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{{Short description|Highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines}}
{{About|the city|the river|Marikina River}}
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'''Marikina''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ər|ɪ|ˈ|k|ɪ|n|ə}}), officially the '''City of Marikina''' ({{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Marikina}}), is a [[Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification|highly urbanized city]] in the [[Metro Manila|National Capital Region]] of the [[Philippines]]. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 471,323 people.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|title=2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President|access-date=18 July 2025|date=17 July 2025|url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/2024-census-population-popcen-population-counts-declared-official-president}}</ref>

Located along the eastern border of [[Metro Manila]], Marikina is the main gateway of Metro Manila to [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] and [[Quezon (province)|Quezon]] through the [[Marikina–Infanta Highway]]. It is bordered on the west by [[Quezon City]], to the south by [[Pasig]] and [[Cainta, Rizal|Cainta]], to the north by [[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]], and to the east by [[Antipolo]], the capital of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] province.

The city was founded by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] on the fertile Marikina Valley in 1630 and the area was called Jesus dela Peña (Jesus of the Rocks) and later on called '''Mariquina'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Marikina's Shoe Industry : Philippine Art, Culture and Antiquities |url=https://artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives/160/the-history-of-marikina-s-shoe-industry |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=artesdelasfilipinas.com}}</ref> Marikina was the provincial capital of the [[Manila (province)|Province of Manila]] under the [[First Philippine Republic]] from 1898 to 1899 during the [[Philippine Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://202.91.162.20/marikina/motg/history.htm|title=Brief History of Marikina|publisher=Marikina On The Go, Marikina Science High School|access-date=February 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024117/http://202.91.162.20/marikina/motg/history.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the onset of [[History of the Philippines (1898-1946)|American occupation]] it was then organized as a municipality of Rizal Province, prior to the formation of Metro Manila in 1975. Formerly a rural settlement, Marikina is now primarily residential and industrial and has become increasingly commercial in recent years. The City of Marikina is considered one of the wealthiest local government units in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABS-CBN News|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/focus/11/18/15/which-regions-provinces-cities-are-philippines-richest|title=Which regions, provinces, cities are Philippines' richest?|publisher=ABS-CBN Corporation|date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

Marikina is known as the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines" owing to its famous [[Shoemaking|shoe industry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/676720/marikina-shoemakers-and-retailers-talk-about-their-city-and-their-sm|title=Marikina shoemakers and retailers talk about their city and their SM &#124; Sunday Life, Lifestyle Features, The Philippine Star|work=The Philippine Star|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref> It is the biggest manufacturer of shoes in the Philippines, producing almost 70% of shoes made in the country.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/aki/_pdf/_concludedProjects/_volumeI/Tanchuco.pdf|title=Liberalization and the Value Chain Upgrading Imperative : The Case of the Marikina Footwear Industry|publisher=Dlsu.edu.ph|access-date=March 13, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110044818/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/aki/_pdf/_concludedProjects/_volumeI/Tanchuco.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Located in the city are the Philippine International Footwear Center and the [[Marikina Shoe Museum|Shoe Museum]], housing the infamous shoe collection of former First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]], wife of the late Filipino president, [[Ferdinand Marcos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/world-s-largest-shoes|title=World's Largest Shoes|publisher=Atlas Obscura|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>

The city is under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo]]. It contains the [[Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church (Marikina)|Our Lady of the Abandoned Church]], the oldest in the Marikina Valley, built in 1572.

==Etymology==
In view of the non-existence of records or documents on how the name Marikina came into being, the following legends were gathered from elder residents of the different [[barrio]]s in Marikina.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://marikina.gov.ph/webmarikina/Our-City.html | title=Marikina City - Shoe Capital of the Philippines | access-date=April 5, 2022 | archive-date=December 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211131149/https://marikina.gov.ph/webmarikina/Our-City.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*One of the builders of the [[Jesus dela Pena Chapel|Jesús de la Peña Chapel]] was a young priest named "Mariquina", who was given the task of baptizing children to Christianity. Because of this very noble job, ''Mariquina'' was named in his honor.
*It is said that before the [[Spaniards]] came to Mariquina, a beautiful, virtuous, polite, and intelligent lady named ''Maria Cuina'' was residing in the town. Because of her expertise in business, she became wealthy, and her fortunes were expended on charity. She eventually became famous in the whole town up to Manila.
*Construction of the chapel of Jesús de la Peña was supervised by a [[Jesuit]] priest, and the laborers were Filipinos. As expected, the language barrier resulted in the usual misunderstandings. When the chapel was completed and the priest asked what the structure would be called, one worker answered "Marikit-na-Po", thinking that what was being asked was the condition of the chapel.
*In the province of [[Bizkaia|Viscaya]] in [[Spain]], there was a beautiful town called ''[[Markina-Xemein|Mariquina]]''. The town, located beside the Charmaga River (now known as [[Lea-Artibai|Artibai]] River), is the origin of the Jesuit priests who came to the Philippines and established Jesús de la Peña. Because of this, "Mariquina" was used to honor the place where they came from. In 1901, Commissioner de Tavera changed the letter "q" to "k".
*Based on history and documents in the custody of the municipal government of Marikina, the town was called Marikit-na in 1787 and was later changed to Mariquina. According to [[Trinidad Pardo de Tavera]], the word ''Mariquina'' was in recognition of Captain [[Félix Berenguer de Marquina]], who led the town in 1788.

==History==
===Spanish colonial era===
[[File:Dela pena.jpg|thumbnail|left|180px|[[Jesus dela Pena Chapel|Jesús de la Pena Chapel]]]]
According to a local historian named Servando de los Angeles, the first settlers of Marikina are the descendants of Lakan Dula, known as the head of the ruling House of Dula and the pre-hispanic king of the Lakanate of  Tondo. It happened when Lakan Dula sent his descendants to far away lands within sea and river routes. The riverbanks of Marikina were then settled by river dwellers or "taga-ilog", these natives were discovered by the Augustinians as they explored along the riverbanks during 1570's. Then during 1630's Jesuits arrived and there is when Christianity spread in Marikina, since the Jesuits have had the ecclesiastical control and supervision over the land.The [[Augustinians]] first to arrived at the valley in the late 16th century, at the spot known as Chorillo in [[Barangka (Marikina)|Barangka]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1015236 | title=Features | website=Philippine Information Agency }}</ref> In 1572, [[Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish]] was established. Next came the [[Jesuits]] in 1630, in a place now called Jesús de la Peña (Jesus of the Rocks). Here, the Jesuits established a mission and built a chapel still known today as [[Jesus dela Pena Chapel|Jesús de la Pena Chapel]]. Fray Pedro de Arce, apostolic ruler of the [[Archbishop of Manila]] at that time, approved transfer of ecclesiastical control and supervision to the [[Jesuits]], and settled the place as a town.<ref name="marikina1">{{cite web |url=http://marikina.gov.ph/#!/history |title= Marikina History|website=marikina.gov.ph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040618193907/http://marikina.gov.ph/#!/history |archive-date=June 18, 2004}}</ref>

In [[List of earthquakes in the Philippines#17th century|1665]], an intensity 8 earthquake struck the valley and nearby Manila, and it is related to the activity now known as [[Marikina Valley Fault System]]. Only a Jesuit church experienced great damage and resulting in 19 deaths in the said earthquake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/18556/18556-h/18556-h.htm |title= Gutenberg|date=June 11, 2006}}</ref>

[[File:Felix_Berenguer.jpg|thumbnail|left|180px|[[Félix Berenguer de Marquina]]]]
In 1787, the town was called "Mariquina" after [[Felix Berenguer de Marquina]], who was the [[Governor-General of the Philippines|governor-general]] at that time, and the town was declared a [[pueblo]] under the [[Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines)|Spanish colonial government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davidmerinfinals.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/history-of-marikina/|title = History of Marikina|date = December 9, 2013}}</ref>

Marikina was once the Hacienda Sauza-Berenguer de Marquina, the land and home was formerly owned by Don Santiago Sauza y Delos Rios and his wife Dona Ysabel Berenguer de Marquina y Sumulong. By the 19th century, [[Hacienda]] Mariquina was eventually owned and administered by the Tuason family and had become the largest in the Philippines. The hacienda was declared a [[mayorazgo]] by the Spanish colonial government. Don Juan Gregorio became the first [[Alcalde|Alcalde Capitan]] of Mariquina in 1822.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mvhlc.wordpress.com/about-marikina-city/|title = About Marikina City|website=Lions Club of Marikina|date = April 24, 2024}}</ref>

During the [[Philippine Revolution]] in 1896, [[Andrés Bonifacio]] arrived in Mariquina before he and his [[Katipuneros]] proceeded to the caves of [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Montalban]]. Mariquina became the capital of the [[Manila (province)|Province of Manila]] in 1898, when the [[Philippine Revolution]] broke out, a period when Philippine [[Independence]] was declared by [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], the first Philippine [[President (government title)|president]]. Don Vicente Gomez became the first [[Alcalde-Presidente|Alcalde Presidente]] of Mariquina in 1900.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steemit.com/history/@aemie/marikina-river#:~:text=Don%20Vicente%20Gomez%20became%20the%20first%20Alcalde%20Presidente%20of%20Mariquina%20in%201900.&text=On%20June%2011%2C%201901%2C%20shortly,by%20virtue%20of%20Act%20No.|title = Marikina River|website=Steemit|date = January 22, 2018}}</ref>

===American colonial era===
On June 11, 1901, shortly after the United States took possession of the Philippines, its name officially became "Marikina". The province of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] was created by Act No. 137 by the [[First Philippine Commission]] which was acting as the [[Legislative body|unicameral legislative body]] in the island of [[Luzon]]. Marikina and many other towns around [[Manila]] were incorporated into the new province.

