Application for Asian Youth Day in South Korea to end Friday

Filipino youths who want to represent the country to the Asian Youth Day (AYD) in South Korea this August have until Friday, March 14, to submit their applications.

AYD organizers have allotted only 100 slots for the Philippine delegation, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Youth (CBCP-ECY).
 
“Unlike the World Youth Day where invitation is open and no limits are set as regards registration, the AYD allocates a certain number of slots per youth commission of an episcopal conference in the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences,” the CBCP-ECY said.
 
Attendees of the event will get the chance to see Pope Francis in person, as the pope will be in Korea from August 14 to 18. It will be his third apostolic journey since assuming the papacy a year ago.

Pope Francis is expected to preside over a beatification ceremony of a group of Korean martyrs.
 
The 6th AYD will be hosted by the diocese of Daejeon in South Korea from August 10 to 17. The delegates will spend days in different Korean dioceses from August 10 to 13 and gather in Daejeon from August 13 to 17 for the AYD celebrations in the host diocese.
 
The CBCP-ECY said the final list of the delegation will be announced on March 19, adding it would consequently accommodate other applicants depending on the availability of slots.
 
Philippine delegates will attend a preparatory session on August 7 and 8 before flying to Korea and will also assemble for a re-entry session on August 17.
 
Official delegates will have to shell out US$298 or P13,400 (if $1=45) as total AYD registration fee and another US$500 or P22,500 as estimated fare for a Manila-Incheon-Manila trip.
 
While most of the delegates will return to Manila starting August 17, depending on their post-AYD itineraries, some will remain to attend the 6th Asian Youth Ministers’ Meeting from August 18 to 20.
 
In 2009, the Philippines hosted the AYD, which was hosted by the diocese of Imus.
 
At least 878 Filipino delegates during the 5th AYD in Cavite, 65 during the 4th AYD in Hong Kong, 13 in India, 16 in Taiwan, and 64 in Thailand. — KBK, GMA News

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