A FILIPINO bagged the Medallion of Excellence in the WorldSkills Competitions 2022 Special Edition held in Switzerland from October 19-28, 2022.

Jonathan Supsupin, a graduate of the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades was awarded the Medallion for Excellence for obtaining a score of 711 points, placing him ninth out of the 30 competitors from other countries.

The Medallion for Excellence is granted to competitors whose performance meets international standards based on the criteria set by WorldSkills International.

Supsupin was among the Filipino delegates who participated in the WorldSkills Competitions 2022 Special Edition that replaced WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 which was canceled in May due to the Covid19 pandemic.

In the Special Edition, 62 skill competitions will be held over 12 weeks in 15 countries and regions. The competitions started last September 7 and will last until Nov. 22.

TESDA Director General Danilo Cruz lauded Supsupin and other delegates for bringing pride to the country.

“You have shown the world that the excellence of a Filipino in the tech-voc field knows no limits, and our skilled professionals are world-class,” Cruz said.

Supsupin,23, also ranked first in the Department of Education’s 2018 National Technolympics in Dumaguete City.

He said that since high school, he loved cooking so he chose the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track when he entered Senior High School at the Benguet National High School.

Upon finishing Senior High School, he enrolled in Culinary Arts at the then BCSAT, now the Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education.

“Napakalaking karangalan po sa akin at napakasaya ko po na nakapag uwi po ako ng Medallion of Excellence para sa ating bansa,” Supsupin said.