Iligan City Night Market & Plaza: Mindanao, Philippines

[@PinayTuboAngieDan]

Wow, I love the palengke...The lechon and the grilled fish absolutely perfect. The stage looks like a great place to hang out for Tilly. Thanks for the video and sharing your evening with us. We greatly enjoyed watching. ;)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hey that's exactly what Yvonne likes, i like some Lechon, am not so keen on the fish though, glad you enjoyed the video and i enjoyed making this one, thanks my friends...

[@FattiPattiPat]

Looks so awesome and great video.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks Patti, so good to see you here my friend, yeah i love roaming around markets and this is a real good one, i was gonna go there again last night but it was raining, have a good day there and take care...

[@NancyMarie222]

Hello Carl Well, that was sure, a great tour, of this market, so many things to buy,.. You and Yvonne make, a great couple, you seem to get along, very well...I enjoyed looking at all that...food, wow.. to much..Tilly, loves that stage, your very lucky to have such, a beautiful family, always nice.. to see you, in the videos...Keep, having fun... take care...

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for your great comment Nancy and your nice comment on my little family here, yeah both of them are lovely people.. Yeah this market is a real good one, it's very big and always so packed with people, and always a bargain to be picked up here too, and the stage that's in the Plaza, well now Tilly has been up on there she keeps wanting to go up on there, hmm she can be a little madam if she don't get her own way, so on this occasion we just walked away with her and went back into the market lol, diffused the situation before she kicked off (smile) thanks my friend, have a good day there...

[@LolaK]

Awesome of this market, so many things to buy,.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Yeah i think it's quite unusual to have a night market anywhere, and this one runs until the early hours of the morning, plus you got the Plaza here also which always has some sort of live entertainment going on, Iligan City really is a great place to be, thanks Lola...

[@marianeska]

Really exciting video. Thank you for translating us to that interesting city.Like

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks, this is a really exciting place to walk around, i do like markets and this is a real good one, thanks my friend...

[@StanislavGrymblat]

Very interesting! I really enjoyed the video. I wish you excellent health, vitality and joy of the people around you! Good luck to you!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Appreciate your nice comment my friend, have a good day there...

[@sashaanddanielaplay5865]

Excellent my friend! Thanks for nice sharing. My like :)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for your great comment, it's much appreciated...

[@williemacawili4611]

I considered Iligan City my home for over a decade before I moved here in the USA. Thanks for the great video. The city looks very much more lively compared to when I was there. Safety was my concern before I move to Iligan, it was during the Marcos regime and I reckon it was tumultuous then as it is now. Iliganons welcomed me and made my life there enjoyable and many of my trusted and loyal friends are Muslims. I hope I can make a nostalgic trip to the city where I matured as a person and see some of my friends who are still there. Keep up the good work Carl.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello Willie, well i have been here for 4 years now, and in just that 4 years i have seen so many changes in Iligan City, and it has become a lot more busier, and very soon we have a massive Robinson Mall nearing completion, complete with top of the range cinema and a hotel, and i think this mall will make Iligan City even more busier and certainly much better.. Yeah i have many Muslim friends here, and it does annoy me when they quite often all get labeled the same, because people are not all the same, you get good and bad people all the over the world, and it's just a tiny few that make it bad, but believe me the majority of people here in Iligan City are fantastic people, some of the best i have ever met, many thanks for your comment my friend...

[@BDFAN65]

Very nice Carl. No going hungry there. Thanks for sharing friend...Lloyd :)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Oh yeah lots of food here Lloyd, i don't like seafood though, always makes me wanna throw up lol, but the meat is fine, cheers mate, have a good day...

[@FIREMANTIM]

oh my ears are tingling, my tongue drooling for all that lechon!!! thanks for sharing Carl

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Oh Yeah if one likes lechon this is the place to be, there is tons of it here, and i quite like Lechon myself, it's just the seafood i am not so keen on, cheers mate, have a good day there...

[@FIREMANTIM]

keep in touch amigo :)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Will do...

[@mariamountain824]

Super post dear Carl! I liked so much:) Enjoy your day! maria:-)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

So pleased you enjoyed the video Maria, thanks my friend...

[@sitonatree1]

Hustle and bustle lol , so much going on where you are day and night , liked , have a super weekend Carl :) ms

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Oh yeah it's very busy here MS, but on some weekends i have been here it's been so busy it takes forever just trying to walk through it. Enjoy the rest of the weekend my friend and thanks...

[@Lodud2]

Well done; congrats ; Thumb up !! Greetings !!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for that, have a good day there...

