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Marikina Footwear & Leathergoods Industry Status: For Students or Entrepreneurs Who Would Like T

Students fro the St. Scholastica Academy Marikina, interviewing mr. Noel Box regarding the status of Marikina's Footwear Industry for their school paper.

INTERVIEWS WITH MASIDO

MASIDO has now become the center for students’ research for studies regarding the Marikina Footwear & Leathergoods Industry since we re-opened last year January 2016, may it be for the industry history, update in status or issues concerning the Marikina footwear and the Philippine footwear industry in general.


Bulacan State University students.

If you are a student who would like to:


a. Make an interview with us for their research or studies, may you

be a high school student, college or a post graduate.


b. Seek guidance & mentorship for students who are:


- Doing their thesis regarding the Marikina Footwear Industry.

- Creating their footwear prototypes.


Quezon City Polytechnic College students with their footwear prototypes.


Here are the things you must do first.

We request that you follow this protocol as we constantly have students as well as businessmen who are requesting for appointments, too.


We’d appreciate it if you do not come to our office without an appointment to ensure that someone will be available for you to interview.


We follow the first come, first served basis.


To book your appointment, send us a letter of request through our email address: masidoshoeindustry@gmail.com.


Address the letter to the department head, Mr. Noel B. Box.


You can initially contact us through our Facebook page, but you must still send the letter of request to our email address so we can immediately process your request.


We will give you a feedback on the confirmation of your appointment.


Do not send your letter of intent by messaging it through our Facebook page.


Once you have your appointment, please come on time.


Bring with you a letter of recommendation signed by your adviser stating for what purpose the interview is for.


Prepare the list of all the questions that you need to ask during the interview.


If you wish to interview manufacturers we can assist you by matching you to manufacturers that would fit with your school requirements.


We will arrange your appointment with them & provide you with an endorsement letter.


If you find a list of the manufacturers & their contacts, you are also free to contact them on your own.


In summary...


These are some of the student interviews we've served.

Some even came from provinces, too.

Entrepreneurship students from the University of Caloocan.

Student from University of Asia & the Pacific who is researching for her thesis.

A student from who invented a shoe polish from banana peels as part of her school thesis.

TRAININGS OFFERED BY MASIDO


MASIDO trainings are free, which is why it is offered only to residents of Marikina.



There are NO training scheduled that is offered to the public at this point.


We will announce any trainings that is open to the public through our:






2014 Applied Footwear Design 1, 2,& 3 or basic & advanced footwear pattern making short course class.

An amazed Industrial Design student from PWU who participated in an introductory workshop for footwear manufacturing process.

To be updated of MASIDO activities you can:






For further research, you can also go to:



The World’s Largest Shoes (located at the Marikina Riverbanks Center)





As students or entreprenuers, your help can be invaluable to the MASIDO Team through:



Liking & sharing our featured stories & different MASIDO campaigns on our Facebook page, as well as reacting & commenting your thoughts.



Subscribing to our website, reading & sharing our blog posts as well as letting us know what you think by commenting.



Like our Facebook page, Marikina Shoe Industry Development Office because we post pictures of students who come to our office so you could like & share your pictures.



This will also help spread the word regarding the services we give to students’ for their school requirements.



Rate us, too! (Look for the stars on our Facebook page).



Follow us on our Instagram account: @masidoteam



Subscribe to our newsletter on our website to keep updated with all our activities & news.



Your feedback is important to us so we could improve our services better.



Do you share our passion for the Marikina Footwear & Leathergoods Industry?



Do you have an idea for collaboration that will benefit the footwear & leathergoods industry in general?







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