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DepEd lauds public high school whiz kids' winning inventions
Pasig City (1 November 2007) -- "These geniuses have truly made us proud," Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli Lapus said as he commends elementary and high school students whose inventions are now on exhibit at the Innovation Area of the Intellectual Property Rights Office.

"They have shown that talent and hard work can only result in success. More that admiration, they deserve recognition for the efforts they have put into their craft," Lapus added.

The Robotics Team of Tibagan Elementary School in Makati City comprises Joshua Cortel, Rogen Amen, Albert Ruelan, Joseph Pascua, Paolo Villaflor, John Jeff Bores, and Julius Cesar Kalahati. Cortel and Amen conceptualized two robots - Robo Rally and Robo Sumo. The former is truck-like vehicle that can hurdle obstacle courses and the latter was designed to resemble a sumo wrestler.

These grade five students, together with their team mates, started the project just last month. These are among the several entries submitted by public high school students during the Robo Fiesta last August, sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The contest was open to students from both public and private schools.

Three other students from Fort Bonifacio High School in Taguig City – Aljun Monje, Ryan Christian Quintos, and Kenneth Detablan – created the archer robot Jumong-bot, named after a Koreanovela protagonist.

"This is proof that the performance of our public school students can be at par with those from private schools," Lapus asserted. "To boost students' skills in science and technology, the department even proposed to congress an additional allocation of P500,000 for every science high school," Lapus added. (DepEd)

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