A Filipino bagged the top prize in this year’s photo contest among member-countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Danilo O. Victoriano from Antipolo City bested 600 other entries with his snapshot, “Going Global,” a photo showing workers happily making baskets creatively framed by a weaved rim (above).

The winner was announced by APEC 2016 Senior Officials’ Chair Luis Quesada at the Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting in Lima last week. Victoriano will receive a cash prize of SG$2,000 (about PHP69,700), Manila Bulletin reports.

An information specialist by day, Victoriano only took up photography as a hobby in 2016. He has already won numerous contests, including the top prize for the International Year of Family Farming photo contest in 2014.

Another Filipino also got recognized in the contest.

Jerry Lee’s “Harvest time,” was named the ‘Popular Choice Award’ after earning the most number of likes on Facebook. He will take home SG$1,000 (about PHP34,000) for his shot showing fishermen harvesting the day’s catch.

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The second prize was awarded to Truong Huu Hung from Viet Nam for his photo “Exposure Snapper,” and the third prize was awarded to Dhiky Aditya from Indonesia for a photo entitled “Drying Clothes.”

Now on it’s sixth year, the photo contest was all about APEC’s work in helping “more opportunities for growth by way of increased participation in global value chains, more secure food sources and an empowered regional workforce.”

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