The 2010 Oblation Run at the University of the Philippines Los Baños
Genre
Streaking
Date(s)
December 16
Frequency
Annual
Years active
47
Inaugurated
1977
Participants
24 (average)[1]
Attendance
2,000[2]
The Oblation Run (sometimes referred to as Pylon Run or the Ritual Dance of the Brave) is an annual event held by the University of the Philippines (UP) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) chapters of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) on the PUP and different UP campuses. The runners are male, and traditionally run completely naked in public places, with their genitals fully visible, on a designated route. The event was first organized in 1977 at the University of the Philippines Diliman to promote Hubad na Bayani (Tagalog for Naked Hero), a film. It draws its name from the Oblation, a statue of a nude man located in every University of the Philippines campus, which symbolizes "a selfless offering of one's self to the country." The event is usually done on December 16, and serves as a protest to contemporary national issues.[3]
Participants in the Diliman Oblation Run are male APO members numbering 24 on average. Women participating in the event, however, are not unheard of. Runners usually wear masks to hide their identities, and may wear leaves to cover their genitals. They usually hand roses to a number of female spectators. Additional runs are sometimes held at special events, such as the Centennial Run in 2008 where 100 members ran to celebrate the 100th anniversary of UP.
The run has been criticized by Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., a Philippine senator, calling it a "blatant display of male genitals" and a "wanton disregard of the rules of decent society," and comparing it with exhibitionist behaviors that are prohibited by the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines. In line with this, he called for an investigation on March 2009 to determine if the event violated that law.
^Cite error: The named reference pimentel 3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Marlon Ramos (2008-06-19). "'Oblation Run' steals show in UP Centennial activities". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
^Katherine Adraneda (2008-06-19). "Oblation Run, protesting students greet UP centennial celebration". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
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