BY: RACHELLE M. NESSIA
CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) --- An advocacy campaign to heighten community awareness on migration, illegal recruitment, and human trafficking will be rolled out in Yolanda-hit areas in northern Cebu.
The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will hold a series of community education programs from May 18 to 23, 2014 in five identified local government units (LGU) in northern Cebu.
The information campaign will kick off in Madridejos on May 18 and 19, Bantayan on May 20, Santa Fe on May 21, San Remigio on May 22, and Medellin on May 23.
The information drive will include public assemblies attended by local officials, Sangguniang Kabataan, local civil registrar, police officials, and Public Employment Service Officers in the areas.
The campaign aims to assist prospective migrants in making informed decisions regarding settling abroad, and to generate community involvement on migration concerns, according to CFO Chairperson Sec. Imelda Nicolas in a letter.
The series of activities will also serve as venues to raise issues concerning migration, intermarriages, and existing government policies and programs directed against illegal recruitment and human trafficking. (rmn/PIA-Cebu/CFO)