[GMA News, 12/16/2009 | 12:19 AM] Saksi: This year's UP Oblation Run focuses on the Maguindanao massacre, climate change and poverty.
[Oblation Statue - University of the Philippines - Diliman]
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What's written in the Oblation Statue? Go to 'The UP Oblation Statue: What's Written'
The University of the Philippines [U.P.] Oblation Run (www.wikipedia.org):
The Oblation Run is an annual tradition of the members of the Alpha Phi Omega, one of the prominent U.P. fraternities. Members of the fraternity run around the campus naked (a concept known as streaking) 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.[5]
Contrary to popular belief, neophytes are forbidden to run.
Today, the Oblation Run is held on or about December 16th, in honor of the international founding of Alpha Phi Omega on December 16th, 1925.[5]All those who run are full-pledged members who have volunteered are allowed to run.There is a misconception that the Oblation Run is something our neophytes have to undergo as part of their initiation. That’s not true. We never allow our applicants to join (the Oblation Run)—Ojie Santillan , the fraternity's Auxiliary Chancellor
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