Your Messenger message:

"Hi Sir Tony. "Good evening pò. "Would you know what kind of a god/diety is this? "Looks like a Chinese god to me.

"..."

"Sir ~ "I found it among my stuff from the old house we were staying at, 1999-2010. "I believe it was owned by my friend (my Mare ___________) who owned the house. She was Chinese

"-I found it inside one of my kitchen cupboards na malapit sa floor.. basta na lang nakatambak doon. Parang na-'guilty' po ako... kinuha ko siya doon... nilagay ko nong una sa taas ng isang platera sa kitchen namin... ngayon, tinransfer ko po siya sa kitchen counter (far right ng lababo kung sa'n ako naghuhugas ng mga pinggan, etc.) "Question: "Sa'n po siya dapat ilagay? "Sa isang altar?

"Sorry pò sa distorbo. "Maraming salamat pò, Sir."


My reply: Hello _______!

That is a statuette of the Chinese Kitchen God, typically hung on brackets on a kitchen wall.

Some notes from Wikipedia:

"The Kitchen God[,]...also known as the Stove God...is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family. The Kitchen God is recognized in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Taoism. Under different names, he is also celebrated in several other Asian religions.

"It is believed that on the twenty[-]third day of the twelfth lunar month, just before Chinese New Year, the Kitchen God returns to Heaven to report the activities of every household over the past year to Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor, emperor of the heavens, either rewards or punishes a family based on [the Kitchen God]'s yearly report.

"Traditionally, every Chinese household would have a paper effigy or a plaque of [the Kitchen God] and his wife (who writes down everything that is said in the household over the year for her husband's report to Jade Emperor) above the fireplace in the kitchen. This tradition is still widely practiced, and [the Kitchen God] was the most highly worshiped god of those who protect the household and family. Offerings of food and incense are made to [the Kitchen God] on his birthday (the third day of the eighth lunar month) and also on the twenty[-]third day (or twenty[-]fourth day) of the twelfth lunar month, which marks his return to Heaven to give his New Year's report to the Jade Emperor. On this day, the lips of [the Kitchen God]'s paper effigy are often smeared with honey to sweeten his words to Yu Huang..., or to keep his lips stuck together. After this, the effigy will be burnt and replaced by a new one on New Year's Day. Firecrackers are often lit as well, to speed him on his way to heaven. If the household has a statue or a nameplate of [the Kitchen God] it will be taken down and cleaned on this day for the new year.

"Many customs are associated with the Kitchen God, especially defining the date of the 'Kitchen God festival', also known as 'Little New Year'. It is noted that the date differed depending on the location. It is believed that people in northern China celebrate it on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, while the people in southern China celebrate it on the twenty-fourth..." 

You need not follow this tradition because it is quite tedious, unless it is something you would like to do.