Nominations to the Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards 2015 are now formally open to any media outlets, institutions and practitioners in the fields of print, radio, movie and television, advertising and internet from the government and private media organizations in the Philippines and abroad. The MAM Awards aim to recognize the significant role of the media in information dissemination and advocacy of news and concerns related to migration and development (i.e., human trafficking, illegal recruitment, brain drain and brain circulation, remittance flows, political crisis, families left behind by migrants, among others).

The MAM Awards consist of six categories: a. The Print Journalism Award - best print media. b. The Radio Journalism Award - best radio program. c. The Television Journal Award - best television program (talk show, investigative journalism, TV special or documentary). d. The Film Media Award - best films and videos (full length or documentary). e. The Interactive Media Award - web-based publications. f. The Advertisement Award - best print, radio or TV commercial/advertisements on issues concerning migration. Entries to the NAM Award 2015 must have raised public awareness on issues on Filipino migration, advocated the cause of Filipinos overseas, or/and promoted a positive image of Filipinos overseas and must be submitted to on or before 01 October 2015 to MAM Awards Committee, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Citigold Center, 1345 Pres. Quirino Avenue cor. Osmena Highway (South Superhighway) Manila, Philippines 1007. The results will be released on or before 30 November 2015. The MAM Awards is conceived in 2011 by the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) in celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day in the Philippines. For more information on the Awards, please call the MAM Awards Secretariat at (632) 552-4763 up to (632) 552-4766; (632)561-8332 (telefax), or email at mamawards@cfo.gov.ph. To download the primer and nomination form, please check www.cfo.gov.ph.