Pasil Fish Market

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Pasil Fish Market
Cebu City Fish Market Suba (Cebu City; 01-20-2024).jpg
LocationBrgy. Suba, Cebu City, Philippines
Coordinates 10°17′23″N123°53′29″E / 10.289643°N 123.891417°E / 10.289643; 123.891417
Opening date1921
ManagementOffice of the City Markets
OwnerCebu City Government
Goods sold Seafood

The Pasil Fish Market is a major fish market located in Barangay Suba, Cebu City, Philippines. [1] Established in 1921, the market is a major market for fresh fish sourced throughout the seas of Visayas, such as Visayan Sea, Samar Sea, Camotes Sea, and Bohol Strait, among others. [2]

The Pasil Fish Port started as a market, which was constructed with light materials and had wooden stalls. It was originally part of Barangay Pasil, thus its name. After a city ordinance dividing Pasil into two separate barangays (to be named Pasil and Suba) was approved, it was determined that the market was situated within the boundaries of the new barangay of Suba. It was later renovated in the 80s under the term of then-Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña when an agreement was negotiated with the government of Belgium for the construction of a nearby fish port. [3] Through City Ordinance No. 1419, the city government in March 1992 renamed Bugallon Street, where the market is located, to Belgium Street to recognize the Belgian government's role in the area's economic development. [4]

Several incidents of protected species and products derived from them being sold in the market have also been reported such as manta ray, [5] sting ray, [6] green sea turtle, [7] [8] and shark meat. [9]

On May 3, 2020, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the temporary closure of the market, including the Suba Fish Port, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] It was scheduled to reopen on August 15, 2020 [11] but was moved to August 28, 2020. [12]

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  2. ↑ Cuyos, N., & Spoehr, A. (1976). THE FISH SUPPLY OF CEBU CITY: A STUDY OF TWO WHOLESALE MARKETS. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, 4(3), 162-166. Retrieved August 29, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/29791276
  3. ↑ Fajardo, Fernando (September 25, 2019). "Educating myself about Pasil". CDN Digital. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 23, 2013). "Belgium St., Cebu City" . Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Codilla, Marian (March 28, 2013). "Sold for meat, manta ray seized in Pasil fish market". CDN Digital. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Letigio, Delta Derycka (March 23, 2019). "11.5 kilos of stingrays from Samar seized in Pasil Fish Market". CDN Digital. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Turtle rescued in Malaysia ends up at eatery in Cebu". The Straits Times . December 13, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Task force confirms 'pawikan' meat trade in Pasil, Cebu". GMA News . June 4, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Pulgo, Izobelle (November 16, 2016). "Pasil vendors insist they don't sell shark meat". CDN Digital. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (May 2, 2020). "Labella orders temporary closure of Suba Fish Port, Pasil Fish Market" . Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (August 14, 2020). "Pasil Fish Market reopening put on hold". CDN Digital. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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