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UP Engineering Society

2012-05-19T12:23:01Z

Mrvasquez1:

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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger; background-color:#99CCFF;" | '''UP Engineering Society''' ''The first Engineering-wide student organization in UP Diliman''
|-
| colspan="2" style="padding: 1em 0; text-align: center;"| [[Image:Enggsoc-logo.jpg‎|150px|thumb|center|The official logo of UP Eng'gSoc]] 
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Established
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | August 26, 1996
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Motto
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Type
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Engineering-based Academic Organization
|- valign="top"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;font-size: larger; background-color:#99CCFF;"|'''EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2012-2013'''
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | President
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Vincent Joseph Garcia
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Vice President and Internals Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Louie I. Bedes
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Executive Secretary
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Regine Carmelli R. Santos
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Academics Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Mark Anthony V. Sumaljag
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Externals Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Mark Edward R. Vasquez
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Finance Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Noel T. Hingco
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Membership Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Marian Rosary Grace N. Solidum
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Executive Committee Counselor
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | John Erick T. Sallan
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Location
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | 3F Melchor Hall, Osmena Street, University of the Philippines, 1101 Diliman, Quezon City
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Faculty Adviser
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Engr. Reinol Josef dC. Compañero
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Website
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | [http://upenggsoc.wordpress.com]
|}
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The '''UP Engineering Society''' (UP Eng'gSoc) was founded on August 26, 1996 by a group of students who envisioned an organization that would allow membership from all departments and institutes of the College of Engineering. This gave birth to the first engineering-wide student organization in the university which aimed to produce inter-department cooperation, promote college unity, and provide the perfect environment for learning, self-improvement and service. 

The main goal of the founders was to have an organization which built bridges and broke barriers within the college; and through the UP Engineering Society, this vision was realized. 

The UP Engineering Society is an organization made of talented individuals and passionate people. For the past years, it has continued to foster and promote camaraderie among various departments and has produced several engineers who have gained broader perspectives on engineering as a profession and as a form of dignified service.

==Committees==

==Members==

----
'''Assistant Secretaries''' 
* Dave Anthony Acebedo 
* Marc Angelo Rayos 
* Marvin Jay Austria 
 
'''Academics Committee''' 
* Alexis Bryan Rivera 
* Francis Nico Naparam 
* Gabriel Enriquez 
* Gideon Valdez 
* Ivy Elaine Cadalzo 
* John Harvie delos Reyes 
* John Raymond San Jose 
* Joshua Daniel Cadiz 
* Lorielyn Martinez 
* Kim Arvin Silvoza 
* Marc Joseph Garcia 
* Marie Joyce Cabebe 
* Maryam Jazzmine Azucena 
* Phillip Edison Baldevia 
* Roselyn Bermundo 
* Steven Masahiro Okaku 
 
'''Externals Committee''' 
* Anthony Jason Ferma 
* Apollo Agcaoili 
* Carl John Buzon 
* Christian Ed Uytico 
* David Angelo Santos 
* Demi Anne Obediencia 
* Erika Angela Tumaliuan 
* Ina Isabella Fanio 
* Isagani Barrameda Jr. 
* Jan Christian Montoya 
* Jerilene Medrano 
* Jonar Arimado 
* Maria Marecris Soriano 
* Randulph Paulo Morales 
* Victor Louis Crisostomo 
 
'''Finance Committee''' 
* Alexander Francis Carandang 
* Allan Ray Enriquez 
* Christine Mari Collado 
* Czerr Eljohn Cruz 
* Gia Coleen Briones 
* Janina Kae Aurelio 
* Mark Jonathan Abut 
* Maruh Michelle Bernardo 
* Michelangelo Dayag 
* Michelle Monelle Quilatan 
* Myca Patricia Salonga 
* Noelyn Joyce Morales 
* Renz Vasquez 
* Ruziel Larmae Gimpaya 
 
'''Internals Committee''' 
* Amiel Marc Domingo 
* Cecilia Joy Sesante 
* Christine Zabanal 
* Fred Manipol 
* Guillermo Danipog III 
* Jerome Ocampo 
* Jezel Dyn Cruz 
* Justirini Rachel Gozum 
* Mark Gilbert Baltazar 
* Molave Nemesio Macapagal 
* Pauline Joy Baraquel 
* Remiel Joseph Batao 
* Severino Domingo Jr. 
 
'''Membership Committee''' 
* Alen Kaye Fajura 
* Aron Ansay 
* Bryan Dexter Delmendo 
* Derrill Caparas 
* Don Menard Santos 
* Hercy Limbawan 
* Isabel dela Peña 
* Jan Reoven Sialana 
* Jonah Matthew Reyes 
* Jonathan Serrano 
* Katrina Pantilla 
* Kim Daryl Nocomora 
* Maria Angela Tan 
* Mark Spencer Ramos 

==Activities==

----

For the past years, the organization has successfully sponsored its own “first-of-its-kind” annual events. To mention a few:
 
* '''Alay sa Inhinyero''' – a yearly recognition night for the outstanding faculty in the college, who have showcased excellence and passion in their chosen fields, considering their teaching effectiveness, research experiences, and service contributions to the college; 
* '''Engineering Symposium''' - aims to promote the different fields of engineering to high school students and the career paths that could branch out from these to encourage them to pursue one; 
* '''Acoustic Jameng’g''' – first held in August 2001, is a college-wide acoustic band competition coupled with a concert, featuring recognized and distinguished bands and celebrities in and out of the campus; and 
* '''Eng’g Soccer''' – a soccer tournament presented with a twist and held in support of the Engineering Week handled by the Engineering Student Council. 

 
Through these innovative events, the UP Engineering Society has lived up to its name and motto. Building bridges and breaking barriers – this had been the vision of the founders of the organization, and this will remain to be the ultimate goal of the members of the same organization.

