Filipina Comfort Women
Bronze sculpture dedicated to Filipino comfort women / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filipina Comfort Women was a statue publicly displayed along Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Unveiled on December 8, 2017, and installed through the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and other donors and foundations, it was dedicated to the Filipino "comfort women", who worked in military brothels in World War II including those who were coerced into doing so.
Filipina Comfort Women | |
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Artist | Jonas Roces |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Filipino "comfort women" |
Dimensions | 2 m (6.56 ft) |
Condition | Lost (stolen) |
Location | Manila (2017–2018) Antipolo, Rizal (as of 2018) Unknown (stolen after its transfer to Antipolo) |
Owner | Manuel Chua of Tulay Foundation |
Since its installation in Manila it has garnered support from concerned groups, and criticism from government agencies. The statue was removed on April 27, 2018, which has received backlash. It has since been stored in the private studio of its artist, Jonas Roces, in Antipolo, Rizal but was later stolen.