Davao's Roxas Night Market Vs. DAVAO’S ROXAS NIGHTMARE

The Roxas Night Market has been drawing attention not just to Davaoeños but also to visitors as well. This particular night market located in the heart of Davao is a one-stop shopping and dining destination. Here, you can savor the local favorites such as barbecue (chicken, pork, tuna panga, and chicken innards), chicken skin, butchi (the matcha butchi is the bomb), Mang Danny's ice cream (became an overnight sensation; people are willing to queue for up to hours), and a whole lot more. If you're into thrift shopping, the whole stretch of Roxas Avenue is all yours.

The Roxas Night Market is the most viable market in Davao City. There is variety of street foods which is very delicious and affordable that every Davaoeños and Davaoeñas could really enjoy their foods. The market also sells different clothes and shoes very affordable or they called ukay-ukay. Every people visited who are students, employee, and others who proudly loves Roxas Night Market that they can spend their time with their family and love one’s.

A Roxas Night Market vendor who gives a delightful personality to give serves their customer and their duties are such an inspiration to sustain their family in daily needs.

A Roxas Night Market who gives an?/ opportunity to every Davaoeños to have a marketable business can help to sustain in daily lives.

But suddenly…….

Last September 2, 2016

An explosion at a night market in Davao City on Friday night, September 2, killed at least 14 people and injured more than 60, Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said.

An improvised explosive device caused the explosion, presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said, adding drug traffickers opposed to Duterte's war on crime or Islamic militants may have been responsible.

"There are many elements who are angry at our president and our government," Andanar told DZMM radio, after referring to the drug traffickers and the militants.

"We are not ruling out the possibility that they might be responsible for this but it is too early to speculate."

In a statement early Saturday, September 3, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte confirmed that 10 people died on the scene following the explosion, which occurred around 10:20 pm at the market along Roxas Avenue.

Four others later died after being rushed to the hospital.

"Let us pray for the victims of this unfortunate incident, especially for those who died. Let us pray for those who are being treated in different hospitals and pray for their quick recovery," the vice mayor said.

"Right now, we cannot yet give a definite answer as to who is behind this as we are also trying to determine what really exploded," he added.

Earlier, witnesses said they heard a loud bang and saw smoke from the site of the explosion, a massage area in the market. Ambulances rushed to the scene, carrying the injured on stretchers.

So sad that Roxas face the tragedy and people who live in Davao is really feel devastating of the tragedy. So, the market today is really changed and it’s hard to every Davaoeños easy to move of the nightmare.

‘’Pray for Victims, pray for our City.’’