==Alumni==
Notable Alumni 
* Darlene Loraine Que, 2012 Gawad Chanselor Para Sa Natatanging Mag-aaral awardee 
* Adrian Adriano, Moonleaf Tea Shop owner 
 
In the long line of UP faculty members and administrative staff, several of them were resident members of the organization. 
* Prof. Carl Michael Odulio (EEEI), former Associate Dean for Student Affairs 
* Engr. Jaime Angelo Victor (ICE) 
* John Carlo Garcia (DME) 
* Engr. John Martin Recio (DME) 
* Engr. Maria Claribelle Ogerio (DChE) 
* Engr. Miguel Roel Estepa (DME) 
* Engr. Reinol Josef Compañero (DMMME) 
* Engr. Vanessa dela Cruz-Florentino (DGE)

==Announcements==

=See Also=

[[Category: UP Diliman]] [[Category: Student Organizations|Engineering Society]]

UP Engineering Society

2012-05-19T12:21:17Z

Mrvasquez1:

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{| style="width: 17em; border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #f0f6fa; font-size: 95%; text-align: left;"
|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger; background-color:#99CCFF;" | '''UP Engineering Society''' ''The first Engineering-wide student organization in UP Diliman''
|-
| colspan="2" style="padding: 1em 0; text-align: center;"| [[Image:Enggsoc-logo.jpg‎|150px|thumb|center|The official logo of UP Eng'gSoc]] 
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Established
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | August 26, 1996
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Motto
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Type
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Engineering-based Academic Organization
|- valign="top"
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;font-size: larger; background-color:#99CCFF;"|'''EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2012-2013'''
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | President
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Vincent Joseph Garcia
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Vice President and Internals Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Louie I. Bedes
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Executive Secretary
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Regine Carmelli R. Santos
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Academics Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Mark Anthony V. Sumaljag
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Externals Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Mark Edward R. Vasquez
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Finance Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Noel T. Hingco
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Membership Committee Chairperson
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Marian Rosary Grace N. Solidum
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Executive Committee Counselor
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | John Erick T. Sallan
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Location
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | 3F Melchor Hall, Osmena Street, University of the Philippines, 1101 Diliman, Quezon City
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Faculty Adviser
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Engr. Reinol Josef dC. Compañero
|- valign="top"
! style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | Website
| style="border-top: solid 1px #aaaaaa;" | [https://www.upenggsoc.wordpress.com]
|}
</div>

The '''UP Engineering Society''' (UP Eng'gSoc) was founded on August 26, 1996 by a group of students who envisioned an organization that would allow membership from all departments and institutes of the College of Engineering. This gave birth to the first engineering-wide student organization in the university which aimed to produce inter-department cooperation, promote college unity, and provide the perfect environment for learning, self-improvement and service. 

The main goal of the founders was to have an organization which built bridges and broke barriers within the college; and through the UP Engineering Society, this vision was realized. 

The UP Engineering Society is an organization made of talented individuals and passionate people. For the past years, it has continued to foster and promote camaraderie among various departments and has produced several engineers who have gained broader perspectives on engineering as a profession and as a form of dignified service.

==Committees==

==Members==

----
'''Assistant Secretaries''' 
* Dave Anthony Acebedo 
* Marc Angelo Rayos 
* Marvin Jay Austria 
 
'''Academics Committee''' 
* Alexis Bryan Rivera 
* Francis Nico Naparam 
* Gabriel Enriquez 
* Gideon Valdez 
* Ivy Elaine Cadalzo 
* John Harvie delos Reyes 
* John Raymond San Jose 
* Joshua Daniel Cadiz 
* Lorielyn Martinez 
* Kim Arvin Silvoza 
* Marc Joseph Garcia 
* Marie Joyce Cabebe 
* Maryam Jazzmine Azucena 
* Phillip Edison Baldevia 
* Roselyn Bermundo 
* Steven Masahiro Okaku 
 
'''Externals Committee''' 
* Anthony Jason Ferma 
* Apollo Agcaoili 
* Carl John Buzon 
* Christian Ed Uytico 
* David Angelo Santos 
* Demi Anne Obediencia 
* Erika Angela Tumaliuan 
* Ina Isabella Fanio 
* Isagani Barrameda Jr. 
* Jan Christian Montoya 
* Jerilene Medrano 
* Jonar Arimado 
* Maria Marecris Soriano 
* Randulph Paulo Morales 
* Victor Louis Crisostomo 
 
'''Finance Committee''' 
* Alexander Francis Carandang 
* Allan Ray Enriquez 
* Christine Mari Collado 
* Czerr Eljohn Cruz 
* Gia Coleen Briones 
* Janina Kae Aurelio 
* Mark Jonathan Abut 
* Maruh Michelle Bernardo 
* Michelangelo Dayag 
* Michelle Monelle Quilatan 
* Myca Patricia Salonga 
* Noelyn Joyce Morales 
* Renz Vasquez 
* Ruziel Larmae Gimpaya 
 
'''Internals Committee''' 
* Amiel Marc Domingo 
* Cecilia Joy Sesante 
* Christine Zabanal 
* Fred Manipol 
* Guillermo Danipog III 
* Jerome Ocampo 
* Jezel Dyn Cruz 
* Justirini Rachel Gozum 
* Mark Gilbert Baltazar 
* Molave Nemesio Macapagal 
* Pauline Joy Baraquel 
* Remiel Joseph Batao 
* Severino Domingo Jr. 
 
'''Membership Committee''' 
* Alen Kaye Fajura 
* Aron Ansay 
* Bryan Dexter Delmendo 
* Derrill Caparas 
* Don Menard Santos 
* Hercy Limbawan 
* Isabel dela Peña 
* Jan Reoven Sialana 
* Jonah Matthew Reyes 
* Jonathan Serrano 
* Katrina Pantilla 
* Kim Daryl Nocomora 
* Maria Angela Tan 
* Mark Spencer Ramos 

==Activities==

----

For the past years, the organization has successfully sponsored its own “first-of-its-kind” annual events. To mention a few:
 
* '''Alay sa Inhinyero''' – a yearly recognition night for the outstanding faculty in the college, who have showcased excellence and passion in their chosen fields, considering their teaching effectiveness, research experiences, and service contributions to the college; 
* '''Engineering Symposium''' - aims to promote the different fields of engineering to high school students and the career paths that could branch out from these to encourage them to pursue one; 
* '''Acoustic Jameng’g''' – first held in August 2001, is a college-wide acoustic band competition coupled with a concert, featuring recognized and distinguished bands and celebrities in and out of the campus; and 
* '''Eng’g Soccer''' – a soccer tournament presented with a twist and held in support of the Engineering Week handled by the Engineering Student Council. 

