New Lifers Secure Wins in Various Mathematics and Science Competitions

New Lifers earned over 20 awards and distinctions in the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) Science Olympiad, International Equilibrium Science Olympiad (IESO), Philippine International Mathematical Olympiad (PhIMO), and the Vanda International Junior Science Olympiad (VIJSO).

PSYSC Science Olympiad

Six MGC New Life Christian Academy (MGCNLCA) students represented the school in the National Final Round of the PSYSC Science Olympiad 2026 last October 3, placing as the 1st and 2nd Runners-Up. 

Bracket I consisted of Timothy Acebo, Zizhen Cai, and Abigail Lorraine Tieng from Grade 6; Bracket II featured Johann Audric Chan, Iora Megan Garcia, and Phillip Anthony Tsai from Grade 9; while Bracket III had Madeleine Christina Sy of Grade 11 and Grade 12 students Nathan Andrew Alviar and Leiff Nathanael Guntiñas. 

MGCNLCA’s Brackets I and II competed in the National Finals at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Both teams placed among the Top 10 schools after the Moving Examination and advanced to the Oral Round.

Bracket I finished as the 1st Runner-Up after a tiebreaker, while Bracket II secured their spot as 2nd Runner-Up after ranking among the Top 3 in the National Capital Region and Top 20 nationwide in the Qualifying Round last September 5 at Sto. Niño Catholic School, Taguig City.  

IESO

The Final Round of IESO, held on September 4 to 7, featured both onsite and online modality for the gold, silver, and bronze medalists of the Heat Round that was held last March.

Michiko Meredith Tiong of Grade 9 brought home gold, Acebo and Chan received silver, while Grade 5 students Adam Oliver Ang and Toby Mason Tan, along with Ember Prinze Wong of Grade 7, took bronze.

PhIMO

PhIMO participants who received gold, silver, or bronze medals in the Heat Round last March 8 advanced to the Final Round, which ran from September 4 to 6, was held in Clark, Pampanga, with students competing both onsite and online.

Eight students secured gold awards, namely Grade 1 student Irvinn Co; Grade 2 student Ethan Liu; Grade 3 students Shawn Preston Ang, Vennice Co, Alexandria Ysabel Dofitas, and Nyle Asher Uy; and Grade 7 students Yul Kwon and Evander Mael Robert Lao. 

Grade 3 students Parker Riley Tan and Catherine Amaris Lim; Grade 6 students Nayla Serene Mateo and Beatrice Sara Yu, along with Acebo; and Grade 12 student Laira Caylee Chunpeng also won silver awards. 

The bronze awardees included Grade 4 students Emma Chong and Erin Elizabeth Ang; Grade 5 student Klay Wilson Hong; Grade 8 student William Kendrick Ty; Grade 9 student Nina Isabelle Mateo; and Grade 10 student Nathaniel John Sia.

VIJSO

VIJSO conducted its Qualifying Round last June 27, with participants competing online or onsite at selected Asian Mathematics and Science League International centers.

Acebo emerged as the gold medalist. Silver medalists included Manolo Vito Tan and Caleb Royce Garcia of Grade 6; Nathan Gohoc of Grade 7; Tiong and Chan; and Aaron Russel Kho of Grade 12. 

Taking bronze were Alexander Elwin Sinfuego of Grade 5; Evan Michael Gaw of Grade 7, along with Wong; Iora Garcia and Sophie Alexa Hernandez of Grade 9; and Sy of Grade 11. Raiden Kenzo Cabilangan of Grade 9 also received an honorable mention.

Gold, silver, and bronze finishers of the VIJSO automatically qualify for the finals, to be held in Uzbekistan from December 11 to 16, in which they will represent the Philippines. 

PSYSC Science Olympiad, IESO, PhIMO, and VIJSO provides learners with opportunities to enhance their proficiency in mathematics and science while developing critical thinking and real-life problem-solving skills.