Commission on Filipinos Overseas intensify info campaign in Catarman

By AILENE N. DIAZ, PIA Northern Samar
February 24, 2011

CATARMAN, Northern Samar  –  The Commission on Filipinos Overseas is now in Catarman, Northern Samar for a three-day information campaign as part of the Commissions’ annual community education program (CEP).

At 8:00am today, the team conducted a symposium at Colegio de San Lorenzo Ruiz attended by more than 200 students and members of faculty.

Same activity was organized at Northern Samar Colleges and gathered more than a hundred students.

This community education and information campaign program seeks to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding settlement abroad as well as to generate community involvement in migration concerns, CFO said.

It also aims to raise public awareness on various issues concerning migration, intermarriage and existing government policies and programs directed against illegal recruitment, documentation fraud and human trafficking, among others.

In line with the said info campaign, the office of the Chancery of the Diocese of Catarman under the leadership of Bishop Emmanuel C. Trance instructed the social action center to read the letter of Director Maria Regina Angela G. Galias of Migrant Integration and Education Division during the mass and invite the faithful to participate in the symposium organized by the CFO team.

According to Ivy Miravalles of CFO, in the afternoon of February 24, they are set to meet with PNP Northern Samar and make a courtesy call on the Provincial Governor Paul R. Daza.