 
Through these innovative events, the UP Engineering Society has lived up to its name and motto. Building bridges and breaking barriers – this had been the vision of the founders of the organization, and this will remain to be the ultimate goal of the members of the same organization.

==Alumni==
Notable Alumni 
* Darlene Loraine Que, 2012 Gawad Chanselor Para Sa Natatanging Mag-aaral awardee 
* Adrian Adriano, Moonleaf Tea Shop owner 
 
In the long line of UP faculty members and administrative staff, several of them were resident members of the organization. 
* Prof. Carl Michael Odulio (EEEI), former Associate Dean for Student Affairs 
* Engr. Jaime Angelo Victor (ICE) 
* John Carlo Garcia (DME) 
* Engr. John Martin Recio (DME) 
* Engr. Maria Claribelle Ogerio (DChE) 
* Engr. Miguel Roel Estepa (DME) 
* Engr. Reinol Josef Compañero (DMMME) 
* Engr. Vanessa dela Cruz-Florentino (DGE)

==Announcements==

=See Also=

[[Category: UP Diliman]] [[Category: Student Organizations|Engineering Society]]

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T06:34:15Z

Mrvasquez1:

File:Enggsoc-logo.jpg

2012-04-17T06:32:49Z

Mrvasquez1:

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T06:30:09Z

Mrvasquez1:

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T06:24:20Z

Mrvasquez1:

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T06:19:48Z

Mrvasquez1:

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T06:04:22Z

Mrvasquez1:

<gallery>
Image:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3645852307_665871150f_o.jpg|UP Eng'gSoc logo
</gallery>

==History==

The UP Engineering Society (UP Eng'gSoc) was founded on August 26, 1996 by a group of students who envisioned an organization that would allow membership from all the departments of the College of Engineering. Thus, giving birth to the first Engineering-wide student organization in the University of the Philippines, producing inter-department cooperation, generating college unity, and providing an environment that is conducive to learning, self-improvement and service.

The main goal of the UP Engineering Society is to build bridges and break barriers. In fulfilling so, the members of the organization have been consistently active in college-wide projects.

==Officers==

The members of the Executive Committee of the UP Engineering Society for A.Y. 2012-2013 are:

Vincent Joseph Garcia 
President

Louie I. Bedes 
Vice President and Internals Committee Chairperson

Regine Carmelli R. Santos 
Executive Secretary

Mark Anthony V. Sumaljag 
Academics Committee Chairperson

Mark Edward R. Vasquez 
Externals Committee Chairperson

Noel T. Hingco 
Finance Committee Chairperson

Marian Rosary Grace N. Solidum 
Membership Committee Chairperson

John Erick T. Sallan 
Executive Committee Counselor

For this Academic year, the organization adviser is Engr. Reinol Josef dC. Companero from the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

==Members==
==Activities==
==Announcements==

=See Also=

[[Category: UP Diliman]] [[Category: Student Organizations|Engineering Society]]

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T05:57:39Z

Mrvasquez1: /* History */

==History==

The UP Engineering Society was founded on August 26, 1996 by a group of students who envisioned an organization that would allow membership from all the departments of the College of Engineering. Thus, giving birth to the first Engineering-wide student organization in the University of the Philippines, producing inter-department cooperation, generating college unity, and providing an environment that is conducive to learning, self-improvement and service.

The main goal of the UP Engineering Society is to build bridges and break barriers. In fulfilling so, the members of the organization have been consistently active in college-wide projects.

==Officers==

The members of the Executive Committee of the UP Engineering Society for A.Y. 2012-2013 are:

Vincent Joseph Garcia 
President

Louie I. Bedes 
Vice President and Internals Committee Chairperson

Regine Carmelli R. Santos 
Executive Secretary

Mark Anthony V. Sumaljag 
Academics Committee Chairperson

Mark Edward R. Vasquez 
Externals Committee Chairperson

Noel T. Hingco 
Finance Committee Chairperson

Marian Rosary Grace N. Solidum 
Membership Committee Chairperson

John Erick T. Sallan 
Executive Committee Counselor

For this Academic year, the organization adviser is Engr. Reinol Josef dC. Companero from the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

==Members==
==Activities==
==Announcements==

=See Also=

[[Category: UP Diliman]] [[Category: Student Organizations|Engineering Society]]

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T05:54:30Z

Mrvasquez1: /* Officers */

==History==

The UP Engineering Society was founded on August 26, 1996 by a group of students who envisioned an organization that would allow membership from all the departments of the College of Engineering. Thus, giving birth to the first Engineering-wide student organization in the University of the Philippines, producing inter-department cooperation, generating college unity, and providing an environment that is conducive to learning, self-improvement and service.

==Officers==

The members of the Executive Committee of the UP Engineering Society for A.Y. 2012-2013 are:

Vincent Joseph Garcia 
President

Louie I. Bedes 
Vice President and Internals Committee Chairperson

Regine Carmelli R. Santos 
Executive Secretary

Mark Anthony V. Sumaljag 
Academics Committee Chairperson

Mark Edward R. Vasquez 
Externals Committee Chairperson

Noel T. Hingco 
Finance Committee Chairperson

Marian Rosary Grace N. Solidum 
Membership Committee Chairperson

John Erick T. Sallan 
Executive Committee Counselor

For this Academic year, the organization adviser is Engr. Reinol Josef dC. Companero from the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

==Members==
==Activities==
==Announcements==

=See Also=

[[Category: UP Diliman]] [[Category: Student Organizations|Engineering Society]]

UP Engineering Society

2012-04-17T05:32:55Z

Mrvasquez1: /* History */

The Oblation and the University Avenue

2009-09-09T12:51:12Z

Mrvasquez1:

No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The nude young man with outstretched arms and open hands, with tilted head, closed eyes and parted lips murmuring a prayer, with breast forward in the act of offering himself is Guillermo Tolentino’s representation of the second stanza of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in response to the request of UP President Rafael Palma in 1935.
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==UP Oblation==

The Oblation (or Oble) was unveiled on November 30, 1935 at UP campus as Padre Faura in Ermita (now UP Manila) by Mrs. Gregoria de Jesus de Nakpil, widow of Andres Bonifacio. The cornerstone was earlier laid by Mrs. Aurora Quezon on November 30, 1931. It was dedicated to the national heroes.

