Young Filipino mathematical talents were awarded as among the world's best in mathematics as they claim victory for the most coveted Westpac medals for this year's Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). Daryl Jonathan Lee, a sophomore student of Grace Christian High School and Jose Ramon Batiller, a senior student of Philippine Science High School were awarded with the grand prize in a fitting ceremony held on October 23, 2003 at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Bicutan, Taguig. Australian Mathematics Trust Executive Director Peter J. Taylor, with DOST Undersecretary Fortuna T. de la Peña, Acting Deputy Head of Missions of the Australian Embassy Mr. Paul Griffiths, , and Mathematics Trainers Guild of the Philippines (MTG) President Dr. Simon L. Chua, , awarded the young math talents. Aside from the two medallists, four students received the AMC Special Achievement Awards, nine were awarded with Certificates of High Distinction, and one was conferred a Special Award with The Best Standardized AMC Score. Each of the AMC awardees also received a Certificate of Recognition from the Science Education Institute (SEI) of the DOST.

This year, almost half a million secondary school students from different countries tested their math skills in the biggest annual event in Australia. Entries come from over 364,000 Year 7-12 students from 2,369 Australian schools and over 96,000 students from 936 overseas schools in 35 countries, including the Philippines.

The Competition is now celebrating its 25th Year and continuously provides a meaningful venue for secondary students to benchmark their mathematical skills with their international counterparts. The AMC is organized and implemented by the Australian Mathematics Trust, an organization based in Canberra and composed of educators and mathematicians in Australia. The Westpac Banking Corporation, the University of Canberra and the Canberra Mathematical Association provide sponsorship to this international math tilt. In the Philippines, the AMC is run by the SEI-DOST in cooperation with the Mathematics Trainers Guild of the Philippines and the Mathematical Society of the Philippines.