The Urban Roamer

3 years of urban roaming

August 16, 2012 by The Urban Roamer

It feels like yesterday since I mustered up some courage with the little that I know about the ins and outs of blogging to start this project that I proudly call “my baby.” Looking back, I cannot believe at how far I have come in this journey as I got to visit a lot of … Read more

reflections on the Manila monsoon floods

August 11, 2012 by The Urban Roamer

Almost 3 years have passed since Metro Manila has last suffered from intense rain and flooding brought about the typhoon Ondoy. For those of us who have managed to have lived through that disaster, we have hoped that a disaster of such proportion would not happen again in our lifetime at least. But here we … Read more

A wildlife sanctuary in the city

August 5, 2012 by The Urban Roamer

In an era of rapid and somewhat unchecked urbanization, it is always the city’s open green spaces that are endangered the most. The case is no different as to what has been going in Metro Manila in recent history, as open spaces had to give to way to the needs of a city’s alarmingly overflowing … Read more

The great Sunday market of the North

August 3, 2014July 28, 2012 by The Urban Roamer

Weekend markets have been sprouting all over in the metropolis for the past few years. In the midst of what may look like a crowded affair, there are a proud few that stand out for their longevity (in this case, those existing for more than 5 years) and the loyal patrons who regularly spend their weekends there. One of those proud few is the feature of this entry today: the SIDCOR Sunday Market, known to some as the great weekend market of the north.

The SIDCOR Sunday Market also happens to be one of the oldest (if not the oldest) weekend markets regularly held in the Metropolitan Manila area, having been in existence since 2000. It was the brainchild of Susan Arcega, who thought of holding a Sunday market as a means to help out a Catholic group she belongs to. The first venue was near Quezon City’s Cubao district, at a lot at the corner of EDSA and Main St.