MANILA, Philippines - It is said that Marikina’s first pair of shoes ... shops producing 260,078 pairs of ladies’ shoes and 86,692 pairs of men’s shoes worth P762,896. During this time ...

MARIKINA, Philippines — Hundreds of people joined in the annual Tour de Takong held in Shoe Avenue, Marikina City last December 1. Part of the celebration of the Sapatos Festival in Marikina ...

Eventually, they expanded their business to school shoes and men’s shoes ... promote the product that shaped Marikina to become the Shoe Capital of the Philippines. “The shoe industry has ...

We went to other workshops which are mostly for men’s shoes ... just from the Philippines for now. Most of our leather, except the fish skin, is actually just from around Marikina.

Renowned as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, the city holds a Sapatos Festival from mid-September until year’s end. Marikina was already ... He makes only handcrafted men’s shoes of ...

After a year of lockdown, that has been a passing thought for Marikina ... handcrafting men’s leather shoes. They recounted how they were hitting their stride in the Philippines’ shoe capital ...

The Marikina ... around 100 shoe companies are still operating in the city. De Guzman told the shoemakers featured on the site, which currently carries 47 unique designs for men and women that ...

MARIKINA opened on Monday the city's annual Balik Eskwela (back-to-school) Shoe Bazaar. Known as the shoe capital of the Philippines, Marikina opened the bazaar featuring 43 leather products stalls.

it’s great to keep the Marikina tradition alive or the shoe industry alive in the Philippines,” he said. Joco Comendador has conducted more than thirty workshops in partnership with other coworking ...

Marikina, recognized as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, continues to promote Filipino talent and local industry through events like this. The festival featured a public shoe exhibit, highlighting ...

The First Lady of Philippines Imelda Marcos did not believe in dressing down. The collection at Marikina museum proves it. The beautifully arrayed shoes were discovered in the basement of the ...