Sunday, November 27, 2011

Lebak Market: Lean and Clean


One of the cleanest public markets I have seen in these parts. The Lebak Public Market.

Lebak is a town in the province of Sultan Kudarat; among the most difficult-to-reach towns of the province owing mainly to its natural boundaries of high mountains on one side and the vast expanse of the Moro Gulf/Celebes Sea on the other. 

Recent road infrastructures however have made access to/from Lebak from/to various points in Mindanao considerably easier than before. Lebak is now connected to Cotabato City by a newly constructed concrete highway that passes through the mountain towns of Upi and South Upi in Maguindanao. Air-conditioned passenger vans now provide direct service between Lebak and the cities of Cotabato and Davao and the provincial capital town of Isulan.

4 comments:

Yadu Karu said...

nice...sana maka punta ako dyan :)

Ariel Marco said...

yes you can, yadu :)

doctrigz said...

Brod, I've been here. My wife hails from Kalamansig, around 20 or so minutes away. Yes, I remember going through that mountain road from Cotabato on a Nissan Safari a few years ago. Very difficult terrain then. :D -Brod Benjie Luna

Ariel Marco said...

Great, Brod Benjie! Hope someday we can revisit your wife's hometown and together feast on Kalamasig's generous offering of crabs and other seafoods! :) Lebak is now just 2 hours of smooth (though at times woozy) drive from Cotabato City... Salamat sa pagbisita, brod!