Asia Insight

Season 9 Episode 29: Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines

Online bartering has become a massive trend in the Philippines. Many people have lost work because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and exchanging goods is a way to procure basic necessities. The movement has begun with Bacolod-based lawyer Jocelle Batapa Sigue, who started an online barter community with just 10 members back in May 2020. She sets rules, such as no cash transactions, and in-person exchanges only, as a way to promote a system of mutual assistance. Today over a million people across the Philippines are bartering online. Explore how Filipinos are using this new system to make it through the pandemic.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

15

Episodes:

469

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2012

IMDb:

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