He was fashioned out of concrete but painted to appear like bronze. It cost P2,000 which came from contributions of students, officials, alumni and employees of the University during a two-month fund campaign.

Oble withstood the ravages of the war and was standing at the quadrangle of UP Padre Faura on V.J. Day. On February 11, 1949, Oble was transferred to UP DIliman as part of the 40th anniversary of the University. The huge motorcade which accompanied Oble from Padre Faura to Diliman was “such as was never before seen of the alumni of the University.”

As part of the golden anniversary celebration of the University, the UP Board of Regents ordered that Oble be cast in bronze. The bronze statue was cast in Italy, under the personal supervision of Prof. Tolentino. On November 29, 1958, on the occasion of the University’s golden jubilee and 23 years after the original statue was first unveiled in Padre Faura, the 9-foot tall bronze Oble was unveiled in UP Diliman where it now stands in front of Quezon Hall, the main administration building of the University of the Philippines.

Oble stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each and everyone of which represents an island. Its pedestal was formed from rocks from what was the Montalban River in Rizal, site of the fierce fighting between Filipino guerillas and the Japanese army during the World War II.

The Katakataka (wonder plant) is called ''siempre vivo'' (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep rooted patriotism in the hearts of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines. Furthermore, it is a variety which remains green throughout the year, and the spirit of service which Tolentino wanted to depict a spirit that should be steadfast and constant, one that does not lose direction nor intensity, come what may,

The fig leaf was added to Oble upon suggestion of President Jorge Bocobo. Oble stands 3.5m tall which represents the 350 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Anastacio Caedo pulled three casts in bronze which are situated in UP campuses in Manila, Baguio and Ilo-ilo. Napoleon Abueva’s concrete cast is in UP Los Banos and the most recent cast, also in concrete pulled by Mulawin Abueva, is deep underwater close to Sombrero Island where it was installed by the U.P Divers. The Oble in UP Cebu is not a cast but a replica and is attributed to Fidel Araneta, an alumnus of the College of Fine Arts. The original Oblation is now at the 3rd floor of the Main Library. At the base of Oble are inscriptions by Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal:
 
<blockquote>
 FRONT:
 
 Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay
 Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,
 Ng kanilang adhikain at sagisag
 Sa kabutihan ng bansa?
 
 Nasaan ang siyang puspusang
 Magbubuhos ng dugo upang
 Hugasang lahat n gating kahihiyan,
 Ang ating mga kalapastanganan,
 Ang ating kabalintuan?
 
 Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid
 Ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang
 Matanggap and kasalantaang ito.
 
 ''(Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891)''
 
 RIGHT:
 
 '''Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal'''
 
 Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
 Ang lanta kong buhay na
 Lubhang malungkot:
 Maging maringal man at
 Labis alindog
 Sa kagalingan mo ay
 Akin ding handog.
 
 Sa aking pakikidigma at pamimiyapis
 Ang alay ng iba’y
 Ang buhay na kipkip
 Walang agam-agam
 Maluag sa dibdib
 Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis
 
 ''(-salin ni Andres Bonifacio)''
 
 LEFT:
 
 '''Pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan ni Andres Bonifacio'''
 
 Aling pag-ibig pa ang higit kaya
 sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila?
 Gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
 Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.
 
 Pagpuring lubos ang palaging hangad
 Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.
 Umawit, tumula, kumatha’t sumulat
 Kalakhan din niya’y isinisiwalat.
 
 Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
 Ng mgay pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop
 Dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa’t pagod,
 Buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.
 
 BACK: (from ''Mi Ultimo Adios'')
 
 Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,
 Cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan
 Pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,
 Yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.
</blockquote>

==The University Avenue==

The main entrance to the University of the Philippines at Diliman is the University Avenue which is about 800 meters long of two four-car lanes. It has a junction with C.P. Garcia and an intersection with E. Jacinto Street.

The lane changes as the academic year progresses. In February, it is decorated with colorful banners to announce to all that it is UP DIliman month. In April, it is filled with sunflowers to greet the fresh graduates. In December, the 21 lamp posts are adorned with lanterns in celebration of the Yuletide season.

In the early days of UP in Diliman, the University Avenue was just a plain stretch of road. In 1956, an island was installed in the center of the avenue. The traffic lights were added in 1979.

The University Avenue welcomes everyone with public artworks. Just before the C.P. Garcia junction is the the twin public sculptural work of National Artist Napoleon Veloso Abueva entitled ''Tribute to Higher Education''. It was executed in 1966. As the title implies, the work depicts the various academic disciplines pursued in the University.

The ''University Gateway'' is located just before the intersection with E. Jacinto Street. It is also a masterpiece of Abueva. It was the winning entry in the University Gateway Design Competition sponsored by the President’s Committee on Landscaping in September 1962. The Gateway complex is a set of three structures: two commuter sheds flanking a guard post at the center.

Near the intersection with E. Jacinto Street, are the works of Ildefonso Cruz Marcelo. One is ''Captivity'', the other, ''Contemplation'' and the last one is ''Nude Bathing''.

