Sculptures of Pinoy Daily Workers in QC

 Sculptures of Pinoy Daily Workers in QC

Statues were installed in QC honoring the contribution and importance of the pinoy daily workers spotted in the streets of QC. 

Initially spotted in February 2021 during the pandemic, a revisit was made this October 2022 walking and biking. The lane is clean, walkable all throughout this upscale district of the city.

Curious initially about the two life sized statues spotted at Mother Ignacia st. corner Scout Borromeo, an inquiry was made with the QC City Administration office via online last year. The QC City Administration office replied stating they were part of a contest as an appreciation to the service done by workers who are mainly daily wage workers and always in the streets.

Winners of the art contest earned recognition in the Department of Budget Management (DBM) national program meriting installation and funding at the QC's Green Open Reclaimed Access Lane (GORA Lane). This is a straight route starting at Mother Ignacia corner Segreant Esquerra Avenue at the back of ABS-CBN ending at Aurora Boulevard and Hemady st.near the back gate of St. Paul University QC.

GORA Lane is a 4-kilometer stretch is a walkable and bikable smooth pedestrian lane that spans several Barangays and one bridge from Barangay South Triangle, Laging Handa, Obrero, Kristong Hari, and Mariana and Tobias-Hemady Bridge Road.

26 statues were erected this 2021 to add visual delight to walkers. Works were done by the artists affiliated with Artalyer. ARTALYER is a Fine Arts and Decorative Arts Workshop Studio dedicated to assist and help broaden the knowledge of anyone interested to learn the Basic and Advance.

Statues spotted in sequence: manggagawa, photographer at babaeng subject, mangtataho at batang customer, street sweeper, visually impaired male, lalaking hawak ang cell phone, senior citizen at caregiver, athleta, ice cream vendor at bata, namamalengkeng ina, lolo at lola, mamang nagbebenta ng sigarilyo, mamang naglalako ng peryodiko, policewoman, security guard, mamang magbebenta ng pandesal, mamang lalake, batang lalake, mangtataho, babaeng naka handbag.

Created before the pandemic, not included in the series are the delivery crew who dominated the roads for almost three years and the health workers who are stationed mainly indoors at the health centers though they should have been honored too.

The city creating them statues gives them recognition as we do to our national heroes though nameless.

View them in the well-maintained pedestrian lane, put face masks on their faces as some did, lay flowers. Just appreciating the works is a way of honoring them for what they have been doing.

Some practical notes:

• Hemady from Aurora Boulevard to E. Rodriquez Avenue is a one way towards Christ the King Mission Seminary

• The short strip from E. Rodriguez Avenue to the Tobias-Hemady Bridge Road has 4 statues

• A bridge connects Hemady to Scout Tobias. Prepare for a sharp descent and a short abrupt ascent

• At the corner of Roces Avenue and Scout Tobias, there is a standee showing the GORA map and some attractions in QC

• There are no seats from the start to end. Enter some food outlets for food and a seat

• There are at least three bakeries along Scout Tobias st.