PH bagged 2 Bronze Medals ” Awesome Pinoy”
The Philippines which fielded 2 delegates bagged 2 bronze medals in the recently concluded 42nd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Bangkok, Thailand last July 10-18, 2011.
Miguel Arnold Reyes from the Philippine Science High School Main campus and Gerico Sy from the Philippine Science High School Davao campus managed to get the necessary points to be included in the bronze medal bracket. Based on the official ranking, these kids got scores higher than 60% of the entire participants. 393 students from 84 countries joined the Olympiad. Each country can send a maximum number of 5 participants.
Miguel Arnold Reyes and Gerico Sy are actually familiar names in the international science competition scene. Miguel or Migs bagged the second place Grand Award in this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and had an asteroid named after him. While Gerico or Gico, was an honorable mention in the 4th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Beijing, China.
The Philippine delegates were selected through a series of screening exams administered to the best physics students from some of the country’s top science high schools.The International Physics Olympiad which started in 1967 in Warsaw, Poland, is the only competition in physics recognized by the International Commission on Physics Education. Its counterpart events are the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), and the International Olympiad for Informatics (IOI). These competitions are widely acknowledged as the pinnacle competition for students who are in high school or who just graduated from high school. Most medalists of these competitions are sought after by prestigious universities.
The Philippine participation is financially supported by some members of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas.