Women's shoes, ca. 1900
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Bakyâ or wooden clogs were once the most commonly used footwear in the Philippines before the introduction of rubber sandals. This footwear is made from local light wood like santol and laniti. (Torre,2002. p.24)
"A bill in the Philippine Congress described the bakyâ as having 'reference to the Filipinos' humble beginnings'.It has been proposed as the National Slipper of the Philippines since 2014". ( House Bill No. 3296, House of Representatives of the Philippines, 2, July 2014)
Source : Torre, Visitacion R. De La (2002). Cultural icons of the Philippines. Tower Book House. p. 24. Retrieved 12 December 2019, 14, February 2022
"House Bill No. 3926" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2019, 14 February 2022 www.web.archive.org/web/20140702062005/http://congress.gov.ph/download/basic_16/HB03926.pdf
Identifier 72.104, Patten
Annotation: "Bakya or Wooden Clogs" terminology added as a supplemental information
by: Noel Jordan Racca
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