Malatapay Market
Malatapay
A weekly seaside village market on Wednesdays, where you can watch water buffalo trading and eat roast suckling pig ('lechon'). It is also the pier for boats to Apo Island.
The market is in Zamboanguita. It has existed for several hundred years, and every Wednesday morning mountain villagers and fishermen gather to trade fruit, vegetables, seafood, livestock and daily goods. Live water buffalo and cattle trading takes place on site, and the whole roast pig stalls are very popular. Boats to Apo Island also depart from here, so you can browse the market in the morning and head out to sea at noon. On non-Wednesdays only the pier is open.
Opening hours
Wednesday 06:00–12:00
Nearby sights
- Apo Island
- Dauin Marine Sanctuaries
- Tambobo Bay
- Mount Talinis (Cuernos de Negros)
- Casaroro Falls
- Forest Camp Valencia
- Red Rock Hot Spring
- Pulangbato Falls