We are happy to present the Philippine team to this year’s International Olympiad in Informatics hosted by Alexandria, Egypt. They will represent the country in the world’s most prestigious computing competition for high school students.
Hans Gabriel De Vera
Grade 11, Philippine Science High School – Main Campus
Gabee first began self-learning programming in Grade 3, starting with Hopscotch, a scratch-like programming language, and HTML. In Grade 9, upon his mother’s suggestion, he joined his first NOI.PH eliminations out of a deep passion for programming and algorithms. He plans to take Data Science in college. When he’s not programming, he is either spending time with “WJC” (what his group of Pisay friends calls themselves), playing the piano, reading Webtoons, playing Celeste, or praying.
Walsh Nico Adrian Letran
Grade 12, Saint Jude Catholic School
Walsh learned about competitive programming back in Grade 10, during the pandemic. Upon showing much interest, his teacher suggested that he join NOI.PH. He is currently studying Applied Mathematics in Data Science at university. When not optimizing code, Walsh practices Chinese calligraphy or plays real-time strategy games. He also likes to hang out with his friends and indulge them in long meaningful conversations about anything and everything.
Jerome Austin Te
Grade 10, Jubilee Christian Academy
Jerome first learned programming in AMSLI’S Informatics Enrichment Program (AIEP), starting with Scratch, transitioning to Python, and then self-learning C++. His curiosity drew him to join Abakoda and, soon after, the NOI.PH. His interest in problem-solving led him to competitive programming aside from olympiad math. In his spare time, he enjoys solving unique puzzles.
Filbert Ephraim Wu
Grade 12, Victory Christian International School
Ephraim first discovered computer programming from his brother in 2017, when his kuya showed him a program that “did some magic with arrays.” He is also an active competitor in math competitions, garnering a silver medal in the 2023 IMO held in Chiba, Japan. Ephraim likes speed in both programming and cubing, having once solved a 3×3 Rubik’s cube in under eight seconds. On top of all these, he also enjoys cityscape photography and has taken pictures of the Manila skyline daily for four years.