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Episode on February 14, 2009 Saturday, 11:30 p.m. This Saturday night, Sine Totoo host Howie Severino invites multi-awarded broadcast journalists Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad to share their personal experiences producing this year's New York Festivals Bronze World Medal Awardee - "Pinays for Export" by Reporter's Notebook. In "Pinays for Export", Maki and Jiggy trace the path of trafficked women from the Philippines to neighboring Asian countries. The coverage proves unforgettable for the two, resulting in an actual rescue. From the pier in Zamboanga City, Maki takes the route that traffickers allegedly use to sneak women into Sabah, Malaysia to force them into prostitution. Aboard the ship, she meets Oliv, who is traveling to Malaysia with a recruiter's help. Oliv says she was assisted aboard the ship hours ahead of the other passengers, without having to pass immigration officials. Another woman she was traveling with was given a fake passport by their recruiter. Maki travels around Sabah with Michelle, an escaped victim of sex trafficking. Michelle points out the sauna where she was forced to work and the house where she was imprisoned with other trafficked women. Using a hidden camera, Maki's team captures the activities of male clients choosing from among eight Filipinas, with stories similar to Michelle's. Jiggy takes the human trafficking route by air - from the airport in Manila to Hong Kong and Macau. While roaming around a red-light district, Jiggy is approached by 29-year old Weng. She was tricked into going to Hong Kong by her recruiter and later forced into prostitution. Weng asks Jiggy's team for help to escape from white slavery. Her rescue airs in "Pinays for Export", Sine Totoo's special offering this Saturday late night over GMA-7.

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Sa likod ng bawat storyang sa telebisyon ay ang kuwento ng mga taong gumawa nito. Ang Sine Totoo ang tanging palabas na naghahatid nitong mga behind the scenes na kuwento - pati na ang mga sikreto sa likod ng pagbuo ng makabuluhang dokumentaryo. Ngayong Sabado sa Sine Totoo, makakasama ni Howie Severino ang multi-awarded journalists na sina Maki Pulido at Jiggy Manicad. Pag-uusapan nila ang paggawa ng "Pinays for Export" - ang episode ng Reporter's Notebook na nagwagi ng Bronze World Medal nitong Pebrero sa New York Festivals. Sa "Pinays for Export", sinundan ng Reporter's Notebook ang proseso ng sex trafficking mula Pilipinas patungo sa mga kalapit bansa sa Asya. Nakasabay ni Maki patungong Sabah, Malaysia si Oliv, isang Pinay na naglalakbay sa tulong ng recruiter. Kahina-hinala ang paraan ng pagbibiyahe kay Oliv - isinakay siya sa barko ilang oras bago ang pagbubukas nito at hindi na siya idinaan sa immigration. Pekeng pasaporte rin ang ipinagamit ng recruiter sa isa pang kasamang babae ni Oliv. Nilibot naman ni Maki ang Sabah kasama si Michelle, isang nakatakas na biktima ng sex trafficking. Itinuro ni Michelle ang sauna kung saan siya pwersahang pinagtrabaho bilang sex worker at ang bahay kung saan siya ikinulong kasama ng iba pang mga Pilipina. Gamit ang hidden camera, napasok ng grupo ni Maki ang sauna at nakuhanan ang walong Pinay na pinagpipilian ng mga kliyente ng sauna, at patuloy na nakakulong sa buhay na pinagdaanan ni Michelle. Inimbestigahan naman ni Jiggy kung paano nagaganap ang human trafficking mula sa paliparan ng Maynila patungong Hong Kong at Macau. Habang nag-iikot sa isang red-light district sa Hong Kong, nakilala ni Jiggy si Weng. Sinamantala na ni Weng ang pagkakataong iyon para humingi ng tulong sa grupo ni Jiggy. Ang kanyang pagtakas, mapapanood sa pagtatanghal ng Sine Totoo sa "Pinays for Export" ngayong Sabado ng gabi sa GMA-7.