Pinay Teen wins silver
medal at the 51st International Mathematical Olympiad
Carmela Antoinette
S. Lao, a fourth year high school student of Saint Jude Catholic School,
ended a drought of 21 years for the Philippines by winning a silver
medal at the recent International Mathematical Olympiad, held last July
2-14 2010 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Her teammates, Henry Jefferson C.
Morco, a third year high school student of Chiang Kai Shek College, and
Zheng Rong S. Wu, a graduate of Zamboanga Chung Hua High School, both
won Honorable Mention awards.
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The 2010 MSP National
Convention, Cebu City, May 20-21 2010
Over 350 mathematics researchers and educators
participated in the 2010 Annual Convention of the
Mathematical Society of the Philippines,
held last 20-21 May 2010 at the Montebello
Villa Hotel in Cebu City. On this occasion, the MSP celebrated its 37th
year as the country’s largest professional organization dedicated to the
promotion of mathematics and mathematics education. The 2010 MSP
Annual Convention was hosted by the MSP Cebu Chapter.
Plenary talks were given by Dr
Alnar
Detalla (Central Mindanao University), Dr
Jesper Jansson (Ochanomizu
University), Prof San Ling (Nanyang Technological University), Dr
Ester Ogena (DOST-Science Education Institute), Prof
Agnes Paras (University
of the Philippines) and Prof
Paul Terwilliger (University of
Wisconsin). (Click name of speaker for a pdf file of his/her talk.) (See
the PROGRAM)
(SCHEDULE of contributed talks)
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The Newest MSP Chapter: CALABARZON
The newest chapter of MSP was established
last May 4 at the UP Los Baños
(UPLB) Campus. Hosted by the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and
Physics (IMSP) in U.P., the organizational meeting was planned by
fourteen convenors, representing various colleges and institutions from
the different provinces of the region. The 127 founding
members of the MSP CALABARZON Chapter elected its first board: Ms.
Mylen Aala (Batangas), Dr. Edwin Balila (Cavite), Dr. Jose Binaluyo Jr.
(Rizal), Dr. Norma Blanco (Batangas), Engr. Orlando Delos Reyes (Cavite),
Engr. Alma Kalaw (Batangas), Dr. Wilfredo Mariño (Rizal), Prof. Rolando
Panopio (Laguna) and Dr. Virgilio Sison (Laguna). Last May 18, the MSO
Calabarzon Board elected the following officers: Sison (Pres), Balila
(Vice-Pres), Kalaw (Sec) and Blanco (Treas).
MSP Region 9 Takes Off:
1st Region 9 MSP Convention, 16-17 April, Zamboanga City
The MSP-Region 9 Chapter held the 1st MSP-Region 9
Annual Convention last 16-17 April 2010 at the Ateneo de Zamboanga
University in Zamboanga City. Several contributed talks were given in
the areas of algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, graph theory and
mathematics education. The convention was followed by the chapter
business meeting and the election of officers for MSP-Region 9 Chapter.
Elected president was Dr Rochelleo Mariano of ADZU.
2009 Philippine Mathematical Olympiad (PMO)
Finalists of the 12th PMO.
The National Finals of
the 12th PMO was held last January 23 in UP Diliman. John Russell P.
Virata, a student of Gideon Academy, emerged as this year's PMO
champion, outperforming 19 other finalists in combined score in the
written and oral portions of the finals. Zheng Rong S. Wu (Zamboanga
Chong Hua High School) and Aldric Cristoval C. Reyes (Chiang Kai Shek
College) won 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. The PMO is a national competition designed to select the best
secondary students in
mathematical problem-solving in the Philippines.
The winners of the PMO received cash prizes and will automatically
qualify to join the training raining pool for the 2010 International
Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), from which the our country's
representatives to the IMO will be chosen. The IMO is the largest and
most prestigious in most prestigious international mathematics
competition among secondary school students from all over the world.
