Displaying keskiaikaiseen shoe collection of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos Museum is open again to the Philippines, heralding the beleaguered shoe industry fightback flood risk Cheap imports.
The Museum is not just showcase the best Imelda Marcos 3000-a couple of the collection, but also of the shoe-making Marikina city, where industry was born more than a century ago, riverside East suburb craftsmanship.
Footwear consultant Tessie Endriga said that Imelda Marcos Marikina city shoe industry failed to provide a much needed infrastructure or funding, when he was in power. But he will help in their own way.
"He patronise local brands.If he wanted to buy a certain style, he is the author of the half-dozen pairs, "recalled Endriga, who has worked for the Government of the United States Bureau of Product Standards.
Marikina city shoes were once famous, both locally and abroad, until such time as the low-priced shoes in countries other than the PRC and Vietnam bflowing with industry in the years said local business leader Jose Tayawa.
"You can buy the Marikina city of shoes and use them for a period of five years. [1] [2] the price of one-fifth of the people's Republic of China on the shoes you buy, but you can use them in just a few months," said Tayawa Marikina city, head of trade and industry.
Former Shoe Museum curator Dolly Borlongan acknowledged that the majority of Imelda Marcos shoes imported but will be added to that is among the many shoes, as well as displays Marikina city Marikina city shoe-making of history.
The Museum was founded in 1998, only one way to advertise a century long history make the shoes, work boots submissive slippers's rugged mountainous terrain with a high-fashion for a custom footwear Marikina city.
The city is built also the world's largest shoes-shoes men's pair of leather, each as large as van--, which are still on the screen is in Marikina City shopping centre.
Filipinos generations grew up on a loose robe of most exquisite local products and the delivery of snake-skin made in Marikina city shoes became the Fifth Avenue toast in the early 1980s, the city is located on its website.
But in Marikina city's shoe-makers-and shoe Museum-has suffered setbacks in recent years, Massive flooding tropical storm. [1] [2] Ketsana last year damaged Museum, as well as many of the shoe-makers in the premises and inventory.
Storm and foreign competition, took their toll. with effect from 3 000 to peak in the mid-1990s, only approximately 200 factories for the remainder of the tench, Marikina city, said Roger Footwear Py, Director-General Federation of the Philippines.
But at the end of September, the Museum, the only one of the movements that Marikina city officials and businessmen in the hope of bridging the footwear industry in the surrounding area, City Administrator Victoriano Sabiniano said.
Tourists who visited the Museum tended to find a place to buy shoes, Marikina city, officials said, so establishing a standing in the heart of the city is the central area of the shoe expo on its key products and distribute the word in its quality.
"The first step is for the local market when we fix that. [1] [2], we can go abroad," Sabiniano told AFP.
Quality is never claimed Endriga problem.
"We have come up with an excellent Craftsmanship in the Philippines, footwear, gloves, mittens and mitts. quality can compete in Italy," he said.
However, he added: "I cannot say for shoe industry to die, but it is missing out on a lot of opportunities."
Government figures show that Philippine footwear exports fell from 19.5% in 2009 in the previous year 25.96 million dollars.
Exports hit their peak at: 176.3 million dollars in 1994, but have decreased sharply during the year.
Many visiting foreign buyers are still impressed by the quality of the footwear of the Philippines said Merlinda Diaz, the official export v, of the Bureau of the Government's trade promotion.
"But they ask for the prices to the level of the people's Republic of China-and the contract falls through the" Diaz recalled.
Py said smuggling compounds included in the price of the shoes are sold to foreign local firm to compete with the huge number of problems.
The solution is to not compete in those countries with a high-volume production, he said.
"We have to avoid meet the competition head-on Cheap footwear sector and We get each. [1] [2] State-of-the-art," said Py, who also heads Stefano footwear, main local manufacturer.
Local cobblers are now targeting smaller boutique stocks of developed countries, where the low prices are not the main attraction, he said.
The increase in wages and salaries are also of the people's Republic of China, at the time of adopting the competitiveness of the Py add Marikina city shoes.
"The people's Republic of China is becoming an expensive, Viet Nam is not that Cheap, either. Only to go and we sell ourselves," he said.
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