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The Marikina city government, known for its shoe-making industry, under Mayor Marides Fernando is responsible for the creation of two giant shoes. The crafting of the shoes were part of a bid to break the Guinness World Records on the "largest shoes in the world" as well as an attempt to boost the city's reputation in shoe-making globally.
The City of Marikina is considered one of the wealthiest local government units in the Philippines. [7] Marikina is known as the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines" owing to its famous shoe industry. [8] It is the biggest manufacturer of shoes in the Philippines, producing almost 70% of shoes made in the country. [9]
A portion of Marcos' shoe collection seized by the Presidential Commission on Good Government was requested to be transferred to the Marikina city government led by Mayor Bayani Fernando in 1996. Marcos did not object to the request in 1998. [3] [4] In the same year, Fernando conceived the idea to open a museum dedicated to Marikina's shoe ...
Marikina: n/a: Metro Manila: Shoe Capital of the Philippines After the city's shoemaking industry. [58] Muntinlupa: n/a: Metro Manila: Emerald City After the city's urban biodiversity. [59] Naga: Camarines Sur (geographically only) Bicol Region: The Queen City of Bicol [60] [61] Navotas: n/a: Metro Manila: Fishing Capital of the Philippines
The pair of giant shoes are on display inside the Shoe Gallery of Riverbanks Mall. 5.29 metres (17.4 ft) long and 2.37 metres (7 ft 9 in) wide, equivalent to a French shoe size of 753, they were created over 77 days between August 5 and October 21, 2002, by Marikina shoe industry business people.
Facade of Kapitan Moy Building, a Bahay na bato with its structure of nails and adobe and big capiz windows on the second floor.. Kapitan Moy Building, also known as Cultural Center of Marikina situated in Marikina, Metro Manila, the Philippines, is the 200-year-old house of Don Laureano Guevarra (July 4, 1851 – December 30, 1891), known as the founder of the Marikina shoe industry.
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Shoe companies of the Philippines (1 C, 1 P) Shoe companies of Portugal (1 P) S. ... Shoe companies of the United States (7 C, 168 P) This page was ...