UP Oblation Run 2011: Students Run Naked for the Protection of PHL Rivers
The event, which was first organized in 1977 at University of the Philippines Diliman, is an annual tradition of the said fraternity to promote Hubad na Bayani (Tagalog for Naked Hero), a play. It draws its name from the Oblation, a statue of a nude man located in every University of the Philippines (UP) campus, which symbolizes “a selfless offering of one’s self to the country.”
Now on its 34th year, the UP oblation run was done with an ecological cause – for the protection of Philippine rivers!
Themed “A Run for Philippine Rivers,” APO members did not only run wearing just a mask and exposing their private parts but they also brought placards with them calling for the protection of rivers in the Philippines.
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