RILI competes in nat'l geography quiz

(From left, wearing yellow) Isabel Silva, Kate Aprilyn Surbano,
and Bethany Praise Ortiz mingles with the other contestants at
the Assembly Hall of the NCPAG at UP Diliman.

Three junior students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) competed in the 3rd Philippine Geography Olympiad (PGO), Dec. 1, at the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) in University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).

Isabel Silva, Kate Aprilyn Surbano, and Bethany Praise Ortiz comprised the team that represented RILI in the 3rd PGO and competed against 30 other schools from all over the country. They were coached by Araling Panlipunan teacher Ms. Perla Drilon.

Contestants were quizzed on earth science, weather, geography, culture, wildlife, and related topics.

This year's top three schools are Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus (champion), Ateneo de Manila High School (1st runner up), and Makati Science High School (2nd runner up).

PGO is a national level contest sponsored by the Geography Society of the University of the Philippines (GSUP) of UPD. RILI is the only participating school from the province of Laguna.

This year's participating schools are the following:

1. Ateneo de Manila High School (Quezon City)
2. Bagong Silangan High School (Quezon City)
3. Batasan Hills National High School (Quezon City)
4. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino High School (Makati City)
5. Camp Crame High School (Quezon City)
6. Diliman Preparatory School (Quezon City)
7. Holy Child Academy  (Quezon City)
8. Ismael Mathay Sr. High School (Quezon City)
9. Jose Rizal University (Mandaluyong City)
10. Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma High School (Quezon City)
11. Lagro High School (Quezon City)
12. Lourdes School of Mandaluyong (Mandaluyong City)
13. Makati High School (Makati City)
14. Makati Science High School (Makati City)
15. Marian School of Quezon City (Quezon City)
16. Muntinlupa National High School (Muntinlupa City)
17. Mystical Rose School of Caloocan, Inc. (Caloocan City)
18. New Era High School (Quezon City)
19. North Fairview High School (Quezon City)
20. Philippine Science High School - CAR Campus (Baguio City)
21. Philippine Science High School - Central Mindanao Campus (Baloi, Lanao del Norte)
22. Philippine Science High School - Central Visayas Campus (Argao, Cebu)
23. Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus (Palo, Leyte)
24. Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus
25. Pitogo High School (Makati City)
26. Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (Pila, Laguna)
27. San Francisco High School (Quezon City)
28. San Isidro National High School (Makati City)
29. San Jose Del Monte National High School (Montalban, Rizal)
30. San Sebastian College Recoletos - Manila (Manila)
31. St. John of Beverly (Quezon City)