Specific selection criteria for the 2007 awards are:
* Functional OFW family
1. Constancy of communication
2. Sharing of responsibilities among OFW family members
3. Emotional accessibility
4. Psycho-social maturity of the children
5. Involvement of children in civic activities
* Civic/community involvement of OFW
1. Advocacies
2. Membership to civic Filipino organizations
3. Successful community projects
4. Special commendations
* Success in child/childrens or family member/s education
1. Children or family member/s completed or continuing education
2. Children or family member/s employed
3. Special commendation of children/family member/s
* Success in managing family finances
1. Successful business enterprise/s
2. Savings and investments
The nomination and selection for the awards will start in October at the regional level with the panel of judges composed of the regional directors of the Labor department and OWWA and one representative each from the land-based industry sector, sea-based, religious group and major sponsors.
Three of the finalists will be chosen as national champions representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in November 2007.
The three big winners will receive cash prizes of Php200,000.00, vacation trip packages, laptop units plus other exciting prizes from GLOBE and Php25,000.00 from WESTERN UNION for the 17 regional winners and Php20,000 G-cash and cell phones from GLOBE.
The MOFYA is hosted by OWWA with the assistance of its sponsors: GLOBE, PHILAMLIFE and WESTERN UNION among others. (PIA Dispatch)
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