by Nestor Valera
The Philippine National Chemistry Olympiad (PNCO) was successfully held at the Ateneo de Naga University in Naga City Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The winners were:
- Champion Michael Castro (Philippine Science High School – Main Campus)
- 1st Runner-up Justin Adriel Zent G. Togonon (PSHS – Western Visayas Campus)
- 2nd Runner-up Bienvenido Luis Castro (UP Rural High School)
There were a total of 26 delegates representing 11 regions in the country:
- NCR (Michael Castro and Esteven Evio; coached by Efren Paz)
- CAR (Rutherford Calawagan, Robert Aguilar, and Jim Bagano; coached by Melba Patacsil)
- Region II (Ralph Ido and Tasha Soliven; coached by Wowee Ariza and Ruchi Lagitnay)
- Region III ( Moises Ubungin and Joseph Cruz; coached by Rohit Tilwani, Lexter Natividad and Mark Bailon)
- Region IV (Judy An Balquiran, Bienvenido Castro, and Marc Fang; coached by Edison Boongaling and Pauline Pena)
- Region V (Catherine Abella, Al Christian Gobres, and Denise Leinsoco; coached by Alpha Pimentel)
- Region VI ( Justin Togonon and Juan Retirado; coached by Erika Salvador and Cynthia de Asis)
- Region VII ( Leibniz Respecia and Wand Ybanez; coached by Patrick LIm and Mary Joy Moncada)
- Region X (John Rizada, Lawrence Magsayo, and Brian Hingpi; coached by Gay Madrazo and Ethel Neoniz)
- Region XI (Zam Doctolero, Marian Yu, and Angila Aala; coached by Micheal Casas, Marcel Torilla, and Rochelle Papasin)
- CARAGA (Mylet Curilan; coached by Letecia Villanueva)
The PNCO is a pre-requisite of the International Chemistry Olympiad which is a multi-tiered competition that brings together the world’s most talented high school students to test their knowledge and skills in chemistry. Nations around the world conduct examinations to — nominate the most high-performing students for the International Chemistry Olympiad.
The event was sponsored by the Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas and by the DOST-SEI.
The full report on the PNCO can be found in:
https://www.facebook.com/download/245936955604441/PNCO%202014.pdf