Pinoy kids shine in international math tilt

Young Filipino math wizards stood tall against their counterparts from around the world at the recently-concluded World Math Invitational (WMI).

The Philippine team bagged 10 gold, 19 silver, 9 bronze medals at the event, which was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July 14-18, 2017.

The contest attracted over a thousand students from the United States, China, Bulgaria, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam, according to a press release from the Asian Math Sci League.

Nine-year-old Grand Champion in the Grade 3 level Jerome Austin Te of Jubilee Christian Academy obtained a perfect score.
   
Lorenzo Franco Kasilag, a fourth-grade student of Diliman Preparatory School, earned a gold medal in the written portion of the olympiad, as well as a bronze medal and a cash prize of US$100 for his video entry in the Mini-Math Creative category.

Maria Monica Manlises, an eigth grader at St. Stephen’s High School, took home a silver medal for the written portion and a merit award and cash prize of $50 in the Research Project Regarding Math category.

The complete list of awardees are:

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's participation in the competition was supported by the Asian Math Sci League, Inc. (AMSLI) and the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). — TJD, GMA News