 The bust in 1989 prior to its destruction | |
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| 16°21′13″N 120°29′24″E / 16.35361°N 120.49000°E | |
| Location | Mount Shontoug, Aspiras–Palispis Highway, Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines |
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| Material | concrete |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1978 |
| Completion date | 1980 |
| Dedicated to | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Dismantled date | December 2002 |
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The bust of Ferdinand Marcos along the Aspiras–Palispis Highway in Tuba, Benguet, Philippines, was a 30-meter (98 ft) concrete monument of former Philippine President, dictator[1] and kleptocrat[2] Ferdinand Marcos. The monument became a subject of controversy as its construction displaced indigenous Ibaloi residents in the sparsely populated area, and Ibaloi residents were reportedly forced to sell their ancestral land at very low prices. The monument was destroyed in December 2002, with the New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, taking credit for its destruction.[3][4]
- ^ Bonner, William; Bonner, Raymond (1987). Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy. Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8129-1326-2.
- ^ Chaikin, David; Sharman, J. C. (2009), Chaikin, David; Sharman, J. C. (eds.), "The Marcos Kleptocracy", Corruption and Money Laundering: A Symbiotic Relationship, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 153–186, doi:10.1057/9780230622456_7, ISBN 978-0-230-62245-6, retrieved 2022-05-24
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
archbishopwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dumlao, Artemio (2002-12-30). "Marcos bust blasted". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2019-02-05.