Mindanao Daily Northmin (March 5, 2016)

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DepEd cites Region 10’s top campus journalists, advisers By Uriel C. Quilinguing Contributing Editor

Now safe for Butig villagers to go home, says military

TWO campus journalists and two school paper advisers from Northern Mindanao received plaques of merit from the Department of Education during the National Schools Press Conference, February 22-25, 2016, in Koronadal City.

By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

CAGAYAN de Oro City-The military said on Thursday they have cleared the municipality of Butig in Lanao del Sur where armed men fought with Army soldiers resulting to the death of three soldiers and 21 suspects last week. Col. Nilo Samarita, chief operations officer of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade, said they have told a provincial peace and order committee on Wednesday that it is now safe for Butig residents who were displaced by the fighting to return home to their villages. See safe, page A7

TOP CAMPUS JOURNALIST. Ozamiz Citry Central School’s Garry Gim Geralde Gaabucaya.

Comelec: ARMM has almost 500,000 new voters COTABATO City--Comm i s s i on on E l e c t i on s (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista said registered voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has increased by almost 500,000 new voters after the registration last November 2015. ARMM, composed of the

provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, has a total of 1,863,230 registered voters as of the 2013 midterm polls. The new voters that will be added for the 2016 national and local elections composed of old voters See voters, page A7

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Adjudged outstanding campus journalists were Trisha Mae D. Lopina of Yumbing National High School of Camiguin for secondary level and Garry Gim Geralde Gaabucayan of Ozamiz City Central School for elementary level. Outstanding school paper awardees were Claudine B. Marchan of Misamis Occidental National High School in secondary level See cites, page A7

How VHF amateur radio enthusiasts helped stop escalation of conflict in Lanao del Sur By Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews

CAGAYAN de Oro City--At the height of the hostilities in Lanao del Sur last week, hundreds of VHF amateur radio enthusiasts prevented further escalation of the conflict by going on air

spreading information or dispelling rumors. Ayub Saripada, public information officer of Saksi, the biggest amateur radio group in Lanao del Sur said their 1,000 plus members were monitoring closely the developments

of the fighting when they learned that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander Abdurahman Macapaar aka Commander Bravo issued a crucial statement on February 23. In that interview, first aired by DXKP, a local TV

and radio station, Bravo said he and his forces were not involved in the fighting in Butig town and the ambush of a military convoy in Balindong town, all in Lanao del Sur. In the videotaped See conflict, page A7

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