Members of the team that will represent the Philippines in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) has been recently announced by the National Olympiad in Informatics - Philippines (NOI.PH).
Leading the four-man pool is IOI silver and bronze medalist and 2020 NOI.PH champion, Dan Alden Baterisna of De La Salle University Senior High School, along with 1st runner up, Steven Chua of British School Manila. Both secured the two slots with their victory last August.
Joining them are Steven Reyes of Saint Jude Catholic School and Dion Stephan Ong of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School, who coincidentally placed 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the national competition. Reyes and Ong, however, earned their keeps after the training camp.
Now on its 32nd run, the IOI is the most prestigious informatics competition in the world, and will be done fully online this year. The contest was originally set in July in Singapore but was moved to September.
The Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), which supports the country’s participation in the IOI, lauded NOI.PH for leading the charge in finding the best bets to represent Filipinos in the competition.
“We congratulate our national team members as well as NOI.PH for building the most competitive lineup possible. We hope that our contingents can not only put up a great fight but also inspire other students to pursue informatics and analytics,” the DOST-SEI said.