Last Updated: November 13th, 2018
When traveling, very few tourists would consider including a stop at the local market in their itinerary. While certainly understandable, the local market is arguably one of the best places to immerse yourself with how the locals go about their daily routines. From the porters who cart their produce to the wet section that reeks of fish and freshly slaughtered pigs–wet and dry markets in the Philippines is a cacophony that is hard to find somewhere else. Baguio City’s public market is certainly no exception.
Baguio is no stranger to markets–one could even argue how the country’s summer capital practically mastered how to efficiently run a public market. From its famous night market along Harrison Road, the city’s public market is one that you should definitely visit especially if you’re into street photography. If you happen to drop by, one thing you’d immediately notice is the plate numbers in each porter’s wooden carts. Similar to motor vehicles, each porter is accredited and issued transport plates that are mounted in the rear end of their carts.
From the fresh produce to the wide walkways to the brown-hued alleyways, the city’s public market certainly has much more character than the overcrowded tourist areas that you’d think of visiting.

The orange and green canopy the public market

An old lady clutching her fresh produce

The dried goods section

A man selling reusable shopping bags

The throngs of people on a weekend

A young girl helping her mother arrange the front of their stall

These two ladies grabbing a quick bite while they have no customers–yet

Hot soup to fight the cold

And of course, strawberries

This mother and daughter checking out this lady’s “pasalubong” section

Just cutting his nails while watching their stall

Notice the transport plate in this porter’s cart

These two ladies selling some of the most famous longganisa in the North

Yet another team of young ladies selling fresh strawberries

Making brooms from scratch in front of his stall

And of course, tinapa

This group of guys watching NBA

One of the vendors reading that day’s paper

All set and done

One of the market’s side entrances

Picking out the best of the best

Arranging her multiple plastic bags before heading home

This old man passing by the dried goods section

Just one of the porters carting the stuff ordered by each stall owner

A couple of guys just teasing each other while I was taking photos

The alleyways

From the wet market

Hundreds of chicken feet

Finding a way to just be kids–even in a public market

A young lady watching her brightly lit stall

The throngs of people on a weekend
Also, check out: Baguio Night Market (Harrison Road): IN PHOTOS
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