Bank Deposits - Cities Outside NCR

    

        The following 44 cities outside Metro Manila have at least 10 billion pesos deposited in their banks as of June 2012. Dumaguete is no. 22 but there's a good chance it will outgrow some cities because of its fast growth rate. Note that all the cities that rank higher than us are either regional economic hubs, capital cities of large provinces (those with 2 to 4 million residents) or industrial cities within the Greater Manila conurbation. Our city serves as the hub of just 1.3 million people (Negros Oriental, Siquijor and a few towns in southern Cebu), way below the market size of any of the higher-ranking cities. The figures below are in thousands of pesos http://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/BSDStats/DDD_PBS_ProvinceMunicipality.htm: 

1. Cebu  164,788,381
2. Davao  86,833,335
3. Iloilo 56,794,610
4. Bacolod 42,963,307
5. Cagayan de Oro  40,699,125
6. Angeles 38,063,051
7. San Fernando, Pampanga 36,216,493
8. Baguio 34,704,712
9. Zamboanga  26,342,858
10. Mandaue 25,212,096
11. Calamba 24,672,970
12. General Santos   22,533,085
13. Batangas  21,850,955
14. Cainta 21,579,379
15. Lucena 21,434,463
16. Sta. Rosa 20,964,306
17. Dagupan 20,502,868
18. Lipa 20,092,696
19. Cabanatuan 19,432,107
20. Antipolo 19,261,222
21. Tacloban 19,249,790
22. Dumaguete 17,785,707
23. Tarlac  17,730,314
24. Legazpi   17,194,243
25. Tagbilaran 17,149,757
26. San Pablo   16,398,463
27. Naga 16,221,543
28. Imus 16,014,306
29. Dasmarinas   14,892,383
30. Lapulapu 14,540,746
31. Tuguegarao 14,478,323
32. San Fernando, LU  14,076,669
33. Bacoor 13,535,130
34. Butuan  13,153,257
35. Rosario, Cavite 13,132,895
36. Laoag 12,130,216
37. Subic   12,097,531
38. Malolos 11,910,249
39. Iligan 11,651,081
40. Baliuag, Bulacan 11,264,085
41. San Pedro 11,242,632
42. Meycauayan 10,495,823
43. Santiago 10,262,212
44. Binan 10,092,744

Bubblepop Tea and Desserts

      While there are other stores in the city that serve milk tea (The Bean Connection, Kofficcino, Mandarin Tea Garden and Pinky's for instance), Bubblepop is the first standalone milk and fruit tea shop. They started out with a stall at Lee Super Plaza before they moved to this Hello Kitty-inspired store beside Twin Arcade, Perdices St. 

Neva's Pizza

     Sorry, I just have one photo of this restaurant. Neva's is the pioneer budget pizza parlor in the city and is a favorite among the young crowd. I've dined there probably once many years back and I couldn't remember how the food tasted. Pls. check out this blog: No Sense of Direction - Neva's Pizza for more photos.

GK Coffee Stop

      GK Coffee Stop is the coffee shop of RM Guesthouse, a hotel located at the intersection of Rovira Rd. and the North National Highway in Brgy. Bantayan. The owners also have another coffee place across the first Qualfon Bldg. --- Kofficcino.