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UP Diliman Oblation Run 2009 Video

Ronald Redito — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:51:17 +0000

Last Friday, I featured UPManila’s version of their Oblation Run, now here’s UP Diliman’s version:

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Oblation Run 2009 Featured in AsianCorrespondent.Com

Ronald Redito — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:56:31 +0000

It is good to note that this year’s Oblation Run in the University of the Philippines Manila was featured in AsianCorrespondent.com

Students at the University of the Philippines in Manila took part in the annual “oblation run” on Friday, December 11, 2009, running naked around the campus to the delight of a huge crowd of spectators.

The annual tradition is organized by members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, who get volunteer members (NOT neophytes) to take part.

This year, about 60 members of the fraternity volunteered to run.

A mixture of screaming female students and curious onlookers lined the hallways to see the naked runners pass by.

The streaking students chose to raise the issue of climate change this year, in light of the series of debates ongoing in Copenhagen.

The naked ritual is said to have been inspired by the university’s iconic symbol, the Oblation, a bronze sculpture of a nude man, with arms outstretched and face raised to the sky.

Here’s the video:

Here are some photos:

UP Manila Oblation Run 2009

Oblation Run 2009 Photos

UP Manila Oblation Run, December 11, 2009

Oblation Run 2009:Take Action NOW!

University of the Philippines Manila Oblation Run

APO Oblation Run

UP Oblation Run

Oblation Run Photos

Oblation Run Thrilled Viewers

Alpha Phi Omega Oblation Run 2009

Oblation Run Pictures

Let’s just hope people will start to care for the environment so this run won’t be senseless. Do you the think Oblation Run had impact on those who watched? Lemme know your opinions below.

UP Oblation Run 2009 Schedule

Ronald Redito — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:22:39 +0000

The Oblation Run is an annual tradition of the members of the Alpha Phi Omega, one of the prominent U.P. fraternities and the largest Greek-lettered fraternity in the world. Notable members include US Presidents like George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sec. Silvestre H. Bello III, Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines Josue Bellosilo, Mayor Jejomar Binay, Fidel V. Ramos, PNP Chief Jesus Verzosa, to name some. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alpha_Phi_Omega_members for a comprehensive list of notable personalities.

Oblation Run: The Ritual Dance of the Brave

During this event, members of the fraternity run around the campus naked to protest their sentiments about a current political or economic situation. The run started in 1977 to protest the banning of the movie, “Hubad na Bayani,” which depicted human rights abuses in the martial law era.

The annual Oblation Run of the Alpha Phi Omega UP Manila Chapter (in which I am a member of) will be on December 11, 2009, Friday. The actual start of the run will be at 12 noon.

There will be a forum regarding the oblation run and its theme for this year, “RED ALERT on CLIMATE CHANGE”, which will start at 10:30 AM.

Hope to see you there!

Relevant links:

What is the UP Oblation?

PS: here are some previews:

My Run on Oblation Run 2002