Fourteen students from the Philippines bagged gold medals in the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) held from Jan. 6-7 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Of the 14, four were recognized as world champions for topping the scores in their respective grade levels.
Filipino students at the World International Mathematical Olympiad (Contributed photos)
They are elementary school students Liam Spark Palarca of Kamuning Elementary School and Carsten Edmund Ang of Chinese International School Manila, and high school students Brian Jansen Vallejo of Sarrat National High School and Reuben Joseph Felix of Philippine Science High School-Calabarzon Region Campus.
Completing the list of Filipino gold medalists are Caiser Charleton So, Philippine Cultural College-Caloocan; Rei Megan Auza, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu; Agatha Maria Eden Nunag, PAREF Rosehill School Antipolo; Blake Maxwell Chayco, Xavier School San Juan; Jayden Thompson Ong, Xavier School San Juan; Rhyo Lincoln Sunico, Stonyhurst Southville International School Batangas; Allen Iver Barroga, Sarrat National High School; Annika Louise Ong, Immaculate Conception Academy Greenhills; Zyrene Angelica Dulluog, Sarrat National High School; and Joshua Mari Velasco, Quezon City Science High School.
Filipino students also won 18 silver and 30 bronze medals from kinder to senior high school levels.
Topping Philippine schools’ medal tally is Ilocos Norte’s Sarrat National High School, which contributed three gold medals, followed by Xavier School San Juan with 2 gold medals. Nine other Philippine schools contributed one gold medal each.
The participants in WIMO consisted of invited gold medalists in the final rounds of each of three international math competitions: Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad, Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad, and the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad.
More than 40,000 students worldwide aspired this year participated to qualify for the WIMO heading to the finals, which was held onsite at the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia’s oldest university.
A panel of international math experts prepared the WIMO test questions covering logical thinking, arithmetic, number theory, geometry, and combinatorics.
WIMO was sponsored by the WIMO Foundation and was presented in the Philippines by the Math Olympiads Training League Inc.
Here is the complete list of winners from the Philippines at WIMO:
WORLD INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD 2023 (WIMO)
RESULTS FOR PHILIPPINES
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
GRADE | NAME | AWARD | SPECIAL AWARD |
KINDERGARTEN GROUP | DYLAN GABRIELLE BACUD | SILVER AWARD |
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KINDERGARTEN GROUP | HESTON DREW LEMISHKA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 1 | ROMUALDO BENITO SIAPNO | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 1 | AGATHA MEREDITH RIOVEROS QUINONES | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 1 | EDISON ONG | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 1 | LEWIS CRAIG TANSIPEK | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 1 | JOHNNY NALE | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 2 | LIAM SPARK PALARCA | GOLD AWARD | WORLD CHAMPION |
PRIMARY 2 | CAISER CHARLETON SO | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 2 | REI MEGAN AUZA | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 2 | AGATHA MARIA EDEN NUNAG | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 2 | BLAKE MAXWELL CHAYCO | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 3 | JAYDEN THOMPSON ONG | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 3 | RHYO LINCOLN SUNICO | GOLD AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | ANNETTE TIFFANY YU | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | LIAM ANDRE DELOS SANTOS | SILVER AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | KENZO RAFAEL MANALO | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | AISHAH AMBOR GANDAMRA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | JOAQUIN MIGUEL SUAREZ GALAROSA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | BIANCA JAYNE ONG | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 4 | JOSIAH WESLEY EGUSQUIZA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | JENELLE NYKA LEE | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | CHRISTIAN ALBERT HOBRERO | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | JAKE AEDAN IGLESIA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | JEFFERSON MENDOZA | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | ETHAN CALEB CHOY | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | RON CHEZTER O. ROQUE | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | AQEEL NIKOLAI MAMUTUK | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 5 | XANDER LEE BONGCAWEL | MERIT AWARD |
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PRIMARY 6 | CARSTEN EDMUND ANG | GOLD AWARD | WORLD CHAMPION |
PRIMARY 6 | ETHAN BRYAN SEE | BRONZE AWARD |
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PRIMARY 6 | JABEZ HSIEN RARA | MERIT AWARD |
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PRIMARY 6 | FEBRIENE ODYSS MONTOYA MOLO | MERIT AWARD |
