SIX Filipino students won plaudits for bagging medals in the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad.

The Science Education Institute, an agency attached to the Department of Science and Technology, praised Immanuel Josiah Balete of St. Stephen’s High School, Sarji Elijah Bona of De La Salle University Senior High School, Raphael Dylan Dalida of Philippine Science High School-Main, Bryce Ainsley Sanchez of Grace Christian College, Steven Reyes of Saint Jude Catholic School, and Vincent Dela Cruz of Valenzuela School of Mathematics and Science.

Balete, Dalida, Reyes, and Sanchez each won a silver medal, while Bona and Dela Cruz received bronze medals.

“Every one of the six-member Philippine team to the recently concluded 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad made the country proud by each winning a medal at one of the most difficult and most prestigious mathematics competitions in the world,” the SEI said.

“These students are showing the world that Filipinos are achievers in anything they put their minds to, be it sports or intellectual pursuits,” SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo said.