The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco shares with the Filipino Community under its jurisdiction that the Philippine Commission on Overseas Filipinos (CFO) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards.
The MAM Awards aim to recognize the significant role of the media in disseminating information and advocating for migration issues and challenges.
Eligible for the MAM Awards are works by media outlets, institutions and practitioners based in the Philippines and abroad in the fields of print, radio, movie and television, advertising, and interactive media. Media entries and advocates should have raised public awareness on migration issues, advocated the cause of, and promoted a positive image of Filipinos overseas.
The seven categories for the MAM Awards include: Print Journalism Award; Radio Journalism Award; Television Journalism Award; Film Media Award; Interactive Media Award; Advertisement Award; and Media Advocate Award.
The deadline of submission of entries to the CFO is on July 31, 2025. The awarding ceremony will be held in December 2025, during the celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos.
The 2025 MAM Awards Primer can be accessed via bit.ly/2025MAMAwardsPrimer, while the editable nomination form can be downloaded through bit.ly/2025MAMAwardsForm. For more information, you may visit the MAM Awards website at https://mamawards.cfo.gov.ph/ or contact the CFO via email at mamawards.cfo@gmail.com or pmd@cfo.gov.ph.
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