16/07/2026
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐
The University of the Philippines Tacloban secured first place in the 2026 STEM Olympiad held on July 16, 2026, besting teams from 10 other competing state universities.
The competition was conducted as part of the activities of the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW), organized by the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VIII at Robinsons North Tacloban.
Representing UP Tacloban were Dan Gideon A. Deypalan, an incoming third-year BS Biology student; Ian Godfrey Guy-Joco, an incoming third-year BS Applied Mathematics student; and Jade Reinrick C. Mejico, an incoming fourth-year BS Applied Mathematics student. The team demonstrated outstanding knowledge, analytical ability, and teamwork in the various STEM challenges featured in the Olympiad.
The students were guided by their coaches, Asst. Prof. Olga G. Corales-Ultra, Asst. Prof. Dave I. P***n, Asst. Prof. Catherine B. Lago, and Asst. Prof. Annie Lyn T. Yusiong, and Engr. Rick Jason D. Ranjo.
๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข, ๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ.