The Philippines bagged silver and bronze medals in the 18th Po Leung Kuk Primary World Mathematics Contest (PLKPWMC) held in Hong Kong last July 12 – 16, 2015.
This year, bringing home two silver medals were Albriz Moore Bagsic of Lilyrose School and Naomi Anne King of St. Jude Catholic School.
The Philippines also yielded six bronze medals courtesy of Dominic Lawrence Bermudez of Notre Dame of Greater Manila, Sted Micah Cheng of Hope Christian High School, Aiman Andrei Kue of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, Maria Monica Manlises of St. Stephen’s High School, Annika Angela Mei Tamayo of Ateneo de Iloilo-Sta. Maria Catholic School and Gregory Charles Tiong of St. Jude Catholic School.
Joining the Philippine team in the PLKPWMC were Al Patrick Castro of Pasig Catholic College, Vanessa Ryanne Julio of St. Jude Catholic School, Justin Teng Soon Khoo of Learning Circle, Hiraya Marcos of Philippine Cultural College-Manila, John Angelo Oringo of Guinobatan West Central School, Erika Emmanuelle Pantaleon of Small World Christian School Foundation, Jan Cedrick Quintin of Mothergoose Special School System and Allyana Coleen Reyes of Falcon School.
A total of 160 primary school students from 15 countries and territories joined the PLKPWMC. They were from the United States, Australia, Bulgaria, South Africa, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Macau, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The Po Leung Kuk Primary Mathematics World Contest is organized by Po Leung Kuk and co-organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The contest aims to enhance the primary school students’ interest in mathematics, and to provide a cultural and academic exchange opportunity for the students.