{"id":819,"date":"2026-07-11T16:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/?page_id=819"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:06:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"819\" class=\"elementor elementor-819\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e69956 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e69956\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9a277 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea9a277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938ab31 animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"938ab31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOUELAS STORIES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b481b animated-fast elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6b481b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marikina City is known as the Philippines&#8217; Shoe Capital and every single pair made here has been crafted with skill passed down through generations. But as time moves on, transmitting the long held tradition towards the younger generation becomes a real challenge faced among Marike\u00f1o shoemakers. Through this website, our goal is to celebrate and document Marikina&#8217;s shoemaking craft. Ready to discover more?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9d207 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf9d207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#discover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EXPLORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20ae24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d20ae24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4617ffa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4617ffa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec77829 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec77829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1814\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2859\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02.png 1814w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02-1536x696.png 1536w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-02-200x91.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1814px) 100vw, 1814px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd09bbd e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd09bbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d00df animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d00df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LET'S KEEP\nTHIS CULTURE ALIVE!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bec38b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bec38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marikina shoemaking is more than a livelihood. It is a legacy built on generations of skill, patience, and pride. By learning its story, sharing the voices of local shoemakers, and supporting the local craft, you help protect a tradition that shapes a community\u2019s identity. Culture continues because people choose to preserve it. That choice starts with you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46485c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a46485c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8959c2b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8959c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1733\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03.png 1733w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03-1536x760.png 1536w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-03-200x99.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1733px) 100vw, 1733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e780a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e780a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"discover\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252d3ea e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"252d3ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"discover\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbb97b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cbb97b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c8150 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22c8150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af9a8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9af9a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab23927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab23927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BE INSPIRED TODAY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d34de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d34de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn their story, feel their passion, and turn inspiration into action.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b3bcb elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0b3bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/content\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN THEIR STORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a4915 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65a4915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bf326 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8bf326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5e16f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea5e16f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e8048 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2e8048\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650b8e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"650b8e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54b03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e54b03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET THE COMMUNITY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903dabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"903dabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover who they are, draw strength from their journey, and stand with them in support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dccb45 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0dccb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/meet-and-greet\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET THEM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106766a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"106766a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54df74b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54df74b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d329f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d329f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf4787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaf4787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceae0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ceae0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENGAGE WITH THEIR WORKS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2220755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2220755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See their journey, learn more about their work, and discover how their craft continues to shape Marikina&#8217;s identity. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6235324 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6235324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/learn-more\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1da0708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b6e5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97b6e5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28f75b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d28f75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1968\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04.png 1968w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04-1536x642.png 1536w, https:\/\/souelasstories.com\/iteration1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MORE-ASSETS-04-200x84.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1968px) 100vw, 1968px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d2e83 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40d2e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0e326 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf0e326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY IT MATTERS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638660b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638660b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Today, local artisans face growing challenges that put the future of their craft at risk. 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