The Sudoku craze has become an epidemic. It has not only contaminated US and Japan but it has also swept the world by infecting much of Europe, Australia and Asia. Sudoku craze suddenly spreads around the world. Its popularity has claimed permanence in major newspapers, magazines and journals in many countries, supplying the cravings of enthusiasts who found themselves hooked in this consuming passion with this number puzzle.

As the world felt the intense fever of this math-free puzzle, Philippines was a bit heedless for its impact had not seeped into the interest of many Filipinos. Sudoku had been on pages of tabloids and journals, may be for several months but not years, yet it had remained unmatched against riddles and crossword puzzles. Indeed, Sudoku came and many saw it, yet only very few conquered it, thus the struggling years of the number puzzle.

It must have been the underlying health benefits that steered Dr. Simon L. Chua through the Mathematics Trainers' Guild (MTG), Philippines to promote Sudoku, a math-free puzzle, in the Philippines. He opined that just like the body needs exercise, the mind too will also need some exercise, considering that if it is to stay sharp at all. With this conviction, Dr. Chua had not only walked several miles but also took extra significant steps in popularizing Sudoku in the Philippines in the name of stimulating cerebral potentials such as developing reasoning and analytical skills of the young and old alike...