[@burtguirnela]

nice vid my friend...looking forward to visit iligan when i get to CDO nxt year...am a pinoy living in NY...anyway am a new subscriber...love video like this!!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for your great comment and for the sub and i have subbed ya back.. it's always nice to hear from anyone from the Philippines, and am sure when you come to Cagayan De Oro, and get to visit Iligan City you will have a great time, i have never been to New York but it's certainly on my to do list, have a good day my friend...

[@ChrisandNima1]

What a cool market love the scenes

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello my friends, yeah this really is a first class market, and it's one of the things about Iligan City that i really like, and very soon we have an amazing new shopping Mall which will be finished, it's got just about everything in it including a hotel and a huge cinema, am very much looking forward to that opening, thanks for your comment, i will stop by later and see what you have been up to...

[@gregoryeditor6500]

interesting video Carl, thank YOU

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

It's great to look around and see other areas Greg, i love watching my friends videos when they film places i have never been before, and more than likely never to visit, cheers mate, have a good one...

[@julee9187]

We like your video friends!!!!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks, it's much appreciated...

[@ThaiGirlAdventures]

Wow yummy Carl I miss street food so much and great video.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Yeah i like street food, and generally i like eating out more than in, and weighing up all the costs i would say it was actually cheaper to eat out here than to buy food from the supermarket and cook and eat it at home.. Thanks for your comment my friend, have a good day there...

[@olvinyldude]

Love the open markets.. You just never know what you will find... LOOK at ALL the FOOD !

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello Rich, yeah i have always enjoyed roaming around the markets, and used to visit some real good ones in London like the "Petticoat Lane Market, i used to love going there on a Sunday morning, cheers mate, have a good one..

[@cinderelladreamy]

Super video dear Carl and very interesting, thanks i like it, best regards Jutta

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks Jutta, yeah when one sees other places here on YT that they have never seen or been before, then it's always nice to see these videos, thanks again my friend...

[@cinderelladreamy]

Wonderful video dear friend, i like it. I wish you a good time i go in Holidays, greetings Jutta

[@bse3221]

thanks for featuring this night market. iligan is ny hometown but i've never been here since i've been away for quite sometime now. i wish i could spend even one night here. i miss my dear iligan so much. i miss the lechon there.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

You're very welcome, and hopefully the next video i will be uploading on this channel in a couple of days time, was also filmed from this same night market, and you will see me actually buying some Lechon for our dinner, and it sure was nice.. Thanks for watching.. Happy New Year...

[@nathanlippiatt8098]

This is fantastic Carl walking around this Market I'd put on about 5kgs. Looks like there is great food everywhere. That's it I'm off to the pantry:)👍

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hi Nathan, yeah there is so much food here, and plenty of rice too, and i hate that stuff lol, people here in the Philippines eat rice with everything, but back in the UK most people have potatoes all the time, which is much better than rice me thinks.. Hey a visit to the pantry, sounds real good to me, cheers mate...

I all my travels around the world I have always loved these kinds of markets. It gives you such insight into the local fare and sometimes some great delicacies are found. Great share mate.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

These night markets are well good Andre, but a bomb went off recently in Davao City which made a lot of people here in Mindanao stop going to them for a while, but am pleased this market is once more packed out as i went there again only the other night, thanks my friend...

[@cristopheromandam8622]

Wow! Nice

[@keelaihassan]

I love it all Carl❤. There was a night market place also I visited just outside of the city. They called it mugna or magna 😀. Small merchandise of all kinds on the display. We did some shopping too

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Well they stopped this night market due to being under Martial law for security reasons, but Martial law has now been lifted so maybe it might return, but also at the new market in Tambo, it's sort of becoming a night market as it seems to be staying open later and later, and we have actually been down there at 9pm and still be able to buy stuff.. Thanks for watching...

[@derektolliday7694]

Looks busy Carl, I suppose it's a lot cooler night time that reminds me have to go to the market today , The market in pasig is huge and there are plenty of pickpockets about so you have to be aware all the time, It's more fun in the Philippines.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hi Derek, yeah it's always busy at this night market, and it's open every Friday and Saturday night and we quite often go down there.. Yeah have heard there is always pickpockets around, but i never take much money out with me anyway, and never take my debit cards unless i am going to the cash machine which i do once a week.. Not had anyone try and pickpocket me yet, and it would not be very good for their health if i caught them lol, cheers mate, thanks for your comment, it's much appreciated...

[@maricelfranklin7256]

i love market market lol that lechon made me hungry

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I always enjoy walking around the markets, i like the exciting atmosphere you get in them, and there is always a bargain to pick up too, thanks my friend...

[@Jenny-yj8ik]

That's my hometown 😁❤❤

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

So sorry for the late reply, i am only 8 months late lol.. Only just seen your comment.. Yeah iligan is a great city, and i so like it here.. Thanks for watching...

