Pinoy math wizards win 19 medals in international contest

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino students from public and private schools across the country brought home 19 medals during the 21st International Mathematics and Science Olympiad in China from Oct. 1 to 6.

The Mathematics Trainers’ Guild Philippines (MTG), the organization that trained the students, said the students won a gold, 10 silver and eight bronze medals in the competition.

The Filipino students competed at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences against over 300 students from Botswana, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China.

MTG head Simon Chua commended the Philippine contingent’s gold medalist, Heal Job Esio, a Grade 6 student of Pangasinan Universal Institute in Dagupan City.

The silver medalists are Elizur Daniel Anabieza of Divine Light Academy; Bianca Jayne Ong and Annette Tiffany Yu of St. John’s Institute Bacolod; Ezekiel Anton Tan, Mishael Oikos Chan and Yingqi Lu of St. Jude Catholic School; Steve Jacob Yu of Xavier School; Leonard Vash Cay of Xavier School Nuvali; Savannah Lucia Sabeen de Guzman of St. Paul College Pasig and Sophia Yzabel Tiu of Special Education Center for the Gifted.

The bronze medal winners are Eunice Gaerlan of BHC Institution, Erin Leighton Go and Carlo Aceret of St. Jude Catholic School, Kaylee Nichole Tan of Pangasinan Universal Institute, Miguel Yee of St. John’s Institute Bacolod, Issaiah Sean Escobido of Iloilo Scholastic Academy, Alexander Gabriel Ho of Paco Citizen Academy and Anne Dorothy Madrazo of Timoteo Paez Elementary School.

MTG-trained math students have won 242 medals so far this year from international contests, bringing the country’s medal haul to 6,556 in five years.