Post away folks! :colgate:


Link to Thread 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=413383&page=51) in the Archives. :okay:

hello there, matanong ko lang po kung san magandang dumaan papuntang marikina sports complex kung manggagaling ng NLEX. Bus ang sasakyan.. maRaming salamat po...

hello there, matanong ko lang po kung san magandang dumaan papuntang marikina sports complex kung manggagaling ng NLEX. Bus ang sasakyan.. maRaming salamat po...

ang rent kayo ng bus? or commute kayo?

^^ kung galing ka ng NLEX labas ka NOrth ave. tapos Quezon circle den labas ka ng pa commonwealth then daan ka sa UP... Carlos Garcia Ave. ata yun the Katipunan left ka sa Marcos Highway since walang left turn kailangan mo mag u turn then un nasa marikina ka na kahit saan dun pwede dahil madali lang hanapin un

ang rent kayo ng bus? or commute kayo?

rent po.

^^ kung galing ka ng NLEX labas ka NOrth ave. tapos Quezon circle den labas ka ng pa commonwealth then daan ka sa UP... Carlos Garcia Ave. ata yun the Katipunan left ka sa Marcos Highway since walang left turn kailangan mo mag u turn then un nasa marikina ka na kahit saan dun pwede dahil madali lang hanapin un

maraming salamat sa inyo.. actually nakita ko na sa google ung mga posibleng daanan, at yan na rin naisip ko. so un na nga ang pinakamaganda at mabilis na daanan.. punta kami dun by april so first time ko sa malinis na marikina

you'll never be disappointed..maganda talaga at malinis sa marikina..para kang nasa Pilipinas na naging developed country na..hehehe sa olangapo maganda din ha malamang hindi nalalayo yan sa marikina

you'll never be disappointed..maganda talaga at malinis sa marikina..para kang nasa Pilipinas na naging developed country na..hehehe sa olangapo maganda din ha malamang hindi nalalayo yan sa marikina

yup malinis nga dito sa gapo at maganda mga daan. siguro nga pareho sila ng kalinisan at kaayusan kaya naman nagtandem sina bayani at gordon last election hehe

Hai naku...marumi na ang marikina ngayon....to see is to believe....

^^ any pics?

Hai naku...marumi na ang marikina ngayon....to see is to believe....

Then show me :ohno:

Pumunta nalang kayo dito sa marikina...I live here in Sto.Nino, Marikina....yeah ill show later. di tulad ng dati...wala kang makita na kahit na isang wraper ng candy now, ewan ko nalang....indeed pag ang liderato ay nagbago magbabago din kung ano ang nasimulan..

whats the lates in marikina? buhay pa ba yung giant shoes dyan?

whats the lates in marikina? buhay pa ba yung giant shoes dyan?

yup, meron pa yung giant shoes. umiilaw parin sa gabi

Malinis naman ang Marikina sa nakikita ko ngayon. Siguro sa ilang parts lang walang disiplina ang tao

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Hugo Le Roi

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Hugo Le Roi

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Hugo Le Roi

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Hugo Le Roi

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hugo LE Roi

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hugo Le roi

Robinsons Metro East is in Pasig though was also claimed by Cainta. Sta Lucia is in Cainta.

Robinsons Metro East is in Pasig though was also claimed by Cainta. Sta Lucia is in Cainta.

ay ganun? hihihihi sorry wrong post

May 08,2011 Sunday morning

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The Marikina River really needs to be dredged. Look at the islets forming in the middle of the river.

At least walang squatters along its riverbanks...

^^agree hehe... :lol:

Tama...Ako din agree...

Get rid of the water lilies and the two garbage shoes, the river should be free flowing. These are part of the problem creating severe flooding during the rainy season. If Marikina wants to showcase its industry, bring the shoes into a proper venue not in the middle of the river.

makikiplug lang po... para po sa mga Bicolanong based sa ibang lugar

Pilgrimage City Landmark of Naga DESIGN CONTEST.
Calling all BICOLANO ARTISTS/ARCHITECTS in the Philippines or abroad! First Prize is Php 30,000
Deadline Extended: JUNE 8, 2011

Photo Souce (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187727121279114&set=a.111476478904179.22090.110525158999311&type=1&ref=nf)

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MARIKINA CITY, METRO MANILA— The story of how this city became the country's shoe capital dates back to the Hispanic period when Laureano Guevara - referred to by locals as “Kapitan Moy” - studied shoemaking and taught the natives to make a living out of it.

Kapitan Moy was born on July 4, 1851 to Jose Emiterio Guevara and Matea Mariquita Andres. Until today after more than two centuries, their ancestral house still stands along J.P. Rizal Street.

The two-storey bahay na bato is characteristic of houses for affluent families back then. It was turned into museum in 1968 and declared a national heritage site.

