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PH grabs 14 medals at int’l math competition

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07/24/2011

Philippines bags 14 medals at Indonesia math competition

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino students from various schools in the country bagged 14 medals in the recently concluded Indonesia International Mathematics Competition (IMC) held in Bali, Indonesia.
Gene Go Jr. of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School and Grade 5 student Errol John Suarez of Bicol University-Legaspi City won gold and silver medals, respectively.

Awarded bronze medalists were the following:

• Ma. Czarina Angela Lao, St. Jude Catholic School
• Jason Joseph Fernandez, Philippine Science High School
• Charles Kenneth Dee Lui, St. Jude Catholic School
• Karli Ang, Philippine Institute of Quezon City
• Francis Concepcion, Philippine Cultural College
• Lu Christian Ong, Grace Christian College
• Dielle Tan Tio, St. Stephen’s High School
• Charles Emerson Ngo, Leyte Progressive High School
• Ethan Riley Chan, Zamboanga Chong Hua High School
• Raenell Ean Ngo, Chiang Kai Shek College
• Raymond Joseph Fadri, San Beda College-Alabang
• John Aries Ceazar Hingan, San Beda College-Alabang

The merit awardees are:

• Daniel Young, Jubillee Christian Academy,
• Austin Edrich Chua, St. Jude Catholic School
• Kaye Janelle Yao, Grace Christian College
• Hans Bryan Geremy Ong, Grace Christian College of Quezon City
• Aldreich Aldwin Aberilla Mayoralgo, Xavier School
• Mikel Jason Allas, Valenzuela City Science High School
• Arthur Christian Cabatingan, Zamboanga City High School-Main
• Gabriel Angelo Estampador, San Beda College-Alabang
• Albert Jason Olaya, Morning Star Montessori
• Cary Albert Chan, St. Jude Catholic School
• Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa, Westbridge School of Iloilo
• Hans Markson Tan, St. Stephen’s High School
• Miko Johnson Co, St. Stephen’s High School
• Jan Kendrick Ong, Chiang Kai Shek College
• Anna Sofia Serrano, Philippine Science High School

The competition, participated by Australia, Brunei Bulgaria, China, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, South Africa, USA, Nigeria, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangladesh, South Africa, Korea, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Indonesia, was held from July 18 to 23.

According to Dr. Simon Chua, head of the Philippine delegation and president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild, almost a thousand students from 27 countries joined the contest.