SIRMATA, the official publication of the college students of MMSU, reaped awards in the 9th Higher Education Press Conference last Feb. 11-14 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

Competing against 273 colleges and universities, the paper was adjudged second in the competition for best sports page. Sirmata illustrator Joseph Calamaan, a third year BSIE student, won second place in comic strip drawing (Filipino category) while associcate editor Ma. Isabella Alice Paz, a BSBA-MA sophomore, ranked third in feature writing (English category).

In the regional qualifying competition held Nov. 28-Dec. 1 last year, Sirmata and its scribes copped 28 major awards, reaffirming its position as the most awarded university paper in the region and in Luzon.

The competition was sponsored by the Commission on Higher Education. (Herdy L. Yumul)