4 AJHS mathletes grab gold in PhIMO 2024 Heat Round
11 Mar 2025
Six Ateneo de Manila Junior High School (AJHS) mathletes won four golds and two bronzes in the Philippine International Mathematical Olympiad (PhIMO) Heat Round 2024, which was held online on 14 April 2024.
Medal details follow, with the mathletes’ sections in SY 2023-2024 following their names in parentheses.
Miggy Dugan (10-Rodrigues): gold, junior secondary division
Paco Javier (7-Alfonso): gold, secondary 1 division
Joaquin Jobog (9-Isore): gold, secondary 3 division
Nathan Ballatan (9-Grimaltos): gold, secondary 3 division
Gerrico Argonza (8-Fernandes): bronze, secondary 2 division
Gab Asuncion (7-Alvares): bronze, secondary 1 division


The PhIMO is the newest and most sophisticated international mathematics competition among kindergarten to grade 12 students. It is designed to honor the world’s best learners in mathematical problem-solving through friendly competition, and to foster cultural exchange among its participating countries. It is one of only a few math competitions that the Ateneo de Manila officially sends participants to.