The Philippine lone participant won second place in the HIPPO 1 2018 English without Borders 6th International English Language Competition held in Lido Di Jesolo, Italy in May 2018.
Gia Cerise Sansaet, grade 7, from PAREF Woodrose School ended the competition with flying colors, giving the Philippines the first silver medal.
Sansaet, who topped in the preliminary and semi-final rounds of the Hippo 1, was just a point away to hook the gold medal in the final round attended by participants from these 27 countries: Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Her striking performance in Italy paves a way to another invitation, this time it is the 8th Global Finals “SPEAK!” International Competition which will be held at Singapore Science Center on July 29, 2018.