NILUDHAN FALLS in Brgy DAWIS BAYAWAN CITY

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Niagara Falls, Negros Oriental (El-Nino version).

^^ Murag mas lami ako dinner ganiha, demdem.

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:D

Nya maau na? Cge lang mo kaon lami, di mo manghatag?

Niagara Falls, Negros Oriental (El-Nino version).

:lol::lol: Love it.. El-Nino Version


This is the La Niña Version.... ahahhaha

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Nya maau na? Cge lang mo kaon lami, di mo manghatag?

Si Nicko ra... ga salig lang man sad na siya kay after eating... gi burn lang man na niya.. Diri o..


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LEE SUPER PLAZA

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by Nicko

:lol::lol: Love it.. El-Nino Version


This is the La Niña Version.... ahahhaha

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Ondoy Version! Na, mokontra pa ka?

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LEE SUPER PLAZA

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by Nicko

NILUDHAN FALLS in Brgy DAWIS BAYAWAN CITY

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Not only is it the Philippines, it is Negros Oriental. And can you believe that just 100m upstream, is the Paniabonan-Bayawan road, just 2kms north of Dawis proper...

^^ Are those new pics? Nice na cguro ang Nike Court karon?

Not only is it the Philippines, it is Negros Oriental. And can you believe that just 100m upstream, is the Paniabonan-Bayawan road, just 2kms north of Dawis proper...

Can a motorbike drive all the way to that pool, Garth or do u need to walk miles to get there? Any security issues in that area?

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^^ Demsie, ang Nike Court nga pic you posted above is invalid na kay it is now renovated and looks a hundredfold better! Hopefully i can take a pic..:)

Ondoy Version! Na, mokontra pa ka?

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:lol::lol::lol:.. makalingaw ka Pons...

In fairness wala pa ko ka abot ana nga Falls...

Not only is it the Philippines, it is Negros Oriental. And can you believe that just 100m upstream, is the Paniabonan-Bayawan road, just 2kms north of Dawis proper...

Yes exactly... then after your Niludhan falls Trip.. you can go directly to Mabinay for another set of adventure.... ing-ana ka gwapa ang Oriental Negros.. daghan ug ma adto-an ang mga Tourists.... pwedi connecting flight ra hahahaha....

^^ Demsie, ang Nike Court nga pic you posted above is invalid na kay it is now renovated and looks a hundredfold better! Hopefully i can take a pic..:)

You mean..obsolete na akong pictures.. OMG.. wala na jud bitaw ko ka sulod sa Lee... wala man sad koy ika palit.. Permi lang ko sa Unitop.... promise...hehehhe


You mean this one?

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^^ Huh? Dili man na Nike Store, demdem heheh.. Basta, i hope i'll have the chance to visit LSP.. :)

^^ Huh? Dili man na Nike Store, demdem heheh.. Basta, i hope i'll have the chance to visit LSP.. :)

Hehehe... Sorry na gud... segi... go Nick... ayaw ra apil ug picture and ceiling kay minus kaayo...hahahaha..... sa Evermall sad.. Murag barter ilang set-up... pero nice man sad ilang mga mechandise...

Uy, nice ang ceiling sa Nike Store. I think i even like the new Nike Store, appearance wise, over Adidas. They are just sitting beside each other. But mas nahan ko sa Nike kay mas sige sila og sale hehe

Apo Island Beach Resort, Dauin, Negros Oriental

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You're still in the Philippines... Particularly in Oriental Negros... one of the best dive sites in the world... APO Island...

Uy, nice ang ceiling sa Nike Store. I think i even like the new Nike Store, appearance wise, over Adidas. They are just sitting beside each other. But mas nahan ko sa Nike kay mas sige sila og sale hehe

Mao di-ay ganahan ka kay nag sige ug sale... ahhaha...

Tug-an tika sa

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diba ikaw ang endorser ani nga brand..ehehhe....

Apo Island Beach Resort, Dauin, Negros Oriental

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You're still in the Philippines... Particularly in Oriental Negros... one of the best dive sites in the world... APO Island...

FOOD STREET AT GROUND LEVEL OF LSP
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^^

SWEET INDULGENCE
Now open @ Food Street, Basement 1, LSP.

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Breakfast at Coco Amigos Mexican Bar Restaurant


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Tinuod jud nick Identity Crisis ang Dumaguete kung 3rd Class ba siya or HUC na...hahahahha

Breakfast at Coco Amigos Mexican Bar Restaurant


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A salad at Casablanca Restaurant and Delicatessen with complimentary bread basket

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Penne Arabiata at Casablanca

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Hunter's Platter at Casablanca
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A salad at Casablanca Restaurant and Delicatessen with complimentary bread basket

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Penne Arabiata at Casablanca

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Hunter's Platter at Casablanca
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TAMBOBO BAY - SIATON, ORIENTAL NEGROS
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Murag Philippines no?... :lol::lol::lol:

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Once lang. Ordered their cookie monster which comes from Sans Rival, doubled the price. Turned me off.. Haha. Anyway, still, Im thankful they are there because tig leech man ko sa ila wifi signal. PW is dumaguete :lol:

Once lang. Ordered their cookie monster which comes from Sans Rival, doubled the price. Turned me off.. Haha. Anyway, still, Im thankful they are there because tig leech man ko sa ila wifi signal. PW is dumaguete :lol:

:lol::lol:... open ba di-ay?.. dili siya password protected?... kay adto na sad ko didto.. sa public lib..atbang maka abot ra man dagay.. :lol::lol:

TAMBOBO BAY - SIATON, ORIENTAL NEGROS
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Murag Philippines no?... :lol::lol::lol:

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Robinsons Place Dumaguete branch opening soon!

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Highway10 Ozamis

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Highway10 Pagadian

More of our homegrown restos are slowly starting to enter the expansion busines. It all started with JOs Chicken. Then there are also many branches around Pinas of our Chicken Ati-atihan, then Highway 10 has also joined the bandwagon..:) Other than restos, our LSP has branches in Dipolog.

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Robinsons Place Dumaguete branch opening soon!

Grabeha oi..... highway 10 wala man ni boom.. hahaha....

Diba naay branch na sa Ozamis?..... dili lang usa kung dili...daghan... mao na ang mga businesses sa Dumaguete City....:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Go Highway 10..... :banana::banana::banana::banana:

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More of our homegrown restos are slowly starting to enter the expansion busines. It all started with JOs Chicken. Then there are also many branches around Pinas of our Chicken Ati-atihan, then Highway 10 has also joined the bandwagon..:) Other than restos, our LSP has branches in Dipolog.

Wala nalay kwenta ang RUSCO/RUSI, probably the biggest homegrown company this city has ever produced :).

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Robinsons Place Dumaguete branch opening soon!

Where dapit, foodcourt?

Rapid Data Services Inc. or RDSI, our first medical transcription firm, is gone.

^^ RUSI motorcycles and RUSCO multicabs/trucks are found all over the country .. it's more like a pambansang motor/sasakyan for Filipinos who can't afford branded Japanese vehicles.

but apparently, only a few people know that RUSI/RUSCO is a homegrown Dumaguete-based company

Rapid Data Services Inc. or RDSI, our first medical transcription firm, is gone.

^^
What happened migo ponsing? Nalugi?

^^ But they didn't close. They're now called VEROS BPO. Go to http://verosbpo.com/index.html for more info. They have at least 60 employees in Dumaguete. Their office is at the ACSAT Bldg.

^^
What happened migo ponsing? Nalugi?

Fortunately, wala mig. So far, there's only one Dumaguete BPO that closed: Nestwood Software Development. I was told it was mismanaged by its European owner :ohno:.

Wala nalay kwenta ang RUSCO/RUSI, probably the biggest homegrown company this city has ever produced :).

^^ RUSI motorcycles and RUSCO multicabs/trucks are found all over the country .. it's more like a pambansang motor/sasakyan for Filipinos who can't afford branded Japanese vehicles.

but apparently, only a few people know that RUSI/RUSCO is a homegrown Dumaguete-based company



Ang DU EK SAM diba diri sad na siya nag start?......

Daghan silang gi pang enjoy nga products/services nga gikan sa dgte...

Asa nakang gibutang ang Panda Ice Cream... ehehehe

Rapid Data Services Inc. or RDSI, our first medical transcription firm, is gone.

Ahahahah.... layhan ko sa intro... para malipay ang uban.hahahahah... love it..


^^
What happened migo ponsing? Nalugi?

Impossible na ma lugi..... ACSAT pa..... hahahaha..

^^ But they didn't close. They're now called VEROS BPO. Go to http://verosbpo.com/index.html for more info. They have at least 60 employees in Dumaguete. Their office is at the ACSAT Bldg.


Change name lang..... hapit na di ay sila 100 ... is getting bigger and bigger....

Mao na akong gi ingon nga hinay hinay... dili nato gi snub ang mga gagmay nga BPO...kay someday sila pa ang magpasikat sa atong syudad.... samot ka sikat... hahahaha.....

Update dayon atong list... so still 31 and counting.....

Nope, langga. Du Ek Sam is Tagbilaran-based :). An equally-dynamic little city...

^^ But they didn't close. They're now called VEROS BPO. Go to http://verosbpo.com/index.html for more info. They have at least 60 employees in Dumaguete. Their office is at the ACSAT Bldg.

Much better for Dumzville.:)

TRIVIA: Three towns in Negros Oriental have one BPO company each. Name them :).

Nope, langga. Du Ek Sam is Tagbilaran-based :). An equally-dynamic little city...

Ay unsa gud di ay.... DU man gud.. George Du.. pero ang United MOtoliance.. Diri jud na nag start...ehehehe....

Much better for Dumzville.:)

Thanks.... more coming.... next year na sad... :lol::lol::lol::lol:

TRIVIA: Three towns in Negros Oriental have one BPO company each. Name them :).

Sibulan, Siaton and Bacong ... KOrek...hahahahah

Highway 10 is responsible for bringing traffic lights not only to Dumaguete but Ozamiz and Pagadian as well :lol:...

Highway 10 is responsible for bringing traffic lights not only to Dumaguete but Ozamiz and Pagadian as well :lol:...

Bwahhaha...naa na jud tay traffic lights sa Dumaguete... ug mangutana sila kung asa.... atong ingnon nga sulod sa highway 10... hahahahha

Other soon-to-open Highway 10 outlets:

Dipolog City
Tagum City
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

^^ 8 branches total

Other soon-to-open Highway 10 outlets:

Dipolog City
Tagum City
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

^^ 8 branches total

Wala pang plans for Bacolod?:)

Wrong Dem2x hehe...it's Amlan, Dauin and Zamboanguita...i'm sure pwede ka mobisita sa mga municipal hall sa Dauin and Zambo and ask for the name and location sa mga BPO didto...I got the info from Dayon Magazine :).

Wala pang plans for Bacolod?:)

Sana soon may gustong mag-franchise diyan, mig :)...1.6 million lang total start-up cost, very affordable...owned by the same company as Chicken Atiatihan...http://www.hway10.com/

Chicken Atiatihan Chicago

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Wrong Dem2x hehe...it's Amlan, Dauin and Zamboanguita...i'm sure pwede ka mobisita sa mga municipal hall sa Dauin and Zambo and ask for the name and location sa mga BPO didto...I got the info from Dayon Magazine :).

WHAAAAAAT?... my hometown naay BPO?..... wee... Zamboanguita.... amay lord.. segi segi... adto na lang ko mag work...

WHAAAAAAT?... my hometown naay BPO?..... wee... Zamboanguita.... amay lord.. segi segi... adto na lang ko mag work...

Yep, you read that right. If I could just drop by the DTI office, I could get the full list.

Chicken Atiatihan Chicago

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Goes International.... layhan ko.. hehehehheh

Unta Jo's Chicken New York pud...og RUSCO Dubai :lol:...

Globe Business Center (Robinsons Place Branch)
Second level, IT and Gadgets Zone

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Sorry, it's a bit dark. I entered the mall just 5 minutes before closing time so most flood lights at the atrium were already turned off.

However, there were still some curious folks (including me :D ) who were still at the business center. The CSRs were still entertaining us, though.
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They took the whole space.. :)

I used to work with Globe before and was even assigned to their Sol y Mar office for about a month. The office is really very small so it's good to know they have larger and more accessible hub.

^^ nice :cheers:

totally hated the Sol y Mar center where you have to tiptoe just to avoid hitting other people's knees or elbows.

