Marikina, to many Filipinos, is synonymous with shoes, the same way that ducks and balut are traditionally associated with Pateros, jewelry-making with Meycauayan, balisong with Batangas, and lechon ...

Imeldific boots —PHOTOS BY ROMY HOMILLADA The museum ... She actively promoted Marikina’s shoe industry and was reportedly gifted with an average 10 pairs a week by local shoemakers, thus ...

“Halimbawa kapag ang military ay bibili ng boots, mas makakalaban na ngayon ang marikina shoe manufacturers kontra sa China,” she said. “Same thing with school shoes kung bibili ang LGUs ...

MANILA, Philippines - They say that investing in a quality pair of shoes affects the overall being of an individual. But whenever the words “quality shoes” are mentioned, Filipino heritage and ...

According to the PCGG, then Marikina mayor Bayani F Fernando ... but there were a few knee-high boots too. The rows of shoes are interrupted by photos of Imelda with foreign officials.

MANILA, Philippines — Marikina is known as the Philippine shoe capital and is home to many ... shared the touching story behind the brogue-style boots. According to Adaza, Rosemarie, the ...

With over 40 percent of its residents employed in the shoe industry, Marikina, situated near the capital of Manila, is popularly called the shoe capital of the Philippines. Last Friday ...

Select traffic lights stationed at certain intersections have been surprising commuters on the road, thanks to the Marikina ... From boots, heels, and even to loafers, which shoe-shaped traffic ...

Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and his wife, Special Envoy Kathryna Yu-De Guzman Pimentel, are leading efforts to revive Marikina’s struggling shoe industry, once a major source of jobs and ...

GUESS who paid a visit to Marikina’s acclaimed Shoe Museum just as its Shoe Festival opened this week? Former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, who in her heyday had described herself as a ...