1st Oblation Run Student Essay Competition

The U.P. Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity, in cooperation with STAND-UP and Center for Nationalist Studies (CNS)-UP Diliman, invites all bonafide undergraduate students of UP Diliman to share their thoughts and express their ideas in the 1st Oblation Run
Student Essay Competition. Deadline for submission of entries in on December 8, 2006, seven days before the 2006 OBLATION RUN.

1ST OBLATION RUN STUDENT ESSAY COMPETITION

Theme: “A Call to Action: The Oblation Run and the Struggles of the Iskolar ng Bayan”


RULES OF ESSAY COMPETITION
1.Open to all bonafide undergraduate students, Filipino citizens, of the University of the Philippines-Diliman who are enrolled in his / her college during the period of the competition;

2.Essays must be written in English or Filipino, computer-typed, 1.5 spaced, 11 pt. Georgia or Book Antiqua on 8.5 x 11 bond paper with one-inch margins on all sides;

3.Students may submit up to a maximum of two (2) entries provided, that essays are not written in the same language. They are requested to provide their own title of essays;

4.All essays must be at least two (2) pages but not more that five (5), no limit in length of words and must reflect the theme “A Call to Action: The Oblation Run and the Struggles of the Iskolar ng Bayan”;

5.Submit three (3) copies of the essay in one manila envelope. Photocopies will be accepted. Submit copies to the UP Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity-Greenhouse Tambayan, Palma Hall, UP Diliman. Look for CAPA Capariño or BENJ Alibasa;

6.Submission through e-mail will also be accepted. Send copies each to the following e-mail addresses:
upoblationrun [at] gmail [dot] com
apophils_eta [at[ yahoo [dot] com [dot] ph
jnbcaparino [at] yahoo [at] com;

7.In a separate sheet of paper / page, provide the following information: Name, Birth date, Course & College, Address, Contact Numbers (landline or mobile), Email address, and Organization / Affiliation (if any). Do not put names or any identification
in the essays;

8.Members of the UP Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity and Sorority are disqualified from joining the competition;

9.Three (3) winners (1st Prize, 2nd Prize & 3rd Prize) will be chosen from among the entries submitted. All winners will receive a cash prize (1st Prize-7,000; 2nd Prize-5,000; and 3rd Prize-3,000). The winners will be awarded on December 12, 2006, Tuesday;

10.Winning entries will become part of the Oblation Run exhibit on December 7-14. All entries shall become property of the UP Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity and the UP Alpha Phi Omega Foundation, Inc.; and

11.Deadline for submission of entries is December 8, 2006.

For inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact CAPA at (0915)-986-9905 / (0919)-284-1341 or email at upoblationrun [at] gmail [dot] com.