AM Builder's Depot Dumaguete: The new building near Cang's Daro

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WHAAAAAAT?... my hometown naay BPO?..... wee... Zamboanguita.... amay lord.. segi segi... adto na lang ko mag work...

ako pud mo ingon ko WHAAAAT? naa pud is amo doy? :cheers::cheers::cheers: Go Dauin

ako pud mo ingon ko WHAAAAT? naa pud is amo doy? :cheers::cheers::cheers: Go Dauin

Sayang wala tay taga-Amlan, mag-WHAAAAT? pud unta siguro :lol:...

^^sige banat dumaguete...let's make negros island progressive!!!:)

Unta Jo's Chicken New York pud...og RUSCO Dubai :lol:...

:lol::lol::lol: Ganahan ko sa RUSI Dubai... hahaha... hoy infairness pwedi sila didto Pons... kay nagbaligya man sila ani nga type of motorcycle..

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Pwedi ni sa Desert....

I used to work with Globe before and was even assigned to their Sol y Mar office for about a month. The office is really very small so it's good to know they have larger and more accessible hub.

^^ nice :cheers:

totally hated the Sol y Mar center where you have to tiptoe just to avoid hitting other people's knees or elbows.

Gidungog inyong mga pag-ampo... hehehe..

Smart ug ang PLDT nag nag daginot man... gausa ra sila sa gamay nga lugar..ehehhehe...


^^sige banat dumaguete...let's make negros island progressive!!!:)

Banat Balita by Diones Manaban sa Power 91.. DYGB FM.. :lol::lol::lol:..

Let's go....let's go.

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Though this is kinda old news but still na-amaze lang ko coz we're included in the league of HUCs :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I heard a big callcenter company is coming in next year to occupy the second building at the IT park in Bantayan...This is gonna be a major one, and Philippine Callcenter Institute is training for them...

^^ lets all cross our fingers for that, fellas..:)

I heard it's really be a major major one although not the big C yet...but it's too early to mention the name.

RDSi has merged with Veros to create VerosHealthcare Services Inc, a subsidiary of VerosBPO, a US-based business support services company

VerosBPO is pleased to announce that on January 1, 2009, VerosHealthcare Services Inc was formed through a merger with RDSi Inc, a leading BPO player in the Philippines catering to the Healthcare industry. The merger creates a scalable and end-end provider of Healthcare services from medical transcription to billing, coding, medical auditing and patient reminder calls to small and medium-sized clinics, hospitals etc.

Source (http://verosbpo.com/press_releases.html)

RDSi has merged with Veros to create VerosHealthcare Services Inc, a subsidiary of VerosBPO, a US-based business support services company

VerosBPO is pleased to announce that on January 1, 2009, VerosHealthcare Services Inc was formed through a merger with RDSi Inc, a leading BPO player in the Philippines catering to the Healthcare industry. The merger creates a scalable and end-end provider of Healthcare services from medical transcription to billing, coding, medical auditing and patient reminder calls to small and medium-sized clinics, hospitals etc.

Source (http://verosbpo.com/press_releases.html)

Parehas sad ug Banks...nag merge pud ang mga BPOs... hehehhee...

Veros would like to hear from you. Contact us here if you desire more information on our services or if you are interested in a job. Keep checking back with us. We are growing.

Email: info@verosbpo.com

US Operations:

Nashville, TN
1-615-746-6878
1-877-244-6566 (Toll Free)
1-615-247-5804 (Local Fax)

VerosBPO
Baton Rouge, LA

Philippine Operations:

Suite 211, Mariwasa Bldg.,
717 Aurora Blvd., Quezon City
Philippines 1112
(+632) 412-8577

Suite 300, ACSAT Bldg.,
Locsin St., Dumaguete City
Negros Oriental 06200
Philippines

DUMAGUETE-SIBULAN AIRPORT
Cute yet Busy

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BY romantic_guy08

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Ni cute ang RCBC hahhaha....

Why companies outsource to this part of the globe

Dumaguete is a quiet city in Negros Oriental, Philippines. The ordinary traveler may think of this place as another destination to unwind, get away from the usual big-city hustle. It is—the place simply has a quiet charm—but aside from that, Dumaguete has evolved from just the “City of Gentle People” to a BPO hub. Here are reasons why Dumaguete is now one of the leading BPO destinations in the Philippines today.

Strong Manpower Supply
Dumaguete was awarded by the Information and Communication (ICT) Association as one of the country’s top ten business process outsourcing locations in 2010. This award was given based on the city’s recent achievement of having existing BPO companies reach the 6,000 mark in terms of workforce, according to ICT Council Secretary Danah Fortunato.

Every year, Dumaguete produces a huge number of graduates, what with the number of schools present in the city. There is no running out of human resources.

Well-Educated, Talented Labor Pool
Being a university town, Dumaguete’s workforce is consistently supported by tertiary schools Silliman University, the first American private school in Asia; Negros Oriental State University (NORSU); Foundation University, the first Filipino owned university; St. Paul University, the first St. Paul education institution established in the Philippines; and six other colleges.

Not only does Dumaguete have a healthy workforce, the quality of the people it produces is above average. Employers have the privilege of choosing their people from the cream of the crop.


Well-Developed Infrastructure
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine Tour Operations Association (PHILTOA) has recently awarded Dumaguete as one of the Top Emerging Business Destinations in the Philippines in 2010.

Qualifying for the award, Dumaguete City met the criteria of accessibility, having a good communication network, and having standard accommodation.

Lower Cost of Living
Compared to bigger cities like Manila, cost of living in Dumaguete is relatively lower. This makes for lower employee cost—lower salary requirements and bonuses, which enables a company to cut operational costs significantly without compromising output.

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LALIMAR BEACH RESORT, La Libertad, Negros Oriental

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Been to Lalimar?... Dark Spirit

^^
FB find lang ang mga yan @jundem.:)

I wish I can go there though, ang ganda.

Just asking lang naman if naka punta ka na....

You should go there.... ongoing pa ang development sa place.. pero so far ok na siya... :okay:

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by Urich Calumpang

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Maripol Rotea Tecson
DARS NIGHT RUN
what: PRIME MACHINE NIGHT RUN
when: THURSDAY, NOV. 17 8:00PM
where: PORTAL WEST BLDG.
route: 2.3K LOOP
motif: RED, RED, RED
reg. fee: 20 PESOS OR MORE

COLLECTION WILL SUPPORT DGTE'S PRIME MACHINE DANCERS' WILD CARD ENTRY TO ABS-CBN'S SHOWTIME ON DECEMBER.
ANOTHER PRIDE OF DUMAGUETE!
SEE YOU DARS!

^^ Only 2k? Hmm.. hehe. See you guys!..:) I hope, someday, SSC-DGTE can represent!..

But I have to run 3 loops as conditioning for the 10.5 k hehhehe...

Maripol Rotea Tecson
DARS NIGHT RUN
what: PRIME MACHINE NIGHT RUN
when: THURSDAY, NOV. 17 8:00PM
where: PORTAL WEST BLDG.
route: 2.3K LOOP
motif: RED, RED, RED
reg. fee: 20 PESOS OR MORE

COLLECTION WILL SUPPORT DGTE'S PRIME MACHINE DANCERS' WILD CARD ENTRY TO ABS-CBN'S SHOWTIME ON DECEMBER.
ANOTHER PRIDE OF DUMAGUETE!
SEE YOU DARS!

^^ Only 2k? Hmm.. hehe. See you guys!..:) I hope, someday, SSC-DGTE can represent!..

But I have to run 3 loops as conditioning for the 10.5 k hehhehe...

Speaking of Run Run RUn

Uso na kaayo ang run... SPI Global will also be hosting a Run for A Cause this month...... Mo join ko?... or Mo Join ko.. hahahha........

Negros Oriental legislator dies

DUMAGUETE CITY, -– Negros Oriental Board Member Rotelio Lumjod Jr. succumbed to massive heart attack Monday evening at the Silliman University Medical Center here. He was 64.

Lumjod, whose remains now lie in state at the Eterna Funeral Parlor, will be brought to his home for a few days, after which the body will be moved to the Dumaguete City session hall.

Lumjod has served as city councilor for a number of terms before he was elected as Board Member during the May 10, 2010 elections.

The remains of Lumjod will then be brought to the Provincial Legislative Building although dates for necrological services and interment are still being arranged.

Last year, three members of the Provincial Board had died, namely, Apolinario Arnaiz Sr., Mellimore Saycon and Rudy Martinez. Following their deaths, the vacuum in positions had already been filled up since.

Board Members are set to proceed to the funeral parlor Tuesday afternoon to pay their respects to Lumjod, immediately after the adjournment of their regular weekly session, said BM Erwin Macias. (PNA)

^^^^^^^^

Rest in peace.....

But I have to run 3 loops as conditioning for the 10.5 k hehhehe...

Got a new pair of running shoes at Athelet's Foot.. Ran 10 loops straight at the oval a while ago. I think I'm ready for that 10.5k.. Hehe. Next goal: 21k! :cheers:

Jutsz Cafe and Gallery

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Sooo warm and homey!

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Spice cabinet

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Lunch Salad with Spiced Cream Dory and Pasta Diavolo

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Tuscan Porkchop in Sweet Garlic Sauce and Chicken Salad Sandwich with Mustard Dressing in Focaccia Bread.

The best of italian-fusion food can be found here..:)

Jutsz Cafe and Gallery
Sta Catalina St, Dumaguete City

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Sooo warm and homey!

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Lunch Salad with Spiced Cream Dory and Pasta Diavolo with Herbed Bread

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Tuscan Porkchop in Sweet Garlic Sauce and Chicken Salad Sandwich with Mustard Dressing in Focaccia Bread.

The best of italian-fusion food can be found here..:)

^^ Simple ra kaayo ato mga restos..

From this....

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To this..


NIKE COURT
2nd Level, LSP
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2nd Level, LSP

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Highway 10's 2nd branch

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Highway 10's 2nd branch..

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From this....


To this..


NIKE COURT
2nd Level, LSP
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Papa P was right.... This is just simply amazing....

Wala jud nagpa ulahi ang Lee Plaza.. Go with the flow....

Highway 10's 2nd branch

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Wow... mao nig duol sa Book Sale?.... padulong sa Admin Office sa Robinsons?...... Maka try na jud ko ug Eat... kay infairness wala pa jud mo ka kaon diha sa Highway 10... mahilig man pud unta ko ug fastfood... malimot lang jud ko sa kadaghan...ehehheheh

It's quite remote you can only go there (at least this time) using a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and source of power is through several solar cells installed in the log cabin's roof...But when you're there, you're alone (or you're with your group of several people), and it's your private place, and you forget you are still in the world :)...It just feels like heaven...

^^ Simple ra kaayo ato mga restos..

Korek.. dili ra kaayo mga sosyalan.. magulang ra sa Karenderia...

:lol::lol::lol:.... Samot na ang Don Atilano no?.... WAKAGI ug uban pa.....so simple... Pakapin pa diay... Likha.. hehehe

From this....




To this..


NIKE COURT
2nd Level, LSP
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:cheers:

You would wonder how the cabin was built, almost all of the materials were taken from the remote area such as the wood and the stones...except of course the tiles and other materials...

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This is where Ritch?...The name of the Place?....

Pila sad ang stay here for overnight....

Nice :okay:

Somewhere north...It's not being advertised because of its remoteness, but maybe when roads are better and other facilities are put up, maybe they will start advertising it...I do not really know the price because I went there for free hehhehe, but somebody said that it should be at least Php2,000 per night...

Somewhere north...It's not being advertised because of its remoteness, but maybe when roads are better and other facilities are put up, maybe they will start advertising it...I do not really know the price because I went there for free hehhehe, but somebody said that it should be at least Php2,000 per night...

2,000 pesos for the entire house?.... and one more thing... Naa bay signal didto?.. kay ang mga Smart Bro ug Tattoo ba nato ani..hahahha.... or basin WIFI hot spot pud siya bisan naa sa forest..eeheh...

Bitaw, perfect ang place kung mag MUNI MUNI ka.. hahaha... That's somewhere in San Jose, or Sibulan.... mao man ang naay mga lakes..eheehe

No, not San Jose or Sibulan, farther north hehehhe...Sadly no signal, perhaps satellite or your own virtual private network (VPN) which usually uses satellite...The computer that you see is being used to play music or to be used by my companions to play games when they're bored...

No, not San Jose or Sibulan, farther north hehehhe...Sadly no signal, perhaps satellite or your own virtual private network (VPN) which usually uses satellite...The computer that you see is being used to play music...

