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Dumaguete Public Market | Dumaguete Info

Dumaguete Public Market parking area

Providing the freshest catch and closing best deals, the Public Market or tiangge of Dumaguete City is the perfect place where you can find locally produced goods, handicrafts or general plastic fantastic junk, newly harvested fruits and vegetables, spices, seafood and meat.

The said public market is composed of 10 buildings with nearly 934 stalls in it. There are three main buildings which are subdivided into smaller units available for lease. Cubicles are lined up side by side towards the exterior.

Fruit Stalll in the area

The first building is the area designated for non perishable merchandise. The said products include clay pots, steel pans both for frying and broiling, and other utensils used for cooking. Also, the subdivided area provides grocery items with longer shelf lives such as canned goods and other preservatives, rice and other grains, for livestock, things for personal use and many more. Other items would be slippers, hand made baskets, native bags, brooms and coconut hats made by locals, plastics, carpentry tools, garments and fabric. On the outside, you can spot some jewelry and watches,  pearls, sunglasses and other accessories, even cds and dvds. Parlors, tailoring shops, boutiques, jewelry fabricators, and pawnshops are also present in the vicinity. Along the stalls is the famous Painitan section of the city which is the best place to eat breakfast and snacks. It is known for its delicious hot coffee or chocolate and other local delicacies like puto, budbod, kabog, and shakoy.

At the center of both buildings is the area designated for fast perishable goods which also considered the wet market. Meats like chicken, pork and beef sold by kilo, fish and other seafood like fresh fish, crabs, shrimps and shellfish and other sea foods can be found here. Some fresh vegetables and spices are also  found in this area. Freshly picked flowers are also available in the wet market which can be bought on wholesale price.

Random Photos in the market

In a separate building is the fruit market. The said section is the area for selling locally produced fruits like mangoes, bananas, papayas, guavas, pineapples, jack fruits, watermelons and whatever fruit available for the season.

Purchasing goods in the local market provides endless economic and health benefits to the common people. Generally, public markets help grow and connect urban and rural economies. They promote development and keep money in the local neighborhood. Instead of giving your money to large corporations to invest in similar goods found in the market, you’re supporting local farmers and small business owners by choosing to buy them in the common ground which is the public market. Local farmers, vendors, fishermen, and small business owners need the money more than large health food chains to grow, raise and produce their products.

Aside from the fact that it is healthier and more sustainable to eat food that is locally grown, it also helps one save on the budget, energy, and resources needed to give you as a customer. In this way which they transport your food, you are doing your part to help lessen the pollution in the environment. The benefits of markets are numerous. They offer increasing access to fresh, healthy food. Also, they serve as public gathering places for people. Some come here to register for voting, others come here for government events like giving of free rice and food, some also come here to bring there dogs because there is a veterinary clinic located here.

The view inside the market area