MARIKIN

A
HISTORY
383 years ago
Mariquina
Main source of livelihood
Later in 1977, the town was officially made a part of the newly-created Metro Manila area.
The significant year for Marikina was in 1887. It was in this year when shoemaking started to flourish through the efforts of Don Laureano "Kapitan Moy" Guevarra .
It was proclaimed a city through the Republic Act 8223 on
December 8, 1996

-Today, Marikina is known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines

because of its progressive shoe industry.

-The city also prides itself of cultural and heritage site

Kapitan Moy- the ancestral house of the Father of the Shoe
Industry in the Philippines, Don Laurteano Guevara and other
numerous tourissites.
The Marikina River “A Rice Field in
Marikina ”
Geography
Marikina, a lush valley bounded by mountain ranger
and sliced by a river, is one of the sixteen cities and a
municipality that comprised the Metro Manila area. It is
approximately twenty-one kilometers away from Manila
and it lies within 14°35’ latitude and 14°41’ longitude.
It is bounded on the east by the Sierra Madre Mountains and
Antipolo City; on the west by the hills of Quezon City; on the
north by San Mateo and on the south by Pasig City and the
municipality of Cainta.
 DISTRICT 1
San roque
Sta. Elena
Sto. Niño
Calumpang
Malanday Jesus Dela Peña
Tañong
Barangka
Industrial Valley Complex

DISTRICT 2
Concepcion 1
Concepcion 2
II.The Marikina
City’s Footwear
Industry
Post World War II 
1950s: Marikina as the Shoe Capital of
the Philippines
1960s – 1970s: Promotion and
Marketing of Marikina’s Footwear
Industry
Kapitan Moy House and its marker
1980s: Marikina Shoes amid Trade
Liberalization
On February 25, 1987, the incumbent
Municipal Mayor Rodolfo Valentino
issued the Administrative Order No.
87-02 reactivating the Marikina
Footwear Development Council. Its
main objective was to systematize and
coordinate promotion, marketing
efforts and the programs of
manufacturers of footwear and allied
products of the town. It also launched
the First Marikina Trade Festival on
In 1990s, the footwear groups in
Marikina and other areas
witnessed the influx of cheap
goods that came from China,
Korea, Taiwan and other
countries due to trade
liberalization which further
intensified when the country
became a member of the World
Trade Organization (WTO) in
1995.
In 1995, under the leadership of
Mayor Bayani F. Fernando, the
Kapitan Moy residence was
restored to its former glory and
was declared the city’s “Sentrong
Pangkultura.”
Mayor Ma. Lourdes C. Fernando
and Vice Mayor Marion S.
Andres
Proudly unleashed the world’s
largest shoes in the world
On April 15, 2004, Congressman
Del R. De Guzman authored the
Republic Act 9290, an Act that
promoted the development of the
footwear, leather goods and
tannery Industries with the
mandate to bring back the
glorious days of the Marikina
Shoe Industry when it gained
respect and recognition not only
in the Philippines but worldwide.
The Marikina Shoe Industry
16 BARANGAY’S HISTORY

CALUMPANG
The history of Calumpang
starts back during the time
of small family as that of
Tandang Tacio, who
according to the residents, is
the origin of the present
legend of the Calumpang
barrio.
San Antonio de Padua was
erected somewhere in the
vicinity of Daang Pasig.
West by White Plains, east
The area of Calumpang was Subdivisions, big factories,
reduced almost ½ of its multi-national corporations
original size. are the most site in the
Historical development barangay today.
Calumpang has contributed
its share in the Phil-Hispano
revolution General Ikong,
who through his military
leadership, able to fight and
hold back the advancing
Spanish forces along the
banks of Calumpang river.
 SAN ROQUE
Medium-sized piece of real
estate.
Agriculture land was best suited
for vegetable farming.
Being close to river, are was
largely inhabited by wild
animals.
Founding date of the barrio is
historically unknown.
San Roque is derived from
patron saint, whose honor a
chapel was built in the center of
the barrio.
Roosevelt Memorial High School
then Marikina Academy used to be
Tuazon mansion today a gasoline
station is built in the site.
The municipality Hall used to
stand near the churchyard, now
Marikina Puericulture center
 STA.ELENA
Santa elena is Marikina’s
fulse whose every beat spell
progress.
It’s early beginning in year
1687, where the Jesuits
missionaires crossed the
river from Jesus dela peña in
search for a place to build
new church.
The population increased
and when shoe-making was
introduced by Laurence
“Kapitan Moy” Guevara.
 SANTO NIÑO
No existing record of the formal
beginning of the barrio.
The area that they close was across the
river and because the name of the
patron saint, they named the area
Sto.Niño.Living witnesses in the town
of Sto.Niño still testify the original
named of the place was Halang.
Sto.Niño is situated just across the
river J.dela peña .
They come to be known as Taga Ilog
and later on contracted to name the
word Tagalog.
“Lupang Tagalog”
Originally the people of Sto.Niño were
fishermen, farmers and shomakers,
and across the river the vast extensive
fields of sugar cane plantation.
MALANDAY

-located in the north of the barrio of Sto. Niño

bounded in the north by the barrio of concepcion in
the west by the Marikina river and in the east by the
lamuan creek.

-malanday got its name because of the shape of the

barrio “half-cresent” facing the rising sun
-fertile rice lands and works in tumana
-minahan bulelak area is an upgrading project of
the first lady Imelda Marcos
JESUS DELA PEÑA

-founded in the year 1630.

-”niyugan“
- when the Jesuits came they brought with them a
small image of Jesus.
-De la Pazes( parents of the brother Wences Lao
and Emilio).
- “Tingting Kulas”(Nicolas Cruz) the barrio
lieutenant.
TAÑONG

-dubbed as the “Shoe Capital of the Philippines”.

