...the Math wizzards in Taipei

Philippines wins 2nd overall, 41 awards in Taiwan math contest

July 29, 2012

GMA News

Filipino students won 41 medals and awards and wound up second overall in the elementary division in the Taiwan International Mathematics Competition (TAIMC) 2012 held from July 23 to 28 in Taipei.

The competition had 588 contestants from 28 countries including US, China and Canada, according to Dr. Simon Chua, head of the Philippine delegation and president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG).

The TAIMC had two divisions: the 2012 Elementary Mathematics International Competition (EMIC 2012) and 2012 Invitational World Youth Mathematics Intercity Competition (IWYMIC 2012) for high school.

Filipino math wizards together with DOST-SEI Director Dr. Filma Brawner and DepEd Assistant Sec. Dr. Elena Ruiz (center) show the medals and trophies that they won at the awarding ceremony of the Taiwan International Mathematics Competition (TAIMC) 2012 in Taipei.

In the EMIC, gold medalists for the Philippines are Farrell Eldrian Wu of MGC New Life Christian Academy in Taguig City, Clyde Wesley Ang of Chiang Kai Shek College and Andrea Jaba of Saint Jude Catholic School.

Bronze medalists are Matthew Uy of Xavier School, Christian Philip Gelera of UP Integrated School and Cristiana Marie Calderon of Falcon School.

Wu, Ang, Uy and Gelera of Philippine Team A were declared second overall in the elementary division by winning first runner-up in the team and group contests. China was declared champion while Singapore was second runner-up.

Merit awardees are:

• Albert Neil Dulay (Integrated Montessori Center-Taguig)
• Lorems Yrol Pedeglorio (Butuan City SPED Center)
• Christopher Banzon (Nemesio Yabut Elementary School)
• John Aries Ceazar Hingan (San Beda College Alabang)
• Justine John Serdoncillo (Elizabeth Seton School-South)
• Emmanuel Pablo Santos (Colegio San Agustin-Biñan)
• Hans Markson Tan (St. Stephen's High School)
• Alyssa Guevarra (De La Salle Santiago Zobel School)
• Angelika Tagupa (Colegio San Agustin-Makati)

Philippine Team A, composed of Hingan, Serdoncillo, Santos and Tan, won second runner-up in the team and group contests while Jaba, Guevara, Calderon and Tagupa won first and second runners-up in the team and group contests. In the IWYMIC, Filipinos won 2 gold, 2 silver, 9 bronze medals and 2 merit awards.

Gold medalists are Kelsey Lim Tiong Soon of Grace Christian College, and Ma. Czarina Lao of Saint Jude Catholic School, who was a member of the international team.

Winning silver medals are Jason Allan Tan of Jubilee Christian School and Deany Cheng of Grace Christian School.

Bronze medalists are:

• Andrew Lawrence Sy (Xavier School)
• Andrew Ong (Chiang Kai Shek College)
• Judy Ann Donato and Joshua Taguinod (Valenzuela City Science High School)
• Mario Antonio Ongkiko (Xavier School)
• Matthew Ryan Tan (Saint Jude Catholic School)
• Jonn Angel Aranas (Makati Science High School)
• Nathanael Joshua Balete and John Thomas Chuatak (St. Stephen's High School)

Merit awardees are Jason Joseph Fernandez of Philippine Science High School-Main and Francis Concepcion of Philippine Cultural College Manila.

Sy, Tan, Ong and Ramon Galvan III of Iloilo Central Commercial High School won second and first runners-up in the team and group contests. Lim Tiong Soon, Tan, Aranas and Balete of Philippine Team C won first runner-up, and Philippine Team D members Chuatak, Cheng, Taguinod and Ethan Riley Chan of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School won second runner-up in the group contest. Other participating Filipino contestant was Lou Irish Gonzales of Pasig Catholic College.

Dr. Filma Brawner, director of the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI), and Dr. Elena Ruiz, assistant secretary for programs and projects of the Department of Education, were invited to the Taipei contest as lecturers in the World Conference on the Mathematically Gifted Students--the Role of Educators and Parents, which was part of the TAIMC.

Team leaders and deputies of the Philippine team are Dr. Eduardo Dela Cruz, dean of the Arellano University's School of Education; Dr. Alma Bella Bautista, Arvie Ubarro, Roberto Degolacion, Eugenia Guerra, Joseph Wee, Carmela Antoinette Lao, Jonathan Glorial, Jonathan Hicap and Ronnie Apari.

Besides the Philippines, other participating countries in the TAIMC are Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, US, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.