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Marikina Science High School (MSHS), is the first city public science high school in Marikina with a newly built science and robotics laboratory. [89] Marikina Catholic School is a private sectarian institution and it is considered as the city's center of Catholic educational institution located in Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish complex.
Virgen de los Desamparados de Marikina. On October 23, 1791, the church was consecrated by the Archdiocese of Manila for the Virgin's said title so that it could not be used for any secular purpose. In 1898, during the Philippine–American War, the first image was burnt along with pertinent records of the devotion in Marikina. In 1902, a new ...
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SM City Marikina is a part of SM's 50th Anniversary and it was the first shopping mall to open in 2008. Teatro Marikina – This is the center of performing arts of Marikina and eastern Metro Manila. This facility also caters to various events such as plays, concerts, shows, exhibits and seminars.
In 1890, Domingo Zamora, whose elder brother Felipe Zamora was one of Rizal's co-propagandists in Madrid, Spain, constructed a military headquarters and garrison in guise of a residential house. Zamora is also a founder of the Iglesia Pilipina Independiente whose origin traces back from the struggle of the Filipino clergy against racial ...
Jesús de la Peña Chapel or San Isidro Labrador Church is a historic visita in Marikina, Philippines where the first Catholic Mass was held. [1] Built by the Society of Jesus in the year 1630 with the permission of the reigning Archbishop of Manila, its establishment marked the beginning of the recorded history of Marikina, which was once a vast and mountainous area traversed by the Marikina ...
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.
Marikina was first represented as part of the at-large district of the province of Manila in the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. The then-town was later incorporated to the province of Rizal, established in 1901, and was represented as part of the second district of Rizal from 1907 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1972.