THE Philippines won 39 medals including two
golds at the 2008 International Mathematics Competition (IMC)
held in Chiang Mai, Thailand Oct. 25-31.
Thailand Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and
Thailand Education Minister Srimuang Charoensiri opened the
competition to underscore the importance of the contest, which
drew 25 countries including math powerhouse China.
Dr. Simon Chua, president of the Mathematics
Trainers Guild-Philippines and head of the delegation, said
Filipino students hauled two golds, 15 silvers and 22 bronzes.
Those who brought home the gold were Ma.
Czarina Angela Lao of St. Jude Catholic School and Philippine
Team A composed of Geraldine Baniqued of St. Paul College Pasig;
Carmela Antoinette Lao of St. Jude Catholic School; Aileen
Giselle Chua of Grace Christian High School and Jillian Kristel
Sy of Chiang Kai Shek College.
Last year, the Philippines won 14 medals in
Hong Kong.
Philippine Team A bagged the silver in the
team competition. The team is composed of Austin Edrich Chua,
Ma. Czarina Angela Lao, John Thomas Chuatak, all of St. Jude
Catholic School and Aldrich Aldwin Mayoralgo of Xavier School.
Philippine Team E and Team A bagged the bronze in the group
category.
The silver medalists in the elementary
individual contest were Dielle Tio of St. Stephen’s High School,
Hubert Yao of Iloilo Central Commercial High School, Sean
Timothy Cheng of Grace Christian High School, and Aldrich Aldwin
Mayoralgo of Xavier School.
In the secondary division, the individual
silver medalists were Carlo Francisco Adajar of PAREF Southridge
in Alabang, Vance Eldric Go of St. Jude Catholic School, Ricci
Ryan Rojo of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, Geraldine Baniqued
of St. Paul College Pasig, John Russell Virata of Gideon Academy
and Jillian Kristel Sy of Chiang Kai Shek College.
The bronze medalists in the individual contest in the IMC
were Philip Lizarda of San Beda College Alabang, Austin Edrich
Chua of St. Jude Catholic School, Andrew Joelle Caguntas of
Bangkal Elementary School, Jakov Ivan Dumbrique of St. Paul
College of Ilocos Sur, Martin Lewis Koa of St. Jude Catholic
School, Richard Milante of Legazpi Hope Christian School, Jason
Allan Tan of Jubilee Christian Academy, Arnold Lindros Lau of
Xavier School, Mary Kryslette Bunyi of San Beda College Alabang,
Regina Paz Onglao of St. Paul College Pasig, Carmela Antoinette
Lao of St. Jude Catholic School, Evan Niccolo Lao of Xavier
School, Alvin Uy Lim of Quezon City Science High School, Ervin
Fredrick Dy of Chiang Kai Shek College, Elvis Jeremy Ayroso of
Philippine Science High School, Arielle Elise Chua of St. Jude
Catholic School, Aileen Giselle Chua of Grace Christian High
School, Charles Rainier Belga of Taguig Science High School,
Joel Edward Cardinal of Makati Science High School, Sterling
Alvin Tiu of St. Stephen’s High School, John Thomas Chuatak of
St. Stephen’s High School, Aileen Jennifer Cu of UNO High
School, Joelle Sophia Pena of Saint Pedro Poveda College, and
Sarah Jane Cua of Pangasinan Universal Institute, who was the
youngest contestant in the Philippine Team in the high school
division.
