16 year old Pinoy wins international speaking contest

Gian dapul, a 16 year old from Philippine Science High School has won the English Speaking Union’s international public speaking contest held in London. He beat 57 other contestants from 35 different countries by giving a short speech about the topic “New Frontiers”. (via cathybythesea)

Not only did Gian speak very well, but his replies to questions from the floor were succinct and quite scholarly. One question asked of him was, ‘What does he think of the ethics of stem cell research?’ He obviously knew what to say, which should make his school proud, as he evidently knows his Science subjects, indeed!“”

Read his full speech “Fish mucus and Foot Fungus”.

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