ARTICLE

“Public Market,once the heart of every town are dying because of neglect and the entry

of more aggressive entreprenuers” Pabico (2012). It’s town center commerence and trade. The

exchange between and among diverse culture implies. Most of the Public Market in tagum City

are described bad perception by it’s very dirty environment with poor ventilated space that cause

foul odor. In the recent years, developments sprouts with in the vicinity of the Tagum City Public

Market changing further the face and function of the market. Severla factor contributes to a

growing middle class and rising of a consumer demand in the market results to it’s progress.

October 04, 1954 was the ribbon cutting ceremony lead by Mrs. Merceline Wakan with

Mrs. Rosario Balayo, Mrs. Policarpia Bacani, Mrs. Margarita Aala and Mrs. Margarita Reyes. On

the same day was the turnover ceremony by Municipal Mayor Eliseo Wakan. The construction of

the first public market in tagum city gaves an opportunity to the vendors to have a right place for

commerce. It also serves as a public gathering place for people from different ethnic, cultural and

socioeconomic communities. This leads to an easy access to fresh healthy, food in providing

important revenue streams market gave a positively impact to local businesses, government,

especially the resident.

“Another important event happened particularly in 1997 was the transfer of public

market to the new P60 Million public market which is more than a kilometer away from the old

market. The new market was constructed in a seven (7) hectare donated land by the Pereyras

family. The said area is also the site of the new Tagum Overland Transport Integrated Terminal

(TOTIT) worth P 60 Million and the Livestock Auction Center worth P 2.5 Million.”

Foremost of the development of Tagum in the 1990s was its conversion into a Component

City of Davao Del Norte. Congressman Baltazar Sator sponsored House Bill No.7509 in the House

of Congress. Prior to its approval, a public hearing was conducted in Tagum by the Committee on

Local Government of the House of Congress, chaired by Congressman Ciriaco Alfelor. The said

law passed all the requisites in the House of Congress, resulting to its approval.
 Then, Republic Act 8472 “An Act converting the Municipality of Tagum into a City, to be

known as the City of Tagum” was passed to the House of Senate through the sponsorship of

Senator Vicente Sotto III.

Public markets are not just places of commerce. Successful markets help grow and

connect urban and rural economies. People in local wet markets encourage development,

enhance real estate values and tax base, and keep money in the local neighborhood. Public

markets also offers low-risk business opportunities for vendors grow, raise and produce their

products.

HISTORIOGRAPHICAL METHOD

In conducting this historical research about the origin of Tagum City Public Market

we are to explain how we gather information including the historical evidences. We use

photographs and records of the particular events as the primary and secondary source in

gathering information. In verifying the authenticity of the evidence, we examined the

characteristics and also the consistency of the characteristic of a time and period when it

was taken. Examination of the truthfulness of the records and data was also conducted.

Interpretation of the historical sources was based on what we see and to the

information that was written in the data. The information provided is fair and base on facts

without any biases.

 SIGNFICANCE

The significance of this historical article is to show the evolution of public market from a

commerce and trading center to a more efficient set-up of commercial stall. This study is

beneficial to the following: Government, entreprenuer, community, future researcher and

student.

 Government- the city government of tagum will be aware on what is needed to develop

and to help them to lessen factors that affect its economic growth.

 Entreprenuer- The entreprenuer will have the idea where to sell their products easily and

fastly.

 Community- this article will provide the community an iinformatin of how the public

market was developed.

 Future researcher- this article will give adequate information to those who will undergo

similar study in the future.

 Student- The article will provide information regarding the development of public market.
 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF TAGUM, INC.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Center for Student Learning, Leadership & Development
“We Discover, We Practice, We Create”

REVITALIZING
TAGUM CITY PUBLIC
MARKET
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
On Reading Philippine History
Of Bachelor of Science
In Nursing

CHRISTIAN CALAMBA
IVY JOY GARCIA
CRYSTAL PUNO
LIEZL SEPRIA
LYKA PIAMONTE
JEREMIE ADAYA
TRISHIA ANCHETA
ALYSSA GAILE SPIRITU

OCTOBER 14, 2019