Bright economic prospects continue to boost Philippine shares, according to an article in The Philippine Star (January 10, 2012 issue). Kristine Liu of Xinhuanet.com wrote that  “Investors’ optimism on the Philippine economy continue to send share prices climbing on Tuesday (Jan 10, 2012) to a new record high of 4,591.26 before tapering off by the final bell.”

This positive outlook on the country’s economy is shared by a lot of businessmen. Babe Romualdez wrote in Spybits  (of The Philippine Star) a couple of weeks ago that the Filipinos’ optimism is  “now paying off judging from the positive projections of financial analysts and experts. It would seem that 2012 will be a relatively good year for the Philippines despite the economic downturn that European countries are experiencing due to the continuing debt crisis.”

For all its efforts in helping individuals and families with their immigration needs, Citizen Pinoy has recently been awarded by the Migration, Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards  with the 2011 Television Journalism Award for a Regular Program.

The MAM Awards was conceived in 2011 by the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) for the Celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day in the Philippines, which was chaired by the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch (PMRW) and the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO).  The MAM Awards aims to recognize the significant role of the media in the promotion and advocacy of migration and development. Judges for the award-giving body include the likes of the National Press Club, with 64 entries considered from different parts of the world.