Jophel Ybiosa awarded 1st place in Moscow Int’l Foto Awards

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Jul 072017
 

Filipino photographer Jophel Ybiosa has been awarded the 1 st Place Category Winner at the 2017 Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) for his photograph depicting a popular Manila scene.

Jophel Ybiosa

Jophel Ybiosa [via Facebook]

Ybiosa’s entry titled "The Feast of Black Nazarene in Manila" won the Events Professiona category with its black and white depiction of the annual January procession of pilgrims.

The Feast of Black Nazarene in Manila

The Feast of Black Nazarene in Manila [by Jophel Ybiosa via Moscow Foto Awards]

The MIFA description of Ybiosa’s winning photograph reads, “Throughout the grand procession, devotees are walking barefoot and trying to touch the image of Black Nazarene with the hope of receiving a blessing or miracle. Participation in the procession can be considered risky because of possible injuries or even casualty brought upon by fatigue, heat and stampede of congested crowd.”

The 6-time Philippine Dangal ng Ani awardee was also included in the Best of Show Exhibition of MIFA, the biggest photography competition in Russia and one of the biggest in the world.

The cruise photographer also received an Honorable Mention in the Fine Art-Portrait Category for his photograph titled “The Imbalanced Mindset.”

 

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12M devotees to join feast of the Black Nazarene, say organizers

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Jan 012014
 
12M devotees to join feast of the Black Nazarene, say organizers

Catholic devotees gather on Wednesday for a procession of the Black Nazarene in the streets of Quiapo, Manila, on New Year’s Day as a prelude to the January 9 feast. Danny Pata Around 12 million devotees from all over the country are expected to join in the nine-day celebration culminating in the Feast of the Black Nazarene from Wednesday, January 1, to Thursday, January 9, the feast proper. The figure encompasses those who will visit Quiapo Church from January 1 up to January 9. The Black Nazarene is a wooden sculpture of a dark-skinned Jesus Christ, adorned in heavy velvet embroidered with gold thread and carrying the Cross. Originally one of two statues of Christ brought on a galleon from Mexico, it was believed to have been fair-skinned until a fire that broke out in the ship blackened the wood. The other, more popular statue was destroyed in the Liberation of Manila at the close of World War II. The highlight of the pilgrimage is the procession on Thursday, (January 9), called the Traslacion, in which the supposedly miraculous image of the Black Nazarene will be transferred from the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta to Quiapo Church. Barefoot devotees will be walking with the image, as a sign of penance and thanksgiving for favors received. In article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website, it was stated that Quiapo Church Rector Rev. Msgr. Clemente F. Ignacio met with the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Read More …

Bishops contest SWS survey claiming fewer Pinoys attend Mass

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Apr 102013
 
Bishops contest SWS survey claiming fewer Pinoys attend Mass

Catholic bishops on Wednesday contested findings by pollster Social Weather Stations which said Filipino Catholics’ church attendance had dwindled from 64 percent in 1991 to a mere 37 percent now. In an article on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news site, bishops maintained Mass attendance was still strong. “I think a scientific study should be made to validate such observation… In the diocese, I do not see this observation and in fact the number of churchgoers increased because we have mall Masses,” Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco said. Quiapo Church rector Msgr. Clemente Ignacio added he could not believe the SWS survey claim, citing a big increase in churchgoers and devotees of the Black Nazarene. Devotees of the Black Nazarene are among the most demonstrative, taking part in a yearly procession, which can be characterized as near-dangerous, of the Black Nazarene to the Quiapo Church. For his part, former CBCP president and Jaro (Iloilo) Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said church attendance has been good in Iloilo province’s 93 parishes. “It’s a matter of minus and plus. There are those who no longer go to Sunday Mass but there are also new Catholics who started to go to Sunday Mass,” Lagdameo said., He added the nine Masses in Jaro cathedral are still filled to capacity. Meanwhile, in Mindanao, Marbel Diocese in South Cotabato built a new parish last December 30. Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez added that they will inaugurate another new parish this coming June 24., “In our 26 parishes, church Read More …

The Mexican Connection

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Jan 292013
 

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