According to local accounts, Kapitan Moy traveled to Europe and brought home with him a pair of black leather shoes. After wearing them out, he thought of fixing them himself.

Back then, it was customary for the wealthy to go to Escolta have their shoes fixed by Chinese Sangleys. But, according to a HYPERLINK "http://www.nhi.gov.ph/downloads/bz0013.pdf"paper from the National Historical Institute, the shoemakers in Manila were reluctant to teach him shoemaking so he had to learn the craft on his own, observing the Chinese shoemakers.

With the help of a wooden shoemaker named Tiburcio Eustaquio, he dismantled his old pair (the one bought from Europe) to see how the sole, heel and other parts were put together.

He sold his first pair of shoes for P2.50 to Father Jose Zamora, then parish priest of Marikina.

Later on, he taught locals shoemaking so they can make a living and likewise afford to buy shoes, then considered a sign of wealth.

He initially crafted shoes in their silong (basement), hiring as as assistants Eustaquio (who helped him “reconstruct” his made-in-Europe pair), Ambrocio Sta. Ines, Gervasio Carlos, and others who would later put up their own shops.

His house became the base of his shoemaking enterprise where people busied themselves in making sandals, botitos, media-entrada, and tuscamas.

From then on, the shoemaking industry thrived in Marikina. As Nick Joaquin described in “Almanac for Manilenos” in 1979: “Under each house, in the silong, you could be sure to finding a busy table where father, mother and elder children handcrafted the shoes. Whether farmer, employee or professional, every Marikenense was also a shoemaker.”

Until today, Marikina is a proud community whose residents always look back to the man who, through hardwork and ingenuity, gave birth to an industry.

Marikina, 6 LGUs form ‘Armada’ to protect river
By Niña Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:52 pm | Monday, May 23rd, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—Officials of Marikina City and six other local government units have formed a fact-finding committee named “Armada” to further investigate the alleged encroachment of real-estate developers on the Marikina River.

“This is an action to be taken by the Alliance of Seven in our bid to make Marikina River a viable river… and to investigate if it was narrowed by encroachment,” Marikina Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz told the Inquirer on Monday.

The Alliance of Seven is composed of cities and towns that were hardest hit by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in 2009 like Quezon City, Antipolo, Pasig, Cainta, San Mateo, Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) and Marikina.

The Armada, named after a Spanish fleet, will conduct an inspection of the entire stretch of the 11-kilometer-long river.

“The Alliance of Seven will identify any encroachments on the river… and then submit a thorough report to higher authorities,” Cadiz said.

He added that the fact-finding committee would eliminate whatever obstructions hamper the flow of water along the river system.

“If ever we find out that the encroachment is true, we will initiate proper legal actions against those liable,” he said as he added that other real-estate developers with projects along the river could also be guilty of encroachment.

Marikina Mayor Del de Guzman earlier said that an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority had accused Ortigas & Co., the property developer of Circulo Verde, of encroaching on a portion of the river, a claim quickly denied by the firm.

The obstructions that hamper the flow of water in the river are those small islets forming in the middle of the river. They are clearly shown in the pictures posted above.

Encroachment? Perhaps they will be better served if they can find a way to dredge the river instead of investigating who is encroaching on the river.

Marikina, 6 LGUs form ‘Armada’ to protect river
By Niña Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:52 pm | Monday, May 23rd, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—Officials of Marikina City and six other local government units have formed a fact-finding committee named “Armada” to further investigate the alleged encroachment of real-estate developers on the Marikina River.

“This is an action to be taken by the Alliance of Seven in our bid to make Marikina River a viable river… and to investigate if it was narrowed by encroachment,” Marikina Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz told the Inquirer on Monday.

The Alliance of Seven is composed of cities and towns that were hardest hit by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” in 2009 like Quezon City, Antipolo, Pasig, Cainta, San Mateo, Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) and Marikina.

The Armada, named after a Spanish fleet, will conduct an inspection of the entire stretch of the 11-kilometer-long river.

“The Alliance of Seven will identify any encroachments on the river… and then submit a thorough report to higher authorities,” Cadiz said.

He added that the fact-finding committee would eliminate whatever obstructions hamper the flow of water along the river system.

“If ever we find out that the encroachment is true, we will initiate proper legal actions against those liable,” he said as he added that other real-estate developers with projects along the river could also be guilty of encroachment.

Marikina Mayor Del de Guzman earlier said that an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority had accused Ortigas & Co., the property developer of Circulo Verde, of encroaching on a portion of the river, a claim quickly denied by the firm.


Actually, what the mayor said here is somewhat true. The curve on the marikina river where it meets manggahan floodway got narrow a bit when the construction of Circulo verde started..

The obstructions that hamper the flow of water in the river are those small islets forming in the middle of the river. They are clearly shown in the pictures posted above.

Encroachment? Perhaps they will be better served if they can find a way to dredge the river instead of investigating who is encroaching on the river.

Just saw on the news earlier, they are now dredging the marikina river to reduce the chance of overflowing and i think they're going to dredging way beyond marikina's boundary since they did say they will study the entire lenght of the marikina river. :banana:

What really needs to be removed is the enroachment of squatters along manggahan floodway. So it can finally use it's designed width of 260 meters.

some videos around Marikina from my youtube account

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some videos of Marikina from my youtube acct

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source (http://www.youtube.com/user/jglaz184)

Marikina River from Riverbanks Center

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Marikina River from Riverbanks Center

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Wow..parang mas maganda sya pag mataas ang tubig sa ilog ah..:nuts:

meron ba kayong image ng Robinson sa Montalban?
paki post naman :D

Marikina gives shoe industry a kick



by Gigi Muñoz David





MARIKINA is seeking to regain at least some of the lost luster of its once-famous shoe industry.

The city, once known as the the country’s “Shoe Capital,” is granting tax relief to its shoe makers and leather goods manufacturers through City Ordinance 16, Series of 2011.

For new businesses, the ordinance waives the payment of business taxes upon license applications on the first year of operation, a 75-percent discount on the second year of operation, 50 percent off on the third year of operation, and a 25-percent discount on business taxes on the fourth year of operation.

The city’s Business Permits and Licensing Office chief Nancy Teylan said businesses that are currently in operation will be given a 30-percent discount on business taxes effective for five years.

But businesses will still have to pay regulatory fees such as fees on garbage, sanitary permits, fire inspections, health certificates, and building inspections, Teylan said.

Six shoe manufacturers have already applied for and availed of the business tax exemption.

Marikina’s once flourishing shoe industry was reknowned for its quality products.

But Mayor Del de Guzman said the industry slumped as a result of globalization, weak economy, and the rise of shoe manufacturing industries in other countries.

De Guzman sees the passage of the ordinance a significant step in supporting the industry that has put Marikina on the world map of footwear and leather goods.

“We hope that the implementation of this ordinance will enable shoe manufacturers ease their financial burdens to continue improving their craftsmanship as a whole,” he said.

See Girls Run in Heels in Tour de Takong 2011! (http://www.fhm.com.ph/incoming/fhm-feature/article/9352)

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Allow us to give the city of Marikina the kudos it deserves for being home to a legion of the finest shoe creations ever made. And while we’re at it, there’s this one event we’ve been hearing about that’s so splendid people, especially girls, must know about it.

In line with the arrival of the city’s Sapatos Festival this October, hundreds of women will have an opportunity to do a marathon run in heels, courtesy of the Tour de Takong – a stiletto race that will take place on November 18 at the SHOE AVENUE in Marikina City.

The race will be held on the stretch of the said venue, starting on the Teatro Marikina and finishing in front of the Cityhood Park, which approximately covers only 500 meters in distance. See, it’s not that big of a pain!

There are only three race rules: (1) The race is open for Filipina girls ages 18 and up; (2) Stiletto shoes of any kind and design can be used as long as the heel is at least 3 inches high and no more 1.5 centimeters in diameter at the tip; and (3) Stilettos must not be taped to the foot. The height of the winners’ heels and the diameter of its tip will be checked by the judges after the race.

Check-in time will be 5:45 am to 6:45 am, with the gun start taking place at exactly 7 in the morning. Typical running outfits are encouraged, but since girls racing in heels are a site to see in itself, special awards will be given to those who will don the most fabulous outfits. An FHM tip: you can never go wrong with hot girls running in short skirts.

The 1st place winner will receive P15k, the 2nd placer will get P10k, while the 3rd placer will take home P5k. Cash prizes are also in store for the special awardees – the SHOE-perstar, the SHOES-yal, the MISS SHOE-niverse, the SHOE-nique, and our personal favorite, the SHOE Sexy for this Race award. Ultimately cheesy but easy money!

Free registrations are available at the Marikina City Hall lobby, Marikina Sports Park marketing office, and the City Council Secretariat Office from September 26 to November 11. To all the ladies who are about to join this event: break a leg! Atse-tse!

^^Magiging Tour de Spinal Injuries yan pag nagkataon.

^^ :lol: Sana meron video; sarap siguro panoorin.

Good job marikina, i hope other cities make you as role model. Ganda ng preparation at warning systems ng marikina nung kasagsagan ng bagyong pedring :okay:

Na miss ko bigla ang marikina, nag stay din kasi ako for almost 7 yrs sa lungsod na to.

Savemore Marikina - Sto. Niño recently opened early this month

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kailan pala ang Sapatos festival?

kailan pala ang Sapatos festival?

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The Shoe must go on! “October 3 to November 18 2011” - Shoe For A Cause: October 3 (Marikina City Hall Quadrangle) - Shoe Caravan: October 3 – November 11 (17 LGU’s in Metro Manila) - Shoe Exhibit: October 8-9 SM Masinag October 15-16 Eastwood City October 22-23 SM Marikina - Feast of St. Crispin: November 14 (Marikina City Hall Quadrangle) - Re-Launching of Shoe Museum: November 15 (Shoe Museum) - Jazz-Up My Shoes: November 17 (SM Marikina) - Fashion Shoe: November 17 (SM Marikina) - Tour de Takong: November 18 (Teatro to Cityhood Park) - Shoe Float Parade: November 18 (Cityhood Park – Citywide) - Gabi ng Parangal sa Industriya ng Sapatos at Konsyerto sa Plaza November 18 Kapitan Moy Plaza.:)

Savemore Marikina - Sto. Niño recently opened early this month

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I did not realized that is now a Savemore!

It used to be Rempson's department store back in the 80s.

I did not realized that is now a Savemore!

It used to be Rempson's department store back in the 80s.

yeah ang dami nga ng tao/visitors ng araw na yun(29th Sept)
hindi na ako nakapasok sa supermarket at hanggang sa labas lang

:hi:

dami na savemore sa paligid...

bayan
riverbanks
sm city marikina
sm city masinag
santolan-pasig

tapos may iba pa groceries na malaipt...
robinson's supermarket - marquinton
metroeast
sta lucia
puregold - baytree
puregold - jp rizal
southsupermarket - ligaya
southsupermarket - jp rizal
parco - jp rizal

idagdag pa ung mercury drug

parang mahilig mamili ang mga taga marikina... =)

;84911655']dami na savemore sa paligid...

bayan
riverbanks
sm city marikina
sm city masinag
santolan-pasig

tapos may iba pa groceries na malaipt...
robinson's supermarket - marquinton
metroeast
sta lucia
puregold - baytree
puregold - jp rizal
southsupermarket - ligaya
southsupermarket - jp rizal
parco - jp rizal

idagdag pa ung mercury drug

parang mahilig mamili ang mga taga marikina... =)

I think it's a good thing that there are a lot of markets around town. Competition will drive them to beat each other's prices. Consumers can only benefit from competition.

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The Shoe must go on! “October 3 to November 18 2011” - Shoe For A Cause: October 3 (Marikina City Hall Quadrangle) - Shoe Caravan: October 3 – November 11 (17 LGU’s in Metro Manila) - Shoe Exhibit: October 8-9 SM Masinag October 15-16 Eastwood City October 22-23 SM Marikina - Feast of St. Crispin: November 14 (Marikina City Hall Quadrangle) - Re-Launching of Shoe Museum: November 15 (Shoe Museum) - Jazz-Up My Shoes: November 17 (SM Marikina) - Fashion Shoe: November 17 (SM Marikina) - Tour de Takong: November 18 (Teatro to Cityhood Park) - Shoe Float Parade: November 18 (Cityhood Park – Citywide) - Gabi ng Parangal sa Industriya ng Sapatos at Konsyerto sa Plaza November 18 Kapitan Moy Plaza.:)


whoa ongoing na pala. Thanks for the info!

;84911655']dami na savemore sa paligid...

bayan
riverbanks
sm city marikina
sm city masinag
santolan-pasig

tapos may iba pa groceries na malapit...
robinson's supermarket - marquinton
metroeast
sta lucia
puregold - baytree
puregold - jp rizal
southsupermarket - ligaya
southsupermarket - jp rizal
parco - jp rizal

idagdag pa ung mercury drug

parang mahilig mamili ang mga taga marikina... =)

Isama na pati ang pagbubukas ng Graceland Marikina. Ang lapit lang nito sa South Supermarket.

^^ yung Graceland na tinutukoy ko, ito yung sa corner ng Fatima Drive at JP Rizal.
Maraming trabaho sana ang ma-generate ng mga binanggit natin na mga Supermarket. :cheer:
;84911655']dami na savemore sa paligid...

bayan
riverbanks
sm city marikina
sm city masinag
santolan-pasig

tapos may iba pa groceries na malaipt...
robinson's supermarket - marquinton
metroeast
sta lucia
puregold - baytree
puregold - jp rizal
southsupermarket - ligaya
southsupermarket - jp rizal
parco - jp rizal

idagdag pa ung mercury drug

parang mahilig mamili ang mga taga marikina... =)

Pero itong Puregold sa JP Rizal, saan ba ito?
Ito ba yung dyan sa BANABA sa San Mateo?Tumbok ng Batasan-San Mateo Road.
Meron din nga pala na Parco dyan sa Batasan-San Mateo Road.

Guys, 13 days left to continuously vote for our Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one New 7 Wonders of Nature. There are three ways to vote. Please the check below link:
http://www.filamnation.com/2011/07/vote-for-puerto-princesa-underground-river-ppur/

Sa mga nasa Pilipinas, pwedeng bomoto through text. Text PPUR to 2861 or for automatic 1 vote per day Text PPUR<space>ON to 2861.VOTE NA para hindi pababa ang trend ng PPUR natin.

SM Marikina:

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SSC PH Grand Meet: 12/02/2011 - Top of the Citi, Makati

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bawal ba sa marikina ang high rise?
bkt ung tropicana city toledo tower @ 17 floors

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Ibiza Tower is the third tower to rise on this well-planned Spanish-inspired community. Ibiza is a 15-storey residential condominium with 154 units. Ibiza, the inspiration for the tower’s name, is an island in Spain and is well-known for its summer club parties that attract large number of tourists in Spain. Ibiza was launched in January 2011.

Valderrama, the second tower, is inspired by Castilian-Mediterranean architecture. Valderrama is a 20-storey condominium offers a refreshing ambiance in its abundant gardens, open spaces located within the building, and in its well-designed units.

Toledo Tower is the first tower in this 9-tower development in Marikina City. Toledo has 17-storey residential condominium and is ready for occupancy before the end of 2011. Toledo, the tower’s name, is the former capital of the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of different cultures in Spain.

Ewan ko lng, pero parang mas bawal nga ung mga high rise along C5. Most buildings C5 are much higher than these structures in Marikina. C5 is where the fault line is. It starts somewhere in Katipunan - Balara area, then in St. Ignatius, Libis, Green Meadows, Ortigas - C5 intersection, Taguig... all the way to South Super highway in Sta. Rosa. Madaming condo projects along these area dba... Buyers really have to choose betwee convenience of the proximity of the location or long term safety against earthquakes.

Based from Philvolcs, high rise buildings can withstand tremors better than low rise structures. Building codes in the Philippines has been improved from the time of Marcos era. Old structures are more prone to collapse. I believe that notable developers nowadays follow this strict standard of safety. So at least, condo dwellers are assured somehow.

Any photos of the Stiletto Races from local Marikenos?

Anyway, I was biking along Sumulong yesterday coming from my friends' house in Cogeo, I just noticed there are a LOT of bloodstains and blood trails along Sumulong going to the Riverbanks. I know there is an abattoir there but the bloodstain trails seemed too random to be coming from animal transport. Must've been another busy night for the local medical centers and funeral houses the past Saturday night.

bawal ba sa marikina ang high rise?
bkt ung tropicana city toledo tower @ 17 floors


Mid-rise structure lang yan. Ang ikokokonsider na high-rise ay 20 floors at above.

Hindi ang faultlines ang dahilan kundi zoning. May mga lugar na marami tumututol sa pag-gawa ng high-rise.

Katulad na lang sa Katipunan sa QC malapit sa Marikina.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6349598751_489eb283a6_b.jpg

Magandang angle ito! :cheers:

Hi! Guys bago ako dito sa thread, i will post the newest development in our District (2) and our Barangay (Fortune), the southeastern part of Marikina (Industrial Zone). almost 50 hectares lot are still vacant until now. :)

kay lucio tan yan, wala sa kanyang umaasa na investors, maganda sana, pero swapang eh,

Hi! Guys bago ako dito sa thread, i will post the newest development in our District (2) and our Barangay (Fortune), the southeastern part of Marikina (Industrial Zone). almost 50 hectares lot are still vacant until now. :)

kay lucio tan yan, wala sa kanyang umaasa na investors, maganda sana, pero swapang eh,

Maganda at makabubuti sana kung magkakaroon ng mga access roads sa mga binabanggit nyo na lugar.
Nandyan ang NGI sa Parang, ...papuntang Silangan San Mateo, Modesta, Santa Barbara at Monterey Hills kung sa mapa ang inyong pagbabasehan.

Hindi kaya sa Boystown ang tinutukoy na yun?

kay lucio tan yan, wala sa kanyang umaasa na investors, maganda sana, pero swapang eh,

Sir, Barangay Fortune is a Government Institution, not a private company. dito po nakatayo/makikita ang mga malalaki at matatagal na Factory tulad po ng Marikina Food Corp. (HOBE Bihon), TOWER STEEL, ARMSCORP., and PHILIP MORRIS FORTUNE TOBACCO CORP. (former Fortune Tobacco Corp.), all of them are more than 40yrs na po (ARMSCORP is more than 100yrs. Old) As of now, two (2) u/c factory has been build, the ARCHITEKS CORP. (supplier and manufacturer of Steel matting, I-Beam) and METRO GAS (Refilling and manufacture of LPG Gas). pag-okay na po ang camera ko po i will upload some latest picture.

Maganda at makabubuti sana kung magkakaroon ng mga access roads sa mga binabanggit nyo na lugar.
Nandyan ang NGI sa Parang, ...papuntang Silangan San Mateo, Modesta, Santa Barbara at Monterey Hills kung sa mapa ang inyong pagbabasehan...

That area is very promising. There are lots of low-cost lots being sold especially in Modesta/Silangan San Mateo area. Not even floods/quakes can hinder this to be even more promising in the near future. :cheers:

Any news about the tiangge which was originally held along the river now it is in the city hall open area?

Magandang angle ito! :cheers:

Yeah, a good angle indeed but that's just the entry part of Marikina. The left and bottom portion of that picture is still Quezon City.

Yeah, a good angle indeed but that's just the entry part of Marikina. The left and bottom portion of that picture is still Quezon City.

Nope, the bottom of the picture is Santolan, Pasig City.

PLUG!

SEE you all later!

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meron dito sa marikina malapit Unlimited Coffee and Cakes for 150 at Unlimited Pizza and Pasta 250 petot naman.

http://www.facebook.com/sevensuiteshotel

:)

Marikina Riverbanks

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my photos

photos were taken six hours ago

I have a panoramic shot of Marikina River taken from The Riverbanks. Taken this afternoon!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6599913091_551535b794_o.jpg

nice sana matuloy ung marikina cbd ni palafox

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Happy New Year! Greetings from SSC CDO "TSADABOYS".

Photo by Kurt6500

Ito po yung partial latest photos in Barangay Fortune, wala pa po dyan yung mga vacant lot almost 50hectares. pati ibang malalaking company, kaya naging Industrial Zone po ito.

The Barangay Fortune Hall (at present) located at Champaca I St., Brgy. Fortune
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The PMFTC (former Fortune Tobacco Main Buliding) Building, Closed (at Present) located at Fortune Avenue, Brgy. Fortune, Marikina City
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The PMFTC new main Building, Plant C & D (at present) located at Champaca II St. Brgy. Fortune, Marikina City
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at the back located at Champaca I St. Brgy. Fortune, Marikina City
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dyan dati trabaho ang tatay ko malaki sahod dyan

I have seen some vids in youtube to share.... (this is not mine)


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Been lurking in this thread for quite some time. Here's night shots of MArcos Hi-Way in front of SM MArikina, and entrance to Riverbanks. Di ko masyado nakunan ung entirety ng SM kasi may nagbabantay na guard, bawal daw at kailangan ng permit hehe

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Nice shots! Welcome to ssc phils.

Thanks IslandSon.
NEwbie ako pagdating sa photography, so nung natutunan ko itong long exposure shots talagang naamaze ako. :)
Sana makapagpost din ako ng iba pang pics here

Yung RIVERBANKS CENTER naging RIVERBA CENT. Pundido yung ibang neon lights.:nuts:

may ATV all terrain vehicles circuit na dyan at paintball, taka ako kaninang umaga pagpunta ko ng marikina, kelan pa yan?

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The Bourne Legacy shooting continues till February 10, 2012 so still expect heavy traffic going in and out of Marikina City.

;87251209']I have seen some vids in youtube to share.... (this is not mine)


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swerte marami siguro nahinog nung nagputukan sa dinami-dami ng marikit sa marikit-na:banana:

As the name suggests marikit-na meaning nahihinog na, pwede na sya magbnta sa kalye from katipunan lamuan nangka all the way to banaba san mateo and montalban

I took part in the Ka-Angkan Festival last Sunday. It was a day when kindred spirits in their hundreds went to the banks of the Marikina River to reunite and take pride in their common ancestry.

But after the pandemonium and excitement had died down, I couldn’t help but notice how much rubbish was left on the riverbanks, let alone the river and its embankments.

Am I to lay the blame on Mayor Del for the totally unacceptable behaviour of his constituents? I don’t know. For one, what if the people who threw the rubbish to the riverbanks were kids? Surely, the Mayor couldn’t have controlled them. For another, it was evident that the Mayor hired a few volunteer workers in their green jumpsuits to pick up food wrappers, used paper plates and whatnot with their matching utility tongs. At least, he had considered the possibility of a clean-up right after the event.

What about the condition of the city as a whole? Are we better off or worse off now that Mayor Del is in office?

I think we are worse off. Yes, he has put to work some people here and there to watch out for jaywalkers. But has he maintained the level of cleanliness that Marikina had under Mayors BF and MCF?

Has he made significant positive changes to our city in terms of building new infrastructures for the general welfare of Marikenos and not just for a select group?

Are we even closer to becoming the cleanest and most disciplined city in the Philippines? Oh, I forgot. It’s not even on his agenda. What is high on his agenda, to begin with?

I think what Marikina needs NOW, more than ever, is a breed of politicians who have a will of iron and a thirst for excellence. We don’t need politicians who will put their faces on billboards and tarpaulins, flaunting their fake smiles.

RESULTS before ‘I did that!’

Our politicians should give us results that will make them worthy of being called a ‘Marikeno’. To me, being a Marikeno doesn’t come from living in this city called Marikina. Marikeno is a stereotype of cleanliness, discipline and excellence. We should all be worthy of it.

di na malinis ang Marikina ^^ ngayon .....ung mga panahon ng fernando's napakalinis talaga..

di na malinis ang Marikina ^^ ngayon .....ung mga panahon ng fernando's napakalinis talaga..

napansin ko rin iyan. ang dami nang kalat! kapag umuuwi ako ng Rizal mula Maynila at kapag papunta ako ng Maynila :ohno:

I think the previous local govt admin has something to do about this in one way or another. why? every local govt needs money to continue its social services to its people. after ondoy, real property tax was reduced to 50% (if i am not mistaken) then on the next year, the previous admin made a resolution that this will be implemented for 3 years more. knowing that the BF-MCF tanden would not run as mayor, what the heck will the next incumbent mayor would face. so in terms of funds coming from real property tax, it is obviously 50% less than before. i think this is a big amount as source of income for the local govt. kahit naman ung personal income mo bilang sweldo na matapyasan ng kalahati, siguradong madami na luho ikaw na tatanggalin at maghigpit ng sinturon.

and i think this scenario, somehow reflects with the national govt. i admit, Ex Pres GMA made some drives to incur more income for the national govt. but then, the Anti-GMA attitude of PNoy govt and lack of new measures to generate more income for the country are some of the reason PH did not receive the expected credit rating upgrade to investment level. i think actions done against graft and corruption alone is not enough to generate or save govt income for spending.

i am not a pro GMA nor pro PNoy... i am proPhilippines and this is what i am really concerned of.

Marikina needs the Fernandos again. :)

Marikina needs the Fernandos again. :)

I have heard from reliable sources that BF will run for Mayor in the next election.

^^Well, just as one forum post here before, BF or MCF are welcome to run in Marikina and reclaim the mayoralty post.:)

^^Well, just as one forum post here before, BF or MCF are welcome to run in Marikina and reclaim the mayoralty post.:)

and be able to make Marikina as clean as before again :cheers:

^^Well, just as one forum post here before, BF or MCF are welcome to run in Marikina and reclaim the mayoralty post.:)

BF was interviewed by GMA 7 ata and still mum about his political plans pero sana tumakbo sya uli.:cheers:

Hi! Guys bago ako dito sa thread, i will post the newest development in our District (2) and our Barangay (Fortune), the southeastern part of Marikina (Industrial Zone). almost 50 hectares lot are still vacant until now. :)

This is a large property and ideal place for new investments. Sayang

kay lucio tan yan, wala sa kanyang umaasa na investors, maganda sana, pero swapang eh,

:lol::lol::lol:

Tama ka. Pero binebenta na ata ni Lucio Tan one by one business empire nya. Fortune halimbawa ay Philip Morris na. PAL with San Miguel. Allied mawawala na at i-merge sa PNB.

Hello taga-Marikina!

What do you think of being the Shoe Capital of the Philippines?

I know it’s good cos at least everyone recognises our city by that moniker. But don’t you think it's better for our city to be known for something else and not just for being the centre of a dying shoe industry?

Before I tell you what my suggestion is for our city, let me tell you about Baguio city and why I think Marikina should take on another epithet.

I think one of the reasons why Baguio city attracts many tourists from across the Philippines is that it has a unique climate (it’s colder as opposed to other major cities in the country) and a distinct cultural flavour. The city is home to Cordillera ethnic groups like the Igorots. And it’s their unique way of life, along with the objects and food that come with it (e.g. peanut brittle, sundot-kulangot, Baguio walis tambo, Baguio beanie, strawberry jam, etc.), that captivates tourists from all corners of the archipelago.

Marikina doesn’t have a temperate climate nor does it have an ethnic group, or doesn’t it? Let’s not forget that we are Tagalogs. And I think it’s this ethnic identity that we have to capitalise on. Not one city in the Katagalugan boasts itself as the Lunduyan ng Wika at Kalinangang Tagalog (Centre of the Tagalog Language and Culture).

This early, I want to make one thing clear. I'm not suggesting that Marikina will revert to the times of Maria Clara or the Biak-na-Bato, nor am I saying that Marikina should be a city of Tagalog-speaking people who can’t come up with even one decent English sentence. On the contrary, this initiative will transform Marikina into a cultural capital not because history dictates it (unlike Kawit, Cavite), but because its people are disciplined enough, intelligent enough and hard-working enough to be the moral and intellectual leaders of the so-called Tagalog-centric Philippines (at least this is what some Cebuanos complain about).

How can Marikina become the Lunduyan ng Wika at Kalinangang Tagalog?

Short-term Initiatives:
All the roads, government offices, public schools and colleges, public hospitals and courts will have signs in Tagalog and subtitles in English (*The Tagalog terms will be standard because a committee of language experts will be consulted during the whole implementation process). In this way, the taga-Marikina will be more familiar with the Tagalog words. And when I say Tagalog, I don’t mean Spanish-derived nor corrupted English words. For example, a public toilet will be called ‘pambayang palikuran’ and not ‘pampublikong (from Spanish ‘publico’) palikuran’ or ‘pablik toylet’.

The Marikina river will be developed into a tropical nature reserve. It should, by the way, be the crowning glory of the city for Tagalog comes from taga- and ilog. The riverbanks will be filled with indigenous Philippine plants, trees and flowers. The river and the riverbanks will be so healthy that small Philippine animals like the mousedeer, alamid and musang can crawl around trees and bushes alongside people sitting on the grass. I believe in some parks in the US and Canada squirrels and ferrets can run around and co-exist with people.

Public schools will teach sipnayan (mathematics) in Tagalog up to a certain high school year level. Mathematics should be taught in Tagalog because a lot of research has concluded that teaching mathematics and science in the student’s native language is associated with higher test scores. Kalinangang Marikina (Marikina Culture) and Kalinangang Tagalog (Tagalog Culture) subjects will be introduced to elementary and high school students to inculcate the richness and superiority of our culture and the benefits and true meaning of patriotism. English, on the other hand, will not be swept aside. In fact, there will be a ‘Walang bobo sa English na taga-Marikina’ campaign. This will be part of the cultural campaigns of the city government to condition the minds of the young students that they are taga-Marikina and that they are disciplined, intelligent, honest and pro-active.


Middle-term Initiatives:
Public schools will require students to play harangang taga (patintero), agawang panyo, makabagong sipa (sepak takraw) at agawang takad (base) in physical education classes. There will also be a citywide league for harangang taga at makabagong sipa. Each baranggay will have its own team. Building courts for these sports isn’t going to be difficult because almost all subdivisions in Marikina already have a government-funded park.

There will be a citywide congress that will come up with the so-called cultural identity of Marikina, complete with its delicacies, drinks, mementoes, keepsakes, souvenirs, etc. I suggest that there should be a Marikina pansit (the recipe of which shall be chosen from competing entries), a Marikina samalamig, a Marikina kakanin (I don’t fancy kakanin, so this should be something out of the ordinary), a fruit that can be turned into something else (e.g. Antipolo has the kasoy, Baguio has the strawberry and Davao has the durian), and objects that can be associated with the city.

There will be a one-week celebration of the Linggo ng Wikang Tagalog. It includes an exposition of different products and tourist attractions in the historical provinces in the Katagalugan: Maynila, Tayabas, Lawa, Kavite, Batangas, Bulakan, Bataan, Palawan and Morong. There will also be a competition for Makabagong Balagtasan, Pakikipagtalo (Debate), Awiting Tagalog, Ethnic Costume, etc. Marikina will be the host of such events.


Long-term Initiatives:
The Museum of the Tagalog Race will be erected. This will contain the relics of the Tagalog culture like the replica of the Angono Petroglyphs, the oldest Barong Tagalog, copies of the masterpieces of Tagalog authors, writers, poets and composers.

The National Library of the Tagalog Language will be erected. This library will include books translated into Tagalog for the Tagalog people. It will have Harry Potter, Romeo and Juliet, Tao Teh Ching, etc. in Tagalog. Of course, the translation will be in formal and standard Tagalog not pocketbookish Filipino.

Public school sipnayan will be as challenging as Singaporean mathematics. Marikina students will be stereotyped as maths and science geniuses (only because they easily learn maths because it is taught to them in their native language).

What do you think of these?

By the way, my previous post might seem Tagalog-centric, and maybe it is. I am proud to be a taga-Marikina Tagalog. I don't look down on other ethic races, BUT I still think that our regionalistic tendencies can get us out of this rut called poverty and mediocrity IF we compete for literacy, wealth (legally acquired wealth, that is), cleanliness, and all other good values.

I am a dreamer. I dream of a Philippines where the Tagalog and the Bisaya are competing not for insults and calling names BUT for excellence, intelligence, discipline and the like.

At the moment, we do compete with other races but for all the wrong reasons.

I believe competition is an excellent motivating factor, only if we use it well.

^^^^^^Marikina is a model of how urban redevelopment must be done during Bayani Fernando's time.

Its important also to revitalize its famous and important main industry which is the shoe industry. Its vital for the Marikina govenrment to promote and patronize its shoe industry that made the Philippines proud.