MARIKINA, Philippines — Imelda ... wearing a traditional pink dress, large emerald-green earrings and locally made silver shoes. “More than anything, this museum will symbolize the spirit ...

While the museum houses traditional shoes from other countries ... of Marikina in metro Manila (referred to as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines), the museum takes visitors through the process ...

The Marikina City Footwear Museum attracts thousands of visitors a year, curious to see the treasure trove of shoes amassed by the Philippines' shopaholic former first lady Imelda Marcos (pictured).

The woman removes her shoes ... in the Philippines. [Our] research [showed] that Siquijor’s ‘mysticism’ is not due to witchcraft or voodoo, but the people’s vast wealth of health knowledge and ...

The woman removes her shoes at the hut’s lanai ... some of which are endemic and endangered in the Philippines. Through both traditional practices and a government reforestation initiative ...