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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Filipinos win in China math Olympiad

By Jonathan M. Hicap, Reporter

FILIPINO student delegates placed second and third places in the 2006 China Middle School Olympiad, which culminated on August 10 in Qingdao, China.
The Mathematics Trainers’ Guild-Philippines (MTG) sent 18 high-school students comprising six teams to the contest.
The contest had two parts. The first required contestants to answer 10 questions while the second required them to answer three math problems for two hours.
Topping the Philippine team is Kerish Villegas of La Salle Greenhills, who won second place in the second part and third place in the first part of the test.
MTG-trained students who won third place at the second part of the contest were Carlo Francisco Adajar of PAREF Southridge Private School for Boys, Jared Guissmo Asuncion of Ateneo de Manila High School, Angeline Baniqued of Saint Paul College Pasig, Geraldine Baniqued of Saint Paul College Pasig, Kryslette Bunyi of San Beda College-Alabang, Sherine Ann Koa of Chiang Kai Shek College, Arnold Lindros C. Lau of Xavier School, Alister U. Lusuan of Xavier School, Clarisse Joy Ong of Philippine Cultural High School-Main, Maria Regina Paz Onglao of Saint Paul College Pasig, Rafael Perea of Philippine Science High School-Diliman campus, Ezra Joy Templonuevo of Jesus is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc., and Wayne Isaac Uy of Philippine Science High School-Davao campus.
Those who won third place in the first part of the contest were Adajar, Asuncion, Baniqued, Bunyi, Ong, Onglao, Perea, Uy, Jamaica Marie Clata of Pangasinan Universal Institute-Dagupan City and John Patrick Magallanes of Philippine Science High School-Iloilo City.
The Best Team Performance went to the Philippine Team E composed of Uy, Templonuevo and Kerish S. Villegas and. The other members of the Philippine delegation were Mica Araya of Ateneo de Naga University High School and Dwight Ghardin Razonable of Saint Paul College of Ilocos Sur.
They were accompanied by MTG trainers Lucy Sia, Anthony Ang and Tom Chu.

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