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Published Jun 3, 2022 04:15 pm

Bicol student places first in 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition, top three winners to represent PH in Myanmar

Armela Persia, a high school student from the Bicol region, won the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition held recently at the PTV studios in Quezon City. Representing Donsol National Comprehensive School, she took home a cash prize of ₱50,000 and an STI College scholarship.

Second place went to the NCR’s Brian James Cerdeña of Pinagbuhatan High School, Pasig, while third place went to Region 2’s Key Calpito of Cabarroguis National School of Arts and Trades in Quirino. Cerdeña and Calpito walked away with cash prizes of ₱30,000 and ₱20,000, respectively, as well as four-year STI College scholarships.

WINNING YOUTH The winners and contestants of the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition with PTV general manager Kat de Castro, PTV board chair Dr. Julio Castillo, DFA assistant secretary for ASEAN affairs Daniel Espiritu, DepEd senior educator Rowel Padernal, and PCOO undersecretary George Apacible. (PTV)

The contest saw 16 champions from each of the country’s regions competing in a series of tests on their general knowledge of ASEAN. The three winners will go on to represent the Philippines at the regional level of the 10th ASEAN Quiz, to be held in Myanmar later this year.

It was the Philippines that first conceptualized and proposed the ASEAN Quiz as a regional initiative. Philippine teams have consistently placed at or near the top of the rankings each time.

In his closing remarks at the event, DFA assistant secretary for ASEAN affairs Daniel R. Espiritu noted how it was the Philippines that first conceptualized and proposed the ASEAN Quiz as a regional initiative, and stated that the country is truly proud of how its youth have performed in the previous nine iterations, with Philippine teams consistently placing at or near the top of the rankings each time.

CLOSING REMARKS Daniel Espiritu, DFA assistant secretary for ASEAN affairs, wraps up the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition

The quiz is held every two years, rotating among the different member-states of ASEAN, and is designed to raise ASEAN awareness among the region’s youth in a friendly competition setting.

The ASEAN Quiz is a project of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information and the People’s Television Network, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Education, the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Philippine Information Agency, and Radyo Pilipinas. 

The delayed telecast of the 10th ASEAN Quiz National Competition will be aired on PTV and its provincial stations this Saturday, June 4, with a replay on June 5.

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