OK ready.... Don't tell me Pamplona...hahhaa...

virtual private network (VPN) dili ko ka relate ani.. :lol::lol::lol:.. wala nis among bukid...

Dili ko comfortable mo overnight sa place na walay signal.... promise.... naa koy phobia ana..ehehhee...

It's not Pamplona, even farther than Bais...You will soon know the place but as of this time, it is mostly considered a private place (yet) because they are not actively advertising. This just goes to show that our province is really beautiful...

Literally, you'd say that "Motabok pa ka ug daghang suba ug bukid" when going there. Your vehicle will have to pass by several streams and rivers which become impassable when rain is heavy, and it is far up in the mountains farther than Bais...But when you're in the place, you're rewarded with such a nice place...I think the LGU where this place is located is cementing the roads going to this area, but it might still take years to finish that...Meanwhile this place is known as a private place in the middle of nowhere, and its privacy is an appeal in itself...Perhaps you do not even know that there's a lake in a town farther than Bais...

HINAKPAN HILLS in Guihulngan City

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TWIN LAKES

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CANLAON CITY

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Literally, you'd say that "Motabok pa ka ug daghang suba ug bukid" when going there. Your vehicle will have to pass by several streams and rivers which become impassable when rain is heavy, and it is far up in the mountains farther than Bais...But when you're in the place, you're rewarded with such a nice place...I think the LGU where this place is located is cementing the roads going to this area, but it might still take years to finish that...Meanwhile this place is known as a private place in the middle of nowhere, and its privacy is an appeal in itself...Perhaps you do not even know that there's a lake in a town farther than Bais...

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This place looks a lot like the Mantije Log Cabin in Bindoy. Is this it or somewhere near it ritch?

Definitely the Mantije log cabin in Bindoy. The construction of the road going to that tourist site is part of the Central Visayas Medium-Term Regional Development Plan for 2011-2016. :cheers:

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Nice photos, ritch. Let's keep them coming! :cheers:

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Naka try nako... at last... Nice and feeling... magka kurog ug tuhod... :lol::lol::lol:..

DUMAGUETE CITY WATER DISTRICT

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Wow, I miss coffeechop! It's strangely tastes like coffee yet has that comfort of eating tender, juicy and delicious porkchops!

Globe Business Center - RPD
Cashier / Customer Service Area

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Definitely the Mantije log cabin in Bindoy. The construction of the road going to that tourist site is part of the Central Visayas Medium-Term Regional Development Plan for 2011-2016. :cheers:

You are probably right...but I heard the last syllable of the place where this house is located sounds like ...hao, or something. Yeah I think this is in Bindoy. The place has plenty of potentials, scenic rugged mountains, clear fllowing streams, etc. I can honestly say that our province is really beeutful, and not just beautiful, soooo beautiful.

You are probably right...but I heard the last syllable of the place where this house is located sounds like ...hao, or something. Yeah I think this is in Bindoy. The place has plenty of potentials, scenic rugged mountains, clear fllowing streams, etc. I can honestly say that our province is really beeutful, and not just beautiful, soooo beautiful.

The log cabin is nestled along Lake Mantahaw, Bindoy. The cabin itself is showcased at the Buglasan Village of Sidlakang Negros. Their booth is inspired by same.

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DUMAGUETE CITY WATER DISTRICT

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^^ Like! :okay: Nindot jud ang DCWD nga building.

The log cabin is nestled along Lake Mantahaw, Bindoy. The cabin itself is showcased at the Buglasan Village of Sidlakang Negros. Their booth is inspired by same.

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Yeah, I didn't know that...Indeed our province is very beautiful.

^^ Like! :okay: Nindot jud ang DCWD nga building.

I think they have applied for ISO certification, so once approved Dumaguete, a small city has many ISO (world class) firms...

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LEVI'S
2nd level, LSP

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LEVI'S
2nd level, LSP

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^^ Wow, the major brands' boutiques are all leveling up! Talk about competition, not only in their products but also in their store designs as well!

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wow Levi's dili palupig :cheers: my fave brand of jeans! :lol:

Can a motorbike drive all the way to that pool, Garth or do u need to walk miles to get there? Any security issues in that area?

I haven't been down to the pool, but the road does go all the way down to the river. I don't think you have to walk far to get there, but it's a good place for a rest. No security issues there, I'm a white guy and have never had any problems...

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This is Barangay Bala-as, between Bolisong, Manjuyod and Malaga in Bindoy. This is the LGU's effort to stop small rocks constantly falling on the road which can be potentially dangerous. I wonder how much this is costing them?

^^ Himampangon area?

they made the cliff face ugly :ohno:

Second office of Globe will open this month at the Portal West...

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These flat rocks that are being mined are being exported to Japan...

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Wow, Dumaguete is indeed a Globe city..:) I hope their Portal West office will have the same set-up with their Globe Business Center in RPD.. :cheers:

Second office of Globe will open this month at the Portal West...

The space next to Bizhub Internet, right? Do we really need 2 Globe offices? :nuts:. We will have 3 in fact, if they don't vacate Sol Y Mar before March (their lease does not expire until then).

LEVI'S
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Great updates, Nick...wishing for more stores at LP :|.

The space next to Bizhub Internet, right? Do we really need 2 Globe offices? :nuts:. We will have 3 in fact, if they don't vacate Sol Y Mar before March (their lease does not expire until then).

Yeah, we badly need mooore Globe offices! Globe - Sol Y Mar is so congested, people flock to pay bills 8-5.. Although customers do have options to pay at banks and in LBC pero however they try to convince people to pay outside, huot ra ghpon.. Even in Globe-RPD.. Service should have been lightning fast but the number of people in queue is from this end to thaaat end.. Everyone here uses Globe baya. I can only count with my fingers and toes kung kinsa nag Smart. Hehe.. So having 3 Globe offices is a blessing hehe...

Great updates, Nick...wishing for more stores at LP :|.

LSP is quickly catching up.. In fact, they were never behind when RPD came. They still have a lot of loyal customers.. Thank God to RPD, they are trying to give what we need. Unlike before nga inato ra kaayo..

Second office of Globe will open this month at the Portal West...

Na puros na Globe... Walay Smart... or Prepaid ang mga subscriber sa Smart :lol::lol::lol:

LSP is quickly catching up.. In fact, they were never behind when RPD came. They still have a lot of loyal customers.. Thank God to RPD, they are trying to give what we need. Unlike before nga inato ra kaayo..

Chicken Inato?.... Bitaw.. tsakto jud ka Nick.... :okay:

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Madahan pud sold out japon ni.... nga 3 ka Cinemas na kaayo na....

Hahhaha... Grabeha ka in demand ang movie.... Unsay gamit sa online reservation.... hahahahha....

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Why Not, Dumaguete City
18/11/2011

Dumaguete is one of my favourite places in the Philippines. Unfortunately, I never have enough time to explore all of it. While I’m I’m the City to give a talk on horror writing in Silliman University, I’m also taking time out to explore as much of Dumaguete as I can before returning to the weekday grind. And for me, the best way to get to know an area is through its food.

Glenn, the guy from the hostel who picked me up at the airport recommended Why Not, a Swiss restaurant that also served international dishes.

Why Not is located along the scenic Rizal Boulevard, with a beautiful view of the sea. They serve breakfast from 7 to 11am. Since I wasn’t in the mood for a Swiss, German or American breakfast, I ordered tapa, a Filipino favourite, knowing full well the irony of walking into a Swiss restaurant in the middle of a Filipino city and ordering a typical Filipino breakfast. At Php265, I also felt that the meal was overpriced, since you can get tapsilog for as low as Php50, depending where you eat. When the dish came, I had to eat my words.

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The meat was more bistek than tapa, salty and savory, with an underlying sweetness. It had a flavour that was quite overwhelming on its own but paired with rice, was heavenly. Or maybe I was just hungry.

The breakfast meal came with coffee and fresh mango juice. The coffee was serviceable. The mango juice was actually a shake-thick and rich and not too sweet. Actually, I noticed that the shakes in Dumaguete tend not to be cloyingly sweet-something that most Manila fruit shakes should take a cue from.

And since it was on Rizal Boulevard, if you sat outside, you’d get this as a view:

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All in all, an excellent way to spend the morning.

When I went to meet Dumaguete writer and good friend Ian Casocot, who was horrified that I had eaten brunch right before he was supposed to take me out to lunch.

He said that Why Not was geared more towards tourists than locals, and that it had excellent steak. Well, I’m more tourist than local, and I think that I should an another trip to Dumaguete soon to try the steak.


Source (http://yvettetan.com/2011/11/18/why-not-dumaguete-city/)

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...and this is just one part of the city. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

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I like this video... So nice and beautiful Oriental Negros.......

Gamay ra ang mga tourist attraction shown in that video..... pero kung feature tanan basin mo abot ug 1 hour na sad ang video... hahahaha

Hugyawan Festival to feature ‘carnivals of the world’

Said contingents with the carnival and country they will represent are the following: Sakela Festival (Nepal) - College of Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences; Carnivaldel Pueblo (London) - College of Business & Accountancy; Sinulog de Cebu (Philippines) – Siaton Campus; Masskara (Philippines) – College of Maritime Education; Grand Cañao –Adivay Festival (Philippines) – College of Industrial Technology; GOA Carnival (India) – Mabinay Campus; El Callao Carnival (Venezuela) – College of Agriculture & Forestry; Carnival of Venice (Italy) - College of Education; Carnival de Baranquilla (Colombia) - College of Engineering & Architecture; Cardinal de Nice (France) - Guihulngan Campus; Carnival de Oruro (Bolivia) – Bayawan- Sta. Catalina Campus; Royaume enchate de la France / Varikai Festival (France) -Bais City Campuses 1&2; Carnival del Rio (Brazil) - College of Tourism & Hospitality Management; and Caribbean Carnival (Trinidad and Tobago) - College of Arts & Sciences.


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KASADYA-AN FESTIVAL of FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY
The Province's oldest and longest Mardi gras parade

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Madahan pud sold out japon ni.... nga 3 ka Cinemas na kaayo na....

Hahhaha... Grabeha ka in demand ang movie.... Unsay gamit sa online reservation.... hahahahha....


Aside from online reservations, they have been selling Breaking Dawn tix for two weeks already..:)

Feel nako ako ra ang wa naexcite ani. Never a Twilight fan. :lol:

And looks like 121PHP will be the standard ticket price already starting today..:nuts:

Aside from online reservations, they have been selling Breaking Dawn tix for two weeks already..:)

Feel nako ako ra ang wa naexcite ani. Never a Twilight fan. :lol:

And looks like 121PHP will be the standard ticket price already starting today..:nuts:

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Motuo ka ug sa dili.... SOld out na siya until Sunday...... di ka mo regards..ahhahaha....

Hulaton na sad na ko nga ako na lang nag mo lantaw ani nga movie...ahahhahahah

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Motuo ka ug sa dili.... SOld out na siya until Sunday...... di ka mo regards..ahhahaha....

Hulaton na sad na ko nga ako na lang nag mo lantaw ani nga movie...ahahhahahah

me too. never was, never will be a twilight fan. Twilight vampires sparkle and glitter and are exhaustingly chaste. Just add a pair of wings, and you wouldn't know the difference between them being a vampire OR a superhuman sparkle fairy. The original vampires were intended to be blood-sucking demons. That's the kind of vampire flick I wanna see. :lol:

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me too. never was, never will be a twilight fan. Twilight vampires sparkle and glitter and are exhaustingly chaste. Just add a pair of wings, and you wouldn't know the difference between them being a vampire OR a superhuman sparkle fairy. The original vampires were intended to be blood-sucking demons. That's the kind of vampire flick I wanna see. :lol:

Today's vamps are hopeless romantics-sparkling hunks. The more sensitive they are, the more they appeal to the girls. Hehe

not for the claustrophobic.... hehe


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Nice photos there jake.....

I wanna go there soon... for the Nth time..ehehe.... love the place...

One of the bests in Oriental Negros..

not for the claustrophobic.... hehe


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RESTO Palmyra

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^^ Is that the one already at the top floor?.. Coz before the renovation of the hotel, resto palmyra was at the ground floor.

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How soon is very very soon?

pizza napud! ang pares sa gasolinahan...

BIG FLAT BREAD from CDO

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"Big, delicious and affordable pizza is now within your reach. Pizza lovers need not travel to Cagayan de Oro City to have a bite of Big Flat Bread’s fresh and delicious pizza. Big Flat Bread will open very, very soon in Palawan, Butuan and Dumaguete."

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^^ dili barato :ohno:...

