scholarly journals The Vulnerable Therapeutic Water Spaces of Virgen de Caysasay

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (44) ◽  
pp. 92-108
Author(s):  
Jeane Peracullo
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Popular Belief ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
Miraculous Healing ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
Climate Crisis

The Virgen de Caysasay is one of the oldest manifestations of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines. According to popular belief, a fisherman netted her statue in the Pansipit River in 1603. Many miraculous healing events, mostly involving water, have been attributed to her. Despite the devastating effects of the climate crisis, Caysasay water spaces endure as therapeutic, healing, and ritual places. This essay examines the interlocking dynamics and vulnerabilities of bodies of water associated with the Virgen de Caysasay, their contextual sacred spaces where pieties are performed, and their surrounding communities

scholarly journals The Virgin of the Vulnerable Lake: Catholic Engagement with Climate Change in the Philippines

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Jeane Peracullo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Environmental Destruction ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
Region I ◽  
Pastoral Letters ◽  
Miraculous Healing ◽  
Bodies Of Water

In the Philippines, popular belief has it that the image of the Virgen de Caysasay was fished out of the Pansipit River in 1603. Since then, many miraculous healing events, mostly involving water, have been credited to it. The prevalence of water highlights the vulnerability of physical bodies against the onslaught of environmental destruction that comes with climate change. In the Climate Links Report on Climate Change Vulnerability (2017), it was shown that the Philippines’ agricultural and water resources are already strained due to multiple factors, including susceptibility to extreme weather conditions. Using the example of the Virgen de Caysasay, this paper examines Catholic engagement with climate change, specifically the pastoral letters of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) pertaining to climate change and the various responses of the faithful vis-a-vis the extreme vulnerability of the different bodies of water in the Caysasay region. I argue that, in the case of the Virgen de Caysasay, the vulnerabilities of the community—of the bodies of water and of sacred spaces by virtue of them being assigned as such due to religious practices—reveal the dissonance between what the local Catholic Church imparts and communicates through its CBCP pastoral letters on the environment to the faithful community and the realities on the ground.

scholarly journals On the Personhood of Sacred Objects: Agency, Materiality and Popular Devotion in the Roman Catholic Philippines

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 454
Author(s):  
Julius Bautista
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Initial Section ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Popular Belief ◽  
Sacred Objects ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Central Hypothesis ◽  
Popular Devotion ◽  
Institutional Church

This paper is an analysis of the Santo Niño de Cebu, a statue of the child Jesus that is the object of widespread popular devotion among Roman Catholics in the Philippines. The central hypothesis is that a continuing challenge of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines, at least from the perspective of the institutional Church, lies not in the extra liturgical performance of its rituals, but rather in the popular belief that sacred objects possess agency and personhood. The discussion of this theme unfolds over three analytical movements. The focus of the initial section is on the historical context in which the Santo Niño became established as the preeminent religious and cultural icon of the Philippines, going as far back as the sixteenth century. The discussion shifts to the topic of the agency of material objects, as cultivated in the performance of three embodied rituals conducted by thousands of Santo Niño devotees. A third analytical movement is the examination of how popular belief in the Santo Niño’s agency intersects with the institutional reforms of the Second Vatican Council, particularly as locally contextualized and enacted in the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II) in 1991.

scholarly journals The Environmental Activism of a Filipino Catholic Faith Community: Re-Imagining Ecological Care for the Flourishing of All

Religions ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Jeane C. Peracullo ◽  
Rosa Bella M. Quindoza
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Environmental Activism ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Catholic Faith ◽  
Catholic Organizations ◽  
Prophetic Mission ◽  
The Many ◽  
Climate Crisis

Extensive open-pit mining activities in the Philippines since the 1970s up to the present confront the meaning of the “Church of the Poor”, a description that the Catholic Church in the Philippines uses to visualize its prophetic mission. Alongside mining, many more environmentally destructive industries are present in the poorest areas in the country, even though the Philippines is disaster-prone and one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the devastating effects of the climate crisis. The environmental degradation has prompted many Filipino Catholic organizations and communities to act together through various campaigns to address the problem. The article examines a case of a faith-based community that rose to the challenge to address various environmental issues their community was and continues to experience. The community’s environmental activism presents a viable model for a re-imagined ecological care towards the “flourishing of all” as a response to Pamela McCarroll’s call to action to continue conversations on the many ways practical theology can move beyond anthropocentrism while focusing on social justice.

scholarly journals Let Me Tell You a Story

Daedalus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-233
Author(s):  
Antonio Oposa
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Environmental Crime ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law ◽  
Law And Science ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Climate Crisis

I've spent my time caring for the Life-sources of Land, Air, and Waters – the LAW of Life. It began by being touched by the Sea and the story of my mariner grandfather. It went on to raids to fight environmental crime syndicates in the Philippines and on to the court of law. The Court is a good venue to light a STAR: to tell a Story, put the issues on the Table for orderly discussion, spark Action, and arrive at a Resolution. I founded the SEA Camp (Sea and Earth Advocates) to train children to care for the Sea and Earth and, later, founded the School of the SEA. Twice – in 2008 and in 2013-I saw the School erased by an extraordinary typhoon, a foretaste of the climate crisis. I've realized that when you use the law and science to change the mind, it can change tomorrow. But when you change the heart, it is forever. In the midst of the ongoing climate and COVID-19 crises, I believe that we can change the story of the world if we change the storyline. “The seeds of goodness live in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”

scholarly journals RELIGION, DEVOTION, AND IBERO-AMERICAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGES

Último Andar ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (37) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ademir Barbosa Santos ◽  
Maria Geralda Fernandes Valentim
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Sacred Spaces

The aim of this article is to emphasize the importance of religion in man’s life and devotional phenomenology in the historical context of pilgrimages to the Shrines of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The intention is to show her various iconographies, for which she performed in her various sacred spaces in Ibero-American countries, where thousands of devotees move from their cities and even countries to worship and worship the Virgin Mother, in search of the indulgences in order to achieve spiritual peace and comfort for your afflictions. 

