Marcus (Grade 10, Grace Christian College)

Silver Medalists

• Abdao, Djiren Riel (Grade 2, Integrated Montessori Center)
• Blanche, Evan Giorel Pineda (Grade 3, Dee Hwa Liong Academy)
• Alcala, Briand (Grade 4, PAREF Southridge School)
• Ngo, Justin Miguel (Grade 4, Grace Christian College)
• So, Sergei Matteo (Grade 4, Grace Christian College)
• Sy, Luke Sebastian (Grade 4, Grace Christian College)
• Galamay, Wilmarc Samuel (Grade 5, Diliman Preparatory School-Main)
• Bernardo, Daphne Lauren (Grade 6, Saint Jude Catholic School)
• Borbe, Mikhail Stefan (Grade 6, Xavier School)
• De Leon , Ashley Julie Marie (Grade 6, De La Salle Lipa)
• Ante, Lorenzo Manuel (Grade 7, Philippine Science High School-Main Campus)
• Blanche,  Erin Nicole Pineda (Grade 7, Philippine Science High School-Main Campus)
• Ko, Daryll Carlsten (Grade 8, St. Stephen's High School)
• Manlises, Maria Monica (Grade 8, St. Stephen’s High School)
• Acusar, Vittorio Gabriele (Grade 10, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu)
• Chua, Anjelo Jorel (Grade 10, Grace Christian College)
• Ko, Lance Adrian (Grade 10, St. Stephen's High School)
• Uy, Hans Mackenzie (Grade 10, Saint Joseph School)
• Tan, Jose Tristan (Grade 10, Makati Hope Christian School)

Bronze Medalists

• Abrigo, Lance Danniel (Grade 3, Pasig Catholic College)
• Neria, Nathan Gabriel (Grade 3, Grace Christian College)
• Filipino, Chantal Jodi (Grade 5, UNO High School)
• Borbe, Miguel Sebastian (Grade 6, Saint Jude Catholic School)
• Yu, Dean Alistair (Grade 6, Makati Hope Christian School)
• Atinon, Amery Caleb Chua (Grade 7, Xavier School)
• Ang, Jershon Ainsleigh (Grade 8, Jubilee Christian Academy)
• Tiu, Shoshannah (Grade 8, Makati Hope Christian School)
• Suguitan, Marv Lander Lim (Grade 9, University of the Philippines Integrated School)

Merit Awardees

• Rivera, Robert Jeremiah (Grade 6, Southville International School and Colleges)
• Titular, John Paul (Grade 6, De La Salle Lipa Integrated School)
• Dee, Eiji Johan (Grade 8, MGC New Life Christian Academy)

The Philippine Team participation was made possible by the Asian Math Sci League, Inc. (AMSLI) led by Rechilda P. Villame, Roberto Ongaria, Lowela Mupas and Jeska Belonio, and Vergel Rebuta from the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). — LA, GMA News