Market-day movement from sugar belt and foothill barangays into the town centre. In La Castellana. Market day is the strongest single pulse in any Negros town — barangay producers come down before dawn, the wet and dry sections run hardest before 8am, and by mid-morning it’s mostly dry goods and thinning stalls. WHAT TO DO: arrive by 6-7am, walk the fish section first (it empties first), then produce, then the kakanin and native sweets stalls. Buy tablea, muscovado and vinegar here rather than in a supermarket. SAFETY: crowded and cash-based — carry small notes in a front pocket, leave valuables behind, and expect to be jostled rather than targeted. Market days are among the safest hours to be out anywhere in Negros because everyone is present and watching.