^^ Shakeys/Pizza Hut price man.. haven't tasted it though, basin lami pud.. maybe they're using a hummus/pita type of flat bread here instead of pizza flour

Puros na lang "very, very soon".. :lol:

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How soon is very very soon?

GoHotels-Dgte is now being painted green!! :cheers:

Tonight!

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DJ Andrae @ The Black Room
DJ Paul @ The White Lounge

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pizza napud! ang pares sa gasolinahan...

BIG FLAT BREAD from CDO

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"Big, delicious and affordable pizza is now within your reach. Pizza lovers need not travel to Cagayan de Oro City to have a bite of Big Flat Bread’s fresh and delicious pizza. Big Flat Bread will open very, very soon in Palawan, Butuan and Dumaguete."

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PIzza didto..pizza diri... hahah... ka daghan ba oi...

Speaking of Gasolinahan....nice lagi ang facade sa shell katong naa sa DBP infront sa filoil....

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How soon is very very soon?

Hapit na jud... maona jud ni..hhehehhe.... mas nauna pa ta kay sa nila......ok ra na.. kamo na pud sunod....after namo..heehheheh

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VIVA SANTA CATALINA DE ALEXANDRIA!!!

Sandurot Festival 2011 Beauties

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Enjoy ang Sandurot Streetdancing :)... next napud ang Mardigras sa Foundation karong December...i love the 4th quarter, sadya kaayo sige lang festival...HAPPY FIESTA sa akong pinalangga nga California Pizza Kitchen-nominated 3rd class city! Padayon sa walay kahumanon nga paglambo! Cheers :)...

Lovely girls, lovely pics, Lewd :)...

Puros na lang "very, very soon".. :lol:

Very, very soon...the more, the many-er major major projects...:lol:

Do you guys know if this has been built already?

Quimada Center Dormitory, UUCP Bantayan

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VIVA SANTA CATALINA DE ALEXANDRIA!!!

Sandurot Festival 2011 Beauties

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Ka daghan ato lewdsaint mao ra ni imong na picture-ran?...heheheh

Thanks for these photos..:okay:

Enjoy ang Sandurot Streetdancing :)... next napud ang Mardigras sa Foundation karong December...i love the 4th quarter, sadya kaayo sige lang festival...HAPPY FIESTA sa akong pinalangga nga California Pizza Kitchen-nominated 3rd class city! Padayon sa walay kahumanon nga paglambo! Cheers :)...

Hugyawan Festival pa gani of NORSU... first week sa December..

Kasadya-an Festival of Foundation University 2nd week of December...

Puros festival pasabot nga malipayon ta... we have so many reasons to be happy.... :lol::lol::lol::lol:...

We have 4 Festivals sa 4th quarter..... :banana::banana::banana:

Very, very soon...the more, the many-er major major projects...:lol:

At least naay very soon kay sa walay soon..hahhhehehahhhehehhaha..

^^ Tomooh

Manhattan Suites and Yala Center is taking shape najud.. My confidence is back nga mo open gyud diay siya.. Hehe... Maybe not this year, but at least early next year..:) Its really pretty.. Prettier than GoHotel.ph which actually look like cargo boxes nga gi tapot2x lang gi porma letter U. Hehe. Kudos Meja Group!

^^ Essencia Hotel is also being painted and given some linear texturing na.. :)

Manhattan Suites and Yala Center is taking shape najud.. My confidence is back nga mo open gyud diay siya.. Hehe... Maybe not this year, but at least early next year..:) Its really pretty.. Prettier than GoHotel.ph which actually look like cargo boxes nga gi tapot2x lang gi porma letter U. Hehe. Kudos Meja Group!

OO... nadugay siya Nick kay 5 ra ka tawo ang nagtrabaho :lol::lol::lol:

I agree with you Nick.... mas nice pa siya kaysa Go Hotel...

^^ Essencia Hotel is also being painted and given some linear texturing na.. :)

which means..mahuman jud di-ay pud siya.. hope nice ang design kay naa ra siya sa plantada..ahahahaha...

Ka daghan ato lewdsaint mao ra ni imong na picture-ran?...heheheh

Thanks for these photos..:okay:

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daghan pa ako i-upload na pics.

daghan pa ako i-upload na pics.

Ah Ok... Sorry kaayo.. Maghulat ra ko sa imong mga pictures.....

By the way...ni join ka sa Photo Contest?....

Ah Ok... Sorry kaayo.. Maghulat ra ko sa imong mga pictures.....

By the way...ni join ka sa Photo Contest?....

wala ko ni join sa photo contest. kapag naa na ko bag-o na cam. next time. :)

not for the claustrophobic.... hehe


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Been here... Very nice place. :cheers:

wala ko ni join sa photo contest. kapag naa na ko bag-o na cam. next time. :)

Bitaw... you need to Join.. kay nice imong mga angles...

Been here... Very nice place. :cheers:

Yes it is.....

Here's another attraction that you guys need to visit.....

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^^ Is that the one already at the top floor?.. Coz before the renovation of the hotel, resto palmyra was at the ground floor.

I don't have any idea Nick..coz haven't visited the hotel after the renovation....

That photo was taken before the renovation.....

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Finished 10.5km straight all-run in 38mins.. :)

Am glad to have been awarded one of the top ten finishers in my age division...

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Dumaguete City 63rd Charter anniversary & Fiesta celebration

November 24 & 25, 2011 Schedule of Activies


November 10,11,12,13 Batang Pinoy

November 11,12 13 Food Festival at Quezon park

Nov, 13, Sunday Openning of Trade fair at (Sta. Catalina st.)

Dumaguete City mayor’s 1st IPSC-PPSA action air cup

PPSA level 2 match Dumaguete Shooters Assoiation Shooting range, Looc

“A Cause to run” ( Dumaguete. Professionals, 5am)

November 15 -24 Sandurot Open Invitational Basketball Tournament (City Gym)
Novenber 17 People’s Consultative Assembly c/o Sectoral desk 1pm-5pm, Sectoral Office, Tinago

November 18 -27 Food festival sa Quezon Park.
November 18-20 Sapnay Tukag Volleyball Games, City High School or Crossing Taclobo
November 19 Saturday 2nd Sandurot Birik-Birik Festival (6am, Rizal Boulevard )

JOBS FAIR: Local & Overseas Worker, 8am-5pm Robinsons place org. PESO
Sandurot Paddled Banca Race: 4in a Team (8am. Rizal boulevard)

SANDUROT Festival (Paghimamat Re-enactment) 2pm, Rizal Boulevard
PASUNDATAG Festival (street dancing) 4pm Rizal Boulevard
PASIGARBO (Showdown) 6pm City Hall Quadrangle.

Novenber 19 Saturday 1st Dumaguete Invitational Motard Challenge
November 19-20 Children’s Football Festival c/o NORFA, Dumaguete City High Ball Field
2nd Mayor Chiguiting Sagarbaria Cup: Shoofest (Sibulan, Neg. Or.)


Novenber 20 Sunday Dumaguete. Fiesta Invitation Motorcross Challenge 2011
RUSI TRAX, (Bajumpandan)

FEDUMCODA FUN DAY (Fedumcoda Gasoline Station 8am-5pm)

DOBLE KARA Revisited (Bldg.1 fronting Mercury Drug 6pm-10pm)

Sandurot Mountain Bike Race c/0 Dumaguete City Cycling Club 8am. Rizal Boulevard. START/FINISH

Sandurot Open Table Tennis Invitationals c/o Engr. Fortin Convention center

1st Sandurot Photo Contest

Dumaguete Adventure Marathon Fun Run (4:30pm, Organizer: Foundation Univ.)

Dog Show (8am,-5pm., Robinson Place)


People day’s forum

November 20 Sunday FOUNDERS DAY Parade ABC Learning Center 3pm
November 20 -23 Flowerhorn Fish Display (Robinson Place)

November 20-24 Kawasaki Product display & Services (Quezon Park Kiosk)

November 21 Monday Talent Night: MISS DUMAGUETE & MISS TEEN DUMAGUETE (8pm. Lamberto)

November 22 DANCE CREW Competation & Dance Sport Competation (7pm Quezon Park )

November 23 Wednesday Coronation Nigh: Ms. Dumaguete & Ms. Teen Dumaguete.(8pm, Lamberto Macias)
Guardian Brotherhood Inc. (4pm Quezon Park Kiosk)
November 24 Thursday 63rd Charter Anniversary Thanks giving Mass (8am. Cathedral of St. Alexandria)

CITY PARADE 1pm

November 25 Friday GUD Motor Trading Motorized Banca Ralli (8am Rizal boulevard.
Social Welfare Day (9am -10am Talent Presentaion Day Care Childern)
Modern dance Contest, Youth (10am- 12nn)
1pm -3pm Parlor Games
3pm- 5pm. Showcase of Int’l Costumes, Senior Citizens
5pm-6pm. Presentations of Talent, PWD
6pm-8pm. Folk Dance Contest Women
8pm-12mn. Ballroom & Disco.

November 25, 26, 27 Food Festival Quezon Park

November 26- 27 3rd Dumaguete Mobile Passporting Service, Robinsons Place

November 26 NORSU Fun Run (5:30am)

December 4 -10 Sandurot Open Volleyball Invitationals Men & Women,,, ( City Gym)

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Sensya sa typos guys, just copy-pasted this from the DI (http://www.dumagueteinfo.com)site

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HEAVEN ON EARTH Some 1,000 choir members from top choral groups conducted by maestro Ryan Cayabyab give Filipinos a glimpse of heaven in their weekend concert.


41 groups

The choir members—some belonging to award-winning groups like the Philippine Madrigal Singers, University of the Philippines (UP) Concert Chorus, UP Singing Ambassadors and Ateneo Chamber Singers—came from 41 of the country’s chorales under the Philippine Choral Directors Association.

Cayabyab told the Inquirer that all of the choral groups, especially those from the provinces, had spent for their trip to Manila, including their board and lodging, just to be part of the event.

Cayabyab told the audience that one group, the Silliman University Gratitude & Goodwill Ambassadors, initially missed their flight to Manila and had to divert to Cebu to make it to the concert.
The show, dubbed “Maestro Ryan Cayabyab at ’Sang Libo’t Isang Tinig ng Pasko,” was hosted by two beauty queens, Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup—2010 Miss Universe fourth runner-up and 2011 Miss Universe third runner-up, respectively.

It also featured topnotch singers led by Rachel Gerodias, Lea Salonga, Jed Madela and Ariel Rivera, as well as young talent search winners Angeline Quinto and Marcelito Pomoy.

Heartthrob Piolo Pascual and actress-singer KC Concepcion had separate numbers.

For his repertoire, Cayabyab dug into his own collection of Christmas tunes, plus several classics and new songs by young composers.

“Being happy is a choice,” Concepcion said after singing “Heto Na Naman ang Pasko,” by Jose Javier Reyes.

One of the things that makes Filipinos happy during Christmas, she said, is the peculiar smell of food cooked only for the holidays, as what the song’s lyrics implied: “May ibang amoy mula sa kusina/Iba’t-ibang bango ng mga hinahanda…”

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Only two choirs from the visayas were invited .. 1 from Cebu and 1 from Dumaguete City.....

:banana::banana::banana:

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Only two choirs from the visayas were invited .. 1 from Cebu and 1 from Dumaguete City.....

:banana::banana::banana:

The Silliman University Gratitude and Goodwill Ambassadors (SUGGA) is a 31-member performing group composed of students and faculty and staff members of Silliman. The group is directed by Dr. Susan Vista-Suarez, Dean of the College of Performing Arts (COPA). Maestro Ryan Cayabyab himself is an Adjunct Visiting Professor of Silliman.. he visits the COPA once a month to conduct advanced Music Writing and Music Conducting lessons. Cayabyab personally invited SUGGA to be among those to render his repertoire of Christmas songs at the said concert.

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Wow this is nice.....

Bason mag click para maka hunahuna sila na mag franchise for our beautiful city.... :banana::banana::banana:

The Silliman University Gratitude and Goodwill Ambassadors (SUGGA) is a 31-member performing group composed of students and faculty and staff members of Silliman. The group is directed by Dr. Susan Vista-Suarez, Dean of the College of Performing Arts (COPA). Maestro Ryan Cayabyab himself is an Adjunct Visiting Professor of Silliman.. he visits the COPA once a month to conduct advanced Music Writing and Music Conducting lessons. Cayabyab personally invited SUGGA to be among those to render his repertoire of Christmas songs at the said concert.

Actually this is the first time nga naka dungog ko ani nga group...kay akong nabal-an was CAMPUS CHORISTERS.. na Member si Jake2townz..... :applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:


Na proud ko kadali last night when Venus Raj mentioned that 2 choral groups from the Visayas... and one of which was from our city.... :banana::banana::banana:

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NO MATTER how tight the schedule, there just are some people you make time for. Such is the case for Fred S. Dael.

I first met Fred at the erstwhile Isla Communications Company, a.k.a. Islacom. There he was the president and I was the human resources director.

After Globe Telecom acquired Islacom, Fred went back to the US. While business trips brought him back to the Philippines now and then, he’d have his rest and recreation in Dumaguete City, the land of his roots.

So, it’s not surprising that Fred bought a company based in Dumaguete City. Neither does it surprise us that his new company, GUAVATEL, is a regional company. Operating initially in Central Philippines, it is rapidly expanding to Northeast Negros, Western Cebu and Siquijor.

“Better Internet anywhere” is its commitment to present and future clients. Simple phrase, but powerful and thunderous to Internet users, this columnist included, who’ve had to suffer years of slow and/or interrupted Internet service.

Promising, too, to many areas in Cebu that to this day have neither landline nor Internet facilities. One such area is the Royal Estate Homes Cebu in Consolacion where for years, residents have been clamoring for service from, but snubbed by, the telecom players.

GUAVATEL uses cutting-edge wireless communications technology recently introduced in the US and the UK, and specifically designed for remote and mountainous areas.

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Major like! Naa na jud tay distributor diri :banana:. Will buy ugma dayon hehehe...

Segi... daghana Pons kay mangayo ra ko nimo..hahahaha...

Dumaguete City and the Province of Oriental Negros


PERFECT RETIREMENT HAVEN
Artist Haven
Top Tourist Destination of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the South
One of the country's outstanding BPO location

The city with the highest earning per square kilometer, and probably one of the highest per capita income...

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Hala sige... mangaon ta ninyo...hehehheh

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BARANGAY BANILAD WON THE SANDUROT FESTIVAL 2011
OUR OFFICIAL ENTRY TO THE SINULOG FESTIVAL 2012
WHICH WILL BE SPONSORED BY IPI

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^^ Mamista lang diay ang KK diri hehehe...hopefully, Labeled will decide to sell these fine donuts for good :). Duol ra bitaw kaayo ang atong pinalanggang Cebu so it's easy to transport the donuts padulong diri :cheers:...

Baling dungo2x ni mayor ana nga adlawa kay init kaayo hehe...basun mo-lurk or mo-post pud si mayor chiquiting diri para mkabalita ta about upcoming projects...

^^ Mamista lang diay ang KK diri hehehe...hopefully, Labeled will decide to sell these fine donuts for good :). Duol ra bitaw kaayo ang atong pinalanggang Cebu so it's easy to transport the donuts padulong diri :cheers:...

Possibly Pons.... Uypitching man dagay ang usa sa tag-iya sa Labelled... wala na silay mga kwarta..ahahha.... RUSI ra gud ug RUSCO.... heheeh

Possible na mag mo franchise sila...depende sa halin nila for 2 days... :lol::lol::lol::lol:...

Bitaw duol ra kaayo ang atong pinalangga na Regional Center Cebu... 4 hours lang... walay challenge....go dayon..ehheheh

Baling dungo2x ni mayor ana nga adlawa kay init kaayo hehe...basun mo-lurk or mo-post pud si mayor chiquiting diri para mkabalita ta about upcoming projects...

Akong gi inform si Mayor about aning SSC para mo lurk... Or si Nicko thru William Ablong our city Administrator.....

Possibly Pons.... Uypitching man dagay ang usa sa tag-iya sa Labelled... wala na silay mga kwarta..ahahha.... RUSI ra gud ug RUSCO.... heheeh

Possible na mag mo franchise sila...depende sa halin nila for 2 days... :lol::lol::lol::lol:...

Bitaw duol ra kaayo ang atong pinalangga na Regional Center Cebu... 4 hours lang... walay challenge....go dayon..ehheheh



I think is Labeled is owned by 2 of the sons of the Lees (Lee Plaza / Dynamic Development Corp) and co-owned by their friends, one of them is an Uypitching.. It is also managed by Naddie Orillana, who is also the Marketing and Communications Officer of RPD

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Dumaguete: An Artist's Haven

The streets of Dumaguete
By Lorna Pena-Reyes Makil

The Dumaguete Fiesta is an occasion for us to feel a strong sense of community and the sharing of a common geographical space and culture. This includes reviewing briefly what we know of the history of some Dumaguete street names which form part of our everyday life.

Dumaguete started as one of the pre-historic clusters of small settlements along the Banica River, populated by fishermen-farmers and their families. Historian Caridad Aldecoa-Rodriguez says that Dinanguet was the early name of the settlement. It became part of the Tanjay Parish in 1590, which must have been the time when its name was changed to Dumaguete, from daguet (to snatch). Frequent raids were carried out in the Dumaguete settlement by bandit bands/pirate raiders intent on capturing people for slaves. In 1620, Dumaguete attained the status of an independent parish from the Tanjay Parish.

The street foundations of Dumaguete must have slowly evolved during this time, following foot trails that had been made by the earlier settlers. Carabao-drawn sleds to transport loads and horses to carry human passengers widened the trails, making the nipa-and-bamboo or wood structure that was the parish church more accessible to the people.

But the intermittent raids from the sea continued, giving an instability to life in Dumaguete and other coastal communities. It was not until the mid-18th century that some respite came with the building of a strong fortress by parish priest Fr. Jose Manuel Fernandez de Septien who served from 1754-1776. Church historian Fr. Roman Sagun writes that he had built a massive church (the first stone church in the Province) and convento of strong material surrounded by an equally strong wall over two meters in height. The wall enclosed a large plaza or space where the people could gather in times of danger. The Church was built like a fortress, and four watchtowers were set up on each corner of the surrounding wall, with canons mounted on them.

The presence of the strong church transformed Dumaguete into a well-defended, better-organized settlement, enabling the Spanish authorities to plan the further development of the town.

Dr. T. Valentino Sitoy writes that Dumaguete by 1850 was a well-established pueblo (town) “con cura y gobernadorcillo” (with parish priest and mayor), a church, convent, a tribunal (municipal hall), and a parochial school. It was the largest pueblo in eastern Negros, with 5,300 people and 896 houses in the poblacion, and more people residing in the barrios. Thus, in 1890 when Negros Oriental was established as a separate political unit from Negros Occidental, Dumaguete was chosen as its capital.

Fr. Sagun opines that the streets as we know them today must have been named officially around this time, 1888-1892. The authorities followed the concept of “encircle and protect” when they named the streets surrounding the poblacion after saints (e.g. Calle Santa Catalina, Calle San Jose) who would protect the town from danger. A few main streets were named after their rulers in far-away Spain (e.g. Calle Alfonso XIII), and some streets retained their original descriptive names (e.g. Calle Marina).

This survey of the naming of Dumaguete’s main streets (most of the featured streets are near the central business district) will help give a sense of history of the community we call our own. (More research is needed for the streets that are not included here.)

Venancio ALDECOA, Sr. Drive.
This is a major road in Dumaguete and was named after the Science teacher of Negros Oriental High School who served as Superintendent of Schools in the Negros Oriental Free Area (unoccupied by Japanese forces) in 1942-1943. Many of Dumaguete’s residents today, however, call the road “Medical Highway” because it goes by the Silliman University Medical Center.

E(duardo) J. BLANCO Road
This used to be a carabao trail and was widened as a road after World War II. It was named after Eduardo J. Blanco, provincial engineer during the Japanese occupation, one of Dumaguete’s local heroes. He was arrested by the Kempeitai on the charge that he had given plans of the Dumaguete airfield to the guerilla intelligence agents, which helped in the successful bombing of the airfield by American planes on September 12, 1944. While bound and weighted, he was thrown by the Japanese into the sea off Dumaguete. Journalist Ely Dejaresco wrote that the late Senator Ramon Mitra sponsored the cementing of E.J. Blanco Road. Mitra was married to Cecille, one of the daughters of E.J. Blanco.

BURGOS St. and Tan Pedro TEVES St.
These are two very short thoroughfares that begin at Sta. Catalina Street and end in Rizal Boulevard. On the Dumaguete street map, they almost form the shape of a triangle, with Tan Pedro Teves Street diagonal to and merging with Surban Street near the Boulevard.

Tan Pedro Teves was the Presidente or Mayor of Dumaguete from 1903-1907, and then from 1934-1940. The world “Tan” before his name was a title of respect given to officials of high rank (I suspect perhaps a shortened version of Capitan).

Don Luis Burgos was a well-known sugar planter whose wife was haciendera Doña Tomasa Gomez from Avila, Spain.

The area bounded by these two streets used to be called Old Casa España District, where the homes of wealthy and important Spanish-Filipinos used to be (some of these houses still stand, looking old and neglected now). Tan Pedro Teves Street is where the Red Cross and Telecommunication Office stand. Burgos Street, on the other hand, is narrower and is where the City Post Office is located. It is still uncemented, its asphalted and pock-marked surface a reminder of how our streets looked in the not-so-distant past.

Gen. DIEGO DE LA VINA Road
A relatively new road, from the Iglesia ni Cristo Church in San Jose Extension and extending northward, this road was named in 1980 after the “liberator” of Dumaguete and the northern towns of the province from the Spaniards. Gen. de la Viña marched from Vallehermoso town with more than 1,000 men through the towns they liberated and entered Dumaguete on November 24, 1898. By the time they arrived, the Spanish forces had deserted Dumaguete, having sailed to Cebu the day before in fear of the advancing forces.

FLORES Ave.
Flores Avenue begins where Rizal Boulevard ends, and continues to Bantayan. In 1986, it was named after one of the biggest clans in Dumaguete which produced community leaders—two mayors (Sr. Laureano Flores, Sept. 1909-Sept. 1912, and Sr. Simeon Flores, May 1945-August 1945) and several councilors.

HIBBARD Ave.
Calle Alfonso XIII used to extend all the way north of Dumaguete, reaching Piapi. In 1930, this north section of the street, starting from Silliman Avenue, was renamed Hibbard Avenue, to ensure that the name of Dr. David S. Hibbard, beloved missionary and first president of Silliman University, would be a permanent part of the community.

KATADA St.
This is a relatively short and narrow street that divides the Public Market into the area occupied by Buildings 1, 2 and 3 and the area of Building 4 adjacent to COSCA, and where one may go for budbud and sikwate. The street was most probably named after one of the early administrators of the City.

Interestingly, Dumaguete has another Katada St. between Hibbard Ave. and the pier area, which divides a portion of the eastern Silliman campus, running beside Opeña’s restaurant and behind some Silliman buildings including the College of Engineering, ending near the pier. This street used to be called Calle Corta (“short street”) and connected Alfonso XIII to Calle Marina. No explanation can be found on how it got to be named Katada Street, although it has been speculated that it probably was in honor of Sr. Jacinto Catada, Dumaguete mayor from October 1916-June 1917. (The letters “c” and “k” used to be interchanged.)

Dr. Vicente A. LOCSIN St. (formerly Jones S.)
This is the street that used to be called W.A. Jones Street after the American lawmaker, William Atkinson Jones, who sponsored the Jones Law of 1916, also called the Philippine Autonomy Act that promised independence to the country. We do not know what the street’s earlier name was, but it was renamed Jones Street in 1918.

On Aug. 8, 1976, W.A. Jones Street was changed to Dr. Vicente A. Locsin Street after the physician who served as Dumaguete Director of Health in 1904. In 1907, he was elected as Representative to the First Philippine Assembly.

At the corner of Locsin and Sta. Catalina Streets is the historic Locsin house whose first floor was the organizational site of the new revolutionary government, when Diego de la Viña and the town leaders met on November 25, 1898. That space today is rented out to different enterprises, but its owners maintain the second floor as it used to be.

MARIA CRISTINA St.
Queen Maria Cristina was the mother of the Spanish Child King Alfonso XIII and ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age.

Dr. Eduardo MICIANO Road
Dr. Miciano, a physician, served as Municipal Doctor at one time and as Mayor of Dumaguete from October 1922 to September 1925. His daughter married the future popular mayor and governor Mariano Perdices after whom the main street of Dumaguete is named today.

Mariano F. PERDICES St. (formerly Alfonso XIII St.)
This has been Dumaguete’s main street since Spanish times.

