20/07/2025
๐๐๐น๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ โ A battle of wits and wisdom took place during the ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, where fifteen barangays out of thirty-three accepted the challenge and battled for their intelligence about the history of Bula and general knowledge in the Science and Mathematics category last ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, at the ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ผ, the Municipal Tourism Officer, delivered a rousing opening remark that motivated both participants and attendees. A congratulatory message was followed by ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐ฟ., Municipal Mayor, represented by ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ปฬ๐ฎ, and ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ต ๐ฉ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, represented by ๐ ๐ฎ'๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ, expressed pride in Bulaโs young minds. ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, Head of Bula Researchers and Innovators in the New Normal (BRAIN), gave an inspiring message about the history of the annual event, which is supported by the previous Mayor Megay Ibasco, and continued by the newly elected Mayor Manuel A. Ibasco Jr.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฉ. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐, a passionate BRAIN Member, presented the fifteen competing barangays, each represented by a three-member team. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ข๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ผ, also a BRAIN Member and the Quiz Master for the said event, clarified the rigorous contest guidelines and mechanics; all questions were reviewed rigorously by the Board of Brains. This event was facilitated by the dedicated members of the ๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (๐๐ ๐๐ฆ), who played an essential role in making the event successful.
The competition consisted of three challenging rounds: an easy round featuring 15 questions worth two points each, an average round with 10 questions valued at five points each, and a difficult round comprising five questions, each worth 10 pointsโtesting both speed and depth of knowledge as teams had just fifteen seconds to finalize each answer. In the easy round, La Purisima and Ombao Polpog were in the lead with 24 points each, while Sagrada claimed the average round with 30 points, and Panoypoyan emerged as strong contenders as the questions intensified for the difficult round with 20 points. The clincher round, prompted by a tense tie between Sagrada and Balaogan, had spectators on edge as Sagrada finally claimed the tiebreaker round.
Ultimately, it was ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ง, who secured the championship crown with a remarkable 62 points, under the guidance of ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ. The winning team of ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, and ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐. ๐ง๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฐ๐ผ demonstrated exceptional teamwork and preparation throughout the contest. They were awarded a medal, a trophy, a certificate, and a cash prize of 6,000 pesos.
1st Runner-Up goes to ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ๐ , coached by ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ต๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ, with participants ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด, and ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐๐ป ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐พ๐๐ถ๐, closed behind with 59 points, and they received a medal, trophy, certificate, and cash prize worth 4,500 pesos. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ secured 2nd Runner-Up with 53 points and received a medal, trophy, certificate, and a cash prize worth 3,000 pesos, coached by ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ผ and represented by ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฅ. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ปฬ๐ฎ, and ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ถ ๐. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง, with coach ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ปฬ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ and participants ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ, and ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐. ๐ค๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ, claimed 3rd Runner-Up with 52 points. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง won the 4th Runner-Up coached by ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ and represented by ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ, and ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ. The 3rd and 4th Runner-Up received a medal, certificate, trophy, and a cash prize worth 1,500 pesos for each team. On the other hand, all participants still received a consolation prize worth 600 pesos for their effort in representing their barangays.
After the event, the champions reflected on their preparation and winning experience and reaffirmed that they should have a stable state of mind and determination. ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น, BS Civil Engineering student of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, proclaimed that even with limited time for preparation, hard work and prayer are all one needs to succeed. His teammate, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐. ๐ง๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฐ๐ผ, said that they experienced difficulty in the derivatives, especially in the solution, and how their engineering degrees helped them survive in solving problems. ๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป describes the surreal moment of the absurd situation of being declared winners, noting that the experience would inspire her to participate in future competitions, and that discipline and concentration were the secrets to reaching one's dreams.
The quiz program has not just highlighted intellect but has also highlighted togetherness and Bula spirit. Kudos to all participants, coaches, and organizersโtestimonials that the future of Bula is promising, one shining brain at a time.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด-๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ด, ๐๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด!
