OWWA OIC Dir. Albert Valenciano and Dir. Vivian Tornea with representatives of OWWA corporate partners, (left to right) Ms. Maureen Laus of Banco de Oro, Ms. Patricia Riingen of Western Union and Mr. Adrian Joseph Fernandez of Globe Telecom during the launching of MOFYA 2008 last August 29 .
Filipinos have been crossing national borders to seek employment and seek good fortunes. But there are social costs resulting from overseas employment. Family members are being separated from each other. Children are reared by single or foster parents. OFWs find it difficult in coping with loneliness and other cultures. These circumstances continuously test the traditional family ties that we Filipinos value so much. And many OFW families were not able to cope, and disintegrated amidst these trials.
But there are also those who rose above these challenges and whose examples are worth emulating, not only by other OFW families, but also by the whole nation as well. And these OFW families are what the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) wants to recognize and honor when it started the Model OFW Family of the Year Award (MOFYA) in 2005.
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