Press Release No. 03-2017
Date: 23 February 2017
The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah informs the Filipino community in the Western Region of the Kingdom that the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has announced that the nominations to the Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards 2017 are now formally open.
The Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards was conceived in 2011 by the CFO for the Celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day in the Philippines in December every year. MAM Awards aim to give recognition to the significant contributions of media works by government and private media outlets, institutions and practitioners in the Philippines and abroad, students and Filipinos overseas, in raising public awareness on issues on Filipino migration (i.e., human trafficking, illegal recruitment, brain drain and brain circulation, remittance flows, political crisis, families left behind by migrants, etc.) advocating the cause of Filipinos overseas, or promoting a positive image of Filipinos overseas.
The following are the categories of the MAM Awards:
A. Print Journalism Award is conferred on best print media on issues concerning migration;
B. Radio Journalism Award is conferred on best radio program on issues concerning migration;
C.Television Journalism Award is conferred on best television program (talk show, investigative journalism, TV special, TV series or documentary) on issues concerning migration;
D.Film Media Award is conferred on best films and videos (full length or documentary) on issues concerning migration;
E.Interactive Media Award is conferred on best web-based publications on issues concerning migration; and
F. Advertisement Award is conferred on best print, radio or TV commercial/advertisement on issues concerning migration.
For more information about the MAM Awards, please go to the following web link http://www.cfo.gov.ph/news/cfo-news-and-events/3468-mam-awards-cfo-now-accetpting-nominations-for-mam-awards-2017.html and to CFO website: www.cfo.gov.ph. END MAM 2017 Primer
