Must-see shopping in Western Visayas

  • Camiña Balay nga Bato

    Iloilo

    This beautifully restored Spanish home (1865) offers private tours of the upstairs living area (P150, minimum five people) and a downstairs shop where the…

  • Negros Showroom

    Bacolod

    A one-stop shop for local handicrafts and organic products, including native jewellery, MassKara masks and piaya (sugary flat cakes). It's located in…

  • La Paz Market

    Iloilo

    A bit of a maze to navigate, but otherwise the shops are well-ordered and a delight to wander.

  • Tinukib

    Iloilo

    Shop selling one of city's best selections of locally produced handicrafts, as well as area food specialities. Unfortunately as it's located around 12.5km…

  • Robinsons Place

    Bacolod

    City's older megamall with cinemas and a new addition called Citywalk, a small strip of stores directly behind the main building.

  • SM City

    Bacolod

    A massive mall with several wings connected by overhead walkways, an enormous number of food choices and a cinema.

  • Central Market

    Iloilo

    Come here for local colour and smells, especially the dried-fish section. The rows of stalls seem endless.

  • SM City

    Iloilo

    Ever expanding, this is the largest of the city's malls; there are two other branches around town.

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