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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]
Name Language Type Area reporting covers ABS-CBN News: English/Filipino: Daily: National Bulatlat [5]: English: Daily: National Cebu Daily News (CDN Digital) English
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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.
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