This list of tallest statues in the Philippines includes free-standing, completed statues that are at least 5 meters (16 feet) tall. The height of these statues are measured from the top of its base/pedestal up to its maximum height (including monuments with spires or obelisks).
Existing statues
As of 3 November 2022, this table includes the following statues with a height of 5 m (16 ft) and above.
The colossal stainless steel art installation measures a total height of 60 m (197 ft) including the five-meter podium on which it stands. The artwork, sculpted by Orlando-based Filipino-American visual artist Jefrë, weighs 300 t (661,387 lb) and surpassed the height of Statue of Liberty, at 55 meters[3][4][5]
Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture in the world with a total height of 50.23 m including its 8.23 m (27.0 ft) base.[6][7]
Construction began in 2016 and was unveiled and blessed in 2017. The 100 ft (30 m) statue stands on a 50 ft (15 m) pedestal building. The total height of the structure is 150 ft (46 m).[11][12]
Built in 1991 on top of Agtalin Hill at Brgy. Dulangan. It was the tallest Marian statue in the Philippines at the time of its completion in 1993.[14][9]
Located on top of a hill inside the Regina Rosarii Institute of Contemplation in Asia (Regina RICA), a pilgrimage site, ecological sanctuary and convent in Sitio Aguho, Barangay Sampaloc.[15][16]
Located on top of the St. Padre Pio Shrine in Brgy. Timbangan, Calbiga, Samar, a few meters from the 36.5 m (120 ft) Divine Mercy Shrine. Constructed through the initiative of the Franciscan Sisters of the Divine Mercy.
Started construction in May 2018. Located within the Padre Pio Mountain of Healing Complex in Area C, Barangay Paradise 3. It is the tallest statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the Philippines.[27][28]
The monument stands on a 5.1 m (17 ft) base and steps with a height of 0.60 m (2.0 ft), while the obelisk has a height of 8.9 m (29 ft). Designed by Swiss sculptorRichard Kissling.[29][30]
The monument is located atop the archway of Eternal Gardens Memorial Park, a private cemetery in Barangay 158 (Libis Baesa). The 10 m (33 ft) steel and bronze monument, designed by National Artist for SculptureNapoleon Abueva, stands on a 3.6 m (12 ft) concrete pedestal.[33][34]
A popular landmark for tourists entering Baguio via Kennon Road. Commissioned by the local Lions Club and sculpted from a limestone rock in the area by artists Reynaldo Nanyac and Anselmo Day-ag.
The statue is located on the side of the Nueva Vizcaya-Ifugao-Mountain Province Road atop Mount Polis, between a cell site and a police station near the boundary of Ifugao and Mountain Province.
The monument is located on top of Mount Caglago in Barangay Tabgon and is accessible through a 524-step stairway. The current statue is the second statue, which replaced the first one that was damaged by a typhoon.[52][53]
The monument, designed by Filipino sculptor Toym Imao, is located within the Laguna Sports Complex in Barangay San Juan. It depicts Rizal as a sportsman in fencing attire and holding a foil. Although reported to be the tallest Jose Rizal monument in the world, the Rizal Monument in Manila remains the tallest as its height includes its obelisk.[54][55]
The monument, designed by Filipino sculptor Jonas Roces, is 6.7 m (22 ft) in height, with a granite pedestal of 2.40 m (7.9 ft) and a 4 m (13 ft) circular stairway base.[58][59]
The monument depicts the Virgin Mary saving a drowning sailor from a sinking ship. It stands atop a concrete ship built on a reef located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the port of Lavezares.[60][61][62]
Divine Mercy Statue (Consolacion), a 39.7 m (130 ft) steel and concrete statue of Jesus Christ being planned for construction in Barangay Garing, Consolacion, Cebu. Construction started in January 2020 and is expected to be completed by 2021 in time for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.[63][64]
^Although most online sources give the monument’s height at 12.7 meters or 42 feet, Arch. Ricardo Berbensana, chief of National Parks Development Council (NPDC) Planning and Management Division, gave the following dimensions of the monument: obelisk (8.9 m), base (5.1 m), and elevated marble steps (.60 m). From Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Firm. "G.R. No. 213948 (Knights of Rizal vs. DMCI Homes Inc. et al)"(PDF). dmcihomes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^Alcazaren, Paulo (9 March 2002). "Wait a Monument". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^"Bonifacio Sesquicentennial". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^Lato, Cris Evert and Arnaiz, Jani (14 October 2011). "Maasin shrines lure Marian devotees". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Correa, Ramilito; Gonzales, Angelita (2005). Sigay i Tm' 2005 Ed. Manila, Philippines: Rex Bookstore, Inc. p. 64. ISBN9712342336.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)