A Young World - Philippines
What’s it like living in a country where most people are young? Micaela Papa explores relationships in the Philippines, where over half the population are under 25.
What is it like living in a country where most people are young? In the third programme Micaela Papa explores relationships in the Philippines. Many young Filipinos are caught between the catholic values of their parents, and a new western style sexual revolution.
Falling in love in the Philippines can be perilous, it’s one of the few countries in the world where HIV and teen pregnancy rates is rising sharply. Join Micaela Papa as she talks to young Filipinos about their love life. Some viewers may find some parts of this report upsetting.
(Photo: Mothers lying with their newborn babies)
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The Philippines' 'baby factory'
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The two sides of a love revolution in the Philippines
Duration: 03:07
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- Wed 24 May 201702:32GMTBBC World Service Online, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 24 May 201703:32GMTBBC World Service South Asia
- Wed 24 May 201704:32GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Wed 24 May 201706:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Wed 24 May 201712:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Wed 24 May 201721:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Sun 28 May 201708:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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