Here in the Philippines, when one mentions locally made shoes, the first word that comes into mind is Marikina. Know more:
Here in the Philippines, when one mentions locally made shoes, the first word that comes into mind is Marikina. The Shoe Capital of the Philippines, the shoe making industry in this city began in 1887 when Don Laureano “Kapitan Moy” Guevarra served as Marikina’s captain municipal.
Across the Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina is the Museo ng Sapatos , which is housed in an old stone building built in 1880s by Doña Teresa de la Paz of the affluent Tuason family to store palay. Opened on February 16, 2001, it aims to showcase the shoes worn by prominent figures and personalities in the Philippine history and to trace the history of the shoe industry. The centerpiece of its exhibits are the 749 pairs of size eight-and-a-half footwear of former First Lady Imelda R.
Just outside the Shoe Museum is a century-old acacia tree, one of two Heritage Trees in Marikina, which are enduring witnesses to city’s history particularly, the growth and struggles of its footwear industry. Now laying on its side, the trunk blocking J.P. Rizal Street and half of the roots unearthed and exposed, it was uprooted by a tornado spawned by Typhoon Ompong on September 14, 2018.
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