The FU CBA Quiz Bowl Team composed of Joriel Lumingkit, Daryl Sarong, and Mary Rose Flores, backed by alternates Wendel Talaban and Maricel Tanatan, bested other quiz bowl teams from well-known universities in the Philippines.
Awarded as the Top 3 winners were UP Diliman, Ateneo de Manila and La Salle Manila.
Foundation University received a special award for being in the top ten schools, along with UP Diliman, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, UP Iloilo, De La Salle University Dasmarinas, University of Baguio, University of Cebu-Lapulapu MAndaue Campus, St. Scholastica College, University of Saint Lasalle and University of San Carlos.
They were awarded with free participation to a Junior Business Executive Conference sponsored by CITI Group of Companies.
The annual tournament also saw the special participation of the Chulalongkorn University and the Assumption University of Thailand, as well as the Management University of Singapore.
The honor didn’t come easy for the contestants, though, who relied not only on their knowledge but on prayer.
"Everytime we raise our answer card, whether our answer is wrong or correct we always thank the Lord for giving us the opportunity to be part of the national finals," Lumingkit told fellow students during a welcome party at Foundation University.
"If our answer is correct then we say thank you Lord, but if it is wrong, we still say "Thank you Lord," we know that to be part n the national finals is not easy, we are very fortunate we were given this wonderful opportunity in our lives," he continued.
Sarong, for his part, said their confidence as contestants was boosted by their identity –" we were so proud during the contest because there were only two schools who came in their complete school uniform and we were one of them, while the other schools came in business attire. It gave us more confidence to be identified as the FU team," he said.
The third contestant Mary Rose Flores, said her proudest moments came when only two or three of them answered the question correctly.
Other competing schools; Far Eastern University, Xavier University, San Sebastian College, New Era University, University of San Jose Recoletos, University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College, Manuel S. Enverga University, Miriam College, Pamantasan ng Cabuyao.
CBA Dean Dr. Ruben Sanchez relayed the group’s expression of gratitude to President Mira Sinco and the FU administration , for all their support.
"Our performance is a manifestation that what we are doing in the College of Business Administration is at par with the other best business schools not only in our country but also in other Asian countries," Sanchez said.
