Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina (Kapitan Moy Museum)
by Jhaypee Guia on July 19, 2012The old Kapitan Moy building, now named Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina, was constructed in 1780 by Don Jose Guevarra whose family owns "Asyenda Tyason." This old house is not only a structure of nails and adobe, it is an edifice that links us to the past because of the historical events that became known here. In 1887, the first shoe in Marikina was made here. Supreme Andres Bonifacio of the Katipunan once visited the place; and American soldiers made it a camp in 1901.
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Marikina Roman Garden
by Jhaypee Guia on July 19, 2012When tracing back the history of Marikina, one can never overlook the contributions of Christianity. On April 16, 1630, The Society of Jesus inherited the ecclesiastical control of the Marikina area and established a mission village. It was told that the Jesuits found an image of the Infant Jesus among the boulders of rocks along the banks of the local river. Thus, on these boulders, the priests built a chapel and christened the center of the village, Jesus dela Peña (Jesus of the Rock).
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Marikina's Chinese Pagoda
by Jhaypee Guia on July 19, 2012The greater part of the populace of Marikina during the mid-1700s were Mestizo de Sangley (Chinese Mestizo). They came to Marikina upon the invitation of the Jesuits to help in establishing a hacienda which was named after the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro de Labrador.
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Proud to be Marikeños!
by Jane Dacumos on July 19, 2012Marikina City is a lush valley bounded by mountain ranges and sliced by a river. According to MMDA, the city is the most industrialized and noted as one of tourism and cultural city in Metro Manila.
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Marikina’s Unique Shoe Museum
by Jhaypee Guia on July 19, 2012The Shoe Museum was conceived in 1998 under then Mayor Bayani F. Fernando on the assumption that the city, being the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, can be a significant venue for nurturing the historical and cultural values of its shoe industry. It was opened in February 16, 2001 and was initially called the Footwear Museum of Marikina.
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