In celebration of Marikina’s 12th Cityhood Anniversary, this site is featuring the Marikina City Seal which was designed by former Mayor Bayani BF Fernando.
The official seal of the city of Marikina bears the inscription Lungsod ng Marikina, Pilipinas, 1630 corresponding to the date of founding of the municipality, and 1996 as the year of approval of the city charter. The two mountains represent the Cordillera and Sierra Madre that form the Marikina Valley, transgressed by the Marikina River.
The rising sun pinpoints the eastern location of the city, with each ray representing what used to be the the city’s fourteen barangays, sixteen at present . The gear symbolizes its industry and the shoelast represents the traditional manufacture of the city. The Roman torch focuses on the lofty and noble ideals for human development, for a better quality of life, and symbolic of its Hispanic culture and tradition.
The bamboo underscores a mixture of the people’s natural humility and strength of character and also puts emphasis on the transition from its agricultural past to industrial present, while the leaves and branches symbolize order and serenity. The bamboo and the wheel represent protection of the environment to remain in harmony with progress.
The bamboo underscores a mixture of the people’s natural humility and strength of character and also puts emphasis on the transition from its agricultural past to industrial present, while the leaves and branches symbolize order and serenity. The bamboo and the wheel represent protection of the environment to remain in harmony with progress.
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