MARIKINA CITY

History and Development into a World Class City

 First Settlers of Marikina
*The coming of the new settlers in Marikina
 Augustinians – the first to arrive in the valley
of Marikina in 1500
 “Chorillo”- where they first settled and it is
now called Barangka
 Jesuits- came second during the 1630’s, at
Jesus Dela Peña ( Jesus of the Rocks)
where they established a Mission and a
Church.
 When the Jesuits returned in 1689, they
expanded the propagation of Christianity
in the town, which included “Olandes”
which was a part of Calumpang.
In 1687, the settlement or Pueblo
became a Parish called Mariquina.
The early settlers lived along the
riverbanks and the other fertile farms.
With the people’s industriousness and
the combined know-how of the early
Chinese settlers, the farms began to
produce rice and vegetables in great
quantities until it became a prized
hacienda

By the 19th century, Hacienda Marikina
was owned and administered by the
Tuazon family and had become the
biggest in the Philippines.
Because of its size, natural beauty and
bountiful harvest, the hacienda was
declared as a Mayorazgo (Royal Estate)
by the Spanish Colonial Government.
When the Church of San Roque was
finished, the barrios of Barangka, Tañong,
and J. dela Peña were termed Marikina.
 How did Marikina gets it name?
 *There are a lot of stories of how Marikina got its name.
1. One of the builders of the J. dela Peña chapel was a
young priest called “Mariquina” who was given the task
of baptizing children to Christianity, because of the
noble work, “Mariquina” was named in his honor to
bestow upon him glory and praise.
2. When the chapel at J. dela Peña was being built, the
laborers were being supervised by a Jesuit
priest.Expectedly there was a language
barrier.When the chapel was finished, the Jesuit
asked what name they would give to the structure,
one worker answered “marikit na po” thinking that what
was being asked is the condition of the chapel. As
they know that “po” is a sign of respect, and they
found it difficult to express the letter “T” the marikit
na , they expressed it as Marikina
3. Another tale was, before the coming of the Spaniards, a
beautiful, virtuous, polite and intelligent lady named “Maria
Cuina” became famous in the whole town up to Manila. When a
traveler visited the barrio, he asked for the name of the place,
where a resident replied “Maria Cuina” thinking that what was
being asked was their admirable lady. Since then, the story
spread throughout and the town was known as Mariquina.
4. From a beautiful town in Spain called “Mariquina” The town
was where the priest who came to the Philippines and
established J. dela Peña, came from. Because of it, “Mariquina”
was used to honor him. In 1901, Dr. Trinida Pardo de Tavera,
changed the letter “Q” to a more vernacular “K”.
5. Based on history and documents in custody of the Marikina
government, the town was called Marikit-na in 1787, and was
later changed to Mariquina. According to Dr Pardo de Tavera,
6. Mariquina was in recognition of Capt. Berenguer de Mariquina
who led the town in 1788.
 On June 11,1901, it was officially incorporated
with the Province of Rizal by Act No. 137 of the
First Philippine Commission.
 In 1975, Metro Manila Commission was created
under P.D. 824, where four (4) cities was
integrated with 13 towns, many of which were
in the province of Rizal, thus making Marikina a
part of the Metropolitan Manila area.
 When Mayor Bayani Fernando took office in
1992, he was determined to see the
municipality turned into a city
 Speaker Jose De Venecia and Congresswoman
Carmencita Reyes, whose ancestors hailed from
Marikina, to get the bill moving in the Lower House,
after a consultation with the residents of Marikina.
 Marikina became a city by virtue of R.A. 8223 signed
by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos in recognition of the
indefatigable efforts of the people of Marikina under
the leadership of Mayor Bayani Fernando. It was
ratified through a plebiscite by the majority vote of the
Marikeños on December 6,1996 turning it into a highly
urbanized city. It coincided with the feast of our Lady
of the Immaculate Concepcion.
 Pres. Gloria Arroyo signed RA No. 9364, an act that
amended RA 8223, creating two congressional
districts in Marikina City. It validated the cities’ status
as a formidable city with a high potential for further
growth and progress.
 SHOE MAKING INDUSTRY
 Don Mariano “Kapitan Moy” Guevarra, assisted
by Tiburcio Eustaquio, Ambrocio Sta. Ines, and
Gervacio Carlos.
 A worn out pair of shoes of Kapitan Moy (Made
in Great Britain) created the “spark”
 He took the shoes apart, studied its
components, and then made patterns out of
them.
 He also observed the Chinese at the Parian, (In
Manila) and fashioned his own pair of shoes
using crude tools, raw materials, and with the
support of the villagers , he subsequently
mastered the art of shoe making
 Marikina’s Industrialization
 By the 20th century, Marikina emerged as a
town of shoemakers.
 Having gained expertise, the people had
developed a work ethic that had
prepared them for the arrival of heavy
industries in the 1950’s As industries
proliferated, there had been a steady
influx of workers from other parts of Luzon
that rapidly increased its population.
 Shoe manufacturing flourished into a multi-
million peso industry- thus becoming the
“Shoe Capital of the Philippines”
The Mayors of Marikina;
 Juan Chanyungco 1938-1945
 Enrique dela Paz 1945-1948
 Gil Fernando 1948-1951
 Juan Chanyungco 1951- 1955
 Gil Fernando 1956-1959
 Osmundo De Guzman 1960-1986
 Teofisto Santos 1986
 Rodolfo Valentino 1987-1992
 Bayani Fernando 1992- 2001
 Ma Lourdes Fernando 2001- 2010
 Del R. De Guzman 2010 – 2016
 Marcy R. Teodoro 2016 --to present
 BE PROUD,
YOU ARE A MARIKENYO