Shoemaking in a Central Philippine City: A Disappearing Tradition?

• Main Author: Dino, Marjury Estillero
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Carcar City; economy; neoliberalism; shoe industry; shoemaking; social exclusion; trade liberalization
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol8/iss2/10; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/socialtransformations/article/1152/viewcontent/ST_208.2_2010_20Article_20__20Dino.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Shoemaking in Carcar City, Cebu is an integral part of the locals’ identity as it has been dubbed as the shoemaking capital of Cebu province and the southern Philippines for decades. More than a source of livelihood, it is a tradition that has been passed down for generations. This paper describes t...