==See Also==
* [[Oblation Plaza]]
* [[Public Art at UP Diliman]]

{{UP Diliman}}
[[Category:UP Diliman]]

The Oblation and the University Avenue

2009-09-09T12:48:42Z

Mrvasquez1:

No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The nude young man with outstretched arms and open hands, with tilted head, closed eyes and parted lips murmuring a prayer, with breast forward in the act of offering himself is Guillermo Tolentino’s representation of the second stanza of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in response to the request of UP President Rafael Palma in 1935.
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==UP Oblation==

The Oblation (or Oble) was unveiled on November 30, 1935 at UP campus as Padre Faura in Ermita (now UP Manila) by Mrs. Gregoria de Jesus de Nakpil, widow of Andres Bonifacio. The cornerstone was earlier laid by Mrs. Aurora Quezon on November 30, 1931. It was dedicated to the national heroes.

He was fashioned out of concrete but painted to appear like bronze. It cost P2,000 which came from contributions of students, officials, alumni and employees of the University during a two-month fund campaign.

Oble withstood the ravages of the war and was standing at the quadrangle of UP Padre Faura on V.J. Day. On February 11, 1949, Oble was transferred to UP DIliman as part of the 40th anniversary of the University. The huge motorcade which accompanied Oble from Padre Faura to Diliman was “such as was never before seen of the alumni of the University.”

As part of the golden anniversary celebration of the University, the UP Board of Regents ordered that Oble be cast in bronze. The bronze statue was cast in Italy, under the personal supervision of Prof. Tolentino. On November 29, 1958, on the occasion of the University’s golden jubilee and 23 years after the original statue was first unveiled in Padre Faura, the 9-foot tall bronze Oble was unveiled in UP Diliman where it now stands in front of Quezon Hall, the main administration building of the University of the Philippines.

Oble stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each and everyone of which represents an island. Its pedestal was formed from rocks from what was the Montalban River in Rizal, site of the fierce fighting between Filipino guerillas and the Japanese army during the World War II.

The Katakataka (wonder plant) is called ''siempre vivo'' (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep rooted patriotism in the hearts of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines. Furthermore, it is a variety which remains green throughout the year, and the spirit of service which Tolentino wanted to depict a spirit that should be steadfast and constant, one that does not lose direction nor intensity, come what may,

The fig leaf was added to Oble upon suggestion of President Jorge Bocobo. Oble stands 3.5m tall which represents the 350 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Anastacio Caedo pulled three casts in bronze which are situated in UP campuses in Manila, Baguio and Ilo-ilo. Napoleon Abueva’s concrete cast is in UP Los Banos and the most recent cast, also in concrete pulled by Mulawin Abueva, is deep underwater close to Sombrero Island where it was installed by the U.P Divers. The Oble in UP Cebu is not a cast but a replica and is attributed to Fidel Araneta, an alumnus of the College of Fine Arts. The original Oblation is now at the 3rd floor of the Main Library. At the base of Oble are inscriptions by Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal:
 
<blockquote>
 Front:
 
 Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay
 Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,
 Ng kanilang adhikain at sagisag
 Sa kabutihan ng bansa?
 
 Nasaan ang siyang puspusang
 Magbubuhos ng dugo upang
 Hugasang lahat n gating kahihiyan,
 Ang ating mga kalapastanganan,
 Ang ating kabalintuan?
 
 Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid
 Ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang
 Matanggap and kasalantaang ito.
 
 ''(Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891)''
 
 Right:
 
 '''Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal'''
 
 Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
 Ang lanta kong buhay na
 Lubhang malungkot:
 Maging maringal man at
 Labis alindog
 Sa kagalingan mo ay
 Akin ding handog.
 
 Sa aking pakikidigma at pamimiyapis
 Ang alay ng iba’y
 Ang buhay na kipkip
 Walang agam-agam
 Maluag sa dibdib
 Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis
 
 ''(-salin ni Andres Bonifacio)''
 
 Left:
 
 '''Pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan ni Andres Bonifacio'''
 
 Aling pag-ibig pa ang higit kaya
 sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila?
 Gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
 Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.
 
 Pagpuring lubos ang palaging hangad
 Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.
 Umawit, tumula, kumatha’t sumulat
 Kalakhan din niya’y isinisiwalat.
 
 Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
 Ng mgay pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop
 Dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa’t pagod,
 Buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.
 
 Back: (from ''Mi Ultimo Adios'')
 
 Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,
 Cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan
 Pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,
 Yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.
</blockquote>

==The University Avenue==

The main entrance to the University of the Philippines at Diliman is the University Avenue which is about 800 meters long of two four-car lanes. It has a junction with C.P. Garcia and an intersection with E. Jacinto Street.

The lane changes as the academic year progresses. In February, it is decorated with colorful banners to announce to all that it is UP DIliman month. In April, it is filled with sunflowers to greet the fresh graduates. In December, the 21 lamp posts are adorned with lanterns in celebration of the Yuletide season.

In the early days of UP in Diliman, the University Avenue was just a plain stretch of road. In 1956, an island was installed in the center of the avenue. The traffic lights were added in 1979.

The University Avenue welcomes everyone with public artworks. Just before the C.P. Garcia junction is the the twin public sculptural work of National Artist Napoleon Veloso Abueva entitled ''Tribute to Higher Education''. It was executed in 1966. As the title implies, the work depicts the various academic disciplines pursued in the University.

The ''University Gateway'' is located just before the intersection with E. Jacinto Street. It is also a masterpiece of Abueva. It was the winning entry in the University Gateway Design Competition sponsored by the President’s Committee on Landscaping in September 1962. The Gateway complex is a set of three structures: two commuter sheds flanking a guard post at the center.

Near the intersection with E. Jacinto Street, are the works of Ildefonso Cruz Marcelo. One is ''Captivity'', the other, ''Contemplation'' and the last one is ''Nude Bathing''.

==See Also==
* [[Oblation Plaza]]
* [[Public Art at UP Diliman]]

{{UP Diliman}}
[[Category:UP Diliman]]

== Headline text ==

The Oblation and the University Avenue

2009-09-09T12:47:55Z

Mrvasquez1:

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No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The nude young man with outstretched arms and open hands, with tilted head, closed eyes and parted lips murmuring a prayer, with breast forward in the act of offering himself is Guillermo Tolentino’s representation of the second stanza of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in response to the request of UP President Rafael Palma in 1935.

