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THE
Filipino students did it again!
The
Philippines emerged as one of the overall champions in
the Po Leung Kuk 12th Primary Math World Contest in Hong
Kong after seven elementary students achieved stunning
perfect scores in the contest.
The math
contest, held in Hong Kong from July 11 to 15, was
participated in by 44 teams from the United States,
Bulgaria, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, India, Hong
Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Mainland China,
Macau and Mexico.
The
Filipinos are under the tutelage of the Mathematics
Trainers Guild (MTG), partner of the BusinessMirror in
organizing the national sudoku challenge that picks the
country’s representative to the annual global sudoku
contest.
The
impressive performance of the four primary-level teams
from the Philippines paved the way for the Philippines
to emerge—for the first time—as one of seven overall
champions both in the individual and team competitions.
In
addition, Philippine Team B and Philippine Team D were
adjudged first placers, together with five other teams
from Taiwan, Beijing-China, San Marcos-USA, Indonesia
and Hong Kong.
The
latest feat comes just three days after 14-year-old
Sarah Jane Cua, another MTG-trained student, emerged as
champion in the Brand’s Sudoku Challenge 2008 Asia
Pacific Open held in Singapore over the weekend.
Dr.
Simon Chua, president of the MTG, who accompanied the
MTG-trained Philippine teams to Hong Kong, said this
year’s performance of the students was “spectacular.”
“These
students have trained and worked hard to prepare for
this contest. Their performance this year is very
impressive,” he said.
Chua
named the seven perfect scorers from the Philippines as
Hazel Abigail Lim of Hope Christian High School
(Philippine Team A), Keefe Collin Tan of St. Jude
Catholic School, Neil Benjamin DT. Kho of San Beda
College-Alabang and Michael Brodeth of Colegio de San
Agustin-Makati (all of Philippine Team B); and Audrey
Celine Lao of St. Jude Catholic School, Kenneth Co and
Brendon Matthew Go of Xavier School (Philippine Team D).
The
other members of the Philippine team in Hong Kong
contest are Mikaela Angelina Uy and Seanne Daphne Ng of
St. Jude Catholic School, Justin Edric Yturzaeta of
Jubilee Christian Academy, Samuel Christian Ong of UNO
High School, Henry Jefferson Morco of Chiang Kai Shek
College, Isaiah Paolo Lee of Mother Goose School, Joelle
Sophia Peña of St. Pedro Poveda College, Deany Hendrick
Cheng of Grace Christian High School and Julius Vincent
Sy of St. Stephen’s High School.
The
Philippine delegation was headed by Chua together with
Carlo Bryan Nerecena, Robert Degolacion and Anthony Ang
as team leaders; and Queenie Sarabia, Consesa Rapacon,
Sheilla Lynn Diamse and Mark Ivan Robla as deputy team
leaders.
“The
amazing accomplishment of our students only reflects the
passion of the MTG to uplift Philippine math education
in the country,” Dr. Chua said. |
