July 23, 2009 – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) formally launches the 2009 Model OFW of the Year Award (MOFYA) at simple ceremonies held at Casa Marinero, Intramuros, Manila.
According to OWWA Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon, the annual award gives recognition to OFWs and their families who have managed the impact of overseas employment and maintained strong family ties.
They are “model OFWs who have used the gains of working abroad to their best advantage, are achievers in both their professions and education, and have made an outstanding impact in their community,” Dimzon elaborated.
MOFYA Nomination Forms are available at all OWWA regional as well as overseas post offices.
Click here to view the MOFYA Selection Criteria.
Labor Sec. Marianito D. Roque, under whose previous stint as OWWA Administrator the MOFYA was conceived and launched, stressed that MOFYA is one of the few, if not the only, formal recognition and honor bestowed on the families of OFWs who have made good.
For more details and nomination forms, interested parties may call the DOLE 2917 Hotline (press “3” for OWWA) for free using Globe or TM cellphones nationwide. Non-Globe subscribers may dial 02-908-2917 for chargeable calls to the DOLE 2917 Hotline. Nomination period is until August 31.
The DOLE 2-917 Hotline was put up by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with Globe Telecom for the local workforce and OFWs seeking immediate information on either local and overseas jobs and other relevant updates and services.
Aside from the hotline, DOLE has also put up a DOLE 2917 Text Services that gives millions of Filipinos an easier means of reaching DOLE by simply texting DOLE to 2917 or DOLE ASK
Photo at right shows Globe Consultant Atty. Ariel Ruiz, BPI Senior Vice President Tessie Tan, DOLE Secretary Hon. Marianito D. Roque, OWWA Administrator Hon. Carmelita Dimzon, DPA, and BDO Vice President Genie Gloria during the MOFYA launch.
There will be one winning OFW family from the land-based sector and one from the sea-based sector in each of the 17 regions nationwide, bringing the total to 34 regional winners.
From the regional winners will be chosen the land-based and sea-based national awardees.
During the MOFYA Awarding Ceremony, which will be held on November 26 at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, an estimated audience of 500 will include families of the 34 regional winners, government officials, corporate sponsors, mass media representatives, and the organizing committee.
The Honorable Vice-President Noli de Castro, who is also the Presidential Adviser on overseas Filipino workers, frequently graced the event as the Guest of Honor.
– Click here to download the MOFYA Nomination Form in a new browser window.
– More information on the MOFYA 2009 F.A.Q.
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