Guild‑Philippines, which sends students to international contests yearly.

The delegation was headed by Dr. Simon Chua, guild president and

principal of the Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, and Robert Degolacion,

guild director.

The Singapore contest drew close to 2,700 contestants from China, the

Philippines and Singapore.

The bulk of the contestants came from Singapore where 46 schools sent

contestants of different nationalities, including Japanese, American,

British and Koreans.

The competition was organized by the International School of Singapore

with the help of the Education Division of the Singapore Tourism Board.

The technical committee was headed by the China Beijing Hui Jia

Communication and Information Center which provided the questions.

The Filipino students who won in the contest are: 4th Year Level, Alvin

Belleza of Ateneo de Manila University, gold; and Renard Chua of Ateneo

de Manila University, silver. 3rd Year Level, Davin Carlos Choi of Chiang

Kai Shek College, gold; and Luke Wicent Sy of Hope Christian High

School, silver. 1st Year Level, Ricci Ryan Rojo of Zamboanga Chong Hua

High School, gold; Aileen Giselle Chua of Grace Christian High School,

gold; and Rigel Stewart Espiritu of San Beda College‑Alabang, gold.

The winners in the Grade 6 Level are Adrian Rafael Tan Co of Xavier

School, gold; Hanz Vladimir Cabanes of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School,

silver. Grade 5 Level, Kenneth Tan Co of Xavier School, gold; Cathlyna

Saavedra of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, gold; Joseph Lyre Lee of

Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, silver; and Samuel Chiu of Zamboanga

Chong Hua High School, bronze.

The contest and awarding ceremonies were held at the Center for American

Education on Prince Edward Road in Singapore.*