Asia Insight · SEASON 1
The New Heroes of the Philippines
Episode 25 · 2012-11-09
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In the Philippines in recent years, merchant seaman has been gaining popularity as a profession among young people, adding to the thousands of Filipino workers already working overseas. This is good news for the rest of the world, which depends on Filipino sailors to keep the global shipping industry afloat. Filipino sailors now make up one-third of all maritime workers worldwide as youngsters in advanced shipping nations shy away from the occupation. This episode of Asia Insight highlights one of the many maritime schools in the Philippines and focuses on the life of a young cadet who has dreams of becoming a ship captain.
28 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Migrants Gain Upper Hand2012-04-06
2. Indonesia's First National Car2012-04-13
3. Diversifying Shanghai2012-04-20
4. Vietnam's Court Music Revival2012-04-27
5. Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK2012-05-04
6. Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers2012-05-11
7. The "80's Writers" in China2012-05-18
8. Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers2012-06-01
9. Energy-Hungry Nepal2012-06-08
10. China's Job-Hunting Inn2012-06-15
11. The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom2012-06-22
12. The Dancing Prisoners2012-07-06
13. Singing Out for Change in China2012-07-13
14. The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change2012-07-20
15. South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs2012-08-17
16. China's Good Deeds Banks2012-08-24
17. Born This Way in Thailand2012-08-31
18. The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center2012-09-07
19. The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos2012-09-14
20. The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia2012-09-21
21. Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea2012-09-28
22. China's Traveling Handymen2012-10-05
23. From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners2012-10-12
24. East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics2012-11-02
25. The New Heroes of the Philippines2012-11-09
26. Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants2012-11-16
27. Thailand's Little Myanmar2012-11-23
28. Strike Action in Cambodia2012-11-30
29. Singapore Playing Cupid2012-12-21