- “labasan”
-”Tañong” from the the tagalog word
-”Tañong and tanungan”.
-established in march,1898.
-from 1898-1900 this place became one of the
battlefields.
-”Tañong is the barangay under the political
jurisdiction of Marikina.”
BARANGKA

-is a Spanish word which in English means

ravine, “Bangin” in Pilipino.
-at the foothills of barangka is the sitio of Chorillo
which became famous for its spring water, said to
be medicinal.
- it was also the favorite source of water.
-during WWII, the building known as the Estanza
was destroyed but through the initiative of the
Congressman Emilio Dela Paz.
INDUSTRIAL VALLEY COMPLEX(IVC)

-part of Barangay Calumpang known as Sitio

Olandes.
- March 25, 1982 by virtue of Batas Pambansa
Bilang 203, Barangay Industrial Valley Complex was
created and Ms. Aurora Galsim became the
appointed Barangay Chairperson.
- came from the combination of the five
subdivisions namely; Don Juan, Monte Vista,
Industrial Valley Complex, Cinco Hermanos And
the Sitio Olandes.
CONCEPCION UNO
Barangay Conception, like
the old Marikina
boondocks, was a reach
agricultural area.
The barangay was
officially named
Conception aftr Mary the
Immaculate Conception on
June 6, 1936 with the
statement of RA no. 1541.
Marcelino de Guzman was
installed as the first
barangay leader in 1903
CONCEPCION DOS
The barangay was created
under Presidential Degree
no.1488, which was signed
by President Ferdinand
Marcos on June 11, 1978
stipulating the territorial
bounderies in 1978
Conception Dos is bounded
on the north by barangay
Marikina Heights on the
west by barangay
MARIKINA HEIGHTS
No existing record of the formal
beginning of the barrio.
The area that they close was across the
river and because the name of the
patron saint, they named the area
Sto.Niño.Living witnesses in the town
of Sto.Niño still testify the original
named of the place was Halang.
Sto.Niño is situated just across the
river J.dela peña .
They come to be known as Taga Ilog
and later on contracted to name the
word Tagalog.
“Lupang Tagalog”
Originally the people of Sto.Niño were
fishermen, farmers and shomakers,
and across the river the vast extensive
fields of sugar cane plantation.
The construction of the open
basketball court that
sewed as the main spots
venue for the barangay
until 1997.
Mayor Munding de
Guzman appointed
Manuel “Manny”
Benipayo as the first
barangay captain of the
new barangay Marikina
Heights.
The 1950’s Marikina
heights has been
transformed into a
PARANG

- from the tagalog word of

meadow.
-was merely a sitio of the
former barrio
Bayanbayanan.
-two sitios ; Parang norte,
Parang sur.
-1938, a dairy farm owned
by the Tuazon
family was established
-Mari-Korea
-famous 10th, 14th , 19th
NANGKA

- northernmost portion of Marikina along the

concrete highway leading to the towns of San Mateo
and Montalban.
- the name was derived form the name of the river
that divides Marikina and San Mateo.
- before the war the place was part of Bayan-
bayanan .
FORTUNE

- former Sitio of Barangay Parang

- Consituted as separate entity on April 10,2007
by virtue of Republic Act no. 9431.
-named after a cigarrete company located in the
area.
-youngest among the 16 barangay.
- on July 25, 2005 the first Sangguniang
Barangay council of Fortune were appointed
TUMANA

-medium sized piece of real estate, bounded in

Northwest side of Marikina and a vast farm land
extending to the Sierra Madre , in the north of
barangay Nangka, in the south of barangay Malanday
and Guarded by Marikina river within the west side.
- “Tumana derived from being agricultural vegetable
farm.
- under city ordinance no. 70 series of 2015, was
created as the 16 barangay of Marikina City,coming
from barangay concepcion uno on March 4 2006
plebiscite.
MARIKINA CULTURE
MARIKINA FESTIVALS

-Ka-angkan Festival
- celebrates the value of
kinship and belongingness and
the solidarity of the city’s multi –
clan make up.
-“Ka-angkan ko, Mabubuting
tao”
- “Bansag”
-April 16

Ka-angkan: kapistahan ng mga

angkan.
- matukoy ng mga
magkakamag anak ang isang
ninuno na kung nabubuhay ay
Sapatero festival

- conceptualized with the end view of invigorating the local shoe industry
- main attraction of the festival is the production of the largest pair of leather shoes complimented
by the tiangge sa ilog.
The Marikina City
Library
The Marikina City Library
started as Municipal Library
Established on August 11, 1956.
Under the leadership of Mayor
Gil Estanislao Fernando (the
father of former Marikina Mayor
Bayani F. Fernando also widely
known as the “Education
Mayor”)
With the auspices of the
Municipal Government of
Marikina and the Bureau of the
Libraries(now the National
Library)
Library transferred to a new
building on August 16, 1962.
Its inauguration on November 25,
1962 coincided with the
celebration of National Book
Week.
Barrio libraries were established
at J. dela pena, Barangka,
Concepcion, Parang, and
Nangka.
Bigger library building was
constructed on the same site on
November 28, 1988 through the
assistance of the municipal
government and Philippine
National Bank (Marikina
Branch)
Marikina City library has transferred
to a new location and reopened
September 01, 2010
20,000 books and 300 CD’s and DVD’s
that cater to the different patrons are
accessible from the library’s diverse
sections.
Ready reference materials are also
available in the Periodicals,
recreational, teens’, Children’s, Laws,
and Governance, Filipiniana,
Rizaliana, and General Collection
sections.
An average of 200 patrons visits the
Marikina City Library everyday.
Ninety percent of them are college
students doing school related projects
and research.
Other visitors include elementary and