Oblation Run in Paradise Philippines

by: anonymous

I got to watch the movie "Naked Mile" dubbed as part of the American Pie movie series. It is for this reason that I remembered that back in Paradise Philippines, we do have this U.P Oblation Run. For those who doesn't know, U.P stands for University of the Philippines. When you enter the portals of this government subsidized college institution, you will be greeted by this famous naked statue.


Yearly, members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity run in their birthday suits with masks on their faces around U.P., more specifically around Palma Hall in tribute to the Oblation, the university emblem that signifies academic freedom. This annual event is constantly patronize not only by th U.P. students but also by the students from other colleges and universities in Paradise Philippines. It usually happens at noon for preparations are done in the morning. It would be consistently jam packed as a mixed crowd of students, media people, journalists and photographers gather to witness this event.


Whatever the crowd thinks of this awesome display of freedom, bravery, camaraderie, social gathering - it boils down to Philippine Tradition.

Our Paradise Philippines

I created this weblog for everyone who wants to share their experiences about paradise Philippines.

I am very sure that there are still a lot of Filipinos who have not yet explore Philippines or even visited one of the many tourist destination it offers, I myself have seen only few island paradise in Philippines and hope to visit some of them when I go home.

I am encouraging each and every Filipinos and non-Filipinos to share their unforgettable moments in paradise Philippines by frequently visiting this blog and by posting your comments on whatever topics you think you can share your opinions whether it is in English, Tagalog or your own Philippine dialect.

This will be a good way of giving information to those who are planning to visit Philippines but have not decided yet which place to go. Let us share to one another the Philippines tourist spot,Philippine culture, Philippine tradition, different Philippine cuisine and many more.

So to all those who have seen, done it and experienced the island living paradise Philippine, come and join to what we all call "Our Paradise Philippines"