The Philippines again displayed its world-class talent as it won the gold medal to become the undefeated champion for four straight years in the recently concluded 4th Asean Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey (APTJSO) held in Tangerang, Indonesia.
The Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology?Philippine Science Centrum recently brought its pool of training experts to Iligan City in Northern Mindanao to conduct a training workshop on how to teach science in a fun way.
A high-level conference on science and technology education will try to dissect the issues confronting the sector in the Philippines and in member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
The Philippines placed second overall in the medal tally with 7 gold, 24 silver, and 38 bronze medals. China was first in the ranking followed by the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan and Macau.
The number of slots for undergraduate scholarship offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Science Education Institute (SEI), has more than tripled in five years, jumping from 1,250 in 2010 to 5,595 in 2015.
Science geeks from Baclaran Elementary School II and Pasay City East High School dominated their counterparts to come out on top in the first-ever ?Clash of Class: The Ultimate Battle of Science Smarts? competition held last July 27 and 28 at the Laot Activity Center, Manila Ocean Park.
The medal harvest was good enough for the Philippines to place 36th overall since it started competing in 1988 at the IMO, the hardest and most prestigious math competition in the world.
A total of 160 elementary students from 15 countries and territories joined the contest held from July 13 to 17. They were from the United States, Australia, Bulgaria, South Africa, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, Macau, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The United States government, through the US Embassy Manila?s United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded 16 scholarships and 14 research grants in science, technology and innovation, in support of the Philippine government?s push for innovation-led inclusive growth.
