Marikina Peek: Marikina Bridge @ Night by Rage Gayondato
The Marikina Bridge is one of the most known landmark of the city but its the firs time I saw it photographed in all its glory, thanks to Rage Gayondato.
Marikina Peek. Photo of the Old Marikina River.
Marikina has gone a long way, it has transformed dramatically since 1992. Curious to see how it looked like in the past? Think no more, see this photo of the old Marikina River and marvel how possible it is to revive an unsightly, biologically dead river.
Photo Source: MCDA and Marikina PIO
Photographer: Unknown
See the Marikina River at present here.
Read about the Marikina River Development Program here.
Marikina Peek. Photos from the Past.
There will be a new section at Marikenya.com — the MARIKINA PEEK. This page will contain photos taken from Marikina, by the author or by other Marikeños or even non-Marikeños wishing to share to the world the beauty of Marikina City.
The first Marikina Peek Entry. PHOTOS FROM THE PAST.
Source: Marikina City Development Authority
Photographer; Unknown
The Belen Museum of Marikina, Experience Christmas Year-Round
In my earlier post, I have promised to write more about the Marikina Belen Museum so everyone, especially those in Marikina would be able to come and experience being in a museum where Christmas is celebrated all-year-round.
So here is Marikenya’s Travel News on the Belen Museum which I personally enjoyed going to because it’s not far from home, a jeepney and a tricycle ride only from Nangka where I live, and because I’m a Christian and I love Belens.
For those who wanted to stay in Marikina, you may visit this Booking Engine site and to find out more about other places to go to, in Marikina and someplace else, see this link on Travel Technology Services.
To go to the Belen Museum, see this map which will take you directly to the location. Enjoy your trip!
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Free Wifi at the Marikina City Hall
Good news for bloggers and internet users and fanatics, the Marikina City Hall is now a WiFi Free Zone!
So now, you can bring your laptops and fidget with your computers while waiting for your transactions to finish.
For those without laptops, don’t despair, Marikina City Hall also have a kiosk with computers for free and public use. All you need to do is register with a landline number and your name and presto, you are already allowed to use free internet service for glorious twenty minutes.
Talk about value added services. 
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2008 Free Training Courses for Marikina Residents
thru the Center for Excellence
Good news to Marikina Residents! The Center for Excellence of the City Government of Marikina opened once again it’s MCF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM for all Marikeños. Enroll now for free!
See poster for details. (Acknowledgment: Poster design by Jeje Pinga}
Saving The Marikina River,
An Inspiring Story Of A City
Winner, 1995 Galing Pook Award for Innovation and Excellence in Local Governance and Hall of Fame, Cleanest Inland Body of Water in the NCR.
In 1993, the city formally launched the program, Save the Marikina River, with the aim in view of rehabilitating and saving the river valley from extinction. It was anchored on the principle:
The people have to touch and smell the water. It is hoped that this experience and exposure will galvanize them to muster enough political pressure for the government and the rest to act and conserve the water. Mayor BF
The project was far from being ambitious in features. The city did not think of dredging or diking which it could not afford anyway. With only 40M spread over seven (7) years, including maintenance and with hardly no external assistance, the city was able to bring the river back to life and transform it into a sports and recreational park (probably the biggest in the country today in a natural setting).
A few years back, the river was filth and stench, a repository of all types of foul smelling and unsightly wastes. Only few dared to venture close to it and none wanted to a get a sniff of stinking waters pitched black with pollution spewed by factories and industries and domestic wastes wantonly thrown by the squatters lining the banks.
The deterioration of the river was brought by the uncontrolled encroachment and indiscrimate disposal of both domestic and industrial wastes and garbage in the easement of the river. It also suffered land degradation brought by the continuous quarrying on its beds and along the banks that resulted to scouring and erosion.
