HEROINE: A 21-year old sales lady, Maria, has become an overnight heroine after she discovered a bomb and alerted shoppers, screaming at everyone to evacuate the store immediately. The bomb exploded minutes later. Maria says she saw the man, believed to be a foreigner, who planted the bomb. A regional police commander, Chief Supt. German Doria, left, presents Maria to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secy. Ronaldo Puno, right, and Cotabato City Mayor Muslimen Sema, 2nd from right, who praised the woman for her courage and vigilance. (Mindanao Examiner/Mark Navales)
