Phl wins 5th ASEAN Regional Quiz

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Team has emerged as champion of the 5th ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday, besting 27 other contestants from 8 ASEAN states.

The Philippine Team grabbed a total score of 71 points. Cambodia came close with 70 points while Thailand scored 68 points.

The team, composed of fourth year high school students - Franchesca Anne Inacay of St. Albert the Great School in Dagupan City (Region I), Kristiyanne Paul de Pedro of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School (Region XII), and Maria Angela Krizelle Rubin of San Joaquin National High School in Calbayog (Region VIII) - bested 27 other contestants from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam.

The competition had three rounds: the first round, which consisted of the True or False items (20 points), the second round, which consisted of the Multiple Choice items (20 points), and the third round, which consisted of the Fill in the Blanks items (40 points).

In the first round, the Philippine Team got a perfect score of 20 points. In the second round, the team got 19 out of 20 points while in the third round, the team earned 32 points.

The Philippines has been consistent in winning the ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition. In 2002 the Philippines won first and second places in the individual delegate category of the competition. In 2004, the country got the first place while in 2006, the Philippines won the second place. The Philippines won first place again in 2009.

Interested secondary schools which may want to participate in the next ASEAN Quiz Competition may e-mail the Department of Foreign Affairs’ ASEAN Secretariat at [email protected]. ASEAN Quiz mechanics and related news are likewise available on the internet.