Filipino students bagged three team awards and nine individual awards, including first honor for a contestant who got a perfect score in the annual Po Leung Kuk 11th Primary Mathematics World Contest held in Hong Kong.
According to the Mathematics Trainers Guild Philippines (MTGP), the individual awardees were led by Amiel Sy of Philippine Science High School and the only Filipino student who won first honor. Sy topped the contest by garnering a perfect score.
The Philippines last won a first honor award in the Po Leung Kuk contest eight years ago.
Individual second honors were won by Carmela Antonette Lao and Vance Go of St. Jude Catholic School; Matthew Ng of Chiang Kai Shek College; Miguel Sebastian Santos of Paref Southridge School, and Niel Benjamin Kho of San Beda College-Alabang.
Third honors went to Geovin Dexter Uy and Henry Jefferson Morco of Chiang Kai Shek College and Arvin Wilson Alba of Philippine Science High School.
In the group competition, the Philippines-Luzon team won first runner-up. The team is composed of Audrey Lao, Kenneth Co, Henry Jefferson Morco and Miguel Sebastian Santos.
The Philippines-Metro Manila team also won second runner-up in their grouping and a merit award in the overall performance in the contest. The group was composed of Carmela Antonette Lao, Vance Go, Matthew Ng and Arvin Wilson Alba. Participating teams from all countries were grouped into four.
The team leaders and deputy team leaders of the Philippine delegation were Richelda Villame, Carlo Nerecena, Vergel Rebuta, Eugenia Guerra, Daphne Guerra, Archie Rodriguez and Adoracion Villanueva from the Department of Education-Region 9.
Dr. Simon Chua, MTGP president and trainor of the Philippine delegation to the contest, commended the students for their excellent performance. "We are very proud that these students have brought honors to our country. This only means that Filipino students can compete and win in world competitions."
Other members of the Philippine team were Keefe Tan, Joanna Santelices, Sarah Jane Cua, Neil Jordan Chua Goy and Cathlyna Saavedra.
The contest drew 44 teams from 12 countries and territories. Besides the Philippines, there were also teams from the United States, Mexico, India, China, Macau, Hong Kong, Bulgaria , Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia.
The Po Leung Kuk math contest was sponsored by Po Leung Kuk, a welfare and education sponsoring body in Hong Kong which runs 105 educational units from kindergarten to college; Hong Kong Institute of Education; and Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan.
The advisors of the contest were Angel Chan Lau, chairman of the board of PLK Schools; and Dr. Eric Poon Kin Keung, Chan Kong and Han Ngai Sze of the Hong Kong Institute of Education; and Ping Ng Chun, former organizing committee member.
The members of the organizing committee were Clifton Yeung Kin Chung, Fu Mak Cheung, Ki Shek Yat, Ying ng Kit, Kin Cheung Ping, Kuen Lui Cheuk, Sing Lam Heungm and Meng Yeung Veng.
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