SENIOR High School students from the Ateneo de Manila University emerged victorious in the Siam International Math and Science Olympics Philippines National Round.

Grade 12 learner Harvey Allen Ylanan and Grade 11 student Yanni Co won the gold and bronze awards in the Science category, respectively.

Ylanan also ranked second in the Grade 11 to 12 division. Co, meanwhile, competed in the Grade 10 division.

Based in the Kingdom of Thailand, SIMSO aims to discover champions from all over the world who are passionate about numbers, logic, and science.

As national round medalists, Ylanan and Co will advance to the SIMSO Final Round, which is tentatively scheduled to be held in February 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Participating countries in the SIMSO Final Round will include Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, France, Georgia, Ghana, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Thailand.