Pasalubong meaning: in English, Tagalog, Bisaya, Cebuano and Ilonggo
No Filipino comes home empty-handed — there is always pasalubong. Here is where the custom comes from, what the word means, and how to send one even when you cannot travel.
Bisaya: Pasalubong: ipapalit ug ipahatod ang regalo para sa pamilya.
Tagalog: Pasalubong: ipabili at ipahatid ang regalo para sa pamilya.
What pasalubong means (English, Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilonggo)
Pasalubong is the Filipino custom of bringing home a gift or treat after a trip, or sending one to loved ones — kakanin, delicacies, snacks, a small present. It comes from salubong (to welcome or meet), and it is the same word pasalubong in Tagalog, Bisaya (Cebuano) and Ilonggo (Hiligaynon). In English it is a homecoming gift or souvenir. You do not have to travel to give one — on HazzaHub a local Hopper can buy a pasalubong and bring it to the person for you.
How to send a pasalubong
Have a Hopper buy the pasalubong from a bakery, pasalubong centre or store and deliver it to your family the same day — handy when you are busy, in another city, or working abroad. You pick what to buy and where it goes; the Hopper does the rest.
How it works
1. Open HazzaHub and choose Buy for me, then add a drop-off. 2. Say what to buy and who receives it. 3. Set the shopping money and your price. 4. A Hopper buys it and delivers it, with a gate code at hand-over.
What it costs
You set the price. The app suggests ₱20 for an errand inside your own barangay and ₱30 to another barangay, each covering the first 3 km of road, then ₱22 per km by day (₱27 per km from 6 pm to 6 am). Customers pay no booking fee. The pasalubong itself is paid at cost.
Good to know
Ordering ahead of Christmas or fiesta? Post it early — the same-day Hopper beats the courier rush. For something fragile, say so and add a photo.
More: Buy for me (pabili)
Become a Hopper: earn doing errands in your barangay
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