ve iled ▁by ▁President ▁Gl oria ▁Mac ap ag al - Ar roy o ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁while ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner , ▁front ing ▁Que zon ▁Bou lev ard , ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁high ▁mar ble ▁ob el isk ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁whose ▁out st retch ed ▁arms ▁bear ▁a ▁tor ch , ▁representing ▁freedom . ▁ ▁The ▁ob el isk ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁columns ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁which ▁are ▁to pped ▁with ▁ur ns ▁made ▁from ▁an ▁al loy ▁of ▁cast ▁iron ▁and ▁bronze , ▁which ▁also ▁serve ▁as ▁gas - f ired ▁ca ul dr ons ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁lit ▁for ▁special ▁occasions . ▁ ▁The ▁Man ila ▁city ▁government ▁declared ▁this ▁particular ▁corner ▁the ▁" Pl ar idel ▁Cor ner ", ▁after ▁the ▁nom - de - pl ume ▁of ▁Marcel o ▁H . ▁del ▁P ilar , ▁editor ▁and ▁co - publish er ▁of ▁La ▁Sol id ar idad , ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁cent en ary ▁of ▁del ▁P ilar ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁the ▁comm emor ative ▁pla que , ▁written ▁in ▁Filip ino , ▁be ars ▁the ▁following ▁quot ation ▁attributed ▁to ▁Vol taire . ▁ ▁The ▁pla za ▁is ▁lit ▁at ▁night ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁several ▁flo od light s ▁installed ▁at ▁strateg ic ▁points ▁throughout ▁the ▁area , ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁on ▁top