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The Jollibee TEQ63 figures have been unveiled: Here's what you need to know

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Karen Flores

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171809608889520240611 jollibee.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Quiccs Maiquez (middle) poses with mascots of Jollibee and his TEQ63 figures. <em>Karen Flores Layno, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- After days of dropping hints online, Jollibee has finally unveiled its newest collaboration featuring acclaimed toy designer Quiccs Maiquez, who is best known for his TEQ63 figures.</p><p>For the uninitiated, TEQ63 combines Quiccs&#x27; passions -- Japanese robots, hip-hop, and graffiti culture -- with his love for the Philippines. Carrying the Philippines&#x27; country code, the toy comes in multiple colorways and three sizes -- the 12-inch Megateq, the 6-inch standard, and the 3-inch Microteq. </p><div><a href="https://news2.abs-cbn.com/ancx/style/style-profile/02/16/20/meet-quiccs-the-filipino-toy-designer-who-booked-a-two-year-deal-with-adidas">Meet Quiccs, the Filipino toy designer who booked a two-year deal with adidas</a></div><p>The Jollibee TEQ63 collab features all three sizes, each including a packaging inspired by the homegrown fast food chain&#x27;s spaghetti and palabok boxes. These will be first made available at the TOYCON 2024, which will be held from June 14 to 16 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.</p><p>Naturally, these won&#x27;t come cheap: a set including all three figures will cost you P25,000, while the 6-inch and 3-inch figures can be bought separately for P6,500 and P3,500 each, respectively. Only 150 sets will be initially available at TOYCON 2024, and 100 pieces each for the smaller toys. </p><p>Quiccs assured, however, that there will be enough for everyone. &quot;The rest will be coming very soon, like in one to two weeks... We will do allocations, and if the physical stocks get sold out, we&#x27;ll deliver it for free naman sa mga mag-preorder. Everyone in the line will be accommodated,&quot; he told members of the media during the Jollibee TEQ63 launch, adding that they will give more updates soon.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171809599949120240611_114138 (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Here&#x27;s a look at the new Jollibee TEQ63 toys. <em>Karen Flores Layno, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>The new collab is part of Jollibee&#x27;s efforts to showcase Filipino talent. Dorothy Dee-Ching, the fast food chain&#x27;s vice president for marketing, said choosing Quiccs is &quot;a no-brainer,&quot; citing the artist&#x27;s impressive portfolio.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re very happy to be working with an amazing artist like Quiccs... Collaborations like this allow us to shine a spotlight on Filipino talent and creativity that is making waves not just in our country but also around the world,&quot; she said. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid035vQeHHA5Dc433eLQeySQkojtqWKJSRBM97YxbfgKEDxmFcBhXJmhDuPgc3T4KHqNl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Quiccs, who was already into art at the age of 5, said he has always dreamed of designing his own line of toys. </p><p>Now in his 30s, the artist is enjoying the fruits of his hard work, adding Jollibee to his growing list of local and international collaborations for TEQ63.</p><p>&quot;For Jollibee, one of the biggest Filipino icons, to invite us to collaborate is a very big honor for me. Definitely a milestone,&quot; he said. &quot;Makikita ko ito when I die, magfa-flash ito.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Being able to transform Jollibee into my own style, the TEQ63, is a wonderful experience creatively,&quot; he added. </p><p>When asked to give advice to those who wish to follow in his footsteps, Quiccs humbly replied: &quot;I&#x27;m not wise enough, I think, but the thing that worked for me is I followed my passion instead of following trends, what&#x27;s hot, what&#x27;s uso.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I stuck to the stuff I saw when I was 8, the music I listened to, the graffiti culture that I grew up with. And I guess it worked for me kasi it&#x27;s not something that I need to learn, it comes out from me naturally,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;Stick to your core, stick to your passions, and everything else will follow,&quot; Quiccs ended.  </p>