Ma. Lourdes Fernando is the mayor of the City of Marikina, the "shoe capital" of the Philippines.

Mayor Lourdes Fernando was born on February 10, 1957 in Quezon City. She is the loving wife of MMDA Chairman Bayani "BF" Fernando and the mother of their only child Tala Maria. She finished her Primary and Secondary Education at Institucion Teresiana (Poveda Learning Center). She graduated Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management at University of the Philippines in 1978 and finished her Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Hotel Administration at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

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