Hanepbuhay

• Main Authors: Favis, Mary Rose M., Santiago, Ma. Jennifer B., Tan, Wilbert
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Work > Psychological aspects; Work environment; Documentary television programs
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10092
• Institution: De La Salle University

"Hanepbuhay" is a twenty-minute documentary in Filipino, shot on Video 8 and edited on U-matic. The documentary has three segments featuring people engaged in odd jobs, namely: Marcos Paraiso, an embalmer, Lolita Valdimos, a funeral mourner and Raymond Feleo, a film shuttler. For each segment, the documentary shows the nature of the person's work, the reason why he/she engages in it and the reactions that he/she and the people around him/ her (e.g. family, colleagues) have towards his/her job. By giving the odd-job workers a chance to take center stage, the proponents hope to emphasize the special effort and devotion they put into their work in order to satisfy the needs of their clients. The stories of the three subjects may serve as an inspiration for other people to take pride in their jobs and do them well, knowing that they are an important part of society.