FILIPINO high school students harvested three team awards and nine individual awards at the Po Leung Kuk 11th Primary Mathematics World Contest in Hong Kong last Monday.

Dr. Simon Chua, president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines, said that the Philippines last won a fist honor award in the Po Leung Kuk contest eight years ago.

Other individual winners were Carmela Antonette Lao and Vance Go of St. Jude Catholic School; Matthew Ng of Chiang Kai Shek College; Miguel Sebastian Santos of Paref Southridge School, and Niel Benjamin Kho of San Beda College-Alabang who won second honors.

Geovin Dexter Uy and Henry Jefferson Morco of Chiang Kai Shek College, and Arvin Wilson Alba of Philippine Science High School won third honors.

Other students in the Philippine team include Sarah Jane Cua, a first year student at the Pangasinan Universal Institute;  Keefe Tan, Joanna Santelices, Neil Jordan Chua Goy and Cathlyna Saavedra.

In the group competition, the Philippines-Luzon team won first runner-up in their grouping. The Philippines-Metro Manila team also won second runner-upin their grouping.

“We are very proud that these students have brought honor to our country. This only means that Filipino students can compete and win in world competition,” said Chua, the lone Filipino recipient of the Paul Erdos Award, conferred on him last year.

The contest drew 44 teams from 12 countries and territories, including the India, China, Macau, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia the USA and Mexico.

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