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PRIMARY 6 | JACOB LUCAS CO | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | BRIAN JANSEN VALLEJO | GOLD AWARD | WORLD CHAMPION |
SECONDARY 1 | ALLEN IVER BARROGA | GOLD AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | ANNIKA LOUISE ONG | GOLD AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | REILYN ABBIGAYLE SO | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | SEAN CALEB SANGUYU | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | NATALIE MARGARET BALISACAN | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | JOSE GABRIEL A. MANGALUZ | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | GERARD MARCUS ARGONZA | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | JULIUS PATRICK GROSPE | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | MIA EVANNA AGUSTIN | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | KEYLLA REIGN REYES | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | EDEL BATING ROYERAS | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | CASSANDRA YSABEL SAYOMAC | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | CELINE KIRSTEN CAYETANO MERCADO | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | JOSE MANUEL SUAREZ GALAROSA | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | VINCE MIGUEL BABIERRA | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | CHARMAGNE CLAIRE MAGNO | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 1 | ETHAN TYLER LAO LIM | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | ZYRENE ANGELICA DULLUOG | GOLD AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | KATE DOMINIQUE SIACO | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | JAN KENNETH SUDARIA | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | JARED ADRIEL AGUIRRE | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | DARREN ANGELO UY | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | JOSH EVAN DAVID DISU | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | JAMES LEONARD ARZAGA | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | CRISMAN JAY BUITIZON | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | SEANA FRANCESCA VALERA | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 2 | RICA MAY SARMIENTO ORDINARIO | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | REUBEN JOSEPH FELIX | GOLD AWARD | WORLD CHAMPION |
SECONDARY 3 | JOSHUA MARI VELASCO | GOLD AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | LUIZ MIGUEL ARROYO DOLIGOSA | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | PRINCESS CARLEEN GANANCIAL | SILVER AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | ZELYNNE ALTHEA BALADING | BRONZE AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | REZH BERNICE LORETIZO | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | AIVY WILLOW TING | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | JOHN AHEIZER VILLANUEVA | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | LIANNE JANE CALMORIN | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | JONI SHANE TING | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | JOM RILEY KAW | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | JHANINA NICOLE LUMAWAG | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | CRYSOBERYL ANOSHEH INSIGNE | MERIT AWARD |
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SECONDARY 3 | MART CLYDE TADEO | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | MA. CASSANDRA REICH DUQUE | SILVER AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | DAVE MATTHEW ESTRELLA | SILVER AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | DENZELLE ANDRE CHARVET LOZADA | SILVER AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JULIANNE YCEL KAW | SILVER AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JHON REX MALONES | BRONZE AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | MARCUS JAMES TAYO | BRONZE AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | LANCE CHRISTOPHER MONZON JIMENEZ | BRONZE AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | SEAN KEN MERGAS GALANZA | BRONZE AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | SOPHIA CHLOE CHUA | BRONZE AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | HANS ETHAN KEH TING | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | ELAN VICTORIA TOMANENG | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JOACHIM NOE USARES GACULA | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | LEENOX CHAMP ESTEVES | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | OWEN PAUL MAIZA MEDALLA | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JUSTIN MICHAEL PASCUAL | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | VENICE RHIAN BULALLO CAMBRI | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | SERGEI MATTEO SO | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JASHTINE REY CID | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | RAYVER JOHN CALUBAD VALENZUELA | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | JABEZ DAN LLOYD LLANERA | MERIT AWARD |
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SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP | RYNNE DAVEN ALAMARES BARRIOS | MERIT AWARD |
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