๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐โ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
By Melchor Alfonso
January 21, 2023
Among the 13 competing teams, NwSSU BS Computer Engineering students bagged the fourth place in the Quiz Bowl Competition as part of the National Computer Engineering Challenge 2023 held in Ilocos Norte on January 19-21.
Norwesian Team composed of Karl Marahay, Francis Panis, and Rhena Serito, who represented Eastern Visayas Region, garnered 145 points in the said quiz bowl. They were joined by Pangasinan State University and Catanduanes State University which also grabbed the fourth place.
Cagayan State UniversityโCarig Campus got the first place with 200 points, second place is the Far Eastern University Institute of Technology with 175 points, and third is the Southern Luzon State University โ Main campus with 165 points.
โBefore, during and after, grateful gud an akon nafefeel. and miske waray kami maka-placE [Top 3], an experience is immeasurable,โ Francis Panis, one of the competitors in Quiz Bowl.
Panis said that bearing the name of the university and the Institute of Computer Engineering in the Philippines Student Edition (ICpEP.se โ NwSSU) in national competition is a big victory for them.
Norwesian Computer Engineering Students Christian Quinsay, Janah Magbutay, and Christian Lungsod were also part of the national event. They were hailed as finalists in computer programming competitions.
โCongrats ICpEP NwSSU student chapter for representing Region VIII and being 4th placer in National CPE Quiz bowl 2023 and finalist in the programming competition,โ Engr. Nestor Lentejas, coach in programming, said in an interview by The Courier.
Engr. Lentejas was grateful even though they failed to land in the top 3 they are still proud of what they have achieved particularly in the national competition.
The team expresses their heartfelt gratitude to the support of the NwSSU community, as well as to their families.