Alfonso XIII was born in 1886 (just four years before Dumaguete became the capital of Negros Oriental). His father, Spanish King Alfonso XII, had died the year before. This made his son the Infant King, although his mother Queen Maria Cristina, ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age in 1902. By that time, America had taken over the Philipines from Spain, and poor Alfonso XIII never had the chance to be our ruler.

Stuck with his name, Alfonso XIII was a quaint reminder of the Spanish past of Dumaguete. The Americans referred to it as “Alfonzo.”

The desire to honor one of Dumaguete’s local leaders in modern times brought about the renaming of Alfonso XIII to Mariano F. Perdices Street on September 30, 1987.

Mariano F. Perdices served with distinction as Mayor of Dumaguete for twelve years, and later as the Governor of Negros Oriental.

Deogracias T. PINILI St. (formerly Urdaneta St.)
This used to be Calle Urdaneta, until July 16, 1986. Andres de Urdaneta was the soldier, navigator, and priest who accompanied Miguel Lopez de Legaspi on his expedition to colonize the Philippines. He was a navigator genius who blazed the later route of the Manila galleons in their yearly voyages to Acapulco, Mexico.

Deogracias T. Pinili served as Dumaguete Mayor from 1946-1953, when the town was recovering and rebuilding from the destruction of the Japanese occupation and subsequent liberation by the combined Filipino and American soldiers.

REAL St.-VETERANS Ave.
Most towns in Spanish Philippines had a Calle Real—royal street—which served as their main street in honor of the Spanish royalty. This street was where the larger houses stood, its inhabitants getting a better view of the religious processions that went by.

Dumaguete seemed to have been an exception, since its main street was Calle Alfonso XIII. Calle Real was an important street and was the main highway for entering and leaving the town.

In 1997, the portion of Real Street from the Philippine National Bank northward to the Dumaguete-Sibulan boundary was renamed Veterans Avenue to commemorate the Filipino soldiers who, passing through Real Street, helped liberate Dumaguete from the Japanese forces on April 26, 1945.

Jose RIZAL Ave.–Boulevard (formerly Calle Marina)
The Dumaguete Boulevard by the sea is the most well-known place in the city.

In early Spanish times, the Dumaguete shoreline was not protected by any breakwater. The waves lashed the shore, making it dirty and uninhabitable during bad weather. There was only a dirt road with no residences because it was not safe either from the pirate raids.

But as the town grew, the area of the Marina also improved and houses began to be constructed there. By the time Dumaguete had developed into the largest pueblo of the province, larger houses had been built along Calle Marina and nearby. One of the houses that stood there became the residence of the Spanish governors. This was the house which was rented by the Hibbards and in which Silliman Institute was opened in August 1901. This site was near where Bethel Hotel is today.

The Marina was important because it was the spot where passengers from the steamers anchoring in Dumaguete would disembark or board their vessel. Strong men would carry these passengers on their shoulders the short distance to or from the shore. This is how Jose Rizal began his Dumaguete visit when he dropped by on Aug. 1, 1896 on his way back to Manila from his exile in Dapitan.

On Sept. 16, 1906, through a municipal resolution to honor the memory of the national hero who stepped on Dumaguete soil, Calle Marina was renamed Jose Rizal Ave.

SAN JOSE St.
Calle San Jose was named after St. Joseph, the Worker (also known as the Carpenter and earthly father of Jesus). His feast day on March 19 is an occasion when homes re-enact the life of the Holy Family, how they welcomed others into their home and shared their food with them.

SAN JUAN St.
Calle San Juan was named after St. John the Baptist. For years, his feast day on June 24 was celebrated with good natured splashing and drenching with water of its residents and hapless passersby.

SANTA CATALINA St.
Calle Santa Catalina was named after Dumaguete’s patron saint, St. Catherine of Alexandria, known as the “Warrior Saint.” We read that she was chosen to be the town’s patron saint due to the great need for protection against the pirate raiders that pillaged coastal towns. Legends about her courage and physical prowess were narrated by the townsfolk who had observed that her image on certain mornings would carry amor seco (a grass weed) clinging to the hem of her dress, and making them believe that the saint had gone out at night to drive away the pirate raiders.

SANTA ROSA St.
This was called Calle Santa Rosa, after the first canonized saint of the New World, Ste. Rose of Lima. Legend has it that she had extraordinary beauty that, finding it hard to be admitted by the Church as a nun, she deliberately disfigured her face by rubbing it with pepper and lime. As a nun, she worked among the poor Indians and slaves.

Bishop Epifanio B. SURBAN St. (formerly Legaspi St.)
This was the street which used to be named after the first Spanish Governor-General and adelantado, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, a colossal figure in the annals of Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The street ceased to be known as Legaspi Street when the name of Dumaguete’s first Bishop, Epifanio B. Surban, replaced it in 2005.

Bishop Surban served as Bishop of the Dumaguete Diocese from 1955-1989, during which time he established various parishes, a seminary, hospital, several schools, and even a radio station. In the early 1960s, Bishop Surban figured very strongly in the emergence of a wider ecumenical spirit between Dumaguete Roman Catholics and Protestants. (This spirit of broadmindedness and ecumenism appears to be somewhat diminished today in this university town.)

SILLIMAN Ave. (formerly Calle Sta. Cecilia)
Called Calle Sta. Cecilia when the town was still new, this important street was one of those supposed to protect the residents from harm, in keeping with the concept of saint-named streets surrounding and protecting a community. (Ste. Cecilia is also the patron saint of music.) Beyond the street grew coconut and other trees, including fields of corn and sugar cane until the Silliman Institute campus was developed.

On June 5, 1905,the Municipal Council passed a Resolution renaming Calle Sta. Cecilia to Silliman Avenue. This honored the American philanthropist Horace B. Silliman who gave the initial donation to start a school for boys in Dumaguete that became Silliman University.

William Howard TAFT St. (formerly Calle Nueva)
The American Governor-General of the Philippines who went on to become President of the United States visited Dumaguete in April 1901. After his visit, he was honored by having his name replace the name of a short street called Calle Nueva. It is located in the Old Merchant District across from the Dumaguete Public Market.

Taft Street today is a short, undistinguished and dusty passage way that curves into the better-known Miciano Road. Many, especially pedicab drivers, are not aware of Taft St. and mistakenly refer to it as part of Miciano Road.

Mayor JOSE PRO TEVES St. (formerly Calle Cervantes)
Even today, pedicab drivers still refer to this street by its former name, Calle Cervantes.

The earlier choice of a street name after Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist of Don Quixote fame, dramatist and poet, is informative of the romanticism and enlightenment that the Spanish authorities in Dumaguete most probably possessed (which may also explain their choice of Ste. Cecilia, patron saint of music, for a street name.) These friars and officials seemed to be men of intellectual interests (in fact, this may have played a role in their choice of Dumaguete’s patron saint, Ste. Catherine of Alexandria, who was also the patroness of philosophers). Dumaguete seems to have been fortunate to have had this kind of enlightened leadership that helped shape it into the university town that it is today.

Cervantes St. retained its name until the 21st century when it was renamed Jose Pro Teves Street on February 3, 2005.

Jose “Joe” Pro Teves succeeded Mariano Perdices as Dumaguete Mayor for 19 years (1959-1978). People of my generation thought we would know no other mayor but him! He was loved by the people who appreciated his simple ways. The Mayor when martial law was declared in 1972, he helped maintain stability at a time when great changes were taking place in the country.

LORENZO G. TEVES St. (formerly Colon St.)
This is a street which many, including those working in its business establishments, insist on calling by its former name, Calle Colon.

Who was Cristobal Colon? None other than Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who served Spain and, by tradition, is known to be the discoverer of the New World in the 15th century.

Calle Colon was renamed Lorenzo G. Teves Street on March 17, 2005 in honor of the man who worked to make Dumaguete a chartered city on November 24, 1948. A Silliman alumnus, he was elected to the Philippine Senate where he was one of the longest serving Senators (1952-1972). In 1978-1986, he served as Negros Oriental Governor. In renaming Calle Colon to his name, he was recognized “for having given honor to the province and for many contributions to the life and history of the city and the province.”

LUKE E. WRIGHT St. (formerly Calle Larga)
This was Calle Larga during Spanish times, probably because it was a long street next to the shorter Calle Sta. Rosa. It was renamed Luke E. Wright Street after the American Governor-General who served from 1904-1906. In 1902, Luke Wright visited Dumaguete to settle a religious problem.

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Model house launch at Camella

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Camella Dumaguete, the city’s newest premiere address, will launch its model house and showcase next weekend.

The model house, which had its groundbreaking a few months ago, will be opened to the public. Complete with uniquely-detailed interiors and well crafted finishing, the model houses will showcase Camella’s commitment for quality and true value for money. This is complete with a showcase area with gazebo and landscape.

“It’s not just about the houses that we intend to sell to our buyers, it’s the whole community. After all, it is here where you get to create wondrous moments for you and your family,” said Joseph Sison, Camella general manager.

At Camella, homes are more than just four walls; homes include precious moments brought about by family bonding at the picnic grove, kids enjoying the playground, or family gatherings spent at the Pavilion.

A blend of countryside charm and urban living comfort awaits future homeowners of Camella homes in Dumaguete. Future residents will soon experience a refreshing sight and scent of Carribean pine trees surrounding the entire subdivision, coupled with a magnificent panoramic view of the Negros Oriental Twin Peaks.

Homeowners will also get to enjoy the serenity of Camella Dumaguete’s lush gardens, pocket parks, and meditation ponds, fitting family picnics and get together. These are just among the many amenities, which include jogging trails and a basketball court.

Camella also offers peace of mind for parents with its 24/7 security, grandiose gate, and perimeter that has a CCTV system, street lights and a shuttle service for everyone’s convenience.

“There is no other developer that offers this much amenities and features in an exclusive community like Camella. This is our commitment, our promise,” said Sison.

Buyers can soon walk-through the model houses like Carmela, Drina, and Elaisa which will have ready cable and telephone lines upon turn-over.

Camella Dumaguete is part of the largest homebuilder in the Philippines, Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. that has built over 250,000 houses in 21 provinces in 48 cities and municipalities while carrying the commitment of serving the needs of its homeowners, through continuous developments in different areas nationwide.

For inquiries, log on to www.camella.com.ph or e-mail vismin@camella.com.ph. Also visit Camella Dumaguete office at Plaza Milagros Bldg., Gov. Perdices St., or call numbers (035) 421-0911 or 0917-563-3603.

3,500 join Dgte Adventure Marathon


Thousands of runners took off at the sound of the blast at 4:30 a.m., 5:00 a.m. and 6 a.m. from the 105mm Howitzer cannon of the Philippine Army’s 302nd Brigade in the biggest locally organized annual running event in Negros Oriental.

The Dumaguete Adventure Marathon, “Foundation University’s gift to the gentle people of Negros Oriental,” surpassed the organizers’ expectations this year, after runners from Kenya, France, Singapore and Japan registered online and joined the runners coming from Negros Oriental, Manila, Cebu, Zamboanga, Negros Occidental and other points in the country, giving two-time DAM champion Jeson Agravante of Silay City some tough competition.

As of 4 p.m. Saturday, there were 3,517 registered runners, with 66 running the full 42k adventure marathon, 144 running the 21k half marathon, 2,951 in the 10.5k quarter marathon, 259 in the 5k finisher’s run, and 76 for the 3k kiddie’s run.

Now on its third year, the DAM traces its roots to the Leandro Sinco Challenge Races which started in 2006. “It is a race for a cause,” Dr. Aparicio Mequi, race director, said. “The DAM is a race advocating the conservation of Rice.”

Officials of the Philippine Rice Institute, which had been partnering with FU for its rice conservation campaign, will not only watch the DAM but join the other activities that will be held after the DAM, such as the Rice is Life cookfest and the launching of the Gabo Ghas e-book, a book translated from Tagalog into Visayan by students from Siaton, Negros Oriental, who won a contest for that purpose.

True to its rice conservation advocacy, the prizes will be in the form of sacks of rice (convertible to cash for out-of-town winners).

Source (http://dumaguetemetropost.com/join-dgte-adventure-marathon-p1993-400.htm)

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The streets of Dumaguete
By Lorna Pena-Reyes Makil

The Dumaguete Fiesta is an occasion for us to feel a strong sense of community and the sharing of a common geographical space and culture. This includes reviewing briefly what we know of the history of some Dumaguete street names which form part of our everyday life.

