OFFICIAL RULES
A. Nominations
1. Any person or organization based in the Philippines or overseas, may submit nomination for the awards. Nominating party may submit more than one entry in each category.
2. Nominations must be made on the prescribed nomination form (downloadable at www.cfo.gov.ph) and submitted together with a summary of the entry’s outstanding contributions related to migration and development, and other supporting documents (official recognitions, awards, citations, articles, pictures, etc.). All submissions must be written in, or translated into English or Filipino.
B. Time Frame of (insert year) MAM Awards
3. All entries must be media works released or published from (insert month, day, year) to (insert month, day, year)
C. Various Formats of the MAM Awards
4. Entries to the following categories must be submitted in the following format:
a. For print entries, they must be non-fiction and their contents must be supported by facts. Entries for the best magazine, newspaper/newsletter, and book must be submitted in hard copy and soft copy in USB (if available).
b. For radio entries (includes AM and FM radio programs, and radio-programs that are simultaneously broadcasted in TV or via internet), they must be submitted in USB and accompanied by a copy of its summary or complete script (if available). Entries to the regular radio program on migration must contain at least three episodic shows.
c. For TV entries, they must be submitted in USB and accompanied by a copy of its summary. Entries to the regular TV program and TV series on migration must contain at least three episodic shows.
d. For film entries, they must be submitted in USB and accompanied by a copy of its summary.
e. For interactive media entries, they must be published exclusively on the web and submitted with a printed screenshot of the entry as it appears online, the URL and a copy in USB. Website and blog entries must contain at least five (5) articles or posts with minimum of 500 words per article/post.
f. Print advertisement entries must be submitted with a copy of newspaper or magazine where it was published or a soft copy of entry in USB. Radio advertisement entries must be submitted in USB and accompanied by a copy of its summary or complete script (if available). TV advertisement entries must be submitted in USB and accompanied by a copy of its summary.
g. Media advocate nominees must submit media entries that they authored/ written/
reported/directed or created in USB flash drive and accompanied by a copy of its summary.
D. Submission of Nominations and Materials
5. Nominations both from overseas and in the Philippines may be sent directly to the MAM Awards Committee based at the Commission on Filipinos Overseas.
6. All materials submitted for the awards shall become the property of the IAC. Copyright over the entry and/or its content shall be retained by the writer, producer or other owners as appropriate. The IAC reserves the right to publicize or broadcast the winning entries for its advocacy and any official migration-related activities.
E. Deadline of Submission of Nominations
7. Nominations should be received by MAM Awards Committee on or before (insert day, month, year). Failure of submission of complete documents is a cause of disqualification of the nominee.
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