Monday, December 31, 2012 
MANILA, PhilippinesFilipino science prodigies bagged 11 silver medals at the recent 14th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) held in South Korea to give the Philippines its best finish so far in an international robotics competition.
Fifty-four Filipino high school and nine grade school students from eight schools competed against students from other countries in designing and building robots in this year’s edition of the IRO held in Gwangju.
After the three-day competition, 11 Filipino students received silver medals at award ceremonies on Dec. 20.
“This is the best year for the Philippines in any robot Olympiad,” said Melvin Matulac, founder of Pinoy Robot Games who is also the Philippine representative to the IRO.
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