Dumaguete started as one of the pre-historic clusters of small settlements along the Banica River, populated by fishermen-farmers and their families. Historian Caridad Aldecoa-Rodriguez says that Dinanguet was the early name of the settlement. It became part of the Tanjay Parish in 1590, which must have been the time when its name was changed to Dumaguete, from daguet (to snatch). Frequent raids were carried out in the Dumaguete settlement by bandit bands/pirate raiders intent on capturing people for slaves. In 1620, Dumaguete attained the status of an independent parish from the Tanjay Parish.

The street foundations of Dumaguete must have slowly evolved during this time, following foot trails that had been made by the earlier settlers. Carabao-drawn sleds to transport loads and horses to carry human passengers widened the trails, making the nipa-and-bamboo or wood structure that was the parish church more accessible to the people.

But the intermittent raids from the sea continued, giving an instability to life in Dumaguete and other coastal communities. It was not until the mid-18th century that some respite came with the building of a strong fortress by parish priest Fr. Jose Manuel Fernandez de Septien who served from 1754-1776. Church historian Fr. Roman Sagun writes that he had built a massive church (the first stone church in the Province) and convento of strong material surrounded by an equally strong wall over two meters in height. The wall enclosed a large plaza or space where the people could gather in times of danger. The Church was built like a fortress, and four watchtowers were set up on each corner of the surrounding wall, with canons mounted on them.

The presence of the strong church transformed Dumaguete into a well-defended, better-organized settlement, enabling the Spanish authorities to plan the further development of the town.

Dr. T. Valentino Sitoy writes that Dumaguete by 1850 was a well-established pueblo (town) “con cura y gobernadorcillo” (with parish priest and mayor), a church, convent, a tribunal (municipal hall), and a parochial school. It was the largest pueblo in eastern Negros, with 5,300 people and 896 houses in the poblacion, and more people residing in the barrios. Thus, in 1890 when Negros Oriental was established as a separate political unit from Negros Occidental, Dumaguete was chosen as its capital.

Fr. Sagun opines that the streets as we know them today must have been named officially around this time, 1888-1892. The authorities followed the concept of “encircle and protect” when they named the streets surrounding the poblacion after saints (e.g. Calle Santa Catalina, Calle San Jose) who would protect the town from danger. A few main streets were named after their rulers in far-away Spain (e.g. Calle Alfonso XIII), and some streets retained their original descriptive names (e.g. Calle Marina).

This survey of the naming of Dumaguete’s main streets (most of the featured streets are near the central business district) will help give a sense of history of the community we call our own. (More research is needed for the streets that are not included here.)

Venancio ALDECOA, Sr. Drive.
This is a major road in Dumaguete and was named after the Science teacher of Negros Oriental High School who served as Superintendent of Schools in the Negros Oriental Free Area (unoccupied by Japanese forces) in 1942-1943. Many of Dumaguete’s residents today, however, call the road “Medical Highway” because it goes by the Silliman University Medical Center.

E(duardo) J. BLANCO Road
This used to be a carabao trail and was widened as a road after World War II. It was named after Eduardo J. Blanco, provincial engineer during the Japanese occupation, one of Dumaguete’s local heroes. He was arrested by the Kempeitai on the charge that he had given plans of the Dumaguete airfield to the guerilla intelligence agents, which helped in the successful bombing of the airfield by American planes on September 12, 1944. While bound and weighted, he was thrown by the Japanese into the sea off Dumaguete. Journalist Ely Dejaresco wrote that the late Senator Ramon Mitra sponsored the cementing of E.J. Blanco Road. Mitra was married to Cecille, one of the daughters of E.J. Blanco.

BURGOS St. and Tan Pedro TEVES St.
These are two very short thoroughfares that begin at Sta. Catalina Street and end in Rizal Boulevard. On the Dumaguete street map, they almost form the shape of a triangle, with Tan Pedro Teves Street diagonal to and merging with Surban Street near the Boulevard.

Tan Pedro Teves was the Presidente or Mayor of Dumaguete from 1903-1907, and then from 1934-1940. The world “Tan” before his name was a title of respect given to officials of high rank (I suspect perhaps a shortened version of Capitan).

Don Luis Burgos was a well-known sugar planter whose wife was haciendera Doña Tomasa Gomez from Avila, Spain.

The area bounded by these two streets used to be called Old Casa España District, where the homes of wealthy and important Spanish-Filipinos used to be (some of these houses still stand, looking old and neglected now). Tan Pedro Teves Street is where the Red Cross and Telecommunication Office stand. Burgos Street, on the other hand, is narrower and is where the City Post Office is located. It is still uncemented, its asphalted and pock-marked surface a reminder of how our streets looked in the not-so-distant past.

Gen. DIEGO DE LA VINA Road
A relatively new road, from the Iglesia ni Cristo Church in San Jose Extension and extending northward, this road was named in 1980 after the “liberator” of Dumaguete and the northern towns of the province from the Spaniards. Gen. de la Viña marched from Vallehermoso town with more than 1,000 men through the towns they liberated and entered Dumaguete on November 24, 1898. By the time they arrived, the Spanish forces had deserted Dumaguete, having sailed to Cebu the day before in fear of the advancing forces.

FLORES Ave.
Flores Avenue begins where Rizal Boulevard ends, and continues to Bantayan. In 1986, it was named after one of the biggest clans in Dumaguete which produced community leaders—two mayors (Sr. Laureano Flores, Sept. 1909-Sept. 1912, and Sr. Simeon Flores, May 1945-August 1945) and several councilors.

HIBBARD Ave.
Calle Alfonso XIII used to extend all the way north of Dumaguete, reaching Piapi. In 1930, this north section of the street, starting from Silliman Avenue, was renamed Hibbard Avenue, to ensure that the name of Dr. David S. Hibbard, beloved missionary and first president of Silliman University, would be a permanent part of the community.

KATADA St.
This is a relatively short and narrow street that divides the Public Market into the area occupied by Buildings 1, 2 and 3 and the area of Building 4 adjacent to COSCA, and where one may go for budbud and sikwate. The street was most probably named after one of the early administrators of the City.

Interestingly, Dumaguete has another Katada St. between Hibbard Ave. and the pier area, which divides a portion of the eastern Silliman campus, running beside Opeña’s restaurant and behind some Silliman buildings including the College of Engineering, ending near the pier. This street used to be called Calle Corta (“short street”) and connected Alfonso XIII to Calle Marina. No explanation can be found on how it got to be named Katada Street, although it has been speculated that it probably was in honor of Sr. Jacinto Catada, Dumaguete mayor from October 1916-June 1917. (The letters “c” and “k” used to be interchanged.)

Dr. Vicente A. LOCSIN St. (formerly Jones S.)
This is the street that used to be called W.A. Jones Street after the American lawmaker, William Atkinson Jones, who sponsored the Jones Law of 1916, also called the Philippine Autonomy Act that promised independence to the country. We do not know what the street’s earlier name was, but it was renamed Jones Street in 1918.

On Aug. 8, 1976, W.A. Jones Street was changed to Dr. Vicente A. Locsin Street after the physician who served as Dumaguete Director of Health in 1904. In 1907, he was elected as Representative to the First Philippine Assembly.

At the corner of Locsin and Sta. Catalina Streets is the historic Locsin house whose first floor was the organizational site of the new revolutionary government, when Diego de la Viña and the town leaders met on November 25, 1898. That space today is rented out to different enterprises, but its owners maintain the second floor as it used to be.

MARIA CRISTINA St.
Queen Maria Cristina was the mother of the Spanish Child King Alfonso XIII and ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age.

Dr. Eduardo MICIANO Road
Dr. Miciano, a physician, served as Municipal Doctor at one time and as Mayor of Dumaguete from October 1922 to September 1925. His daughter married the future popular mayor and governor Mariano Perdices after whom the main street of Dumaguete is named today.

Mariano F. PERDICES St. (formerly Alfonso XIII St.)
This has been Dumaguete’s main street since Spanish times.

Alfonso XIII was born in 1886 (just four years before Dumaguete became the capital of Negros Oriental). His father, Spanish King Alfonso XII, had died the year before. This made his son the Infant King, although his mother Queen Maria Cristina, ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age in 1902. By that time, America had taken over the Philipines from Spain, and poor Alfonso XIII never had the chance to be our ruler.

Stuck with his name, Alfonso XIII was a quaint reminder of the Spanish past of Dumaguete. The Americans referred to it as “Alfonzo.”

The desire to honor one of Dumaguete’s local leaders in modern times brought about the renaming of Alfonso XIII to Mariano F. Perdices Street on September 30, 1987.

Mariano F. Perdices served with distinction as Mayor of Dumaguete for twelve years, and later as the Governor of Negros Oriental.

Deogracias T. PINILI St. (formerly Urdaneta St.)
This used to be Calle Urdaneta, until July 16, 1986. Andres de Urdaneta was the soldier, navigator, and priest who accompanied Miguel Lopez de Legaspi on his expedition to colonize the Philippines. He was a navigator genius who blazed the later route of the Manila galleons in their yearly voyages to Acapulco, Mexico.

Deogracias T. Pinili served as Dumaguete Mayor from 1946-1953, when the town was recovering and rebuilding from the destruction of the Japanese occupation and subsequent liberation by the combined Filipino and American soldiers.

REAL St.-VETERANS Ave.
Most towns in Spanish Philippines had a Calle Real—royal street—which served as their main street in honor of the Spanish royalty. This street was where the larger houses stood, its inhabitants getting a better view of the religious processions that went by.

Dumaguete seemed to have been an exception, since its main street was Calle Alfonso XIII. Calle Real was an important street and was the main highway for entering and leaving the town.

In 1997, the portion of Real Street from the Philippine National Bank northward to the Dumaguete-Sibulan boundary was renamed Veterans Avenue to commemorate the Filipino soldiers who, passing through Real Street, helped liberate Dumaguete from the Japanese forces on April 26, 1945.

Jose RIZAL Ave.–Boulevard (formerly Calle Marina)
The Dumaguete Boulevard by the sea is the most well-known place in the city.

In early Spanish times, the Dumaguete shoreline was not protected by any breakwater. The waves lashed the shore, making it dirty and uninhabitable during bad weather. There was only a dirt road with no residences because it was not safe either from the pirate raids.

But as the town grew, the area of the Marina also improved and houses began to be constructed there. By the time Dumaguete had developed into the largest pueblo of the province, larger houses had been built along Calle Marina and nearby. One of the houses that stood there became the residence of the Spanish governors. This was the house which was rented by the Hibbards and in which Silliman Institute was opened in August 1901. This site was near where Bethel Hotel is today.

The Marina was important because it was the spot where passengers from the steamers anchoring in Dumaguete would disembark or board their vessel. Strong men would carry these passengers on their shoulders the short distance to or from the shore. This is how Jose Rizal began his Dumaguete visit when he dropped by on Aug. 1, 1896 on his way back to Manila from his exile in Dapitan.

On Sept. 16, 1906, through a municipal resolution to honor the memory of the national hero who stepped on Dumaguete soil, Calle Marina was renamed Jose Rizal Ave.

SAN JOSE St.
Calle San Jose was named after St. Joseph, the Worker (also known as the Carpenter and earthly father of Jesus). His feast day on March 19 is an occasion when homes re-enact the life of the Holy Family, how they welcomed others into their home and shared their food with them.

SAN JUAN St.
Calle San Juan was named after St. John the Baptist. For years, his feast day on June 24 was celebrated with good natured splashing and drenching with water of its residents and hapless passersby.

SANTA CATALINA St.
Calle Santa Catalina was named after Dumaguete’s patron saint, St. Catherine of Alexandria, known as the “Warrior Saint.” We read that she was chosen to be the town’s patron saint due to the great need for protection against the pirate raiders that pillaged coastal towns. Legends about her courage and physical prowess were narrated by the townsfolk who had observed that her image on certain mornings would carry amor seco (a grass weed) clinging to the hem of her dress, and making them believe that the saint had gone out at night to drive away the pirate raiders.

SANTA ROSA St.
This was called Calle Santa Rosa, after the first canonized saint of the New World, Ste. Rose of Lima. Legend has it that she had extraordinary beauty that, finding it hard to be admitted by the Church as a nun, she deliberately disfigured her face by rubbing it with pepper and lime. As a nun, she worked among the poor Indians and slaves.

Bishop Epifanio B. SURBAN St. (formerly Legaspi St.)
This was the street which used to be named after the first Spanish Governor-General and adelantado, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, a colossal figure in the annals of Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The street ceased to be known as Legaspi Street when the name of Dumaguete’s first Bishop, Epifanio B. Surban, replaced it in 2005.

