Taguig student tops world math contest

Farrell Eldrian Wu, an 11-year-old Math wizard from Taguig City, has done it again.

That is, making the country proud by winning an international mathematics competition.

This time, Wu, a Grade 6 student of MGC New Life Christian Academy in Taguig, topped the primary division’s individual contest in the just-concluded World Mathematics Team Championship (WMTC), held from November 2 to 6 in Jiuhua, China.

The good news was relayed to the Inquirer Sunday by the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild-Phils. (MTG), which trained Wu, and the other members of the Philippine math team who took part in the competition.

Aside from Wu, two other elementary school students also won gold medals in the seven-nation WMTC: Clyde Wesley Ang from Chiang Kai Shek College in Manila and Miguel Lorenzo Ildesa from Paref-Westbridge School in Iloilo.

The team’s four silver medals came courtesy of Andrea Jaba from St. Jude Catholic School and Sedrick Scott Keh from Xavier School in the primary division; and Ma. Czarina Angela Lao from St. Jude Catholic School; and Raenelle Ean Ngo from Chiang Kai Shek College in the middle school division.

The Philippines also bagged 16 bronze medals in the WMTC. They were won by Caezar Hingan from San Beda College-Alabang; Jan Joschua Cruz from Pasig Catholic School; Christian Philip Gelera from UP Integrated School; Mikaela Uy, Matthew Angelo Isidro and Austin Chua, all from St. Jude Catholic School; Shaquille Wyan Que from Grace Christian College; Karli Ang from Philippine Institute of Quezon City; Daniel Young from Jubilee Christian Academy; Camille Dy from Immaculate Conception Academy; Michael Brodeth and Marc Patrick Celon, both from Philippine Science High School-Main; and twin brothers Mark Christopher and Matthew Johann Uy, Aldrich Aldwin Mayoralgo and Aaron Dy, all from Xavier School.

In the team contest, the country’s Team 1 was declared second overall winner.

The Philippine delegation was headed by Rechilda Villame, MTG executive vice president, along with team leaders Eugenia Guerra, Nikolai Christian Vasquez and Phoebe Guerra.

Aside from the Philippines, the other WMTC participants came from the US, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Macau and host China.