Hans Bentley R. Sio of Kong Hua School led several students from Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental in winning gold, silver, bronze and merit awards at the recent Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO) Final Round, held from August 23 to 26. Sio earned a Gold Award, along with the Boole Prize for a perfect score in Logical Thinking and the Leibniz Prize for a perfect score in Arithmetic/Algebra in the Secondary 1 category. Danica Jayde Chua, also from Kong Hua School, won a Gold Award in the Primary 3 category. See full list of winners below. Congratulations!

PRIMARY 1
- EZ Khel Bermudo – Tagoloan Central School (Bronze Award)
PRIMARY 2
- Chimkee Braile Muriera – Tagoloan Central School (Silver Award)
- Ricardo Neri III – Oro Christian Grace School (Silver Award)
- Frannie Louise Bermudo – Tagoloan Central School (Bronze Award)
- Enzo Bryan See – Oro Christian Grace School (Bronze Award)
- Hugo Skye Unabia – Oro Christian Grace School (Merit Award)
PRIMARY 3

- Danica Jayde Chua – Kong Hua School (Gold Award)
- Jef Alexander Pionan – Salay Central School (Merit Award)
SECONDARY 1
- Hans Bentley Sio – Kong Hua School (Gold Award, Boole Prize, Leibniz Prize)
- Ethan Bryan See – Oro Christian Grace School (Silver Award)
- Rafael Ethan Joseph Abas – St Mary’s School (Bronze Award)
- Aizel Ballesteros – Salay National High School (Merit Award)
SENIOR SECONDARY GROUP
- Jinhwan Lee – Xavier Ateneo Senior High School (Bronze Award)
- Maria Isabella Epino – MOGCHS (Bronze Award)

The Philippines placed first in the medal tally with students winning 29 gold awards, 26 silver awards, 29 bronze awards, and 33 merit awards.


