An expansive market featuring a wide range of goods, Divisoria attracts tourists and locals alike owing to its versatile nature. Name it and chances are you will find it here. Divisoria is also known for textiles and other local crafts and souvenirs. Prices are generally wholesale, and you can also strike great bargains.

Not everybody has the means or the inclination to shop at Rustan's or Glorietta around the corner. This accounts for The Landmark's enduring mass appeal. Moreover, the store does have its own merits. It is set up in a way that welcomes and encourages browsers and window-shoppers, and the sales attendants neither hustle nor hurry the customers. Provided you are not looking for anything that is over the top, this is a good place to shop for clothes and household items.

Located in a wealthy neighborhood, Greenhills Shopping Center's somewhat run-down exterior belies its established reputation as a shopper's haven. Extant since the 1970s, thousands converge here on weekends and holidays to browse through what locals call tiangge - stalls peddling everything from footwear and video games to furniture and cell phone accessories. Sensitive folks are advised to stay away at Christmas time when the elbow-to-elbow crowds might induce an attack of claustrophobia or agoraphobia.

Any passerby will quickly notice this castle-like structure standing prominently on one side of the long highway. The first shopping mall in the northeastern part of Metro Manila, Ever Gotesco Commonwealth houses more than 70 retail, service and dining outlets. There are also tiangges (collections of stalls) on different levels, selling a wide variety of home and personal items at bargain prices. The general ambiance is casual and comfortable. Amusement centers, a bingo hall and eight movie houses add to the enjoyment of visitors.