Saturday, December 14, 2013

Oblation Run 2013 raises awareness for Yolanda victims, environmental issues


Members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at their annual Oblation Run in UP Diliman.
December 13, 2013 
"It was a shocking experience because I'm a foreigner and haven't really seen anything like this before."
College sophomore Soeui Lee was on assignment for her photojournalism class, but nothing prepared her from what she witnessed for the first time.
"They're naked and not embarrassed at all," the journalism major, said in shock. "There's a lot of pushing and it's hard to get a shot."
Lee is one of the hundreds of students and guests that crowded UP Diliman's Palma Hall on Friday as around 30 Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity members streaked anew for its annual Oblation Run.
Using nudity to raise awareness for social issues, the fraternity's thrust this year is a call to mainstream disaster risk reduction programs.

This year's run is also meant to appeal for continued support to victims of Typhoon Yolanda, raise environmental awareness and ask the government for proper budget appropriation for disaster risk reduction. GMA News


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