Cogon Public Market

Overview

Cogon Public Market is an open-area traditional market in Barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City — Bohol’s capital and main urban center. It is classified under the Shopping category in the BPTO provincial tourism inventory. The market is one of Tagbilaran City’s primary wet and dry market facilities, occupying a roughly one-hectare site in Barangay Cogon. It holds its tabo (main market day, with the heaviest vendor turnout) every Tuesday and Friday. Vendors at Cogon Market have a local reputation for very fresh live catch — wild prawns, squid, and octopus are reportedly best bought here early in the morning.

On July 10, 2019, a fire destroyed roughly 80 stalls at the market, causing about P3 million in losses; no injuries were reported, and fire trucks from Dauis, Maribojoc, and Baclayon assisted the Bureau of Fire Protection in extinguishing it. The city government rebuilt the market in phases afterward, with a P30-million budget for phase one, groundbreaking led by Mayor John Geesnell “Baba” Yap.

[TO ENRICH: current vendor count, specialty stalls, exact operating hours, and full completion status of the post-fire rebuild require further enrichment.]

Location

Barangay Cogon, Tagbilaran City. Cogon is one of the main commercial barangays in Tagbilaran, within walking distance of the CPG Sports Complex and Carlos P. Garcia Monument.

Getting There

Cogon is centrally located in Tagbilaran City and accessible by tricycle from most points in the city. No intercity transport needed for visitors already based in Tagbilaran.

Practical Info

• Category: Open Area Market / Traditional Market Area
• Municipality: Tagbilaran City (Cogon barangay)
• Nearby landmarks: CPG Sports Complex, Carlos P. Garcia Monument, Plaza Marcela
• Market days (tabo): Tuesday and Friday.

[TO ENRICH: Specific opening/closing hours, and full breakdown of stall categories (fresh produce, dried fish, handicrafts, pasalubong) beyond the seafood section noted above.]

What to Expect

A one-hectare wet-and-dry market operating on its rebuilt post-2019 footprint, busiest on the Tuesday and Friday tabo when vendor turnout peaks. The seafood section — the early-morning draw noted above — sits alongside the market’s general produce, dried goods, and pasalubong stalls, though the current full stall breakdown isn’t confirmed.

[TO ENRICH: current market layout post-rebuild and full range of signature local products beyond seafood require enrichment.]

Notes

Fire razes 80 stalls in Tagbilaran public market, accessed 2026-07-17. Construction of new Cogon Market to start ‘next week’, accessed 2026-07-17. Tagbilaran Market, Bohol - Market Manila, accessed 2026-07-17 — source for the early-morning live-catch reputation (via reader comment referencing Cogon Market). Note: this same source separately attributes a Tuesday/Friday tabo schedule to Dao Central Public Market — the Tuesday/Friday tabo days cited above for Cogon Market come from the Inquirer fire-coverage article, not this source.