==UP Oblation==

The Oblation (or Oble) was unveiled on November 30, 1935 at UP campus as Padre Faura in Ermita (now UP Manila) by Mrs. Gregoria de Jesus de Nakpil, widow of Andres Bonifacio. The cornerstone was earlier laid by Mrs. Aurora Quezon on November 30, 1931. It was dedicated to the national heroes.

He was fashioned out of concrete but painted to appear like bronze. It cost P2,000 which came from contributions of students, officials, alumni and employees of the University during a two-month fund campaign.

Oble withstood the ravages of the war and was standing at the quadrangle of UP Padre Faura on V.J. Day. On February 11, 1949, Oble was transferred to UP DIliman as part of the 40th anniversary of the University. The huge motorcade which accompanied Oble from Padre Faura to Diliman was “such as was never before seen of the alumni of the University.”

As part of the golden anniversary celebration of the University, the UP Board of Regents ordered that Oble be cast in bronze. The bronze statue was cast in Italy, under the personal supervision of Prof. Tolentino. On November 29, 1958, on the occasion of the University’s golden jubilee and 23 years after the original statue was first unveiled in Padre Faura, the 9-foot tall bronze Oble was unveiled in UP Diliman where it now stands in front of Quezon Hall, the main administration building of the University of the Philippines.

Oble stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each and everyone of which represents an island. Its pedestal was formed from rocks from what was the Montalban River in Rizal, site of the fierce fighting between Filipino guerillas and the Japanese army during the World War II.

The Katakataka (wonder plant) is called ''siempre vivo'' (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep rooted patriotism in the hearts of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines. Furthermore, it is a variety which remains green throughout the year, and the spirit of service which Tolentino wanted to depict a spirit that should be steadfast and constant, one that does not lose direction nor intensity, come what may,

The fig leaf was added to Oble upon suggestion of President Jorge Bocobo. Oble stands 3.5m tall which represents the 350 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Anastacio Caedo pulled three casts in bronze which are situated in UP campuses in Manila, Baguio and Ilo-ilo. Napoleon Abueva’s concrete cast is in UP Los Banos and the most recent cast, also in concrete pulled by Mulawin Abueva, is deep underwater close to Sombrero Island where it was installed by the U.P Divers. The Oble in UP Cebu is not a cast but a replica and is attributed to Fidel Araneta, an alumnus of the College of Fine Arts. The original Oblation is now at the 3rd floor of the Main Library. At the base of Oble are inscriptions by Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal:
 
<blockquote>
 Front:
 
 Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay
 Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,
 Ng kanilang adhikain at sagisag
 Sa kabutihan ng bansa?
 
 Nasaan ang siyang puspusang
 Magbubuhos ng dugo upang
 Hugasang lahat n gating kahihiyan,
 Ang ating mga kalapastanganan,
 Ang ating kabalintuan?
 
 Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid
 Ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang
 Matanggap and kasalantaang ito.
 
 ''(Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891)''
 
 Right:
 
 '''Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal'''
 
 Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
 Ang lanta kong buhay na
 Lubhang malungkot:
 Maging maringal man at
 Labis alindog
 Sa kagalingan mo ay
 Akin ding handog.
 
 Sa aking pakikidigma at pamimiyapis
 Ang alay ng iba’y
 Ang buhay na kipkip
 Walang agam-agam
 Maluag sa dibdib
 Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis
 
 ''(-salin ni Andres Bonifacio)''
 
 Left:
 
 '''Pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan ni Andres Bonifacio'''
 
 Aling pag-ibig pa ang higit kaya
 sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila?
 Gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
 Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.
 
 Pagpuring lubos ang palaging hangad
 Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.
 Umawit, tumula, kumatha’t sumulat
 Kalakhan din niya’y isinisiwalat.
 
 Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
 Ng mgay pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop
 Dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa’t pagod,
 Buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.
 
 Back: (from ''Mi Ultimo Adios'')
 
 Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,
 Cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan
 Pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,
 Yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.
</blockquote>

==The University Avenue==

The main entrance to the University of the Philippines at Diliman is the University Avenue which is about 800 meters long of two four-car lanes. It has a junction with C.P. Garcia and an intersection with E. Jacinto Street.

The lane changes as the academic year progresses. In February, it is decorated with colorful banners to announce to all that it is UP DIliman month. In April, it is filled with sunflowers to greet the fresh graduates. In December, the 21 lamp posts are adorned with lanterns in celebration of the Yuletide season.

In the early days of UP in Diliman, the University Avenue was just a plain stretch of road. In 1956, an island was installed in the center of the avenue. The traffic lights were added in 1979.

The University Avenue welcomes everyone with public artworks. Just before the C.P. Garcia junction is the the twin public sculptural work of National Artist Napoleon Veloso Abueva entitled ''Tribute to Higher Education''. It was executed in 1966. As the title implies, the work depicts the various academic disciplines pursued in the University.

The ''University Gateway'' is located just before the intersection with E. Jacinto Street. It is also a masterpiece of Abueva. It was the winning entry in the University Gateway Design Competition sponsored by the President’s Committee on Landscaping in September 1962. The Gateway complex is a set of three structures: two commuter sheds flanking a guard post at the center.

Near the intersection with E. Jacinto Street, are the works of Ildefonso Cruz Marcelo. One is ''Captivity'', the other, ''Contemplation'' and the last one is ''Nude Bathing''.

==See Also==
* [[Oblation Plaza]]
* [[Public Art at UP Diliman]]

{{UP Diliman}}
[[Category:UP Diliman]]

The Oblation and the University Avenue

2009-09-09T12:38:08Z

Mrvasquez1:

__TOC__
==The UP Oblation==
No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The nude young man with outstretched arms and open hands, with tilted head, closed eyes and parted lips murmuring a prayer, with breast forward in the act of offering himself is Guillermo Tolentino’s representation of the second stanza of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in response to the request of UP President Rafael Palma in 1935.

The Oblation (or Oble) was unveiled on November 30, 1935 at UP campus as Padre Faura in Ermita (now UP Manila) by Mrs. Gregoria de Jesus de Nakpil, widow of Andres Bonifacio. The cornerstone was earlier laid by Mrs. Aurora Quezon on November 30, 1931. It was dedicated to the national heroes.

