Filipino Mathematicians of The World

27 July 2008 12,847 views 22 Comments

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ast Year, Filipino students left a legacy when they captured prestigious math contest all over the world. When Henry Jefferson Morco, 12, A GRADE 6 student of Chiang Kai Shek College won a gold medal in the IYMC 2007’s Hong Kong Elementary Mathematics International Contest (HEMIC) for grade school level students, and eight others Filipino’s won eight bronze medals are Brendon Matthew Go of Xavier School, Mikaela Angelina Uy, Seanne Daphne Ng and Audrey Celine Lao of Saint Jude Catholic School, and Sarah Jane Cua of the Pangasinan Universal Institute.

Eight bronze medals, on the other hand, were also won by the Philippines in the IYMC 2007’s Asia Inter-cities Teenagers Mathematics Invitation Competition (AITMO) or its high school or secondary level student competition. The bronze medalists were Angeline Baniqued of Saint Paul College-Pasig, who was the lone female and the youngest to win among the AITMO medalists; Earl John Chua of Grace Christian High School (GCHS); Alvin Uy Lim of Quezon City Science High School; Alister Lusuan and Marquis Alexandre Tan of Xavier School; Dann Julius Tan and Aldric Cristoval Reyes of Chiang Kai Shek College; and Ricci Ryan Rojo of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School.

The AITMO team competition second prize winners were Metro Manila Team A composed of Hazel Joy Shi of the Philippine Cultural High School (Annex); Joseph Danvin Young of Kong Hua School; Earl John Chua of GCHS, and Alister Lusuan of Xavier School.

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ast year Filipino’s also won 4 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 5 bronze medals for the individual contestants and 3 gold and 2 silver trophies for the team competition in Wizards at Mathematics International Competition (WIZMIC) 2007 in Lucknow, India

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nd now Filipino students won three team awards and nine individual awards, including a first-honor award for a student who garnered a perfect score, in the Po Leung Kuk 11th Primary Mathematics World Contest ion Hong Kong

Amiel Sy, student of Philippine Science High School, won first honor and by garnering a perfect score. Filipino’s who also won are Carmela Antonette Lao and Vance Go of St. Jude Catholic School; Matthew Ng of Chiang Kai Shek College; Miguel Sebastian SanÂtos of Paref Southridge School; and Niel Benjamin Kho of San Beda College-Alabang brought home individual second honor awards.

Third honors went to Geovin Dexter Uy and HenÂry Jefferson Morco of ChiÂang Kai Shek College and Arvin Wilson Alba of Philippine Science High School.

In the group competition, the Philippines-Luzon team composed of Audrey Lao, Kenneth Co, Henry Jefferson Morco and Miguel Sebastian Santos was first runner-up. The Philippines-Metro Manila team was second runner-up in their grouping and also won a merit award for overall performance in the contest. The team is composed of Carmela Antonette Lao, Vance Go, Matthew Ng and Arvin Wilson Alba.

We salute those young Filipino mathematicians who make their country proud.

22 Comments »

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# 27 July 2008 at 12:41 am

HAZEL said:

I FEEL GLAD THAT YOU POST SOME OF THE FAMOUS FILIPIMO MATHEMATICIAN
IT HEPLS ME ALLOT THANK YOU

# 19 August 2008 at 5:48 pm

?/...krim.../? said:

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# 10 September 2008 at 5:58 pm

pamella said:

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# 9 October 2008 at 8:41 pm

pamella said:

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# 9 October 2008 at 8:41 pm

-d unknown- said:

…nice work guys.. once again you prove that filipinos are noy just talented but also smart!!

# 10 October 2008 at 3:01 pm

jasmine said:

cool website!!!!!!!!!!! i am also a filipino. salamat po!

# 15 October 2008 at 8:30 am

honey said:

haay.. meron pla noh..
hahah.. buti na lang meron kasi may project kami tungkol dyan e..
haha.. it really helped me!. :))

# 16 November 2008 at 2:48 pm

honey said:

it helped me.. pro kulang ung ibang information .like their era and their contributions kung bkit cla nging mathematician.. pro ir helped me tlga.. :)]

# 16 November 2008 at 2:52 pm

jenjen said:

cno ang kaunaunahang filipino mathematician na nakilala ng mundo? meron ba?

# 7 January 2009 at 2:08 pm

kenken said:

be careful in using the word “mathematician”. in the ordinary sense of the word, anybody who does mathematics is a mathematician. but this is not the real essence of being a mathematician. a mathematician creates mathematics. winning medals does not classify the winner as a mathematician. generally, being a mathematician cannot be given yet on young people. these young people are appropriately called math enthusiasts. what he/she has done in mathematics matters most for a person to be called a mathematician.

can somebody giving trainings for a fee to compete in international competitions deserve to be called a mathematician? the answer is NO. that somebody is appropriately called a businessman.

so before you call somebody a mathematician, answer first the following question: what has he/she substantially done in mathematics?

# 8 January 2009 at 1:12 am

jAirinA said:

… I want to knoW who is the first filipino mathematician….

# 15 June 2009 at 6:30 pm

LorDon said:

ang galing ng bata,,,,,,,,,, sana ganyan din magiging anak ko…. yung ipagbubuntis ng asawa kong c lorena

# 5 July 2009 at 6:46 pm

hayden said:

marami akong natutunan!!!sana damihan nyo pa ang inyong mga data!!!

# 19 July 2009 at 1:37 pm

ttp002 said:

I feel you are using the term mathematician loosely here.
Like any media, you exaggerate. I agree with kenken.
Congrats nonetheless.

# 14 December 2009 at 6:52 am

THER04 said:

IT’S QUITE INSPIRING BUT THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO EXPAND EVERYTHING POSTED ON THE SITE. CONGRATS NONETHELESS!

# 12 January 2010 at 7:05 pm

cm said:

Galing namn ninyo guys… Sana mabigyan rin ako ng pagkakataon na makapag training kagaya ninyo… I really love math ever since but it’s not enough coz’ I wasn’t able to undergo a proper training… Tnx for giving philippines a wonderful name…

# 20 January 2010 at 11:28 am