In 1906, the [[Philippine National Railway|Manila Railroad Company]] completed a {{convert|31|km|abbr=on|sp=us}} steam train line called "Montalban Line", also known as Marikina Line and Rosario-Montalban branch, a branch of [[Philippine National Railway]] in which the train company is currently existing in some parts of Luzon<ref>[[List of Philippine National Railways stations#Rosario-Montalban branch]]</ref> (today, it converted into a road which is known today as Daang Bakal, including Shoe Avenue and other streets following the former old rail tracks of the line). The company also constructed four stations in Marikina including the only surviving station of that structure today, the Mariquina station located near D. Victorino Street, the rest were demolished to give way for roads, houses, or establishments. These stations are connected between Montalban (known today as [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Rodriguez]], in Rizal Province) to the north and Rosario (known today as Tramo, in [[Pasig]]) to the south.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d0ctrine.com/2011/11/08/railways-of-old-in-manila-and-rizal/|title=Railways of old in Manila and Rizal &#124; Caught (up) in traffic|publisher=D0ctrine.com|date=November 8, 2011|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref> Marikina Bridge, a vital economic link to Manila, was formally opened in 1934. Marikina Airfield was completed and used as a civilian airfield during the train line construction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/philippines/marikina/index.html|title=Marikina Airfield|publisher=Pacific Wrecks|access-date=March 13, 2014|last1=Com |first1=Pacificwrecks }}</ref> The runway were subsequently converted into the road known today as E. Santos Street, and the airfield stands today as Paliparan Subdivision. In 1936, the Montalban Line was abandoned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d0ctrine.com/2011/11/08/railways-of-old-in-manila-and-rizal/|title = Railways of old in Manila and Rizal|date = November 8, 2011}}</ref>

In 1939, the barrios of Balara, [[Barangka|Barranca]] (Barangka), Jesus de la Peña, [[Krus na Ligas]], Tañong, and the site of the new [[UP Campus, Quezon City|UP Campus]] were separated from Marikina to form part of the newly established [[Quezon City]].<ref name="CorruptioninQC">{{cite web |title=Quezon's City: Corruption and contradiction in Manila's prewar suburbia, 1935–1941 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/22505B43861B5BB45FE261C348A1FDDF/S0022463416000497a.pdf/div-class-title-quezon-s-city-corruption-and-contradiction-in-manila-s-prewar-suburbia-1935-1941-div.pdf |last1=Pante |first1=Michael D. |website=Cambridge.org |date=February 2017 |access-date=May 29, 2022 }}</ref> In 1941, the barrios of lower Barranca and Jesus de la Peña were returned to Marikina.<ref name="CAN659">{{cite PH act|chamber=CA|number=659|title=An act to amend sections two, three, twelve, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-four, and twenty-seven of Commonwealth Act numbered five hundred and two, and inserting new sections therein, to be known as sections thirteen-A, twenty-one-A, twenty-one-B, twenty-one-C, twenty-one-D, twenty-one-E, twenty-one-F, AND twenty-one-G |url=https://laws.chanrobles.com/commonwealthacts/3_commonwealthacts.php?id=125 |date=June 21, 1941 |access-date=August 7, 2021 }}</ref>

===Japanese occupation===
In 1942, during the [[World War II]], [[Japanese Imperial]] forces occupied Marikina. The town was liberated in 1945 by combined United States and [[Philippine Commonwealth]] ground troops, who attacked the [[Japanese Imperial Army]] by artillery from [[Quezon City]]. Almost all of the large buildings, including the church bell tower, were destroyed. In reality, the Japanese had already left the town and retreated to the north.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The town saw over 400 civilians casualties by the end of World War II. Local Filipino troops under the pre-war 4th and 42nd Infantry Division of the [[Philippine Commonwealth Army]] entered Marikina and assisted U.S. forces in attacking Japanese troops during the liberation. The general headquarters of the [[Philippine Commonwealth Army]] was rebuilt and stationed in Marikina after the war.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

===Post-war era===
[[File:Kapitan_Moy_Residence.jpg|thumbnail|left|180px|[[Kapitan Moy Residence]]]]
In 1956, Marikina was given the title of "Shoe Capital of the Philippines", has re-emerged as a town of [[shoemakers]] after World War II. Honed by years of shoe manufacturing experience, the natives had developed a work ethic that prepared them for the arrival of heavy industries. With the industrial plants came waves of workers who chose to stay, rapidly increasing the population.

In November 1959, Osmundo de Guzman was [[1959 Marikina local elections|elected mayor]] of Marikina.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guzman elected Marikina mayor|work=[[The Manila Times]]|publisher=The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc.|date=November 13, 1959|quote=De Guzman, a political neophyte who ran as a [[Grand Alliance (Philippines)|Grand Alliance]] candidate, defeated four more seasoned political rivals, including Mayor Gil Fernando.}}</ref>

In 1968, [[Kapitan Moy Residence|Kapitan Moy's house]] (now known as Sentrong Pangkultura ng Marikina or Cultural Center of Marikina in English) was declared a national shrine by the town council and the [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines|National Historical Commission]]. In 1969, Rodriguez Sports Complex, known today as [[Marikina Sports Complex|Marikina Sports Center]] was completed.

===Marcos dictatorship===
The beginning months of the 1970s marked a period of turmoil in the Philippines,<ref name="Robles2016">{{Cite book |last=Robles |first=Raissa |title=Marcos Martial Law: Never Again |publisher=Filipinos for a Better Philippines, Inc. |year=2016 }}</ref><ref name ="GazetteHistoryProtest">{{Cite web | url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/edsa/the-ph-protest/ | title=A History of the Philippine Political Protest | website=www.officialgazette.gov.ph}}</ref> and in Marikina specifically.<ref name="BantayogProfileLerryNofuente">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Martyrs & Heroes: Lerry Nofuente |url=https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/bayani/lerry-nofuente/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="RocamoraBook">{{Cite book |last=Rocamora |first=Rick |title=Dark Memories of Torture, Incarceration, Disappearance, and Death under Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr.'s Martial Law |year=2023 |isbn=979-8-218-96751-2 |location=Quezon City}}</ref> During his [[Ferdinand Marcos’ 1969 reelection campaign|bid to be the first Philippine president to be re-elected]] for a second term, Ferdinand Marcos launched an unprecedented number of foreign debt-funded public works projects. This caused<ref name=Balbosas1992>{{Cite journal |last=Balbosa |first=Joven Zamoras |date=1992 |title=IMF Stabilization Program and Economic Growth: The Case of the Philippines |journal=Journal of Philippine Development |volume=XIX |issue=35 |url=https://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd92-2imf.pdf |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921141056/https://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidsjpd92-2imf.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Balisacan&Hill2003">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_L9k58WM9UC&q=The+Philippine+economy+under+Marcos:+A+balance+sheet |title=The Philippine Economy: Development, Policies, and Challenges |last1=Balisacan |first1=A. M. |last2=Hill |first2=Hal |date=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195158984 |language=en}}</ref> the Philippine economy took a sudden downwards turn known as the [[1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis]], which in turn led to a period of economic difficulty and a significant rise of social unrest.<ref name="Cororaton1997">{{Cite journal |last=Cororaton |first=Cesar B.  |title=Exchange Rate Movements in the Philippines |journal=DPIDS Discussion Paper Series 97-05 |pages=3, 19}}</ref><ref name="Kessler1989">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/rebellionrepress0000kess |title=Rebellion and repression in the Philippines |last=Kessler |first=Richard J. |date=1989 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0300044062 |location=New Haven |oclc=19266663 |url-access=registration }}</ref> {{rp|page="43"}}<ref name="Celoza1997">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sp3U1oCNKlgC|title=Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippines: The Political Economy of Authoritarianism|last=Celoza|first=Albert F.|date=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275941376|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/philippinesreade00schi |title=The Philippines reader : a history of colonialism, neocolonialism, dictatorship, and resistance |last=Schirmer |first=Daniel B. |date=1987 |publisher=South End Press |isbn=0896082768 |edition=1st |location=Boston |oclc=14214735 }}</ref> Many young people in the poorer barangays of Marikina, particularly [[Barangka]], joined protest activities and activist organizations.<ref name="BantayogProfileNicasioMorales">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Martyrs & Heroes: Nicky Morales |url=https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/bayani/nicky-morales/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani |language=en-US}}</ref>

With only a year left in his last constitutionally allowed term as president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under [[Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos|Martial Law]] in September 1972 and thus retained the position for fourteen more years.<ref name ="Kasaysayan9ch10">{{Cite book |title=Kasaysayan, The Story of the Filipino People Volume 9:A Nation Reborn. |publisher=Asia Publishing Company Limited |year=1998 |editor-last=Magno |editor-first=Alexander R. |location=Hong Kong |chapter=Democracy at the Crossroads}}</ref> This period in Philippine history is remembered for the Marcos administration's record of [[Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship|human rights abuses]],<ref name="McCoy199909202">{{cite web|url=http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/54a/062.html|title=Alfred McCoy, Dark Legacy: Human rights under the Marcos regime|date=September 20, 1999|publisher=[[Ateneo de Manila University]]}}</ref><ref name="Abinales&Amoroso20052">{{Cite book|title=State and society in the Philippines|last1=Abinales|first1=P.N.|last2=Amoroso|first2=Donna J.|date=2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-0742510234|location=Lanham, MD|oclc=57452454}}</ref> particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against the Marcos dictatorship.<ref name="Rappler">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/182828-marcos-dictatorship-martial-law-youth-leaders-killed|title=Gone too soon: 7 youth leaders killed under Martial Law|work=Rappler|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> Victims were often tortured and killed and came to be known as "salvage" victims.  The bridges across the Marikina river became a frequent area for such bodies to be discarded, with a notable example being that of University of the Philippines Literature Professor Valerio "Lerry" Nofuente, who was killed and left dead in his Volkswagen vehicle at the foot of one of the rivers, having just visited friends who were workers of Fortune Tobacco in Barangay Fortune.<ref name="BantayogProfileLerryNofuente"/>

On November 7, 1975, by virtue of ''[[Presidential Decree]] No. 824'', four cities and twelve towns of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]], including Marikina, along with the town of [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] in [[Bulacan]], were made part of [[Metropolitan Manila]] Area.<ref>{{cite PH act |title=Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for other purposes |chamber=PD |number=824 |date=November 7, 1975 |url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1975/pd_824_1975.html |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>

===Late 20th century===
Since as early as 1937, Marikina had suffered flooding, which was caused by the swelling of the [[Marikina River]].<ref name="CU18file" /> In late October 1988, the municipality was among the hardest-hit<ref name="tWP1088">{{cite news |last=Richburg |first=Keith |author-link=Keith Richburg |date=October 26, 1988 |title=Hundreds feared dead in typhoon in Philippines |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/10/26/hundreds-feared-dead-in-typhoon-in-philippines/1f8cf7f8-829c-44b0-839d-a884a958b8a6/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> by [[Typhoon Ruby (1988)|Typhoon Ruby]] (''Unsang'');<ref name="USAF98b" /><ref name="ndJICAfile" /><ref name="T2k4709" /> heavy rains<ref name="T2k4709" /> caused the river rising to 19 meters,<ref name="CU18file" /> and with high water level of [[Laguna de Bay|Laguna Lake]] as well, these led to massive, then-record<ref name="T2k4709">{{cite news |date=2010 |title=Worst typhoons of the Philippines (1947 - 2009) |url=https://www.typhoon2000.ph/stormstats/WorstPhilippineTyphoons.htm |work=typhoon2000.com |access-date= |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121085429/https://www.typhoon2000.ph/stormstats/WorstPhilippineTyphoons.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> flooding<ref name="ndJICAfile" /> that stranded several residents<ref name="tWP1088" /><ref name="USAF98b">{{cite book |last=Haulman |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel L. Haulman |date=1998 |title=The United States Air Force and Humanitarian Airlift Operations, 1947-1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ghk3Lwr3ps0C&pg=PA516 |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |publisher=[[United States Air Force|Air Force History and Museums Program]] |page=516 |isbn=0-16-049697-7 |access-date=October 2, 2023 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and seriously damaged the Marikina Valley, among others, particularly in Provident Subdivision in Santo Niño<ref name="ndJICAfile">{{cite web |url=https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/10834745_02.pdf |date=n.d. |title=(Untitled) |website=Open JICA Report, [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> where water reportedly reached {{convert|8|ft|m|order=flip|sp=us}} high.<ref name="tWP1088" />

By 1992, Marikina had become an industrialized urban municipality under the leadership of [[Bayani Fernando]]. [[Marikina River]] was transformed into a waterway, with the [[Marikina River Park]] along the riverbanks.

===Cityhood===
{{main|Cities of the Philippines}}

Then [[Marikina's at-large congressional district|district]] [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|representative]] [[Romeo Candazo]] authored the cityhood bill filed in the [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] which, on November 6, 1996, was signed into law by [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Fidel V. Ramos]] as ''[[Republic Act]] (RA) No. 8223''.<ref>{{cite PH act |chamber=RA |number=8223 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1996/11/06/republic-act-no-8223/ |title=An Act converting the Municipality of Marikina into a highly urbanized city to be known as the City of Marikina |date=November 6, 1996 |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="MS120896" /> A plebiscite was held on December 7 in 577 polling precincts.<ref name="MS120896">{{cite news |last=Fabella |first=Ferdinand |date=December 8, 1996 |title=Low turnout noted in Marikina cityhood plebiscite |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19961208&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |location=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |page=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fabella |first=Ferdinand |date=December 5, 1996 |title=Marikina votes on cityhood Dec. 7 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19961205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |location=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |access-date=October 2, 2023 |page=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>

Low voter turnout was observed as the plebiscite was marred by reports of disenfranchised voters, as well as disinformation campaign which prevented residents to vote, with five individuals apprehended;<ref name="MS120896" /> ''[[barangay]]s'' of Concepcion, Daang Bakal area, and parts of Barangay Malanday and then-''[[sitio]]'' Tumana, Candazo's bailiwicks, held boycotts.<ref name="MS120996" /> Candazo later denied allegations that he campaigned for a boycott and his camp waged the disinformation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jacinto |first=Gerry |date=December 10, 1996 |title=Marikina congressman hits smear campaign on cityhood |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19961210&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |location=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |page=8 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>

Meanwhile, a delay of counting of ballots due to lack of [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]] personnel led to some 200 teachers abandoning their posts, taking with them canvassing sheets and less than 16,000 unvalidated ballots. The counting proceeded with some employees of the local government treasury assisted in validation of votes. Despite the turnout yet the majority ratified the cityhood, the following day, the COMELEC eventually declared the municipality as a [[highly urbanized city]], citing that the unvalidated ballots does not affect those counted already.<ref name="MS120996" /> Marikina became the ninth city in [[Metro Manila]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Samonte |first=Severino |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Glimpses & Gazes: Novaliches: The 11th Metro Manila city that never was |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/opinion/pieces/638-novaliches-the-11th-metro-manila-city-that-never-was |work=[[Philippine News Agency]] |access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Marikina-Freedom-Park.png|thumbnail|right|200px|Freedom Park]]
[[File:Marikina-city-hall-municipal-old-facade.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Marikina Old Municipal Building]]
{{Referendum
| title          = Marikina cityhood plebiscite
| yes            = 18,649
| yespct         = 89.86
| no             = 2,105
| nopct          = 10.14
| valid          = 20,754
| validpct       = {{percentage | 20,754 | 36,504 | 2 }}
| invalid        = 15,750<br>{{small|(estimated)}}
| invalidpct     = {{percentage | 15,750 | 36,504 | 2 }}
| total          = 36,504
| turnoutpct     = {{percentage |  36,504 | 223,229 | 2 }}{{efn-ua|The [[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|COMELEC]] officially declared the voter turnout at {{percentage |  20,754 | 223,229 | 2 }}; excluding an estimated 15,750 unvalidated ballots.<ref name="MS120996" />}}
| electorate     = 223,229
| source         = <ref name="MS120996">{{cite news |last=Fabella |first=Ferdinand |date=December 9, 1996 |title=Marikina is now a city |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19961209&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=[[Manila Standard]] |location=[[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |access-date=October 1, 2023 |page=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>
}}
{{notelist-ua}}

===Contemporary===
[[File:Ondoy_(3967851779).jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Flooding at [[Riverbanks Center]] due to [[Typhoon Ketsana (2009)|TS Ondoy]] in 2009]]
In 2006, under ''RA No. 9364'' signed by [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]], Marikina was divided into [[Legislative districts of Marikina|two congressional districts]], being served by two representatives since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/ra_13/RA09364.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.congress.gov.ph |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629105925/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/ra_13/RA09364.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Fortune and Tumana, two ''[[sitio]]s'' in ''barangays'' Parang and Concepcion Uno respectively, were converted into independent ''barangays'', the city's newest (15th and 16th), in 2007.<ref>{{cite PH act |title=An Act creating a barangay to be known as Barangay Fortune in the City of Marikina, Metro Manila |chamber=RA |number=9431 |date=April 10, 2007 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/04/10/republic-act-no-9431/ |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act |title=An Act creating a barangay to be known as Barangay Tumana in the City of Marikina, Metro Manila |chamber=RA |number=9432 |date=April 10, 2007 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/04/10/republic-act-no-9432/ |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>

<!---On September 26–27, 2009, Marikina was widely devastated by a flash flood from the overflowing Marikina River, due to torrential rains caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy. The river reached the 23-meter mark, the worst flooding in two decades, and the city was declared under a state of calamity.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} National and international aides arrived immediately for relief, retrieval, and recovery operations. In August 2012, the nonstop eight-day intense monsoon rain caused the Luzon widespread flooding strengthened by [[Typhoon Saola (2012)|Typhoon Gener]], which affected the regions of [[Calabarzon]] and Metro Manila caused the Marikina River to overflow and destroyed the city.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}--->On September 26, 2009, Marikina was severely affected by [[Typhoon Ketsana (2009)|Tropical Storm Ketsana]] (''Ondoy''), which submerged majority of Metro Manila, with [[Marikina River]] reaching a record high, more than 21 meters,{{efn|name=MRlvl|There were different reports on Marikina River's peak water level ([[above sea level]]) during Tropical Storm ''Ondoy'' in 2009:<ref name="cph111320">{{cite news |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Marikina, Quezon town placed under state of calamity due to Typhoon Ulysses |url=http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/11/13/Marikina-state-of-calamity-Typhoon-Ulysses.html |work=[[CNN Philippines]] |access-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005030229/http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/11/13/Marikina-state-of-calamity-Typhoon-Ulysses.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 21.5 meters, according to the city government in 2020;<ref name="rp111320" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Patag |first=Kristine Joy |date=November 12, 2020 |title=Marikina River water level breaches Ondoy's record |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/11/12/2056407/marikina-river-water-level-breaches-ondoys-record/ |work=[[Philstar.com]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>
* 22.16 meters, as recorded by the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]];
* 22.8 meters, as mentioned in a study;<ref name="CU18file" />
* 23 meters, as stated by then city mayor Maria Lourdes Fernando,<ref name="tps100809" /> and as per various reports at the time.

In 2020, during Typhoon ''Ulysses'', the river's water level reached as high as 22 meters. City mayor [[Marcelino Teodoro]] said it surpassed the one during ''Ondoy'' (21.5 m);<ref name="cph111320" /><ref name="rp111320" /> at least a news outlet said it was "a meter less than" that during ''Ondoy''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Casinas |first=Jhon Aldrin |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Marikina City under state of calamity |url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/13/marikina-city-under-state-of-calamity/ |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><br><br>''Normal water level at the river:'' 14 meters<ref name="tps100809">{{cite news |last=Alquitran |first=Non |date=October 8, 2009 |title=P10 billion worth of Marikina property lost to 'Ondoy' |url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2009/10/08/511669/p10-billion-worth-marikina-property-lost-ondoy/ |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>}} and half of its ''barangays'' flooded, particularly in Tumana (also the hardest-hit by the 2012 rains);<ref name="CU18file" /> resulted to 70 deaths and more than [[Philippine peso|₱]]27 million worth of damage.<ref>Effects of tropical cyclone ''Ondoy'' in Marikina:
* {{cite news |last=Pulumbarit |first=Veronica |date=September 1, 2010 |title=Marikina City to honor Ondoy victims on September 26 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/199932/marikina-city-to-honor-ondoy-victims-on-september-26/story/ |work=[[GMA News Online]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}
* {{cite news |last=Tomacruz |first=Sofia |date=November 12, 2020 |title=In Marikina, Typhoon Ulysses brings Ondoy flashbacks |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/marikina-typhoon-ulysses-ondoy-flashbacks/ |work=[[Rappler]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> Almost the same scenario occurred in the city upon being hit by [[Tropical Storm Meari (2011)|Tropical Storm Meari]] (''Falcon'') in June and [[Typhoon Nesat (2011)|Typhoon Nesat]] (''Pedring'') in November 2011; [[2012 Philippines flooding|the monsoon rains 
(''habagat'') of August 2012]];<ref name="CU18file">{{cite journal |url=https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8MD0GZ3/download |title=Planning for Climate Resilient Barangays in the Philippines: The Case of Barangay Tumana in Marikina City, Metro Manila |last=Espina |first=Nicasio Jr. |date=2018 |website=Academic Commons, [[Columbia University Libraries]] |publisher=Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development |doi=10.7916/D8MD0GZ3 |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref> [[Tropical Depression Josie|Tropical Depression ''Josie'']] in July and [[Tropical Storm Yagi (2018)|Tropical Storm ''Karding'']] in August of 2018.<ref>2018 tropical cyclones affecting Marikina:
* {{cite news |last=Enano |first=Jhesset |date=July 24, 2018 |title=State of calamity declared in Marikina; over 5K residents evacuated |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1013565/state-of-calamity-declared-in-marikina-over-5k-residents-evacuated |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |access-date=October 2, 2023 }}
* {{cite news |last=de Guzman |first=Chad |date=August 13, 2018 |title=2 dead, at least 5 missing after Habagat, 'Karding' hit PH |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/13/Karding-Habagat-casualties-effects.html |newspaper=[[CNN Philippines]] |access-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005030231/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/13/Karding-Habagat-casualties-effects.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November 12, 2020, the river water level rose to another record high at 22 meters during [[Typhoon Vamco]] (''Ulysses''),<ref name="rp111320">{{cite news |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Marikina under state of calamity after Typhoon Ulysses |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/national-news/marikina-state-of-calamity-typhoon-ulysses-philippines-2020/ |work=[[Rappler]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|name=MRlvl}} which killed 25 people.<ref>Effects of tropical cyclone ''Ulysses'' in Marikina:
* {{cite news |last1=Gregorio |first1=Xave |last2=Los Baños |first2=Mae Anne |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Marikina under state of calamity after 'Ulysses' flooding |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/11/13/2056628/marikina-under-state-calamity-after-ulysses-flooding/ |work=[[Philstar.com]] |access-date=October 2, 2023}}
* {{cite news |last=Klippe |first=Andreas |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Typhoon Stories Part 3: Flooding during Typhoon Ulysses — did Marikina River Overflow cause that? |url=https://floodcontrol.asia/marikina-river-overflow/ |work=Flood Control Asia |access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref>

In 2016, first district congressman [[Marcelino Teodoro]], a former councilor and publisher, won the [[2016 Marikina local elections|mayoral election]] against incumbent [[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal]] mayor [[Del de Guzman]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Yee|first=Jovic|title=Marikina mayoral bet with 'BF' stamp beats 2-term incumbent|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785200/marikina-mayoral-bet-with-bf-stamp-beats-2-term-incumbent|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer News]]|publisher=INQUIRER.net|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eleksyon Results - City of Marikina|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016/results/local/ncr/national+capital+region+-+second+district/city+of+marikina/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[GMA Network (company)#GMA News Online|GMA News Online]]|publisher=[[GMA Network (company)|GMA Network Inc.]]|date=May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Marueñas|first=Mark|title=David vs. Goliath and the battle of two districts in Marikina|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/565260/david-vs-goliath-and-the-battle-of-two-districts-in-marikina/story/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[GMA Network (company)#GMA News Online|GMA News Online]]|publisher=[[GMA Network (company)|GMA Network Inc.]]|date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> In May 2017, he joined the [[PDP-Laban]] party, taking his oath before Senate President [[Koko Pimentel]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Para sa Cavite! Vice Gov Revilla joins PDP-Laban|url=https://southluzon.politiko.com.ph/2017/06/09/para-sa-cavite-vice-gov-revilla-joins-pdp-laban/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=Politiko|publisher=MCD Multimedia Corporation|date=June 9, 2017|quote=Revilla took his oath alongside[...] Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, and its City Council.}}</ref> Teodoro's mayorship has been cited for its effective leadership and enhanced governmental services which kept Marikina's informal status as a "model city", with Teodoro himself acknowledging that his policy is to retain or build on the legacy programs of [[Bayani Fernando]] and other predecessors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tupas|first=Emmanuel|title=Marikina Mayor Happy To Build On What Bayani Fernando Started|url=https://www.onenews.ph/articles/marikina-mayor-happy-to-build-on-what-bayani-fernando-started|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[One News (TV channel)|OneNews.PH]]|publisher=[[Cignal TV|Cignal TV, Inc.]] |date=September 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Caliwan|first=Christopher Lloyd|title=Marikina feted as champion of 'Disiplina Muna' campaign|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1086889|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer News]]|agency=[[Philippine News Agency]]|publisher=News and Information Bureau, [[Presidential Communications Office]]|date=November 25, 2019|quote='I [Eduardo Año] witnessed the evolution of Marikina during 1960s, 1970s until now. As you can see the city of Marikina we call it model city in our country.'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cepeda|first=Mara|title='Common sense' and speed shield Marikina City from the coronavirus|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/265739-common-sense-speed-shield-marikina-from-coronavirus/|access-date=March 26, 2025|work=[[Rappler]]|publisher=Rappler Inc.|date=July 8, 2020|quote=Frustrated with red tape, Teodoro gave his ultimatum in the morning of April 14: accredit the lab or Marikina runs the facility without the DOH. It forced the department to finally send a team to inspect Marikina's testing lab. Six days later, DOH Secretary [[Francisco Duque III]] himself would describe the testing facility as 'one of the best' in the country. This lab became crucial in quelling the spread of [[COVID-19]] in Marikina.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=TDT|title=Marikina progress, worthy of emulation|url=https://tribune.net.ph/2023/11/29/marikina-progress-worthy-of-emulation|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)|Daily Tribune]]|publisher=Concept and Information Group, Inc.|date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> In November 2019, after Metro Manila was chosen to be the pilot area for the [[Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte|Duterte administration]]'s Safe Philippines [[Mass surveillance|surveillance project]], Teodoro signed a memorandum of agreement with [[Department of Interior and Local Government|Interior]] [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government|Secretary]] [[Eduardo Año]] that made Marikina the first LGU to launch the program, which planned the installation of 200 [[Huawei]]-made surveillance cameras around the city to help prevent crime; the nationwide project was later scrapped in May 2022.<ref name="UR">{{cite book|last1=Vitug|first1=Marites Dañguilan|last2=Elemia|first2=Camille|author1-link=Marites D. Vitug|title=Unrequited Love: Duterte's China Embrace|date=2025|publisher=Bughaw|pages=126–127|chapter=A Cautionary Tale}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lalu|first=Gabriel Pabico|title=DILG launches discipline campaign, safe cities project in Marikina|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1193451/dilg-launches-discipline-campaign-safe-cities-project-in-clean-and-green-marikina|access-date=August 19, 2025|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer.net]]|publisher=Inquirer Interactive, Inc.|date=November 22, 2019|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tupas|first=Emmanuel|title=DILG scraps P20 billion Safe Philippine project|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/05/17/2181558/dilg-scraps-p20-billion-safe-philippine-project|access-date=August 19, 2025|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=May 17, 2022|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref> By late 2020, a feud emerged between mayor Teodoro and then-congressman Fernando when Teodoro alleged Fernando's Marikina River reclamation project to have contributed to floods during [[Typhoon Vamco|Typhoon Ulysses]] (internationally known as Typhoon Vamco).<ref>{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Ma. Angelica|title=Teodoro links ex-Marikina mayor Bayani to river reclamation that contributed to flooding|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/764529/teodoro-links-ex-marikina-mayor-bayani-to-river-reclamation-that-contributed-to-flooding/story/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[GMA Network (company)#GMA News Online|GMA News Online]]|publisher=[[GMA Network (company)|GMA Network Inc.]]|date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Punay|first=Edu|title=Firm not liable for Marikina flood — lawmaker|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/11/22/2058537/firm-not-liable-marikina-flood-lawmaker|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=November 22, 2020|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tupas|first=Emmanuel|title=Marikina files complaint over reclamation project|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/11/29/2060159/marikina-files-complaint-over-reclamation-project|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=November 29, 2020|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Alcober|first=Neil|title=Teodoro-Fernando clash 'inevitable'|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/10/24/teodoro-fernando-clash-inevitable/|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)|Daily Tribune]]|publisher=Concept and Information Group, Inc.|date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024030756/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/10/24/teodoro-fernando-clash-inevitable/|archive-date=October 24, 2021|quote=Insiders from both camps said that the rift between the two officials may have worsened with [Bayani] Fernando's announcement [of his mayoral candidacy] even after 'negotiations' between the two political camps have pushed through.}}</ref> Due to the feud, Fernando attempted to run for mayor against Teodoro in the [[2022 Marikina local elections|2022 elections]], but was eventually defeated.<ref>{{cite news|last=Luna|first=Franco|title=Re-electionist Marcy Teodoro wins third term as Marikina mayor|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/05/10/2180077/re-electionist-marcy-teodoro-wins-third-term-marikina-mayor|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>

On March 25, 2025, mayor Teodoro was preventively suspended for six months by the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Ombudsman]] alongside vice mayor [[Marion Andres]], 13 councilors and other government officials due to the agency's ongoing investigation into the alleged misallocation of [[Philippine Health Insurance Corporation|PhilHealth]] funds in Marikina. The allegation is based on a complaint filed by public servant and college professor Sofronio Dulay in August 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Argosino|first=Faith|title=Ombudsman suspends Marikina City mayor, other city officials|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2046769/marikina-mayor-other-city-officials-slapped-with-preventive-suspension|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer News]]|publisher=INQUIRER.net|date=March 25, 2025|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|author=[[i-Witness]]|title=I-Witness: Lakandula|url=https://www.facebook.com/IWitnessGMA/videos/i-witness-lakandula/1655803787830309/|website=[[Facebook]]|publisher=[[Meta Platforms|Meta Platforms, Inc.]]|access-date=March 27, 2025|language=Filipino, English|date=January 23, 2018|quote=Sa Marikina City, nakilala ko si Professor Sofronio Dulay, nagpakilalang descendant ni Lakandula.}}</ref> A day later, on March 26, twin councilors Rommel Acuña of the 1st district and Ronnie Acuña of the 2nd district were sworn in as acting mayor and vice mayor respectively, with both brothers currently allied with 2nd district congresswoman [[Stella Quimbo]], a mayoral candidate in the [[2025 Marikina local elections|2025 elections]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Argosino|first=Faith|title=DILG names Rommel Acuña as acting Marikina City mayor|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2047205/dilg-directive-on-acting-marikina-mayor|access-date=March 27, 2025|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer News]]|publisher=INQUIRER.net|date=March 26, 2025|location=[[Manila]], Philippines}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{wide image|Marikina_River_Riverbanks_Panorama.jpg|930px|align-cap=center|Panorama of [[Marikina River]] in [[Riverbanks Center]]}}
Marikina lies on the so-called [[Marikina Valley]], which extends to the south toward [[Pasig]] and [[Cainta, Rizal]]. [[Sierra Madre (Philippines)|Sierra Madre]] mountains lie to the east and [[Quezon City]] hills to the west. [[Marikina River]] runs through the mid-west portion of the city, with its tributary including Nangka River. Nangka River runs through the north slicing between Marikina and [[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]], while the small waterway called [[Sapang Baho Creek]] slicing the southeast between Marikina and [[Cainta, Rizal|Cainta]] and [[Antipolo]].

The total land area of Marikina is approximately {{cvt|21.5|sqkm|ha acre}}. This represents about 3.42% of the total land area of [[Metro Manila]]. At present, the city is composed of 16 barangays. Barangays Fortune, Concepcion Uno, and Marikina Heights are among the largest in terms of land area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marikina.gov.ph/#!/url=geography.php |title= Welcome to Marikina - the River City|website=marikina.gov.ph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040618193907/http://marikina.gov.ph/#!/url=geography.php |archive-date=June 18, 2004}}</ref>

The south portion of the city comprises numerous commercial, industrial and residential areas, heritage sites and mixed use zones, while the north and northeast portion are primarily residential and industrial zones, and various establishments such as [[small and medium enterprises]]. Loyola Grand Villas and Trevi Executive Village, located at the northwest portion of the city, are gated communities with upper-middle class and wealthy residents. Barangay Santa Elena represents a [[poblacion]], or the center of Marikina. At present, it is 38% [[Residential area|residential]], 19% [[Commercial area|commercial]] and [[Industrial park|industrial]], 17% [[Roads]], 8% [[Mixed-use]], 18% for [[Parks and Recreation|parks]] and open spaces, development areas, [[institutional]], [[cemeteries]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marikenya.com/2008/10/marikina-general-information/|title=Marikina General Information|publisher=Marikenya.Com|access-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112131451/http://www.marikenya.com/2008/10/marikina-general-information/|archive-date=January 12, 2014|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Located along the eastern border of [[Metro Manila]], it is bordered on the west by [[Quezon City]], to the south by [[Pasig]] and [[Cainta, Rizal]], to the north by [[San Mateo, Rizal]] and to the east by [[Antipolo]], the capital of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] province. It is approximately {{convert|21|km|sp=us}} away from [[Manila]] and lies within {{coord|14|38|24|N|121|5|50|E|type:city(150000)_region:TH-30|display=inline}}.

[[File:Parc Cruz.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Marikina River]]]]
From the north, Marikina occupies the south bank of the Nangka River, parts of Barangay Nangka and Barangay Fortune. The east slices at the foot of the [[Sierra Madre (Philippines)|Sierra Madre]] mountains of [[Antipolo]] where the Meteor Homes Subdivision and Empress Subdivision are located. It continues south and occupies La Milagrosa Village in Barangay Marikina Heights and Rancho Estates 2 and 3 in Barangay Concepcion Dos. The southeast slices by Quiling Malaki Creek (where the [[Sapang Baho Creek|Sapang Baho River]] originated) and occupies the north bank where the Barangay Conception Dos is located. It continues south and meets Balanti Creek which occupies the west bank, parts of Barangay Santo Niño and Barangay Santa Elena. From the southeastmost, it occupies Marikina Midtown Subdivision in Barangay San Roque. The south portion is sliced by [[Marikina-Infanta Highway]] occupies the north side of the highway and [[Marikina–Pasig station|LRT-2 Marikina–Pasig station]], and extends to the west until it occupies the [[Santolan station|LRT-2 Santolan station]] and reaches the Marikina River in Barangay Calumpang, near BFCT East Metro Terminal. The east occupies the southernmost of Quezon City hills which lies Barangay Industrial Valley and sliced by C5 Road occupies the west side until it reaches the Ateneo de Manila University campus. The east side of the campus covers the city, lies in Barangay Barangka, extending to the north and sliced by several roads of Loyola Grand Villas and Barangay Tumana, which covers the east part of the village until it reaches Marikina River and its tributary Nangka River in the northernmost point.

[[Marikina River]] runs to the western part of the city and is surrounded by many lush trees in the [[Marikina River Park]] on the riverbanks. The south portion of the river is surrounded by structures and concrete walkways. The river covers an area of around {{convert|220|ha|sp=us}} and measures about {{convert|11|km|sp=us}} in length and is the principal drainage system for Marikina. Its depth measures from 12 meters up to 18 meters during the heavy downpour. Rehabilitation of the River started in 1992. The river traverses 11 city barangays which have streets and alleys going to the river, making river parks easily accessible. River parks today are popular sports and recreational centers not only in Metro Manila but throughout the Philippines.

Marikina is also prone to various natural disasters, including the major floodings during the onslaught of [[Typhoon Ruby (1988)|Typhoon Unsang]] in 1988, [[Typhoon Ketsana|Typhoon Ondoy]] in 2009, [[Tropical Storm Meari (2011)|Tropical Storm Falcon]] and [[Typhoon Nesat (2011)|Typhoon Pedring]] in 2011, seasonal [[southwest monsoon]] in [[2012 Philippines flooding|2012]] and [[2016 Philippine southwest monsoon floods|2016]], and [[Typhoon Vamco|Typhoon Ulysses]] in 2020. Primarily, flooding within Marikina is caused by the increase of water level in major rivers and its tributaries from the Sierra Madre mountains, followed by overflowing from its riverbanks to low-lying areas throughout the city.

Another major threat is [[Fault (geology)|fault lines]] in Marikina caused by [[earthquakes]]. [[Marikina Valley Fault System|West Valley Fault Line]], previously known as Marikina Fault Line, lies at the west Marikina.

{{Clear left}}
;Physiography zones in Marikina
{{column|num=4
|1= 
City Center zone ([[Poblacion]])
*''[[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]]''
*''San Roque''
*''[[Santa Elena, Marikina|Santa Elena]]''
*''Santo Niño''
|2= 
Newtown zone (Ibayo)
*''[[Barangka]]''
*''Industrial Valley Complex''
*''Jesús de la Peña''
*''Tañong'' 
|3= 
Riverside zone (Tabing-Ilog)
*''Concepcion Uno''
*''Malanday''
*''Nangka''
*''Tumana''
|4= 
Foothills zone (Bundok)
*''Concepcion Dos''
*''Fortune''
*''[[Marikina Heights]]''
*''Parang''
}}

===Climate===
Marikina features a [[tropical monsoon climate]]. Its proximity to the equator means that the temperature range is very small, rarely going lower than {{convert|18|°C|0|abbr=on}} or higher than {{convert|38|°C|0|abbr=on}}. However, [[humidity]] levels are usually very high, which makes it feel much warmer. It has a distinct, relatively short dry season from January through May, and a relatively lengthy wet season, from June through December.

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| Jan precipitation mm = 25.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 25.4
| Mar precipitation mm = 38.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 25.4
| May precipitation mm = 38.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 127
| Jul precipitation mm = 254
| Aug precipitation mm = 431.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 406.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 355.6
| Nov precipitation mm = 203.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 152.4
| year precipitation mm = 2082.8
| source 1 = [http://pagasa.dost.gov.ph Pagasa DOST]
| date = June 2012
}}

==Demographics==
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The native people in Marikina refer to themselves as "''Marikeño''" (or ''Marikenyo'', in [[Filipino language|Filipino]]). According to the 2015 Census, the population of the city was 450,741. The population of Marikina is near half a million, making it one of the most densely populated areas in the Philippines. Like other places in Metro Manila, the original settlers of Marikina were [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]]. There has been a constant migration of other [[ethnic groups in the Philippines]]. [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] is widely spoken and the main language in Marikina, while [[English language|English]] is used in education and business.

===Religion===
[[File:OurLadyoftheAbandonedParishjf9827 14.JPG|thumbnail|left|180px|[[Our Lady of the Abandoned parish church|Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church]]]]
Marikina was one of the seats of the [[Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines)|Spanish colonial]] government in past centuries and has been used as the base of [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] missions to the [[Philippines]]. Religious orders include the [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]], the [[Franciscans]], the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] and the [[Augustinians]], which were the first to arrive in Marikina. The  growing settlement of the descendants of Lakan Dula nurtured the establishment of the oldest Church in the history of the city which is known today as Jesus de la Pena Chapel, serving the original settlers of Marikina up to the present.

The [[Our Lady of the Abandoned parish church|Our Lady of the Abandoned Church]], completed in 1572, is the seat of [[Virgen de los Desamparados|Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados]], the [[Patron saint|Patron Saint]] of Marikina. The majority of the city's population is [[Roman Catholic]].

Alternative incarnations of Christianity promoting their version of faith in the Philippines include [[Iglesia ni Cristo]], the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], [[Members Church of God International]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], the [[Philippine Independent Church]] or popularly known as Aglipayan Church, the second-largest catholic denomination in Marikina, among other small [[Baptist]] churches and Christian groups. The headquarters of the [[Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)]] are located in the city. Other small religions in Marikina are [[Hinduism in the Philippines|Hinduism]], [[Buddhism in the Philippines|Buddhism]], [[Islam in the Philippines|Islam]], and [[Sikhism]].

==Economy==
'''Commercial and industrial'''
[[File:Barangay_Santo_Niño,_Marikina_(Rizal,_Metro_Manila;_2023-08-07)_E911a_19.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Cluster of condominiums in the corner of Sumulong Highway and Gil Fernando Avenue]]
The financial resources of Marikina are scattered all over the city, but the southern part is primarily concentrated, which includes business establishments and commercial facilities, while the northern part is factories and warehouses. [[Riverbanks Center]] is the city's commercial center, situated southwest of the city where shopping malls and recreation areas are located. Real estate, residential condominiums, and commercial establishments along A. Bonifacio Avenue and Marcos Highway, and Sumulong Highway, where the Marikina Town Center is situated, are a community township developed by Federal Land featuring a FIFA-standard Marikina Town Center football field. Restaurants, cafés, diners, and entertainment bars are mostly concentrated along Gil Fernando Avenue, J. P. Rizal Street, Bayanbayanan Avenue, and Lilac Street.

Fortune Avenue is home to some of the major companies such as [[Fortune Tobacco]], [[Philip Morris International|Philip Morris]], [[Armscor (Philippines)|Armscor]], and [[Noritake]]. Sumulong Highway is the center of business and local trade, and it has mixed establishments such as banking, boutiques, retail shops, electronics, appliances, and other consumer needs. Almost all the major international and local commercial and government banks in the Philippines operate branches in the city.

{{wide image|Marikinajf5392_01.JPG|930px|align-cap=center|Panorama of southwest portion of Marikina near [[SM City Marikina]]. The bridges of [[Marikina-Infanta Highway|Marcos Highway]], [[C-5 Road|C5-Diosdado Macapagal]] and [[Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2|LRT-2 Line]] crossing over [[Marikina River]] at the right}}

'''Shopping centers'''

[[File:MarikinaCityRiverBankjf9450_17.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|Shoes for sale inside [[Riverbanks Center|Riverbanks Mall]]]]
[[SM City Marikina]] is currently the largest shopping mall in the city, while [[Riverbanks Center]], a community shopping and commercial center is one of the most popular outlet stores in the Philippines. Other shopping malls located in the city are [[Blue Wave-Marikina|Blue Wave Marquinton Mall]], Graceland Plaza, C&B Circle Mall, Xeland XentroMall, CitiCentre, and [[Ayala Malls Marikina]] while Sienna Towers Residences Shopping Complex is one of the upcoming shopping centers in the city.

Other shopping centers just next to the Marikina boundary are [[Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall]] and [[Robinsons Metro East]] (near Barangay San Roque), and [[Ayala Malls Feliz]] (near Barangay Calumpang), are all located along [[Marikina-Infanta Highway]] which of these malls is more closely and accessible to Marikina than to their respective city proper.

'''Public market'''

The Marikina Market Mall, a public market in the city, is a centralized modern market, converted streets into commercial and market lanes, and is one of the most popular and largest public markets in Metro Manila. The market is divided into two sections: the [[dry goods]] and the [[wet market|wet goods]]. Commerce in this market is active mostly during early mornings and late afternoons. There are also food stalls and eateries located inside the market. Some of Marikina's local products are handicrafts, sweet delicacies, leather, clothing, food processing, bags, accessories, and footwear.

===Shoe industry===
Marikina is the biggest manufacturer of quality shoes in the Philippines. It is also the Philippines' largest worldwide exporter of leather shoes, tagged Marikina as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines. Hundreds of footwear establishments are located throughout the city, generating thousands of jobs and city financial resources that continue to make the shoe and leather industry the top livelihood in the city. By the 2000s, the Marikina shoe industry was affected by competition from Chinese manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/kasarinlan/article/viewFile/435/400|title=The Show Industry of Marikina City, Philippines : A Developing-Country Cluster in Crisis|publisher=Journals.upd.edu.ph|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Government==
===Barangays===
{{Main|Barangays of Marikina}}

[[File:Ph fil marikina.png|thumb|upright|260px|{{center|Political map of '''Marikina'''}}]]
[[File:Marikina_Districts.png|thumb|upright|260px|{{center|Legislative District map of '''Marikina'''<br>{{legend2|#d8dff1|First District}}&nbsp;&nbsp;{{legend2|#eccfc4|Second District}}}}]]
Marikina is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/barangays/1380700000 | title = Barangays in the City of Marikina | publisher = [[Philippine Statistic Authority]] |access-date = July 16, 2025}}</ref> Its barangays are grouped into two districts for city council representation purposes. The first district encompasses the southern section of the city, while the second district encompasses the northern section. Among these barangays, 11 are traversed by Marikina River mostly on the west section of the city.

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| {{center|1803}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Calumpang, Marikina|Calumpang]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 15,602
| 72
| {{#expr:14857/72 round 0}}
| {{center|1801}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Concepcion Uno, Marikina|Concepcion Uno]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 44,683
| 213
| {{#expr:39204/213 round 0}}
| {{center|1807}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Concepcion Dos, Marikina|Concepcion Dos]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 24,023
| 184
| {{#expr:25637/184 round 0}}
| {{center|1811}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Fortune, Marikina|Fortune]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 38,624
| 219
| {{#expr:36142/219 round 0}}
| {{center|1810}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Industrial Valley, Marikina|Industrial Valley]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 16,461
| 65
| {{#expr:15995/65 round 0}}
| {{center|1802}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jesus Dela Peña, Marikina|Jesus de la Peña]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 10,201
| 82
| {{#expr:10175/82 round 0}}
| {{center|1804}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Malanday, Marikina|Malanday]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 53,886
| 87
| {{#expr:55442/87 round 0}}
| {{center|1805}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Marikina Heights]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 42,761
| 206
| {{#expr:38795/206 round 0}}
| {{center|1810}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Nangka, Marikina|Nangka]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 43,368
| 182
| {{#expr:43828/182 round 0}}
| {{center|1808}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Parang, Marikina|Parang]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 40,240
| 164
| {{#expr:41661/164 round 0}}
| {{center|1809}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[San Roque, Marikina|San Roque]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 16,949
| 109
| {{#expr:17945/109 round 0}}
| {{center|1801}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Santa Elena, Marikina|Santa Elena]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 7,403
| 44
| {{#expr:6928/44 round 0}}
| {{center|1800}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Santo Niño, Marikina|Santo Niño]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 28,849
| 146
| {{#expr:30759/146 round 0}}
| {{center|1800}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tañong, Marikina|Tañong]]
| {{center|1st}}
| 8,902
| 73
| {{#expr:8270/73 round 0}}
| {{center|1803}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tumana, Marikina|Tumana]]
| {{center|2nd}}
| 47,468
| 182
| {{#expr:43239/182 round 0}}
| {{center|1805}}
|- class="sortbottom
| colspan="6" |
{{refbegin}}
;Notes:
:{{note|population|a}} Population as of 2020.
{{refend}}
|}

===Local government===
{{main|Sangguniang Panglungsod}}

[[File:Marikina-legislative-building.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Marikina Legislative Building]]
Like in other city governments in the Philippines, Marikina is governed by a [[mayor]] and a [[vice mayor]] elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing city ordinances and improving public services, along with [[Sangguniang Panlungsod|city councilors]], while the vice mayor heads a legislative council, and these councilors represent the two legislative districts of the city. The council is in charge of formulating and enacting city ordinances.

Marikina, being a part of the Metro Manila region, has its mayor in the Metro Manila Council headed by the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority|Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)]]. This council formulates development plans that seek to solve the problems and improve the conditions in the metropolis.

Marikina is made up of 16 barangays that handle governance in a much smaller area. These barangays are grouped into the aforementioned legislative districts. Each district is represented by a congressman, in turn, is represented in the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]]

===List of mayors===
{{main|List of mayors of Marikina}}

'''Official mayors'''
{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
*Claudio Cruz (1861)
*Vivencio Cruz (1889)
*Remigio Victorino (1893-1894)
*Domingo Victoriano (1895-1896)
*Vicente Gomez (1900-1903)
*Domingo Victoriano (1904-1905)
*Ceferino Legazpi (1908-1909)
*Isabello Mendoza (1910-1911)
*Catalino Cruz (1912–1918)
*Jesus Villalon (1918-1928)
*Wenceslao dela Paz (1933-1938)
*Enrique dela Paz (1945-1946)
*Gil Estanislao Fernando (1947–1951)
*Juan Chanyungco (1951–1955)
*Gil Estanislao Fernando (1955–1959)
*Osmundo De Guzman (1959–1986)
*[[Rodolfo B. Valentino|Rodolfo Valentino]] (1988–1992)
*[[Bayani Fernando]] (1992–2001)
*[[Maria Lourdes Fernando]] (2001–2010)
*[[Del De Guzman]] (2010–2016)
*[[Marcelino Teodoro]] (2016–2025)
*[[Maan Teodoro|Marjorie Ann Teodoro]] (2025–present)
{{div col end}}

'''Acting mayors'''
{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
*Juan Chanyungco (1938–1945)
*Gil Estanislao Fernando (1946-1947)
*Teofisto R. Santos (1986)
*[[Rodolfo B. Valentino]] (1986-1987)
*Guillermo S. Flores (1987-1988)<ref>{{cite news|title=Palace man is MMC head; 7 OICs named|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m2cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=agsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1598%2C2039434|access-date=August 30, 2023|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=December 2, 1987|page=8}}</ref>
*[[Rommel Acuña]] (2025)
{{div col end}}

===City seal===
[[File:Ph seal ncr marikina.png|right|180px|City seal]]
The [[official seal]] of the City of Marikina bears the inscriptions "Lungsod ng Marikina", "Pilipinas", "1630" (the founding year of the municipality), and "1996", the year of approval of the city charter. The two mountains represent the majestic twin ranges of the [[Cordillera Central (Luzon)|Cordillera]] and [[Sierra Madre (Philippines)|Sierra Madre]], between which the Marikina Valley is nestled, traversed by the [[Marikina River]]. The rising sun points to the eastern location of the city, with each ray representing the city's barangays. The machinery gear symbolizes its industries and the shoe last represents the traditional manufacturing in the city. The torch focuses on the lofty and noble ideals for human development and a better quality of life and is symbolic of its Hispanic culture and tradition. The bamboo underscores a mixture of the people's natural humility and strength of character and also emphasizes the city's transition from an agricultural past to the urbanized, industrial present; the leaves and branches symbolize order and serenity. The bamboo and the wheel represent Marikina and its people's respect for and protection of the environment so as to remain in harmony with progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marikinacity.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/marikina-city-seal/|title=Marikina City Seal &#124; Inside Marikina|publisher=Marikinacity.wordpress.com|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Culture==
{{main|List of landmarks and attractions of Marikina}}

[[File:Shoe Museum facade.JPG|thumbnail|left|200px|[[Marikina Shoe Museum|Shoe Museum]]]]
Local cuisines such as ''Everlasting'', a popular dish in Marikina similar to [[Embutido (Filipino cuisine)|Embutido]] but it is cooked in "lyanera", while ''Waknatoy'', a unique dish is simply a variant of [[Menudo (stew)|Menudo]] with the addition of [[pickled cucumber|pickles]] which gives Waknatoy a sweet-tangy flavor, and ''Laoya'', a dish similar to [[List of Philippine dishes#Soups and stews|Nilaga]] with the addition of pounded garlic, sweet potato and [[saba banana]].

Marikina's festivities are rich in [[culture]], tradition, and the people themselves. Several ancestral houses can be found along J. P. Rizal Street in Barangay Santa Elena. Teatro Marikina is the center of the performing arts in Marikina. The traditional dance in Marikina is ''Lerion'', the official folk dance of Marikina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://marikina.gov.ph/v3/#!/musicandarts |title=Marikina City |access-date=November 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302235639/http://marikina.gov.ph/v3/#!/musicandarts |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Santos_House_2.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Zamora House (Marikina)|Zamora Ancestral House]]]]
Some of the local festivities in Marikina include: ''Ilognayan Festival'', a cultural event that is about letting the people know about the Marikina River's significance which is held in February along the Marikina River; ''Ka-Angkan Festival'' is a feast that coincides with the founding anniversary of Marikina on April 16. It is an event that honors the large native clans of the city that have unique monikers; ''Marikina Christmas Festival/Shopalooza/ChristmaSaya'', is a long holiday festival filled with stalls selling a wide variety of goods at affordable prices. The festival starts as early as October, and runs until February of the following year, mostly concentrated in [[Marikina River Park]] and [[Riverbanks Center]]; ''Rehiyon-Rehiyon Festival'', a festival that showcases the various ethnic groups that make up the people of Marikina. It serves as a tribute to the active community who came from other regions of the country and chose to settle in Marikina. It proves that unity can be achieved despite diverse backgrounds and different dialects. The festival celebrates every year on December 8, when Marikina was established as a city; and lastly, the ''Sapatos Festival'', since Marikina was tagged as the Shoe Capital, the city celebrates the Sapatos Festival every year, from mid-September until the year ends. This is a celebration of the ingenuity and craftsmanship of shoemakers in Marikina. It gives due recognition to their hardship and the local shoe industry itself.

==Sports==
===Teams===

Marikina's professional basketball team is the [[Marikina Shoemasters]] of the [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League]] (MPBL), which joined the league in the [[2018–19 MPBL season|2018–19 season]]. Its volleyball counterpart, the [[Marikina Lady Shoemasters]] are one of the founding members of the grassroots [[Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association]] (MPVA). Marikina also used to be home to [[JPV Marikina F.C.]], which last played in the [[Philippines Football League]] (PFL) in 2018.

===Marikina Sports Center===
{{Main|Marikina Sports Center}}

[[File:Santa_Elena,_Marikina_City_(Rizal,_Metro_Manila;_2023-08-05)_E911a_27.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Marikina Sports Center]]
[[Marikina Sports Center]] (formerly named Rodriguez Sports Center) is located at the corner of Sumulong Highway and Shoe Avenue, is a prominent structure located in Marikina and a notable sports complex in the Philippines.

The complex was first opened in 1969. It features the football field and athletics stadium consisting of an athletics oval track, a 64-meter (210&nbsp;ft) wide natural grass pitch, bicycle track, and two grandstands; the West and East Stands. The grandstands have a total seating capacity of 15,000 people. Between the West Stand and the athletics track, the basketball, volleyball, badminton, and tennis courts are located. The West Stand is situated along Shoe Avenue, where a transportation hub is located. The East Stand is connected to Marikina Sports Center indoor facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool inside an aquatics center, a sports building, an indoor gymnasium, and other establishments such as sports and souvenir shops, food stalls, and convenience stores.

The area has been host to several sports competitions, both regional, national, and international, as well as entertainment such as grand concerts, finals night, live television shows, and other events.

==Transportation==
===Public transport and road networks===
[[File:09595jf_Bike_lanes_Marcos_Highway_fvf_11.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|A bicycle lane along Marikina–Infanta Highway in Calumpang]]
[[File:274Cainta_Marikina_Pasig_Cities_Landmarks_Roads_36.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Marikina-Infanta Highway|Marikina–Infanta Highway and LRT-2 Line]]]]
[[File:Sumulong_Highway_-_eastbound_%28Marikina%3B_03-15-2020%29.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Sumulong Highway]]]]
[[File:0230jfBarangay_Santo_Niño_A._Bonifacio_Avenue_Bridge_River_Marikina_Cityfvf_02.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Marikina Bridge]]
[[File:00317jf_Barangay_Industrial_Valley_Complex_fvf_16.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|LRT-2 Line Bridge (''in front'') and [[Marcos Bridge]] (''behind'')]]

[[Public transportation#Public transportation|Public transportation]] within the city, like in most of the urban areas in the Philippines, is facilitated mostly using [[jeepneys]] and buses. [[Motorized tricycle (Philippines)|Tricycles]] and [[Cycle rickshaw|pedicabs]] give access to more secluded areas, while [[taxicabs]] and a [[carpooling|carpooling transport system]] are available throughout the city. [[Toyota Kijang#Tamaraw FX|FX taxis]] have begun to compete directly with jeepneys on major roads while [[UV Express]] transport services are also available in selected terminals. BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal located in Marikina–Infanta Highway-C-5 Interchange near SM Marikina is a major public transport terminal east of Metro Manila. It is a part of decongesting the traffic in Metro Manila and other neighboring areas that offer interisland bus service destinations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motoringtoday.ph/page.php?id=1409|title=BFCT East Transport Terminal|website=www.motoringtoday.ph}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Marikina became one of the pioneers in promoting a "bicycle-friendly" city by building bike lanes along major roads and city streets. The local government constructed a 66-kilometer network of bikeways to help reduce air pollution, [[greenhouse gas emissions]], fuel consumption, and traffic congestion in the city.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=December 2013|title=Promoting Non-Motorized Transport in Asian Cities: Policymakers' Toolbox|url=https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/download-manager-files/Promoting%20NMT%20in%20Asian%20CitiesS.pdf|access-date=August 7, 2021|website=UN Habitat}}</ref> The bikeways project provides an estimated annual savings of 250 tons/km of carbon dioxide, 0.02 tons of particulate matter, and 0.13 tons of NOx.<ref name=":0" /> The World Health Organization awarded the project in 2008 in the category of [[climate change and health]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, the longest bike lane during that time was opened along the stretch of the [[Marikina–Infanta Highway]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carcamo|first1=Dennis|title=MMDA opens 2nd bike lane in Marikina|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/2012/11/27/874895/mmda-opens-2nd-bike-lane-marikina|access-date=July 1, 2018|work=The Philippine Star|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.}}</ref>

In January 2016, the city government of Marikina invented the "AMV" or "Adaptive Mobile Vehicle" for PWDs or Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens. The "AMV" is a wheelchair vehicle or can put a wheelchair inside. The local government of Marikina wants to be a "friendly city" for the Senior Citizens.

Marikina River is the main waterway in Marikina and is used by local fisherfolk as a mode of river transport. River ferry terminals are still not operational in the city due to the threat of overflowing water in the river during heavy downpours or typhoon season.


;Road network
{{See also|List of roads in Metro Manila#Marikina}}
The following major roads and thoroughfares access in Marikina:
*'''{{jct|country=PHL|N|59}}/[[Radial Road 6|R-6]]:''' [[Marikina–Infanta Highway]] (known as Marilaque Highway and Marcos Highway)
*'''{{jct|country=PHL|N|11}}:''' FVR (Fidel V. Ramos) Road (known as C-5 Access Road)
*[[Sumulong Highway]]
*A. Bonifacio Avenue
*J. P. Rizal Street
*Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue (future segment of "Lower [[Circumferential Road 6|C-6 Road]]" northbound extension)
*Shoe Avenue
*Bayan-Bayanan Avenue
*General Ordoñez Avenue
*Bagong Farmers Avenue 1
*C. M. Recto Street (known as Fortune Avenue)
*Lilac Street
*Katipunan Street
*Liwasan Kalayaan Street
*Eraño G. Manalo Street
*Major Dizon Street
*Champaca Street

;Bridges and overpass
The following major bridges access in Marikina:
*Marikina Bridge (spans [[Marikina River]])
*[[Marcos Bridge]] (spans Marikina River)
*President Diosdado Macapagal Bridge (spans Marikina River)
*SM Marikina Access Bridge (spans Marikina River; outer bridge of Marcos Bridge, access to SM City Marikina)
*Gil Fernando Bridge (spans Marikina River; known as Tumana Bridge)
*LRT Line 2 Bridge (spans Marikina River)
*Nangka Bridge (spans Nangka River, boundary bridge between Marikina and San Mateo, Rizal)
*Fortune Bridge (spans Nangka River, boundary bridge between Marikina and San Mateo, Rizal)
*Monterrey Bridger (spans Nangka River, boundary bridge between Marikina and San Mateo, Rizal)
*Barangka Flyover (boundary overpass between Marikina and Quezon City)

===Water transport===
The Marikina River ferry service was to begin operation with the opening of the Riverbanks and Sta. Elena ferry stations in 2008, but due to the onslaught of [[Tropical Storm Ketsana]] in 2009 and heavy rainfalls and storms the following years that caused the river to overflowed, the ferry service was canceled and ceased operation. Recently, the [[Metropolitan Manila Development Authority]] is looking into plans of extending the [[Pasig River Ferry Service]] route to reach Marikina River and give commuters on the eastern side of Metro Manila an alternative and faster mode of transportation but it still undergoing vehicular planning.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1386625/mmda-eyes-to-extend-pasig-ferry-service-to-reach-marikina-river| title = MMDA eyes to extend Pasig ferry service to reach Marikina River {{!}} Inquirer News| date = January 21, 2021}}</ref>

===Rail transport===
{{See also|LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)#East Extension}}
The [[LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)|LRT Line 2]] runs through the city, operated by the [[Light Rail Transit Authority]]. The current elevated light rail metro stations in use are [[Santolan station (LRT)|Santolan station]] in Barangay Santolan in [[Pasig]], near the border of [[Calumpang, Marikina|Barangay Calumpang]] in Marikina, and [[Marikina–Pasig station]] in Barangay San Roque, both are located on the stretch of Marikina–Infanta Highway. These stations serve the city and connect to the west-end, [[Recto station]] in the [[Manila|City of Manila]], and connect to the east-end terminus, [[Antipolo station]] in [[Antipolo]], Rizal.

The following [[light rail|light rail metro]] station located in the city:

;[[LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)|Line 2]] (with 1 station)

*{{rint|manila|2}} [[Marikina station]] (also known as Marikina–Pasig station)
 

;LRT Line 2 San Mateo Spur Line (San Mateo Railway Project)
The proposed project has received approval to allocate funds for feasibility studies from the Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) Committee. Once finished, this will be submitted to and await approval from the Investment Coordination Committee to confirm the viability of this project's public-private partnership (PPP) implementation. The line will span a total of 17&nbsp;km. that traverses Marikina, San Mateo, and Rodriguez, and will be connected to the LRT-2 via a feeder railway line. It will have six stations running through Marikina, San Mateo, and Rodriguez.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/motoring-news/san-mateo-railway-project-funding-a962-20230220 | title=A new 17km rail line connecting San Mateo to the LRT-2 may soon be in the works }}</ref> It aims to connect the line from LRT-2 to Marikina and the high-density sub-urban areas of the northwest part of [[Rizal Province]]. The location of the stations and the line that will run through are yet to be determined.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ppp.gov.ph/ppp_projects/san-mateo-railway/ | title=San Mateo Railway Project }}</ref>

;MRT Line 7 Katipunan Spur Line
{{See also|MRT Line 7 (Metro Manila)#Phase 5 (Katipunan spur)}}
Plans were also laid out for a {{convert|13.9|km|sp=us|adj=on}} additional spur line, known as the [[MRT Line 7 (Metro Manila)#Phase 5 (Katipunan spur)|MRT Line 7 Katipunan Spur Line]], that aims to connect the line from MRT-7 Tandang Sora station to the east of Metro Manila.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ppp.gov.ph/ppp_projects/mrt-7-katipunan-spur-line/|title=MRT 7 Katipunan Spur Line Project &#124; PPP Center}}</ref> The proposed spur line will traverse in Marikina through Andres Bonifacio Avenue, [[Sumulong Highway]], and Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue.

[[File:Marikina_Express_Daang_Bakal_Station3.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|"Antiguo Tren de Marikina" Park, situated along Shoe Avenue (location of former train line called Montalban Line), a replica of a steam locomotive train that passes through the city in the early 1900s.]]

;[[MRT Line 7 (Metro Manila)#Phase 5 (Katipunan spur)|Line 7]] (with 3 proposed stations)
*{{rint|manila|7}} Riverbanks
*{{rint|manila|7}} Sumulong
*{{rint|manila|7}} Emerald–Marikina (connected to [[LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila)|Line 2]])
 

;Old Marikina Line (Rosario-Montalban branch)
{{See also|List of Philippine National Railways stations#Rosario-Montalban branch}}
The Manila Railroad Company (now [[Philippine National Railways]]) beforehand a line to Montalban (now Rodriguez, Rizal) traversing Marikina with four stations: Mariquina, Santo Niño, Bayan-Bayanan, and Nangka, started its operation in 1906. Mariquina station was the only surviving station of that structure on the Montalban line. Currently, there is a road named "Daangbakal", also called by the present names of "Shoe Avenue", "Munding Avenue" and "Bagong Silang", these roads are formerly the old tracks of the Montalban Line from Tramo (now Rosario, Pasig) traversing Marikina connected up to [[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]] and ended in [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Montalban]]. In 1936, passenger operations ceased and after World War II, the line and its stations were abandoned.

==Public services and utilities==
[[File:08602jfSumulong_Highway_Amang_Rodriguez_Center_Shoe_Avenue_Marikina_Cityfvf_06.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center]]
[[File:MetroManilajf8775 36.JPG|200px|thumbnail|right|Emergency Operation Center]]

===Health facilities===
{{See also|List of hospitals in Metro Manila#Marikina}}
Marikina Health Office is a center of health services in the city and responsible for providing healthcare services as well as planning and implementing the healthcare programs provided by the city government. It operates health centers and lying-in clinics in each barangay to provide basic medical services in the community.

[[Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center]] is a major public hospital in Marikina and one of the largest medical facilities in the east of Metro Manila and Rizal Province. Other major private hospitals include Garcia General Hospital, Marikina Doctors Hospital and Medical Center, SDS Medical Center, St. Anthony Medical Center, and St. Vincent General Hospital.

===Safety and security===
Marikina Rescue 161 is a 24-hour emergency service that responds to all calls within the city for assistance during emergency situations in 5 minutes. The office also conducts seminars and training on first-aid among its staff to upgrade skills especially Marikina is vulnerable to calamities like floods, fire, and earthquakes.

Marikina Police Station is responsible for law enforcement, under the Eastern Police District (EPD) of [[National Capital Region Police Office|National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)]] of the [[Philippine National Police|Philippine National Police (PNP)]].

Marikina Fire Department provides fire and emergency services, under Fire District IV (FD4) known as the Eastern District Fire of Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region (BFPNCR) of [[Department of the Interior and Local Government]] (DILG).

===Media===
Marikina has its own radio station, ''[[DZBF|Radyo Marikina]]'', a community station owned and operated by the city government. It is considered the first local government radio station in the Philippines. Its frequency is 1674&nbsp;kHz in Metro Manila. The studio is located at the Public Information Office on the second floor of Marikina City Hall.

The [[Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)|PMCC 4th Watch]], a religious group with headquarters at this city, owns and supervises [[Life TV (Philippines)|Life TV]] and [[Life Radio]]. Their studios are located at NCLC Building in Barangay Santo Niño. Life TV broadcasts through [[BEAM TV]] [[Digital terrestrial television in the Philippines|nationwide digital television broadcast]], in [[DWKC-TV|UHF Channel 50]] and [[SkyCable]] channel 44.

