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Medal haul for PH team in Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad

Published Mar 16, 2026 12:29 pm
The Philippine team brought home a total of 4 golds, 5 silvers, 4 bronzes plus 23 merit and 4 credit awards from the competition
The Philippine team brought home a total of 4 golds, 5 silvers, 4 bronzes plus 23 merit and 4 credit awards from the competition
Up to 1,200 math-gifted students from 16 nations, including 40 from the Philippines, competed in the 2026 Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad (SEAMO) held recently in Bali, Indonesia.
The Philippine team brought home a total of 4 golds, 5 silvers, 4 bronzes plus 23 merit and 4 credit awards from the competition.
Aside from the Philippines and host Indonesia, the SEAMO also drew participants from Australia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Dr. Simon Chua, head of Mathematics Trainers' Guild Phils (MTG) which mentored the Philippine team, named the team's gold medalists as Theo Alonzo Buiser of De La Salle Santiago Zobel, Adrian Jeric Ang of Xavier School San Juan, Hillary Beatrice Lorenzo of Immaculate Conception Greenhills and Carsten Edmund Ang of Chinese International School Manila.
Both Adrian Jeric Ang and Carsten Edmund Ang got Special Awards for winning SEAMO gold medals in two consecutive years.
The silver medalists are Andrei Justin Ang and Harold Theodore Lorenzo, both from Xavier School; Jeian Jamaine Chua of Makati Hope Christian School; Annette Tiffany Yu of St. John's Institute; and Ethan Caleb Choy of Phil. Science High School Main Campus.
The bronze medal winners are Jhomson Jencen Chua of Makati Hope Christian School; Alexandre Jeffrei Paulino of Notre Dame ofv Greatet Manila; Anne Dorothy Madrazo of Timoteo Paez Elem. School Pasay City and Angela Bella Domingo of French Int'l. School Manila.
The Merit awardees include Johanne Aziel Alo of Don Bosco College; Akeem Sarapuddin of De La Salle Santiago Zobel; Harmony Chrysa Suarez, also of De la Salle Santiago Zobel; Luigi Antonio Sotto of Xavier School Nuvali; Jacob Antonio Penaflor of Legaspi Christian School; Amihan Rain Ranola of Silliman Univ. Elem. School; Sophia Anne Mallari and Johanna Mischka Corpuz of St. Paul College Pasig; Maria Aminah Keziah Imperial of Morning Star Montissori School; Bien Francis Madrid of Statefields School; Aran Gael Carbonell of Casa del Libro; Prince Kaeden Ching of St. Jude Catholic School; Yi Fan Cal of Hope Christian High School; Kristina Margaux Taleon, Rhexia Xylazine Sumanoy and Kenji Millare of Leonides Virata Memorial School; Yael Bidon Gonzales of Silliman University; Carsten Seth Dagdag of Grace Christian College; Layna Bree Hung of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School; Jaime Kristoff Manuel Guzman of St. Jude Catholic School; Wynette FelizAnn Sy of Phil. Institute of QC; Vlade Montgomerry Sy Guillermo of St. Peter the Apostle School, and Ysabelle Chine Pauly of Elizabeth Seton School Main Campus.
Credit awardees include John Elkan Bautista of De La Salle Santiago Zobel; Gabrielle Dumaguit of Xavier University Jr. High School; Elonnah Ruthe Agita of Help System Dalta Molino campus and Tyronne Pierce Dadula Formoso of Divine Light Academy.
Math specialist Renard Eric Chua led the Philippine delegation.

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