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About Taytay Tiangge

Since the Spanish era, Taytayenos have been skilled in tailoring and woodworking. Women later joined the trade, sewing gowns from home to earn income. Wealthier families supported the craft with equipment, helping expand sales to areas like Pasig and Divisoria. This growth led to the official launch of Taytay’s Tiangge bazaar in 2008 (Elizaga, 2024).

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1950s–1960s

Taytay’s garment roots begin as local officials import excess textiles, sparking early production and trade.

2008

Through Resolution No. 178, Taytay Tiangge is formalized via a Memorandum of Agreement with local vendors, officially launching the tiangge as a regular flea market.

2019 Peak of Taytay Tiangge

Taytay Tiangge was at its peak back in 2019 where it’s visited even without any advertising behind it and was able to achieve this through word of mouth, hence Taytay was dubbed as the “Garments Capital of the Philippines”.

2020-2023 Popularity of Online Selling

However due to the pandemic stores were forced to shut down and the vendors in the Taytay Tiangge either stopped completely or started selling online, since it was through online shopping where consumers can purchase their needs during lockdown, which also led to its popularity up till now.

2024 Foot Traffic Decline

The effects of the pandemic still lingers in the Taytay tiangge due to the constant rise of online shopping, which people prefer more because of its convenience, hence the decline of foot-traffic in the Taytay tiangge.

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