Nominations on for yearly model OFW family award

By Lito Dar

BAGUIO CITY - - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Regional Welfare Office – Cordillerais now accepting nominations to the search for the 2011 Model OFW Family of the Year Awards.

According to OWWA regional director Manuela Peña, the MOFYA search has been institutionalized in honor of the sacrifices of the overseas Filipino workers and their families.

She said this aimed to give them proper recognition on their success which exemplifies good practices of OFW families and their achieving success leading to enterprise development and generation of employment opportunities in the community.

The MOFYA is looking for wholesome OFW families who have capitalized on good family relationship in overcoming the challenges or the social cost of migration leading to family success.

OWWA-Cordillera, through a screening committee, will be choosing two regional winners, one each for the sea-based and land-based category, who will be the region’s representatives to the National MOFYA award.

Nominees will be judged based on the following criteria: 50% for the exemplification of a wholesome OFW family, 20% for the civic community involvement of OFW or family members, 20% for the success in the education or profession of OFW or family members, and 10% for the success in managing family finances.

Any non-government organization, people’s organization, religious organization, community based socio-civic organization, and local government unit may submit their nominations to the OWWA regional office at the ground floor of ManongdoBuiding along Private Road in Magsaysay Avenue.

Nomination is open until Sept. 16.

In last year’s MOFYA, Cordillera was represented by the family of OFW HermilinaCajigan of Bauko, Mountain Province, the regional winner in the land-based category, and the family of OFW Michael Bungag of Baguio City for the sea-based category.