Michael "Mike" Gorre del Rosario is an award-winning Filipino

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. He produced the documentary Pinays for Export which was awarded with the Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program by the New York Festivals for Television.

Pinays for Export

In "Pinays for Export", Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad with award-winning documentary producers Derick Cabrido and Michael del Rosario trace the path of trafficked women from the Philippines to neighboring Asian countries. The coverage results in an actual rescue. From the pier in Zamboanga City, Maki and her team take the route that traffickers allegedly use to sneak women into Sabah, Malaysia, to force them into prostitution while Jiggy and his team take the human trafficking route by air - from the airport in Manila to Hong Kong and Macau.[6]

Asian Television Awards

* 2007 Highly Commended, Best Current Affairs Programme for Batang Hitman
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad, Producer/Researcher: Michael del Rosario)

New York Festivals for Television

* 2009 Bronze World Medal for Best Public Affairs Program for the entry Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail
(Reporter: Maki Pulido and Jiggy Manicad, Producer: Michael del Rosario)

US International Film and Video Festival (USIFVF)

* 2009 Silver Screen Award for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Lunok Droga
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Michael Del Rosario and Jonathan Espiña)
* 2009 Certificate for Creative Excellence for the Documentary/Social Issues category for the entry Pinays for Export: The Asian Sex Trafficking Trail
(Reporter: Jiggy Manicad and Maki Pulido, Producer/Writer: Michael Del Rosario and Derick Cabrido)