==Education==
[[File:Olopsc-now.JPG|thumbnail|right|200px|OLOPSC Quadrangle]]
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina (PLMar) is the first city government-funded university to offer different courses while [[Marikina Polytechnic College]] (MPC) is a city-state technical college that offers mostly technical courses, both are government-owned institutions. Another is [[FEU Roosevelt]] Marikina, a prominent college institution, is a private non-sectarian college named in honor of the American president Franklin D. Roosevelt and it is considered as the oldest academic institution in eastern Metro Manila.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/index.php?id=history |title=Official Website of Roosevelt College System |access-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218132847/http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/index.php?id=history |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Sectarian schools also offer college courses such as Mother of Divine Providence School, National Christian Life College and Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College (OLOPSC). Numerous campuses of information technology and computer colleges are also growing in the city. [[Technical Education and Skills Development Authority|Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)]] located near the city hall, is responsible for managing and supervising technical education and skills development in the city.

[[File:MSHS 2011.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Marikina Science High School]]
Marikina Science High School (MSHS), is the first city public science high school in Marikina with a science and [[robotics]] laboratory built in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acober |first1= Neil|title=Marikina Science High gets huge boost|url= https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/10/marikina-science-high-gets-huge-boost|accessdate=October 11, 2024 |work =[[Daily Tribune (Philippines)]] |date=October 11, 2024}}</ref>

Marikina Catholic School is a private sectarian institution and it is considered as the city's center of Catholic educational institution located in [[Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish]] complex. Manila Boystown Complex, is a [[Manila]] city government-owned institution, the facility is exclusively for abandoned, forgotten, and voluntarily surrendered children, teenagers, and senior citizens.

Preschools, daycare centers, and numerous private schools for elementary and high school are scattered all over the city including Ingenium School, Charis School, and Infant Jesus Academy Marikina. Exclusive schools such as [[Marist School Marikina|Marist School]] and [[St. Scholastica's Academy Marikina|St. Scholastica's Academy]] are also found in the city.

Each barangay in Marikina has at least one public primary or one public secondary school. A total of 17 primary public schools and 13 secondary public schools in the city is under the supervision of [[Department of Education (Philippines)|Department of Education's Division of City Schools Marikina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools Division Office - Marikina City |url=https://depedmarikina.ph/main/aboutus#mandate |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=depedmarikina.ph}}</ref>

===Public secondary schools===
Marikina has several public secondary schools administered by the '''Department of Education – Division of Marikina City'''. These schools are distributed across the city’s sixteen barangays and provide free basic education to local residents.<ref name="DepEd">Department of Education – Division of Marikina City. "List of Public Schools." [https://depedmarikina.ph/main/aboutus/publicschools depedmarikina.ph]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! School
! Barangay
! Description
|-
| '''Marikina Science High School'''
| Sta. Elena
| Premier public science high school operated by the Division of Marikina City.<ref name="DepEd" />
|-
| '''Sta. Elena High School'''
| Sta. Elena
| Public secondary school serving students from the city’s heritage district.
|-
| '''Barangka National High School'''
| Barangka
| Serves students from the Barangka area and nearby river communities.
|-
| '''Concepcion Integrated School (Secondary Level)'''
| Concepcion Uno
| Offers both elementary and secondary education under one administration.
|-
| '''Fortune High School'''
| Fortune
| Serves the easternmost barangay of Marikina, offering junior and senior high school education.
|-
| '''Jesus Dela Peña National High School'''
| Jesus Dela Peña
| Among the city’s earliest public high schools, located near the Marikina River.
|-
| '''Kalumpang National High School'''
| Kalumpang
| Serves the northern barangay of Kalumpang and adjacent areas.
|-
| '''Malanday National High School'''
| Malanday
| Large secondary school serving northern Marikina communities.
|-
| '''Marikina Heights National High School'''
| Marikina Heights
| Provides education to students in the hilly residential area of Marikina Heights.
|-
| '''Marikina High School'''
| Concepcion Uno
| One of the oldest and largest public high schools in the city.
|-
| '''Nangka High School'''
| Nangka
| Serves the border area between Marikina and San Mateo, Rizal.
|-
| '''Parang High School'''
| Parang
| Public high school located in the western part of Marikina.
|-
| '''San Roque National High School'''
| San Roque
| Centrally located, serving the urban core of the city.
|-
| '''SSS Village National High School'''
| SSS Village
| Provides secondary education for residents of SSS Village and nearby barangays.
|-
| '''Sto. Niño National High School'''
| Sto. Niño
| Serves students in the downtown and commercial district.
|-
| '''Tañong High School'''
| Tañong
| Located near the Marikina River; serves riverside and urban communities.
|}

==Sister cities==
Marikina has sister cities and friendship agreements with foreign and local cities.
{{wikinews|Brampton, Canada and Marikina, Philippines seeing double as cities twin}}
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*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Brampton]], [[Ontario]], Canada (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brampton.ca/EN/Business/edo/Invest-Brampton/Documents/GlobalPartnershipsAgreements.pdf|title=Municipal Cooperation, 1967–present|publisher=Economic Development Office, Brampton City|date=April 2014|location=Brampton, Canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215124530/https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Business/edo/Invest-Brampton/Documents/GlobalPartnershipsAgreements.pdf|archive-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Pendleton, Oregon]], United States (1971)<ref>{{cite book|last=Del Rosario|first=Simeon G.|title=How Martial Law Saved Democracy in the Philippines|date=1974|publisher=SGR Research & Publishing|location=[[Quezon City]]|page=28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79aOAAAAMAAJ|access-date=April 19, 2022|quote=Pendelton [sic] is a sister city of Marikina.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Oregon Bluebook, 89-90|date=1990|publisher=[[Barbara Roberts]]|isbn=0-924540-00-1|page=369|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c6BMAQAAMAAJ&q=pendleton+marikina|access-date=April 19, 2022|chapter=Counties/Cities}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Sakai, Ibaraki]], Japan (2017)<ref>{{cite news|author1=PIO Department|title=Mayor of Sakai Town in Japan, Other Officials, Visit Sister City Marikina|url=https://www.marikina.gov.ph/article/mayor-of-sakai-town-in-japan-other-officials-visit-sister-city-marikina|access-date=July 1, 2018|work=Marikina|date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165134/https://www.marikina.gov.ph/article/mayor-of-sakai-town-in-japan-other-officials-visit-sister-city-marikina|archive-date=July 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yeongdo District|Yeongdo]], [[Busan]], South Korea (2012)<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2011 |title=Summary of Foreign Travel Authority Issued to Local Officials and Employees for the Month of October, 2011 |url=http://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/reports_resources/DILG-Reports-2012130-d63698a81d.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213524/http://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/reports_resources/DILG-Reports-2012130-d63698a81d.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |publisher=Department of the Interior and Local Government}}</ref>
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*[[Alaminos, Pangasinan|Alaminos]], [[Pangasinan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://balita.ph/2009/09/29/alaminos-city-donates-100-cavans-of-rice-other-goods-to-marikina-city|title=Alaminos donates goods in Marikina|publisher=Balita|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172124/http://balita.ph/2009/09/29/alaminos-city-donates-100-cavans-of-rice-other-goods-to-marikina-city/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Bacolod]], [[Negros Occidental]] (1997)<ref>{{Cite act|url=https://bacolodcity.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/co097110193.pdf|title=An ordinance naming 27th Street as "Marikina Street" in honor of Marikina City|legislature=Bacolod City Council|date=November 25, 1997|quote=WHEREAS, on April 8, 1997, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod passed Resolution No. 313 approving the Sister City Relationship...|type=Ordinance}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2013/08/22/city-send-aid-marikina-flood-victims-299120|title=Bacolod send aid to Marikina|work=SunStar|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220064226/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2013/08/22/city-send-aid-marikina-flood-victims-299120|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Davao City]], [[Davao Region]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leonen|first1=Julius|title=Marikina inks sister city agreement with Davao|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1004602/marikina-inks-sister-city-agreement-with-davao|access-date=July 1, 2018|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer#Inquirer.net|INQUIRER.net]]|date=June 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Iloilo City]], [[Iloilo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://balita.ph/2009/10/01/iloilo-city-sends-p2m-aid-to-ondoy-affected-marikina-quezon-cities|title=Iloilo sends aid to Marikina, Quezon City|publisher=Balita|date=October 1, 2009|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219173532/http://balita.ph/2009/10/01/iloilo-city-sends-p2m-aid-to-ondoy-affected-marikina-quezon-cities/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Notable personalities==
{{see also|List of people from Metro Manila}}
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*[[Agot Isidro]], actress, singer
*[[Angel Aquino]], actress, fashion model, television personality
*[[April Boy Regino]], singer, songwriter, actor 
*[[Ara Mina]], actress, singer, endorser, entrepreneur
*[[Andi Eigenmann]], former actress, model, social media influencer
*[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|Adrian Ayalin]], news reporter, news anchor
*[[Bassilyo]], rapper, singer, songwriter
*[[Bayani Fernando]], businessman, mechanical engineer, politician, 
*[[Cristine Reyes]], actress, reality show contestant
*[[Del de Guzman]], politician
*[[Elise Estrada]], Filipino-Canadian pop singer, songwriter
*[[Erika Padilla]], actress, television host, model, sideline reporter
*[[Emmanuel Bautista]], commanding general, Chief of Staff
*[[Gerald Anderson]], actor, model, dancer, basketball player
*[[Hero Angeles]], actor, reality show winner
*[[Jason Sabio]], soccer player
*[[Smokey Mountain (band)|Jeffrey Hidalgo]], actor, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur
*[[Jericho Rosales]], actor, singer, songwriter and film producer
*[[John Lloyd Cruz]], actor, matinee idol
*[[John Manalo]], actor, model, former child star
*[[Jona Viray]], singer, songwriter, reality singing competition winner
*[[Julia Barretto]], actress, commercial model, entrepreneur
*[[Kim Rodriguez]], actress, model 
*[[Koko Pimentel]], politician, senator, senate president
*[[Marcelino Teodoro]], lawyer, politician
*[[Marck Espejo]], volleyball athlete
*[[Maria Rosario Vergeire]], physician, public health official
*[[Marides Fernando]], politician
*[[Maan Teodoro]], teacher, politician
*[[Mike Tan]], actor, dancer, model
*[[Pancho Magno]], actor
*[[Raimund Marasigan]], singer, record producer
*[[Rhea Santos]], broadcast journalist, television presenter
*[[Rich Asuncion]], actress, reality show contestant, beauty pageant contestant
*[[Ruru Madrid]], actor, singer, model, television host 
*[[Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10|Dustine Mayores]], streamer, model, reality show contestant
*[[Salvador Panelo]], lawyer, politician
*[[Sonny Parsons]], actor, singer, director, politician 
*[[Stella Quimbo]], academic teacher, economist, politician
*[[Tado (comedian)|Tado Jimenez]], comedian, actor, radio personality, businessman, author, activist
*[[Zeny Zabala]], veteran actress
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==See also==
*[[Giant shoes of Marikina]]
*[[Legislative districts of Marikina]]
*[[List of barangays in Marikina]]
*[[List of landmarks and attractions of Marikina]]
*[[List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Marikina}}
*{{official website|http://marikina.gov.ph/}}
*[{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*{{OSM relation|146949}}

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