PHL wins 6 gold, 33 awards total in 8th International Youth Mathematicians Convention

Junior and senior high students from across the Philippines earned a total of 33 awards at an international math tilt in India. 

The Philippines placed first runner-up in the overall rankings at the 8th International Youth Mathematicians Convention, held from December 1 to 7 in Lucknow, India. 

The young mathletes won 6 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze medals in the individual competition, and 13 awards in the team, relay, and math quiz. 

“The India contest is the last international competition for Filipino students in 2018 and we congratulate them for a job well done. 2018 is another victorious year for our young math wizards as they competed and won in international math contests in different countries. We will continue to train them for contests abroad,” Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines president Dr. Isidro Aguilar was quoted as saying in a statement shared with the press.

Winners for the individual categories are:

Gold medal

• Maria Leianna Yutig - Philippine Science High School (Southern Mindanao)
• Victor Dominic Naraval - BHC Educational Institution
• Hans Benedict Gaw Te - Bacolod Tay Tung High School
• Patrick Niño Policarpio - Far Eastern University Senior High School
• Cristina Beatrice Mallari - St. Paul College-Pasig
• Cristina Bianca Mallari - St. Paul College-Pasig

Silver medal

• Bernabe Dy III - Pangasinan Universal Institute
• Madelyn Esther Cruz - Philippine Science High School (Main)
• Margaret Esther Cruz - Philippine Science High School (Main)
• Wally Santos - Senator Renato Compañero Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School
• Sanielle Meliz Ong - Saint John’s Institute
• Sam Robertson Pelegrino - Upper Bicutan National High School
• Mar Anderson Princer - De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute

Bronze medal

• Kyle Xander Co - Bethany Christian School
• Ronn Derick Simbol - BHC Educational Institution
• Victor Ruben Yu - University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi
• John Orbien Realuyo - University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi
• Azzedine Abrencillo - International School for Better Beginnings
• Iris Salangad - San Beda College-Alabang
• Ma. Erica Therese Santos - Senator Renato Compañero Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School

The victorious Philippine team at the awarding ceremony of the 8th International Youth Mathematicians Convention (IYMC) in Lucknow, India. (Photo courtesy of MTG)

Madelyn Esther and Margaret Esther Cruz together with Victor Dominic Naraval emerged as champions in the team contest and math quiz, and second runner-up in the relay contest.

Other team winners include:

• Cristina Beatrice and Cristina Bianca Mallari with Sanielle Meliz Ong (Champions in the team contest, Senior-Philippines C)

• Sam Robertson Pelegrino, Mar Anderson Princer, and Kaizer Albert De Asis (Champions in the team contest, Senior-Philippines F)

• Ronn Derick Simbol and Victor Ruben Yu (First runner-up in the relay contest and second runner-up in the team contest and math quiz)

• Marc Ferdinand Calica and Merlin Reign Sualibios (First runner-up in the team contest, Team Junior-Philippines C)

• Bernabe Dy III, John Orbien Realuyo, and Maria Leianna Yutig (First runner-up in the team contest, Team Junior-Philippines B)

• Hans Benedict Gaw Te, Patrick Niño Policarpio, and Ma. Erica Therese Santos (First runner-up in the team contest, Team Senior-Philippines B)

• Azzedine Abrencillo, Parul Henry Gumarin, and Jaime Angelo Nery (Second runner-up in the team contest, Team Senior-Philippines D)

MTG said about 500 students competed in the contest from the Philippines, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. — AT, GMA News