DUMAGUETE CITY- the city of gentle people

I was there November 20, 2004. I was with Ng Chuchi, my officemate. We spent just a night there with my other officemate, FRANCIS who had a bike race. I love the place and I want to visit again soon.


The name Dumaguete was coined from the Visayan world " daguit" which means "to snatch" or "kidnap". It originated from the time when Moro pirates frequently carried out marauding attacks on the place and snatched beautful native maidens. In 1572, Diego Lopez Povedano referred to the villages as Dananguet, but it was Murillo Velarde in 1734 who first gave its present name Dumaguete.

LOCATION - The Capital of Negros Oriental, Dumaguete City sits on the plains of the southeastern coast of the province. LAND AREA - 3,551 hectares, 945 hectares of which are agricultural.

POLITICAL COMPOSITION - Composed of 14 urban barangays, and 16 rural barangays. (Barangay is the smallest government unit)

POPULATION - 92,637 as of 1995 GEOGRAPHY - Bounded in the east by the Mindanao Sea, the municipalities of Sibulan on the north, Bacong on the south, and Valencia on the west.

CLIMATE - The City has two seasons - dry and wet. The wet season is from June to November, and the dry season from December to May, April and May are the hottest months. ECONOMY - Dumaguete has an agricultural economy, it's major products being sugar, corn coconut, abaca, rice, root crops, fruits, vegetables and tobacco. Marine products include fish, squid, oysters, shrimps, prawns and mussels.

LIVELIHOOD - Farming, fishing, pottery making, cottage industries, footwear manufacture, weaving, RTW, and food processing.

DELICACIES - Mangoes, budbud kabog, lumpiang ubud, chicharon, danguet hayob (dried fish), bocayo, banana chips, dried fruits, peanut brittle, and sugar-coated peanuts. DIALECT - Predominantly Cebuano speaking, but an average Dumagueteno can also communicate in Pilipino, Illonggo, and in English.

souvenir shirt i bought

hotel lobby

had dinner in rizal boulivard. Rizal Boulevard - The boulevard along the waterside. Dr. Jose Rizal strolled through here during a stopover on his way to Dapitan. It is a hangout for both the locals as well as for tourists. Its a place to enjoy the spectacular sunrise and sunset.

Statue of the sisters of St. Paul de Charles of France in 1904. St. Paul College - is the first St. Paul institution in the Philippines and was founded by the sisters of St. Paul de Charles of France in 1904.