ILOILO City – Two high school students in this city were among the young Filipinos who won in the 15th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition (HOMC) held from March 26 to 30, 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Philippine team of Grade 8 students was declared champion in the junior division.
Two of its members from this city were Annika Angela Mei Tamayo of Ateneo de Iloilo and Robert Frederik Uy of Philippine Science High School – Western Visayas.
The other members of the Philippine delegation were Justin Teng Soon Khoo of the Regional Science High School III, Gwyneth Margaux Tangog of Southville International School and Colleges and Lawrence Dominic Bermudez of the Philippine Science High School-Main.
They took home gold medals and a trophy for their feat.
Tamayo, Khoo, Tangog and William Joshua King of Bethany Christian School also bagged bronze medals in individual contests.
This was the first time that other countries were invited to join the competition organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, and Hanoi People’s Committee.
“Our contestants’ training and hard work were the keys to their win. We are happy with their achievement considering that this was the first time the Philippines joined the contest,” said delegation head Dr. Isidro Aguilar, president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild Philippines (MTG).
Vice Consul Dean Jason Arriola of the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam attended the awarding ceremony.
Around 500 participants joined the contest from the Philippines, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Poland, Hungary, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam, according to team trainer Renard Eric Chua./PN