[@adurpina]

yeah' i watch it already but this lechon looks so yummy Carl, see you around mate' ad

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

You can watch it as many times as you want my friend (smile) have a great coming weekend there...

[@adurpina]

u deserve it friend Carl u got a great Lechon it your place thanks for sharing likes

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Am missing this night market Allan, as we are still under martial law here, i used to go here every weekend without fail.. Thanks for watching mate...

[@TokTokCali]

Lechon Heaven :-) Nom Nom Nom!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I like Lechon, it's on of the only foods i do like here, i have tried most foods but would never try Balut lol, thanks...

[@jerramcyrusgambe9700]

just new to your vlog...welcome to #IliganCity

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Well thanks very much Jerram, i have been in Iligan City for about 7 years now, and i sure do like this city, it's very much a city on the up, so many new business's opening up here now.. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend...

[@kcvids816]

Nice one, sure was crowded lol. What are some of your favorite meals to eat in the Philippines?

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I don't have a favourite meal here really, to be honest i don't like Philippine food at all, but i would say their favourite meal would be Lechon which is what you can see all over this market, and dried fish, and of course every meal here is eaten with a large bowl of rice, cheers mate, have a good day there...

[@TravelwithYvonne]

WOW! Busy market place :) In Germany everything is closed at Night :)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hi Yvonne, i like going to night markets, they have a really nice atmosphere about them, and there is always a bargain to pick up, plus one gets to meet lots of nice people... Thanks for watching my friend...

[@niccoarcadia4179]

My father, a big shot in a cargo airline took me to the Philippines in 1969. I recall being in the center of Iligan City near the Plaza and was on this same street you were on. In another era it was just "the market" sort of a bazaar and sold housewares, dry goods, canned goods, produce, prepared food, clothing and much hand made jewelry, and scarves, embroidered things crafts, rugs etc;. I was 13 years old at the time and wasn't overly impressed because the place creeped me out. People would stare at me, stroke my hair, touch me, take pictures, and I also recall many spoke english and were overly happy to talk to me in their broken english. Their favorite question to ask? 'what I was doing there.

[@niccoarcadia4179]

LECHON:, I had the tastiest dish in my life there and always try it when I see it on menus here in america but it was never the same. If your unaware of lechon here it is: www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lechon

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I understand what you mean when you say when you first came here the place creeped you out a bit, i was a bit unsure too, but i soon got to like it, but as a 13 year old am not so sure i would have liked it lol.. The items you mention that were for sale on the streets back then, well they still are today, there is always someone on the street corners selling something, and i like it like that, it really gives the city a nice feel to it, and lots of character too.. Yeah one still gets lots of stares here, as this area is not really an area that gets lots of white people visiting it, mainly because most countries warn people not to visit Mindanao, but it's a great island and i would say it was quite safe too.. You are so right about many speaking good English here, they still do, nearly everyone here can speak some English, and many of the youngsters can speak it as good as me.. The school my daughter is in teaches in English.. Many thanks for watching my friend...

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Lechon is probably one of my favourite foods i have tried here, Pancit is my favourite...

[@maloumartin]

Oh my goodness Lechon everywhere.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello Malou, i am actually off to this market again in a few hours time, and guess what we will be having for dinner tonight? ... Yeah you have guessed it, "LECHON" !!! Thanks my friend...

[@maloumartin]

Now I'm so jealous. hehehe!

[@AdamJudahTV]

ahhh 170..170 hap kilo hap kilo! miss that a lot!=)

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hey you know some Visayen, thanks for your comment, i will stop by later...

[@wolfweighold823]

Danke für das hochladen sehr interessant

[@dorissarmeinto421]

God bless you all .... Sana still good ang

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks Doris, appreciate you watching and leaving a comment...

[@dorissarmeinto421]

+Carl The Brit in The Philippines I am the one of ur fans. i like to watching ur vlogs... specially Tilly she soooo cute ....take care always

[@tryton111]

Markets? Same as shopping malls for me, mate. Too many crowds. I'd be sitting at a nearby bar having a cold beer while you rubbed shoulders with a million people ... Lol!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello Vic, i'm not really one for being in big crowds, but i must say i do like walking around markets, but i could do with a cold beer right now mate as it's 33 degrees here in my front room, thanks Vic, have a good one...

[@tryton111]

Hey , we had a heatwave here - yesterday afternoon. It's rainy and miserable again today ...

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

tryton111 My youngest son is in Venice at the moment, and bored out of his head lol, but that's a teenager for you, no pleasing them..

[@tryton111]

No romance in them, today's kids Lol!

