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Readings in Philippine History - SY2425-1T 01 Importance and Relevance of History 01 Activity 2 Instructions Read and understand the articles below and answer the questions given: The Oblation model could be FPJ’s father Aug...

Readings in Philippine History - SY2425-1T 01 Importance and Relevance of History 01 Activity 2 Instructions Read and understand the articles below and answer the questions given: The Oblation model could be FPJ’s father August 30, 2011 - No, we are not talking about how UP’s most famous symbol came alive and procreated. Rather, we are referring to the most common name a person hears when he or she asks who modeled for the Oblation — Fernando Poe Sr. People faced with this question, reply in varying tones, ranging from the certain, “Yung tatay ni Fernando Poe Jr.” (the father of Fernando Poe Jr.), to the unsure, “Sabi si Fernando Poe Sr. daw” (people say it was allegedly Fernando Poe Sr.). Anastacio Caedo (seen at right), is the first half of the model, standing alongside Tolentino (middle), and Raymundo, the other half of the Oblation. Source: http://web-old.up.edu.ph/tales-from-up-diliman-fact-or-fiction/ Poe Sr. was a UP student around the time the Oblation was being created by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino (seen in the middle) who was then a professor at the UP School of Fine Arts. No one knows for sure how the rumor started, but speculation about his involvement in the creation of the prominent UP landmark remains to this day. His name may be the most popular answer but other names come up, too. Online queries for “model + UP Oblation” actually yield three other candidates. One is June Villanueva. Another is Ferdinand Glenn Gagarin. And finally, UP Fine Arts Prof. Anastacio Caedo. So who really modeled for Tolentino when he was creating the Oblation? And the winner is — drum roll, please — candidate number three, Prof. Anastacio Caedo (seen right), who was Tolentino’s student assistant at the time. He has to share the credit, however, with Virgilio Raymundo, brother of Paz Raymundo Tolentino, the creator’s wife. Tolentino combined Caedo’s physique with Raymundo’s proportion and – voila! – The Oblation was born. This is according to the book written and designed by the late UP Diliman College of Fine Arts (UPD CFA) Prof. Rodolfo Paras-Perez titled Tolentino.  But that is not all. UP Open University (UPOU) Chancellor Grace Javier Alfonso confirmed in a message to the UP Newsletter that she recalled Caedo, who was her teacher, telling her to keep in mind that he was the model for the UP Oblation. Alfonso is a UPD CFA graduate who created the Oblation statues located at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna; the UP Manila (UPM)- Philippine General Hospital compound; the UPM School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte; and the UPM School of Health Sciences in Koronadal, South Cotabato. Alfonso said that when she was asked to create the other Oblation monuments, she kept checking and re-checking the facial features of the Oblation and told us that “it really looks like him.” Sino ang Modelo ng UP Oblation? September 2, 2007 - Hubo’t hubad na rebulto ng lalaki, nakadipa ang kamay habang nakatingin sa kalangitan, ito ang estatwa na simbulo ng University of the Philippines. Pero totoo nga ba na isang dating sikat na aktor ang naging modelo ng nasabing debuho? Naging maugong noon na si Fernando Poe Sr, ama ng kinikilalang Hari ng Pelikulang Pinoy na si Fernando Poe Jr ang sinasabing modelo ng UP oblation. Ngunit sa isang libro, lumitaw na hindi si Poe Sr kundi si Anastacio Caedo ang modelo ng debuho. Si Caedo ay sinasabing estudyante ni Professor Guillermo Tolentino, ang lumikha ng debuho noong 1935. Nais umanong ipakita ni Tolentino sa kanyang obra ang nasyunalismo ng isang Filipino. Ang hubo’t hubad na katawan habang nakadipa ang mga kamay ay pagpapakita ng pag-aalay nito ng sarili para sa bayan. Hindi naglaon, si Caedo ay naging fine arts professor at sinundan ang yapak ni Tolentino sa paglilok. Kabilang sa mga ginawang rebulto ni Caedo ay ang monumento ni Dr. Jose Rizal sa Idelstien, Germany. REFERENCES: GMANewsTV. (2007). Sino ang modelo ng UP oblation?. In News. Lifted and modified from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/ulatfilipino/58760/sino- ang-modelo-ng-up-oblation/story/ Palisoc-Romualdo, A. (2011). Tales from UP Diliman: Fact or fiction?. In Features. Lifted and modified from http://web-old.up.edu.ph/tales-from-up-diliman- fact-or-fiction/ Directions: Complete the Comparison Table below. (40 points) HISTORICAL SOURCE SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES Source Material 1 Source Material 2