Marikina, Shoe Capital of the Philippines


	Marikina, Shoe Capital of the Philippines

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10-26-2009 3:44 AM

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By the turn of the 20th century, Marikina had emerged as a town of shoemakers. The craft of shoemaking had started in 1887 through the efforts of Don Laureano "Kapitan Moy" Guevarra.

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