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MANILA, Philippines – Twelve-year-old Raphael Dalida did not expect to get a perfect score when he answered hard math questions during the 19th Po Leung Kuk Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) held in Hong Kong last July 12 to 16.
“I cried and I was really happy. It was indescribable,” said Dalida, a student of St Mary’s Academy in Pasay who brought home a gold medal from the contest.
He earned the medal during the individual round, when he solved 15 questions in 90 minutes – equivalent to spending 6 minutes per question. (READ: Life lessons from mathematics)
Dalida and other elementary students from different Philippine schools won a total of 9 medals and awards from the world math contest, the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild (MTG) Philippines said in a statement Monday, July 18.
Gold-medalist Dalida, who has been training with MTG since 2014, dedicated his award to “everyone who supported me”, including his parents. His father is an overseas Filipino worker in Croatia.
Filbert Wu from MGC-New Life Christian Academy in Taguig was the silver medalist among the Philippine delegation.
Meanwhile, the following students won bronze medals:
- Evgeny Cruz – Palanan Elementary School, Makati
- Enzo Chan – Bayanihan Institute, Tarlac
- Chiara Tan-Gatue – St Jude Catholic School, Manila
- Kristen Teh – Grace Christian College, Quezon City
- Cassidy Tan – Davao Christian High School, Davao City
The delegation also participated in the team contest, with Team B composed of Dalida, Tan, Wu, and Sean Matthew Tan of Jubilee Christian Academy as second runner-up.
Team A, composed of Cruz, Matthew Carpio of Agoo Kiddie Special School, Noel Dequito of Xavier School in Nuvali, and Ethan Jao of St Jude Catholic School, won a merit award.
Erin Christen Noceda from the Special Education Center for the Gifted also joined the Philippine delegation that competed in Hong Kong.
They were accompanied by Dr Simon Chua, Renard Chua, Robert Degolacion, and Vincent Charles Go of MTG Philippines, and Ma. Christina Ilaw of the Department of Science and Technology’s Science Education Institute.
“We at MTG are proud of the kids’ performance,” MTG President Simon Chua said in the statement.
Students from United States, Australia, South Africa, Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam also participated in the contest. – Rappler.com
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