About 20 miles east of Tagbilaran....

...and an hour or so by jeepney you come to the pretty little town of Valencia, Population around 22,000.
which includes those who live in the barangays surrounding the town.  The public market is in the center of the town. The market is open in the center with permanent shops surrounding the open air stalls. It's very well organized with  merchandise in the front, vegetables in the middle and fish and meat in the rear.  on sunday you can find just about anything. the perishables as sold early, so if you go in the afternoon, you might not find very much fish chicken or pork.  It's just as well, I didn't see any refrigeration, and ice was scarce. You can buy a plastic chair, a steel bucket, a pair of shoes, or used clothing shipped in from the thrift stores in the states. The building in the front along the road has general merchandise, grocery, and a hardware store and at the end,  my favorite - the bakery. I would get up early in the morning and walk to the bakery and buy a cup of coffee (instant) and pandesal.  When you are served coffee, you get a cup of hot water, the jar of instant, a tablespoon - (teaspoons and dinner knives are not used in the Philippines) - and a can of dry milk powder.  I'm a big coffee drinker and of all the things I missed,  real coffee was number one,  right up there with beef and potatoes.   Market day in Valencia is Sunday and the town is especially busy.  Jeepneys and busses park in front of the market and you as you walk by some one will usually ask where do you want to go.  In addition to transportation, the jeepneys serve as a means of communication with the people inland.  Valencia does not have telephone service, while PLDT has a public telephone office, no one has private phone service.   I did see some people are carrying cell phones.  I didn't get a chance to ask if the repeater in Tagbilaran covered all of the town,  but it's encouraging to see any kind of phone service.  If you need to send a message to some one up in the barrio, you only need tell someone in the jeepney going that way and eventually your message will be delivered.  The fare to Tagbilaran City is 15 peso (about 40c) the trip takes an hour it seems like they stop every 50 feet, to let some one on or off.  The vehicles are designed for smaller people and while I'm not a big person,  I find most of them uncomfortable.  They have seats everywhere and you sit three across,  We usually pay for one empty seat so I can get my big butt in.  I like to take the jeepney in the other direction to Jagna, to shop at the market.  Jagna is a deep water seaport and the selection of fish and imported fruits and vegetables is better.  On one trip I saw apples from Washington State, Oranges from Florida, Durian from Davao, and even potatoes from Idaho.  As you travel east along the provincial highway you come to the town hall.   The church and convent are a little further east up on a slight rise in the road.  Just beyond the church is Badiang Springs, a natural fed swimming pool and family recreation area.