A Filipino-Chinese student from Zamboanga City took home a gold medal in the 2009 International Regions Mathematics competition held in the United States recently, with the Philippine team placing third overall among 16 teams from different countries.
This is made possible by Abot Tanaw, a free social networking system which seeks to provide free video teleconferencing for the eight million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) abroad and their dependents in the Philippines.
Six senior students from Quezon City Science High School received two silver medals for the Philippines at the 2009 International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project (I-SWEEEP) Olympiad in Houston, Texas.
The test is based on each college's audited financial statement, and examines factors such as net worth, operating losses, and the school's assets to liabilities ratio.
Philippines classes in public and private colleges and universities throughout the country will start on June 15 and not June 8 as originally scheduled.
If the presidential elections were held today, five contenders will have a tight race for the post as they would garner about the same percentages of Filipino votes.
If you're applying to college in the fall, now would be a good time to google yourself. While you're at it, take a close look at your FaceBook and Myspace pages. And, think carefully before posting identifying comments about yourself on that Internet college discussion forum.