Thirteen other vendors were injured in the three-hour blaze in Zamboanga city, a major port about 860 kilometres (540 miles) south of Manila.
The blaze raged for three hours
Joy Hussin, local resident described the scene: "When I woke up there were flames. I was wondering why it is so bright outside, when I went out the fire was so huge so I woke up my kids before we evacuated here, we were not able to save any of our belongings but at least we are all alive."
It apparently started when sparks from low-slung electric post cables set fire to sidewalk stall umbrellas then ignited stacks of used clothing being sold at the city market.
The victims were clothes vendors, including at least six children, who slept at their stalls so they could be up early for the weekend market that usually draws sizable crowds.
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