Mode Shifting Behavior for the Inter-Island Passenger Transportation in the Western Visayas Region, Philippines

2015 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
pp. 339-344
Author(s):  
Nicanor R. Roxas ◽  
Alexis M. Fillone
Keyword(s):  
Stated Preference ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
San Lorenzo ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Water Transportation ◽  
Multinomial Logit Models ◽  
Stated Preference Data ◽  
Transportation Studies ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

In the Philippines, most transportation studies focus on urban land transportation. Only few deal directly with water transportation. The Western Visayas Region is comprised of three main land masses separated by bodies of water. Recently, an ambitious inter-island bridge project for the region is proposed. The Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge (PGN) Project intends to connect the islands via bridges spanning approximately 23 km. In this study, survey questionnaires were administered in Dumangas, Muelle Loney, and San Lorenzo. Multinomial logit models using stated preference data were estimated to look into mode shifting behaviour of passengers to land based alternatives if inter-island bridges were built.

Earth stewardship, economic justice, and world mission: The teachings of Laudato Si’

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Fr. Benigno P. Beltran
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Earth Stewardship ◽  
Climate Crisis ◽  
World Mission ◽  
Entire Planet

The article provides a synopsis of the encyclical Laudato Si’, written for everyone living in this degraded planet by Pope Francis. Our common home, Planet Earth, calls us to intimacy and communion with everything that is. Rediscovering this call and mission is the key to the flourishing of the community of diverse life-forms in the biosphere. We are all called to heal, protect and care of the planet to save the ecological systems on which life depends and assure future generations of a sustainable future. The article also details the concrete programs being done, in the light of ecological conversion called for in Laudato Si’, through a covenant of a sustainable development community of people and organizations which connect, converge, share, learn and collaborate in projects to the planting of a billion bamboo by 2030 to combat the dire effects of the climate crisis and build up the bamboo industry to provide jobs for the poor; networking a million organic farmers through an e-commerce platform to make production and marketing of organic products more efficient and sustainable;, and, provide online education to a million school dropouts to enable them to obtain a high school diploma so that they can proceed to college, obtain jobs, or put up their own businesses - all these by 2030. Inspired by Laudato Si’, the members of the covenant also share resources, strategies and innovative approaches to meet the challenges of sustainable development in the Philippines and in the entire planet by the year 2030.

The Lumad Struggle for Social and Environmental Justice: Alternative Media in a Socio-Environmental Movement in the Philippines

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda F. Espiritu
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Alternative Media ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
Critical Media ◽  
Social Mobilisation ◽  
Climate Crisis

This study examines the role of alternative media in the socio-environmental movement for justice for the Lumad, the indigenous peoples of the southern Philippines, and the fight to protect the environment in the Philippines from extractive companies and mono-crop plantations. Using thematic textual analysis and framing analysis, the study analysed selected news articles, press releases and advocacy articles from <uri href="http://www.bulatlat.com">bulatlat.com</uri> and civil society group websites posted online from September to December 2015. Anchored on Downings theory of alternative media as social movement media and Fuchs theory of alternative media as critical media, the study reveals four categories of alternative media: (1) as giver of voice to the oppressed Lumad; (2) as social movement media used for social mobilisation; (3) as an alternative media outfit fulfilling a complementary role with the socio-environmental movement; and (4) as making social movements offline activism visible. It concluded that alternative media play a vital role in socio-environmental movements and the continuing challenge to mitigate the climate crisis.

scholarly journals Occurrence of microplastic fragments in the Pasig River

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chester C. Deocaris ◽  
Jayson O. Allosada ◽  
Lorraine T. Ardiente ◽  
Louie Glenn G. Bitang ◽  
Christine L. Dulohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Water Flow Rate ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Peroxide Oxidation ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Photo Degradation ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Laguna De Bay ◽  
Bodies Of Water

Abstract Microplastics are plastic fragments with dimensions of less than 5 mm. These materials are formed within bodies of water by the forces shearing on the large plastics. Ultraviolet light from sunlight also degrades plastic materials causing discoloration and disintegration into smaller, micro- or even nano-sized particles. This study reports the isolation of microplastic fragments from the Pasig River within the vicinity of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The collection of floating particulates was done by sieving the river water (flow rate = 0.31 m s−1) through a 0.35 mm mesh for 10 minutes. Through this method, 25.7 m3 of river water was sieved over three samplings. Microplastics were isolated through a series of peroxide oxidation and sedimentation methods. All microplastic fragments were viewed and photographed under a compound microscope (40–100× magnification). A total of 34 microplastic fragments with lengths ranging from 0.56 to 4.58 mm were categorized. Microplastic fragments were categorized into two categories: small (1.16 ± 0.42 mm) and large (4.13 ± 0.37 mm), based on the size distribution. The microplastic fragments isolated were partially rounded and some showed signs of discoloration indicating mechanical and photo-degradation. The presence of microplastic fragments in Pasig River indicates persistent plastic pollution from the river source (Laguna de Bay), its tributaries, as well as the communities and industries situated along the river. Programs on solid waste management especially on plastic wastes could mitigate the production of microplastics in the river.

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