8-year old Ilongga wins nat'l drawing contest
An eight-year old girl from Iloilo is among the winners in the drawing contest for schools organized by the Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines.
Eouia Aum Dueñas from SPED-Integrated School for Exceptional Children in Iloilo City is one of the two winners from the Visayas.
Eouia Aum is the daughter of couple Guijo and Jhyming Dueñas, also noted artists in Iloilo.
The other winner from the Visayas is Katherine E. Co from Shiloh Christian School in Bacolod City.
The drawing contest was on the subject of Gender Equality.
Ambassador Alistair MacDonald, head of Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines, together with other partners associated with the contest presented medals, plaques and tokens to the winners last Tuesday at the Podium in Metro Manila.
MacDonald congratulated all the winners, and thanked all those who had taken part in the contest.
“The striking drawings submitted by all the contestants show that the youth of the Philippines are very much aware of the importance of gender equality, and of the contribution that both men and women can make to the development of the Philippines—the future is in good hands,” said MacDonald.
The other winners are, from Luzon: Veronica Gayle Tiu Tangcueco (St. Jude Catholic School, Manila), Jearsey Lorraine M. Chua (Philippine Tiong Se Academy, Manila), Tala Celina Ujano Batangan, (Miriam College – Grade School, Quezon City), Maria Margarita Morales (Miriam College – Grade School, Quezon City), and Brandon Willis Sing (Chiang Kai Shek College, Manila).
The winners from Mindanao are: Aimee Nazareno (Ateneo de Davao University – Grade School, Davao City), Dave Laurence Juntilla (Ateneo de Davao University – Grade School, Davao City), and Ingrid Brandares (Ateneo de Davao University – Grade School, Davao City).
The winning entries will be transmitted to the European Commission in Brussels to join a global competition with entries of children from other countries around the world.
Eouia Aum started holding the paintbrush at one year old. At the age of five, she held a one-child show of 25 acrylic-on-paper-board paintings measuring two by three feet each. The exhibit, titled "My World," ran on March 22-28, 2004r at SM City Iloilo.
On Nov. 12-14, 2004, Eouia Aum was the youngest of 20 artists holding a group exhibit for the Sunrise Festival at the CAP Building in Cebu City.