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People Power Monument

Monument in Quezon City, Philippines

Summary

Monument in Quezon City, Philippines

Field	Value
monument_name	People Power Monument
native_name	Monumento ng Lakas ng Bayan
image	People Power Monument (EDSA-White Plains, Quezon City)(2010-08-30) 2.jpg
caption	People Power Monument decorated with yellow ribbons during Ninoy Aquino Day
location	Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
designer	Eduardo Castrillo
height	18 m
open	1993
dedicated_to	The memory of the EDSA People Power Revolution
coordinates

The People Power Monument is an 18 m monument built to commemorate the events of the 1986 People Power Revolution. The monument is located on the corner of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and White Plains Avenue in Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines. It was made by Eduardo Castrillo in 1993. It is about 0.90 km from the EDSA Shrine, another monument built to commemorate the event.

Description

The monument is set atop an elevated position and is pyramidal in composition. The first and middle tiers are composed of statues of people from all sectors of the society. The first tier is composed of a chain of men and women with arms linked together. One man at the end of the chain, who is identified as Ninoy Aquino, is pointing towards EDSA Shrine and the Ortigas Area.

The middle tier represents various people, young and old, who had joined the protest; some of the statues are that of a musician, a mother carrying an infant, a man sporting the "Laban" sign, and priests and nuns. On the top tier of the monument is a towering female figure with arms raised toward the sky. The figure have unchained shackles on her wrist which represent freedom. From the back of the composition rises a large flag and staff.

As with any other artistic works in the Philippines, the monument is protected by copyright according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.

November 2016 protests

In November 2016, the monument became a gathering point where anti-Marcos groups, Martial Law victims and political figures gathered at the monument to denounce the surprise burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Hero's Cemetery) that took place on November 18, 2016. Protesters condemned the hero's burial citing wide-scale plunder and human rights abuses during the Marcos dictatorship. Members and former members of the Cabinet were among the protesters.

7 Symbols of Peace nomination

In May 2018, the monument was nominated as one of the seven symbols of world peace through the #7Peace #PeoplePower initiative.

Trillion Peso March

On 21 September 2025, the monument became a venue for the Trillion Peso March against government corruption.

Gallery

File:EDSA Began with Ninoy Plaque.jpg|Plaque beneath the Benigno Aquino statue File:People Power Monument Marker.jpg|National Historical Commission Marker

References

Esposo-Ramirez, Veronice. "Freeing the Filipino through Monumental Sculpture". University of Asia & the Pacific.
"Spirit of Edsa Foundation".
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines. (February 25, 2020). "The People Power Monument, a structure built to commemorate the #EDSA revolution, was sculptured by Eduardo Castrillo in 1993 and is {{sic".
(November 18, 2016). "Photos: Aerial view of rallies against Marcos' burial".
Hincks, Joseph. (2016-12-01). "Filipinos Are Outraged at Attempts to Rehabilitate Marcos".
"VistaPinas". VistaPinas.
(December 1, 2016). "Activists occupy People Power Monument to protest Marcos burial".
"7 Symbols of Peace".
(September 22, 2025). "Ben&Ben shares full 'Kapangyarihan' performance at EDSA's Trillion Peso March".

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