{"id":237117,"date":"2019-11-11T20:10:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T01:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=237117"},"modified":"2019-11-11T20:10:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T01:10:23","slug":"marikina-opens-sapatos-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/11\/marikina-opens-sapatos-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Marikina opens &#8216;Sapatos Festival&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v5.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarikinaPIO\/posts\/3189589381055342?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB-KZN5MoekGVIT0gF1cmjmdIbH-RG2HVSeKGBZa9oxjXPT2vZ6Wo2VUuqgoJraiLLcm9sARePzOdzRIEAl1Aog53nze5_iL4pIHiAb54Y6UgsMSI6ZhGvr181oXd2aU3QEPcNMQV8MWY9ScDpHFTwa0U2LsO9jRb5F37S4phalX1TWOOpmzpURBc-ZA4WGKIzKHjsUp5t3FQpNot6fmT-rFBkeD24kbHUIKep8rcWFmvw5oMK00uAK2zo9He1LtGwYzv71YBsxUuU0sfDc4VA6udLQr3tz7dwIgA5HdpnAakJ0xlbRUcRkx3oS7ViixqBu1GgtGeKYvqJNLKYCeAkQOQ&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarikinaPIO\/posts\/3189589381055342\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>Tara na sa Marikina!Pinangunahan ni Mayor Marcy ang pagbubukas ng SAPATOS FESTIVAL BAZAAR ngayong araw. Makakabili&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarikinaPIO\/\">Marikina PIO<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarikinaPIO\/posts\/3189589381055342\">Sunday, November 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The Marikina City government on Monday officially opened this year\u2019s \u201cSapatos Festival\u201d at the Freedom Park located in front of the City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said the festival aims to boost the city&#8217;s shoe industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Pagsasapatos, ito ang industriya kung saan naging tanyag ang<\/em>\u00a0Marikina,<em>\u00a0ika nga,<\/em>\u00a0\u2018The Shoe Capital of the Philippines.\u2019<em>\u00a0Sa pagkakagawa ng unang pares ng sapatos, bahagi na ito ng aming kasaysayan<\/em>\u00a0(Shoemaking. This is the industry which Marikina became famous for. As they called it, &#8216;The Shoe Capital of the Philippines&#8217;. The creation of the first pair of shoes is part of our history),\u201d Teodoro said during the opening of the bazaar.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 48 manufacturers composed of footwear and leather manufacturers are participating in this year\u2019s festival showcasing quality and affordable shoes, bags, belts, and other products made by Marikina&#8217;s skilled craftsmen.<\/p>\n<p>He said the shoe industry has ever since been the biggest part of the city\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Higit sa pagiging bahagi ng ekonomiya, ang pagsasapatos ay bahagi ng kasaysayan, kultura, pagkakakilanlan ng bawat taga-<\/em>Marikina. Turing namin dito ay isang labor of love,<em>\u00a0gawang kamay, gawang may pagmamahal<\/em>\u00a0(More than being part of the economy, footwear is part of every Marikina resident&#8217;s history, culture, identity. We consider this a labor of love. Every shoe is handmade and is made with love),\u201d Teodoro stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who participated in the bazaar is Antonio Andres, chairman of the Marikina-based Philippine Footwear Federation, Inc. (PFFI), and owner of shoe store Gibson\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando \u201cTatay Orly\u201d Santos, 71, who made the shoes worn by President Rodrigo Duterte in his State of the Nation Address (SONA), is also participating in the bazaar.<\/p>\n<p>Various shoes are being sold at the bazaar for as low as PHP200 to PHP3,000 in this year&#8217;s festival which will run until December 29.<\/p>\n<p>The city government continues to promote locally-made and world-class footwear products by having the annual festival as a form of support to micro and small manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am urging the public to visit the Marikina Shoe bazaar and buy Marikina-made products. Let\u2019s support our quality local products to boost our economy,\u201d Noel Box, officer-in-charge of the Marikina Shoe Industry Development Office (MASIDO) said.<\/p>\n<p>Teodoro said Marikina shoes are of high quality and could last for years, unlike imported shoes which only last for only around three months, based on results of a test conducted by the city government.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Marikina City government inked a memorandum of Agreement to further boost the industry of shoemaking in Marikina<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, Shoe Tech course and other technical courses will now be offered at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina (PLMar).<\/p>\n<p>Teodoro earlier announced that the PHP60-million Shoe Tech School, located inside the Pamantasan ng Lingsod ng Marikina (PLMar) campus, is set to be operational by the third quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The shoe school seeks to produce more shoemakers through trainings and technical courses certified by TESDA that would address the lack of skilled shoemakers in Marikina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tara na sa Marikina!Pinangunahan ni Mayor Marcy ang pagbubukas ng SAPATOS FESTIVAL BAZAAR ngayong araw. 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