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Philippine collector amasses super-sized collection of fast-food restaurant toys

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Adrian Portugal, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/04/28/tc1.jpg"/><figcaption>Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, poses with his toy collection in his home in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021. <em>Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>APALIT - From the age of 5, Filipino graphic artist Percival Lugue has had a passion for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald&#x27;s, Burger King and home-country favorite Jollibee.</p><p>Now, nearly five decades later, the 50-year-old has about 20,000 toys packed from floor to ceiling in his home and holds a Guinness World Record from 2014, when his collection reached more than 10,000 items.</p><p>&quot;The toy is like a storyteller in itself,&quot; said Lugue, explaining his hobby while sitting among an eclectic mix of toys in his three-story home.</p><p>&quot;For example, it gives me a glimpse of that particular period when I got it, the story of what&#x27;s going on, what are the incidents that are attached in the acquisition,&quot; he said. Lugue, who lives in Apalit in Pampanga, a province northwest of Manila, built his home especially to house his collection.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/04/28/tc2.jpg"/><figcaption>Shelves filled with toys are pictured in the home of Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021.<em> Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>He likens the excitement that getting new toys gives him to Christmas morning.</p><p>He has always played with the toys, but even as a child took good care of them and put them on display &quot;unlike the other kids, who would tear up their toys into smithereens.&quot;</p><p>While most of his toys were obtained through personal purchases, some were donated by friends and family.</p><p>&quot;I would invite my friends to... have lunch at McDonald&#x27;s... and in one sitting I would be able to complete the whole set,&quot; he said.</p><p>One of his most treasured pieces is a &quot;Hetty Spaghetti&quot; figurine, a mascot from the Jollibee chain that his mother gave him in 1988.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/04/28/tc3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/04/28/tc4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/04/28/tc5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/04/28/tc6.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Toys are pictured in the home of Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021.<cite> Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Toys and fast-food packaging are pictured in the home of Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021.<cite> Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, poses with his toy collection in his home in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021.<cite> Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Percival Lugue&#x27;s certificate for the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection is photographed with his toy collection in his home in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 20, 2021.<cite> Eloisa Lopez, Reuters</cite></p></div></div></div><p>His dream now is to eventually put his collection on display for the public or even open a museum to &quot;give others a chance to revisit their own childhood memories.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/15/21/jollibee-income-rebounds-in-q4-eyes-expansion-this-year">Jollibee back in black in Q4, eyes expansion this year</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/10/21/heres-how-grabfood-knows-what-youre-craving">Here&#x27;s how GrabFood knows what you&#x27;re craving</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1660254" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>From the age of 5, Filipino graphic artist Percival Lugue has had a passion for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald's, Burger King and home-country favorite Jollibee.<br /> </p>

From the age of 5, Filipino graphic artist Percival Lugue has had a passion for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald's, Burger King and home-country favorite Jollibee.

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Philippine collector amasses super-sized collection of fast-food restaurant toys

Adrian Portugal,

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Published Apr 28, 2021 11:27 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 28, 2021 12:04 PM PHT

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