Filipino Soap Operas Invade Ugandan TV

The woes of a young Filipina who dreams of escaping poverty might not seem like the most captivating television for a Ugandan audience, but every night, about a million people gather around to see the latest challenge that Maya de la Rosa must overcome in the big city of Manila in “Be Careful With My Heart," one of many Filipino soap operas that have exploded on Ugandan television, reports the Christian Science Monitor.