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Writer's pictureChristina Evangelista

How to live like a local in Siargao

A guide on where to get cash, buy food, find sim cards & do your laundry in Siargao.



Where to get money out


Euronets across GL & Santa Fe:

P250 - withdrawal fee for foreign cards 

P18 -  for local Filipino cards

Free BPI card withdrawals - worth highlighting

Locate them in this link: BDO Network Bank


BDO - main GL branch and ATM next to Little Nap:

P250 withdrawal fee for foreign cards

P30 for local Filipino cards

Free BDO card withdrawals


ATM next to Greenhouse - powered by solar so still works on brownout days


Where to by food - dry goods, fruit and veg, meat etc


Big Tag (GL):

Dry goods and foreign imports

Visit their store: Tag grocery


GL Market:

Fresh fruit, veg and fish


Hakot (GL):

Fresh fruit and vegetables

Visit their store: HAKOT WET AND DRY MARKET 


Butcher shop (GL):

Refrigerated meat - chicken, pork, beef


Pure Gold (Osmena)

Dry goods, homewares and meat

Visit here: Puregold Siargao


Shanti Shanty:

Sourdough bread & pastries

Visit their store: Shanti Shanty Café Siargao


Kawayan:

Bread, baguettes & pastries


Yogi:

Coconut & plain yogurt

Visit their store: Yogi - Siargao Yogurt House



Where to buy sim cards


Globe/GOMO has the best coverage across the island from GL to Malinao, Santa Fe, Pacifico & the airport.

Smart has better signal in GL centre but no coverage on the rest of the island.


Jolands (Pink building):

Homewares shop that sell sims at the counter

Visit their store: Johlan's Souvenirs Store


Cignal shop

Shop near Lokal Lab that sells lots of tech items


Where to do laundry


Swell:

8kg for clothes P270

5kg for bedsheets P270


Hard Wash

Regular Laundry

Bedsheets & towels

Rush Laundry

3kgs - PHP 200

3kgs - PHP 260

Double price

5kgs - PHP 260

5kgs - PHP 320


8kgs - PHP 330

8kgs - PHP 420


For stubborn stains, a long hand wash is necessary - PHP 100 extra will be charged



Tourism Road - HardWash Laundry


Big Mama’s Laundry 

5kgs and below - PHP 250 - regular / clothes

6kgs - 9kgs - PHP 280 - regular / clothes

Up to 8kgs - PHP 400 - linens - bedding / towels - x2 for more than 10kg


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