He was fashioned out of concrete but painted to appear like bronze. It cost P2,000 which came from contributions of students, officials, alumni and employees of the University during a two-month fund campaign.

Oble withstood the ravages of the war and was standing at the quadrangle of UP Padre Faura on V.J. Day. On February 11, 1949, Oble was transferred to UP DIliman as part of the 40th anniversary of the University. The huge motorcade which accompanied Oble from Padre Faura to Diliman was “such as was never before seen of the alumni of the University.”

As part of the golden anniversary celebration of the University, the UP Board of Regents ordered that Oble be cast in bronze. The bronze statue was cast in Italy, under the personal supervision of Prof. Tolentino. On November 29, 1958, on the occasion of the University’s golden jubilee and 23 years after the original statue was first unveiled in Padre Faura, the 9-foot tall bronze Oble was unveiled in UP Diliman where it now stands in front of Quezon Hall, the main administration building of the University of the Philippines.

Oble stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each and everyone of which represents an island. Its pedestal was formed from rocks from what was the Montalban River in Rizal, site of the fierce fighting between Filipino guerillas and the Japanese army during the World War II.

The Katakataka (wonder plant) is called ''siempre vivo'' (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep rooted patriotism in the hearts of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines. Furthermore, it is a variety which remains green throughout the year, and the spirit of service which Tolentino wanted to depict a spirit that should be steadfast and constant, one that does not lose direction nor intensity, come what may,

The fig leaf was added to Oble upon suggestion of President Jorge Bocobo. Oble stands 3.5m tall which represents the 350 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Anastacio Caedo pulled three casts in bronze which are situated in UP campuses in Manila, Baguio and Ilo-ilo. Napoleon Abueva’s concrete cast is in UP Los Banos and the most recent cast, also in concrete pulled by Mulawin Abueva, is deep underwater close to Sombrero Island where it was installed by the U.P Divers. The Oble in UP Cebu is not a cast but a replica and is attributed to Fidel Araneta, an alumnus of the College of Fine Arts. The original Oblation is now at the 3rd floor of the Main Library. At the base of Oble are inscriptions by Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal:
 
 
 Front:
 
 Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay
 Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,
 Ng kanilang adhikain at sagisag
 Sa kabutihan ng bansa?
 
 Nasaan ang siyang puspusang
 Magbubuhos ng dugo upang
 Hugasang lahat n gating kahihiyan,
 Ang ating mga kalapastanganan,
 Ang ating kabalintuan?
 
 Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid
 Ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang
 Matanggap and kasalantaang ito.
 
 Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891
 
 Right:
 
 Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal
 
 Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
 Ang lanta kong buhay na
 Lubhang malungkot:
 Maging maringal man at
 Labis alindog
 Sa kagalingan mo ay
 Akin ding handog.
 
 
 Sa aking pakikidigma at pamimiyapis
 Ang alay ng iba’y
 Ang buhay na kipkip
 Walang agam-agam
 Maluag sa dibdib
 Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis
 
 -salin ni Andres Bonifacio
 
 
 Left:
 
 Pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan ni Andres Bonifacio
 
 Aling pag-ibig pa ang higit kaya
 sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila?
 Gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
 Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.
 
 Pagpuring lubos ang palaging hangad
 Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.
 Umawit, tumula, kumatha’t sumulat
 Kalakhan din niya’y isinisiwalat.
 
 Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
 Ng mgay pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop
 Dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa’t pagod,
 Buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.
 
 
 Back: (from ''Mi Ultimo Adios'')
 
 Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,
 Cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan
 Pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,
 Yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.

==The University Avenue==

The main entrance to the University of the Philippines at Diliman is the University Avenue which is about 800 meters long of two four-car lanes. It has a junction with C.P. Garcia and an intersection with E. Jacinto Street.

The lane changes as the academic year progresses. In February, it is decorated with colorful banners to announce to all that it is UP DIliman month. In April, it is filled with sunflowers to greet the fresh graduates. In December, the 21 lamp posts are adorned with lanterns in celebration of the Yuletide season.

In the early days of UP in Diliman, the University Avenue was just a plain stretch of road. In 1956, an island was installed in the center of the avenue. The traffic lights were added in 1979.

The University Avenue welcomes everyone with public artworks. Just before the C.P. Garcia junction is the the twin public sculptural work of National Artist Napoleon Veloso Abueva entitled ''Tribute to Higher Education''. It was executed in 1966. As the title implies, the work depicts the various academic disciplines pursued in the University.

The ''University Gateway'' is located just before the intersection with E. Jacinto Street. It is also a masterpiece of Abueva. It was the winning entry in the University Gateway Design Competition sponsored by the President’s Committee on Landscaping in September 1962. The Gateway complex is a set of three structures: two commuter sheds flanking a guard post at the center.

Near the intersection with E. Jacinto Street, are the works of Ildefonso Cruz Marcelo. One is ''Captivity'', the other, ''Contemplation'' and the last one is ''Nude Bathing''.

 Sources:
 Sites and Symbols: UP Diliman Landmarks. (2000). Quezon City: Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines.
 The Story of the Oblation. (1951, June). Carillon Overtones , pp. 18-19, 36.
 The University Art Collection. (1986). Quezon City: University of the Philippines System.

==See Also==
* [[Oblation Plaza]]
* [[Public Art at UP Diliman]]

{{UP Diliman}}
[[Category:UP Diliman]]

The Oblation and the University Avenue

2009-09-09T12:32:44Z

Mrvasquez1:

No symbol is more closely identified with the University of the Philippines than the statue of the Oblation. The nude young man with outstretched arms and open hands, with tilted head, closed eyes and parted lips murmuring a prayer, with breast forward in the act of offering himself is Guillermo Tolentino’s representation of the second stanza of Dr. Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in response to the request of UP President Rafael Palma in 1935.

The Oblation (or Oble) was unveiled on November 30, 1935 at UP campus as Padre Faura in Ermita (now UP Manila) by Mrs. Gregoria de Jesus de Nakpil, widow of Andres Bonifacio. The cornerstone was earlier laid by Mrs. Aurora Quezon on November 30, 1931. It was dedicated to the national heroes.

