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Manila Bulletin devider devider Pinoy math wizards win 33 medals, awards in Bulgaria

Pinoy math wizards win 33 medals, awards in Bulgaria

Published Jul 8, 2018 02:32 pm
By Jonathan Hicap BURGAS -- Young Filipino students bagged 33 medals and awards at the 2018 Bulgaria International Mathematics Competition (BIMC) held in Burgas, Bulgaria from July 1 to 6. Members of the Philippine delegation display the flag, and the medals and trophies they won at the awarding ceremony of the Bulgaria International Mathematics Competition (BIMC) in Burgas. (Photo by Jonathan Hicap/MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the Philippine delegation display the flag, and the medals and trophies they won at the awarding ceremony of the Bulgaria International Mathematics Competition (BIMC) in Burgas. (Photo by Jonathan Hicap/MANILA BULLETIN) According to the Mathematics Trainers Guild Philippines (MTG), the Philippines won one gold, four silver and 11 bronze medals, and nine merit awards in the individual competition. In the team and group contests, the country bagged one champion, two first runners-up and five second runners-up trophies. Grade 6 student Ethan Jared Chan of British School Manila won the country’s gold medal. The silver medalists are John Florence Dizon, Calamba Elementary School; Lance Heinrich Lim, Saint Jude Catholic School; Jose Lorenzo Abad, Philippine Science High School-Main; and Stephen James Ty, Zamboanga Chong Hua High School. Bagging bronze medals are Sean Kendrick Yeo, PACE Academy; Armea Helena Sien Dimayacyac, Notre Dame of Greater Manila; Frederick Ivan Tan, Philippine Science High School-Main; Gregory Charles Tiong, Saint Jude Catholic School; Naomi Anne King, Saint Jude Catholic School; Maria Monica Manlises, St. Stephen’s High School; Ralde Anuel Bautista, MGC New Life Christian Academy; Sarji Elijah Bona, Palawan Hope Christian School; Sted Micah Cheng, Hope Christian High School; Vanessa Ryanne Julio, Saint Jude Catholic School; and Justin Teng Soon Khoo, Regional Science High School III. Taking home merit awards are Dillion Keller Chan, UNO High School; Alexandra Brianne Gochian, Saint Jude Catholic School; Krystal Lim Tiong Soon, Grace Christian College; Ambrose James Torreon, Rainbow of Angels; Benjamin Jacob, St. Philomena Academy of Lipa; Dominic Lawrence Bermudez, Philippine Science High School-Main; Annika Angela Mei Tamayo, Ateneo de Iloilo; and International Girls’ Team A’s Angelene Erika Madrazo, Zamboanga Chong Hua High School and Trisha Danielle Sia, Chiang Kai Shek College. Philippine Team B in the high school division composed of Abad, King, Manlises and Ty won as champion in the group contest and second runner-up in the team contest. Tamayo, Khoo, Julio and Bermudez bagged first runner-up in the team contest while Madrazo also won first runner-up as a member of the International Girls’ Team A. Winning second runner-up in the team contest are Benn Jethro Sia of Kong Hua School, Jence Enrico Dela Fuente of Ateneo de Naga University Grade School, Marco Erano Dumale of De La Salle University-Laguna, Dillion Keller Chan, Ethan Jared Chan, Yeo, Dimayacyac, Dizon, Jacob, Lim, Tan, Tiong and Sia. “I was shocked and excited,” said Chan on winning the gold medal for the country, adding that he studied very hard to prepare for the contest. A total of 28 countries and territories joined the contest. These were Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Accompanying the Philippine delegation to the contest were team leaders Dr. Simon Chua, Dr. Isidro Aguilar, Dr. Jonathan Glorial, Minerva Avecilla, Arvie Ubarro and Renard Eric Chua, all of MTG. “Filipino students showed great performance in the contest and we are proud of their latest achievement. They trained hard for the competition,” said Aguilar, MTG president. MTG was founded in 1995 by math experts and has been training and sending Filipino students to international math competitions every year.
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