[@LorraineAshby]

Bored out of his mind!!!!! You were worried the other day about the safety of your son as a result of the earthquake in Itlaly!!! If he is bored perhaps he might like to offer his services as a rescuer - last time I heard the death toll was 250 and rising!!!!!! Lorraine .....

[@dorissarmeinto421]

ang sarap nang mga pag kain.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I normally do when i eat lol, this is a great night market, and as soon as i get back in the Philippines, which won't be long now i will be going here again, thanks for your comment Doris...

[@dorissarmeinto421]

+Carl The Brit in The Philippines thank u sir Carl regards to ur wife and daughter

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

You're very welcome, and of course i will pass on your regards to them both, have a good day there...

[@melvieawayan9672]

kanus a ni....kada gabii ni?? Naa paba ni sa pag bakasyon naq ulit sa pinas? gusto naq rumbohon puhon next naq bakasyon

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

This market is open on a Friday and Saturday night Melvie, it's a great market and well worth a visit...

é um pouco igual a thailandia nas ruas like

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for your nice comment, have a good day there...

[@jojobanawi9263]

Diyos ko po Asaan na po ba ang mga hinahanap ko hihihi!!!

[@MrWILL0038]

wish I was there now but very soon...I will be .

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

You would have liked it last night Will, as there was a pretty good street market going on in Pala-o.. Thanks for watching mate.. Have a happy and safe 2018...

[@MrWILL0038]

Thank you Carl , You too mate

[@marissasantoro8612]

How much a kilo for the lechon?

[@LilyMilashkalove]

Лайк!

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks Lily...

[@korn7knock295]

anong oras ang open ng night market sa plaza?

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

At the moment the night market is not opening as we are under Martial Law here in Mindanao, but it normally opens about 4pm i think until very late, i usually go there when it's quite late, but the market has been moved and it's nearer to the port area now and not at the Plaza anymore, which is a shame as i think it was better at the Plaza area, but it was moved because of terrorist threats, and the new area is much safer and easier for the police to ensure safety for the public, thanks for watching...

[@korn7knock295]

wow that's nice huh. soon maybe in september me my self and i will be there aheheheheheheh

[@peterward5443]

HELLO CARL IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SON, HOPE LIFE IT TREATING YOU WELL. THIS IS MY NEW CHANNEL AS I LOST ACCESS TO MY OLD ONE. ITS A LONG STORY.HAVE NOT BEEN VERY WELL BUT AM FIGHTING FIT NOW.HAVE SUBBED ALL YOUR CHANNELS.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hiya Peter, so good to hear from ya mate, i was only saying the other night that i had not seen you around for ages, would love to know how you got blocked from your own channel, i have never done that before.. Sorry to hear you not been feeling so clever, it's horrible being ill.. Thanks for subbing my channels and of course i will be subbing ya back. I have been spending most of my time on this channel recently, and quite a few of my friends from my music channels have started to come over here now, and it's always good to hear from old friends, cheers mate, you take care there... Carl

[@peterward5443]

WELL WHAT HAPPENED CARL WAS THAT MY COMPUTER BROKE, IT WAS A VERY OLD ONE, AND THE QUOTE I GOT TO GET IT FIXED WAS A JOKE, SO THE MISSUS SAID BUY A NEW ONE.WELL I ALWAYS STAYED SIGNED IN ON KZbin, I DONT USE IT THAT OFTEN,BUT ABOUT A WEEK AGO I DECIDED TO ADD SOME VIDEOS TO MY PLAYLIST, AND BLOW ME DOWN I COULD NOT SIGN IN. THE TROUBLE BEING THEY NOW WANT THE EMAIL ADDRESS WITH THE CHANNEL, AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I COULD NOT REMEMBER IT. NOT REALLY A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME AS I DONT UPLOAD VIDEOS,BUT IF THAT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU THEN IT COULD CAUSE HAVOC. SMASHING VIDEO THIS CARL, I LOVE MY PORK, ESPECIALLY THE CRACKLING.

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Hello again Peter, YT brought that email requirement when we sign in a few years back lol, so you must have been signed in a long time.. Yeah if i had trouble getting into any of my channels i would not be happy mate.. Yeah it's the crackling part of pork that i like too, but most people i know back in England tend to throw that part away, what a waste, it's my favourite part when i eat pork, cheers mate...

[@johnbrixsantiago7942]

masaya nga dyan pag ganyan kaso pag tinopak ung mga nag papasabog kawawa madadamay yan pa naman gusto nila marame tao

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

I could not properly translate what you wrote, but thanks for watching anyway...

[@melvieawayan9672]

kalami sa pusit

[@ABritInThePhilippines]

Thanks for watching Melvie, it's much appreciated...