He was fashioned out of concrete but painted to appear like bronze. It cost P2,000 which came from contributions of students, officials, alumni and employees of the University during a two-month fund campaign.

Oble withstood the ravages of the war and was standing at the quadrangle of UP Padre Faura on V.J. Day. On February 11, 1949, Oble was transferred to UP DIliman as part of the 40th anniversary of the University. The huge motorcade which accompanied Oble from Padre Faura to Diliman was “such as was never before seen of the alumni of the University.”

As part of the golden anniversary celebration of the University, the UP Board of Regents ordered that Oble be cast in bronze. The bronze statue was cast in Italy, under the personal supervision of Prof. Tolentino. On November 29, 1958, on the occasion of the University’s golden jubilee and 23 years after the original statue was first unveiled in Padre Faura, the 9-foot tall bronze Oble was unveiled in UP Diliman where it now stands in front of Quezon Hall, the main administration building of the University of the Philippines.

Oble stands on a rustic base, a stylized rugged shape of the Philippine archipelago, lined with big and small hard rocks, each and everyone of which represents an island. Its pedestal was formed from rocks from what was the Montalban River in Rizal, site of the fierce fighting between Filipino guerillas and the Japanese army during the World War II.

The Katakataka (wonder plant) is called ''siempre vivo'' (always alive) in Spanish. A leaf or a piece of it thrown anywhere will sprout into a young plant. Hence, it symbolizes the deep rooted patriotism in the hearts of our heroes. Such patriotism continually and forever grows anywhere in the Philippines. Furthermore, it is a variety which remains green throughout the year, and the spirit of service which Tolentino wanted to depict a spirit that should be steadfast and constant, one that does not lose direction nor intensity, come what may,

The fig leaf was added to Oble upon suggestion of President Jorge Bocobo. Oble stands 3.5m tall which represents the 350 years of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Anastacio Caedo pulled three casts in bronze which are situated in UP campuses in Manila, Baguio and Ilo-ilo. Napoleon Abueva’s concrete cast is in UP Los Banos and the most recent cast, also in concrete pulled by Mulawin Abueva, is deep underwater close to Sombrero Island where it was installed by the U.P Divers. The Oble in UP Cebu is not a cast but a replica and is attributed to Fidel Araneta, an alumnus of the College of Fine Arts. The original Oblation is now at the 3rd floor of the Main Library. At the base of Oble are inscriptions by Andres Bonifacio and Dr. Jose Rizal:
 
 
 Front:
 
 Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay
 Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,
 Ng kanilang adhikain at sagisag
 Sa kabutihan ng bansa?
 
 Nasaan ang siyang puspusang
 Magbubuhos ng dugo upang
 Hugasang lahat n gating kahihiyan,
 Ang ating mga kalapastanganan,
 Ang ating kabalintuan?
 
 Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid
 Ang karapatdapat na naging alay upang
 Matanggap and kasalantaang ito.
 
 Binigkas ni Padre Florentino sa El Filibusterismo, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, 1891
 
 Right:
 
 Huling Pahimakas ni Dr. Jose P. Rizal
 
 Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot
 Ang lanta kong buhay na
 Lubhang malungkot:
 Maging maringal man at
 Labis alindog
 Sa kagalingan mo ay
 Akin ding handog.
 
 
 Sa aking pakikidigma at pamimiyapis
 Ang alay ng iba’y
 Ang buhay na kipkip
 Walang agam-agam
 Maluag sa dibdib
 Matamis sa puso at di ikahapis
 
 -salin ni Andres Bonifacio
 
 
 Left:
 
 Pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan ni Andres Bonifacio
 
 Aling pag-ibig pa ang higit kaya
 sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila?
 Gaya ng pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
 Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.
 
 Pagpuring lubos ang palaging hangad
 Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat.
 Umawit, tumula, kumatha’t sumulat
 Kalakhan din niya’y isinisiwalat.
 
 Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
 Ng mgay pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop
 Dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa’t pagod,
 Buhay may abuting magkalagot lagot.
 
 
 Back: (from ''Mi Ultimo Adios'')
 
 Saan man mautas ay di kailangan,
 Cipres o laurel, lirio ma’y patungan
 Pakikipaghamok, at ang bibitayan,
 Yaon ay gayon din kung hiling ng bayan.


University Avenue

The main entrance to the University of the Philippines at Diliman is the University Avenue which is about 800 meters long of two four-car lanes. It has a junction with C.P. Garcia and an intersection with E. Jacinto Street.

The lane changes as the academic year progresses. In February, it is decorated with colorful banners to announce to all that it is UP DIliman month. In April, it is filled with sunflowers to greet the fresh graduates. In December, the 21 lamp posts are adorned with lanterns in celebration of the Yuletide season.

In the early days of UP in Diliman, the University Avenue was just a plain stretch of road. In 1956, an island was installed in the center of the avenue. The traffic lights were added in 1979.

The University Avenue welcomes everyone with public artworks. Just before the C.P. Garcia junction is the the twin public sculptural work of National Artist Napoleon Veloso Abueva entitled ''Tribute to Higher Education''. It was executed in 1966. As the title implies, the work depicts the various academic disciplines pursued in the University.

The ''University Gateway'' is located just before the intersection with E. Jacinto Street. It is also a masterpiece of Abueva. It was the winning entry in the University Gateway Design Competition sponsored by the President’s Committee on Landscaping in September 1962. The Gateway complex is a set of three structures: two commuter sheds flanking a guard post at the center.

Near the intersection with E. Jacinto Street, are the works of Ildefonso Cruz Marcelo. One is ''Captivity'', the other, ''Contemplation'' and the last one is ''Nude Bathing''.

 Sources:
 Sites and Symbols: UP Diliman Landmarks. (2000). Quezon City: Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines.
 The Story of the Oblation. (1951, June). Carillon Overtones , pp. 18-19, 36.
 The University Art Collection. (1986). Quezon City: University of the Philippines System.