Resurrecting a dying river was only made possible through the bulldog tenacity of Mayor Bayani Fernando. Private assistance came in only when the river park was undergoing development. In the past, attempts have failed in removing thrash from the river and in flushing-out the squatters along the riverbanks. Many thought it would take a miracle to restore the lost grandeur of the Marikina River. It took a strong political will to finally carry out successfully the river rehabilitation that eventually gained the respect and admiration of the people. They have now taken themselves to task in preserving the gains of the project.
Pinoy Scandal Survivor No. 1
Proud Filipina: Julie Borje
Follow-up article on the post Pinay Scandal… In the Mind of Pinays. If you know Filipinas who are worth appreciating and featurng in this website, please email it to marikenya@yahoo.com. Please include photos with your article. Together, we can show the world that Pinays should not be associated with Scandals.
Everyday, I see greatness of Filipino people (no matter what they say that our nation and society is bombarded with negativities). Specifically, I admire and love Filipina women (not only because I am one) for having values that every Filipino, men and women alike, should be proud of.
My Pinay heroine for today is Julie M. Borje (without any salutation of Ms. or Dir. in her name because she is so modest she just wanted everyone to address her as such). Her name is becoming popular these days because she was appointed as chairman of the Board of Jurors and Selection/Screening Committee for the Metro Manila Film Festival for 2007. If you google her name in the internet, you will find in the search results, aside from the MMFF, links on the various projects and programs she was involved with locally and internationally.
Julie Borje is currently the director of the Marikina Center for Excellence. She is my mentor and who I consider my kernel of power in the institution where we belong. She once told me during a time that I was terribly upset with some people in the organization: “Your inspiration should come from within you, not from others so you won’t get lost and frustrated when your models do something bad.”
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Free Training Courses for Marikina Residents
thru the Center for Excellence
FREE TRAINING COURSES for Marikina Residents
The Center for Excellence of Marikina City Government is still accepting applicants for the following courses:
890 hours
- 18-45 yrs. old
- high school graduate
- medical certificate
- NSO birth certificate
- voter’s ID or certificate of resgitration
- 2 pcs. 1×1 pictures
220 hours
- 18-45 yrs. old
- high school graduate
- medical certificate
- voter’s ID or certificate of resgitration
- photocopy of barangay clearance/cedula
- 2 pcs. 1×1 pictures
100 hours
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Saving The Marikina River, A Success Story
Winner, 1995 Galing Pook Award for Innovation and Excellence in Local Governance and Hall of Fame, Cleanest Inland Body of Water in the NCR.
In 1993, the city formally launched the program, Save the Marikina River, with the aim in view of rehabilitating and saving the river valley from extinction. It was anchored on the principle:
The people have to touch and smell the water. It is hoped that this experience and exposure will galvanize them to muster enough political pressure for the government and the rest to act and conserve the water. Mayor BF
The project was far from being ambitious in features. The city did not think of dredging or diking which it could not afford anyway. With only 40M spread over seven (7) years, including maintenance and with hardly no external assistance, the city was able to bring the river back to life and transform it into a sports and recreational park (probably the biggest in the country today in a natural setting).
A few years back, the river was filth and stench, a repository of all types of foul smelling and unsightly wastes. Only few dared to venture close to it and none wanted to a get a sniff of stinking waters pitched black with pollution spewed by factories and industries and domestic wastes wantonly thrown by the squatters lining the banks.
The deterioration of the river was brought by the uncontrolled encroachment and indiscriminate disposal of both domestic and industrial wastes and garbage in the easement of the river. It also suffered land degradation brought by the continuous quarrying on its beds and along the banks that resulted to scouring and erosion.
Resurrecting a dying river was only made possible through the bulldog tenacity of Mayor Bayani Fernando. Private assistance came in only when the river park was undergoing development. In the past, attempts have failed in removing thrash from the river and in flushing-out the squatters along the riverbanks. Many thought it would take a miracle to restore the lost grandeur of the Marikina River. It took a strong political will to finally carry out successfully the river rehabilitation that eventually gained the respect and admiration of the people. They have now taken themselves to task in preserving the gains of the project.
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