By: Rommel M. Azucena Jr
Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) took home the crown in the 14th Provincial Wildlife Quiz Bowl held at Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Talisay campus last November 9, 2019.
Brynx Junil Alegarbes and Brent Joshua De Castro bested 49 other teams from public and private high schools in Negros Occidental.
Acel John D. Cayot and Neil Nadrei S. Aral of Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod (CSA-B) and Ken Patrick C. Bucayan and Ara Angel A. Camino of Hinigaran National High School (HNHS) landed in 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.
All three winning teams will represent Negros Occidental in the 5th National Wildlife Quiz Bowl on November 27-29, 2019 at Davao City.
50 teams competed in the easy and moderate round with 36 teams making it to the difficult round.
“It (Provincial Wildlife Quiz Bowl) is our way of educating our secondary students, including junior high and senior high for the K-12. Its main objective is to heighten their awareness on wildlife protection conservation because the more we know about wildlife, the more we appreciate our life because of our connection to the environment,” Olive Seruelo, Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) Information Officer said.
“So far, this is the fastest strategy when it comes to educating because they study and we don’t give them any tips so they should study a broad range of subjects”, she added.
The quiz bowl, hosted by Carlos Hilado Memorial State College and spearheaded by PEMO Negros Occidental, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Negros Occidental, Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PBCFI) kicked off this year’s Provincial Wildlife Month with the theme, “Suba. Kon diin tanan nagailig. Tanan nga kabuhi nga nagakinahanglan pag-amlig.”
The 1st Provincial Wild Life Quiz Bowl started a year after the 1st Provincial Wildlife Month celebration.