Bishop Surban served as Bishop of the Dumaguete Diocese from 1955-1989, during which time he established various parishes, a seminary, hospital, several schools, and even a radio station. In the early 1960s, Bishop Surban figured very strongly in the emergence of a wider ecumenical spirit between Dumaguete Roman Catholics and Protestants. (This spirit of broadmindedness and ecumenism appears to be somewhat diminished today in this university town.)

SILLIMAN Ave. (formerly Calle Sta. Cecilia)
Called Calle Sta. Cecilia when the town was still new, this important street was one of those supposed to protect the residents from harm, in keeping with the concept of saint-named streets surrounding and protecting a community. (Ste. Cecilia is also the patron saint of music.) Beyond the street grew coconut and other trees, including fields of corn and sugar cane until the Silliman Institute campus was developed.

On June 5, 1905,the Municipal Council passed a Resolution renaming Calle Sta. Cecilia to Silliman Avenue. This honored the American philanthropist Horace B. Silliman who gave the initial donation to start a school for boys in Dumaguete that became Silliman University.

William Howard TAFT St. (formerly Calle Nueva)
The American Governor-General of the Philippines who went on to become President of the United States visited Dumaguete in April 1901. After his visit, he was honored by having his name replace the name of a short street called Calle Nueva. It is located in the Old Merchant District across from the Dumaguete Public Market.

Taft Street today is a short, undistinguished and dusty passage way that curves into the better-known Miciano Road. Many, especially pedicab drivers, are not aware of Taft St. and mistakenly refer to it as part of Miciano Road.

Mayor JOSE PRO TEVES St. (formerly Calle Cervantes)
Even today, pedicab drivers still refer to this street by its former name, Calle Cervantes.

The earlier choice of a street name after Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist of Don Quixote fame, dramatist and poet, is informative of the romanticism and enlightenment that the Spanish authorities in Dumaguete most probably possessed (which may also explain their choice of Ste. Cecilia, patron saint of music, for a street name.) These friars and officials seemed to be men of intellectual interests (in fact, this may have played a role in their choice of Dumaguete’s patron saint, Ste. Catherine of Alexandria, who was also the patroness of philosophers). Dumaguete seems to have been fortunate to have had this kind of enlightened leadership that helped shape it into the university town that it is today.

Cervantes St. retained its name until the 21st century when it was renamed Jose Pro Teves Street on February 3, 2005.

Jose “Joe” Pro Teves succeeded Mariano Perdices as Dumaguete Mayor for 19 years (1959-1978). People of my generation thought we would know no other mayor but him! He was loved by the people who appreciated his simple ways. The Mayor when martial law was declared in 1972, he helped maintain stability at a time when great changes were taking place in the country.

LORENZO G. TEVES St. (formerly Colon St.)
This is a street which many, including those working in its business establishments, insist on calling by its former name, Calle Colon.

Who was Cristobal Colon? None other than Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who served Spain and, by tradition, is known to be the discoverer of the New World in the 15th century.

Calle Colon was renamed Lorenzo G. Teves Street on March 17, 2005 in honor of the man who worked to make Dumaguete a chartered city on November 24, 1948. A Silliman alumnus, he was elected to the Philippine Senate where he was one of the longest serving Senators (1952-1972). In 1978-1986, he served as Negros Oriental Governor. In renaming Calle Colon to his name, he was recognized “for having given honor to the province and for many contributions to the life and history of the city and the province.”

LUKE E. WRIGHT St. (formerly Calle Larga)
This was Calle Larga during Spanish times, probably because it was a long street next to the shorter Calle Sta. Rosa. It was renamed Luke E. Wright Street after the American Governor-General who served from 1904-1906. In 1902, Luke Wright visited Dumaguete to settle a religious problem.

Nice.. A very interesting read. Thanks for posting this, demie.

Mao ba ni ang Apo Island?

http://images01.olx.com.ph/ui/2/55/14/35565114_1.jpg

^^ Nope, that's not Apo Island..

^^Aws, sorry...Nangita man gud ko'g mga picture sa Dumaguete kay naa ko'y ka-opisina diri nga ganahan mag-libod suroy sa Pinas, ako gi-suggest ang Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete ug Camiguin.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREMvy5MJcyjCZFd8OntcWUDofYOb7oYVQvtZ5YUFKLCblyk3te3Q

soon.


Sa DBP gyud, Nick? For sure katong bag-o nga design ilang sundon...outdated na ang downtown branch.

^^Aws, sorry...Nangita man gud ko'g mga picture sa Dumaguete kay naa ko'y ka-opisina diri nga ganahan mag-libod suroy sa Pinas, ako gi-suggest ang Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete ug Camiguin.

Kini lang nga pic, sir para ma-engganyo imong friend

http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x4285142/Apo_Island_Marine_Park_Negros_Oriental_Island_1837128.jpg

ibaligya pud apil ang Siquijor, para kumpleto nga Sentral Bisaya nga tour :cheers:...

Mao ba ni ang Apo Island?

http://images01.olx.com.ph/ui/2/55/14/35565114_1.jpg

Dili na mao sleepwalker.... kani siya ang APO Island...

http://www.coralcoe.org.au/news_stories/rezoning/images/apoisland.jpg

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREMvy5MJcyjCZFd8OntcWUDofYOb7oYVQvtZ5YUFKLCblyk3te3Q



soon.


You mean madayon jud ang ikaduha nga McDonalds?...with "S" na na ha.. :lol::lol::lol:

Hope with Drive thru this time.... and the best location is at DBP I agree with Ponsing....

Nice.. A very interesting read. Thanks for posting this, demie.

You are always welcome Nick... Karon lang sad ko kabalo nga ang Real Street is only upto the PNB.... ang Kagawasan Avenue sauna.... Mao na diay ang Veterans Avenue karon...

:lol::lol::lol:

Kini lang nga pic, sir para ma-engganyo imong friend

http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x4285142/Apo_Island_Marine_Park_Negros_Oriental_Island_1837128.jpg

ibaligya pud apil ang Siquijor, para kumpleto nga Sentral Bisaya nga tour :cheers:...

^^Aws, sorry...Nangita man gud ko'g mga picture sa Dumaguete kay naa ko'y ka-opisina diri nga ganahan mag-libod suroy sa Pinas, ako gi-suggest ang Cebu, Bohol, Dumaguete ug Camiguin.


Baligya jud di-ay.... Of course Central Visayas is the best Tourist Destination in the Country....

BOHOL
CEBU
SIQUIJOR
NEGROS ORIENTAL

The smallest Region in the country pero.... pa-gamay gamay ra na.. agihan..ehehehe....

Daghan salamat sa inyo mga reply...Kadto man gud nga picture ang una ninggawas pag-google nako og Dumaguete.

@ponsing, na-mention na nako ang Siquijor sa iyaha...Og ako na lang pud siya gipa-search sa Google og mga details regarding sa Siquijor ug Camiguin kay wala pa man ko gud makatongtong ani'ng Siquijor ug Camiguin, mao'ng wala ko'y personal nga info nga mahatag niya.


Baligya jud di-ay.... Of course Central Visayas is the best Tourist Destination in the Country....

BOHOL
CEBU
SIQUIJOR
NEGROS ORIENTAL


Aw, unsa pa...Ato ibaligya og kutob sa mahimo...Madugay lagi ani, magtukod ko'g travel agency nga negosyo.



The smallest Region in the country pero.... pa-gamay gamay ra na.. agihan..ehehehe....

Central Visayas, region sa mga bagtik!!! :cheers:

Daghan salamat sa inyo mga reply...Kadto man gud nga picture ang una ninggawas pag-google nako og Dumaguete.

@ponsing, na-mention na nako ang Siquijor sa iyaha...Og ako na lang pud siya gipa-search sa Google og mga details regarding sa Siquijor ug Camiguin kay wala pa man ko gud makatongtong ani'ng Siquijor ug Camiguin, mao'ng wala ko'y personal nga info nga mahatag niya.



Aw, unsa pa...Ato ibaligya og kutob sa mahimo...Madugay lagi ani, magtukod ko'g travel agency nga negosyo.



Central Visayas, region sa mga bagtik!!! :cheers:

Amo-a ang Bagtik... Barangay Bagtik baya ang Dumaguete... Barangay sa Syudad sa Sugbo.. ok ra?..hehehehe

Kinda old sites but still these could help.....

http://www.apoisland.com/
http://www.apoislandresort.com/
http://www.aposhore.com/
http://www.siquijor.gov.ph/
http://www.siquijor.com/
http://www.mysiquijor.com/

Infairness palangga kaayo nato ang mga probinsiya na sakop sa rehiyon siete....:lol::lol::lol:

Amo-a ang Bagtik... Barangay Bagtik baya ang Dumaguete... Barangay sa Syudad sa Sugbo.. ok ra?..hehehehe

Kinda old sites but still these could help.....

http://www.apoisland.com/
http://www.apoislandresort.com/
http://www.aposhore.com/
http://www.siquijor.gov.ph/
http://www.siquijor.com/
http://www.mysiquijor.com/

Infairness palangga kaayo nato ang mga probinsiya na sakop sa rehiyon siete....:lol::lol::lol:

Daghan salamat, Mam Jundem... :) Manghinaot lang ko nga dili unta magbagyo bagyo ini'g abot niya's Pinas.

Dia ra ang profile sa Baranggay Bagtik ai!

Lgu Name: Dumaguete City
DCF Year: 2010-LGPMS
Basic Profile:
LGU Type: City
Income Class: 3rd
Population: 133,470
Total Land Area (in has): 3,426.00
No. of Barangays: 30
No. of Households: 26,054

Financial Profile:
IRA Share: Php 248,814,634.00
Local-Sourced Revenues: Php 191,527,900.10
Other Revenues: Php 255,805,985.56
Total LGU Income: Php 696,148,519.66

Population wise, ninglabaw ra og gamay sa 1st class municipality, pero income wise, tupong na pud o labaw pa gani sa uban mga HUC...Wa pa ta maghisgot diha og upat ka bagtik nga mga universities, good hospitals, BPO centers ug maanindot nga mga bars :cheers:

Pero di lang ta magsaba saba ani ha...Ato-a ra ni... :)

Daghan salamat, Mam Jundem... :) Manghinaot lang ko nga dili unta magbagyo bagyo ini'g abot niya's Pinas.

Dia ra ang profile sa Baranggay Bagtik ai!

Lgu Name: Dumaguete City
DCF Year: 2010-LGPMS
Basic Profile:
LGU Type: City
Income Class: 3rd
Population: 133,470
Total Land Area (in has): 3,426.00
No. of Barangays: 30
No. of Households: 26,054

Financial Profile:
IRA Share: Php 248,814,634.00
Local-Sourced Revenues: Php 191,527,900.10
Other Revenues: Php 255,805,985.56
Total LGU Income: Php 696,148,519.66

Population wise, ninglabaw ra og gamay sa 1st class municipality, pero income wise, tupong na pud o labaw pa gani sa uban mga HUC...Wa pa ta maghisgot diha og upat ka bagtik nga mga universities, good hospitals, BPO centers ug maanindot nga mga bars :cheers:

Pero di lang ta magsaba saba ani ha...Ato-a ra ni... :)

You are always welcome Sleepwalker... :okay:

:lol::lol::lol:.. dili lang nato gi saba kay maulaw ta.. gamay ra kaayo among income.... income ug usa ka lungsod nga 5th class.. :lol::lol::lol:..Bitaw thank you for posting...

Basin wala na moy kabutangan diha ug mga Bldgs... diri gi butang ang uban... ang Horizons 101 modawat ra me ana... bisan kana ra..hahahaha....


Speaking of bagyo... wala ta kaayo ana diri kay naluyo baya ta... ingna lang imo friend na sa Cebu jud siya mo tugpa dapat para safe...eheheehe... dayon mag layat layat dayon siya sa mga Islands..heheheheh

The streets of Dumaguete
By Lorna Pena-Reyes Makil

The Dumaguete Fiesta is an occasion for us to feel a strong sense of community and the sharing of a common geographical space and culture. This includes reviewing briefly what we know of the history of some Dumaguete street names which form part of our everyday life.

Dumaguete started as one of the pre-historic clusters of small settlements along the Banica River, populated by fishermen-farmers and their families. Historian Caridad Aldecoa-Rodriguez says that Dinanguet was the early name of the settlement. It became part of the Tanjay Parish in 1590, which must have been the time when its name was changed to Dumaguete, from daguet (to snatch). Frequent raids were carried out in the Dumaguete settlement by bandit bands/pirate raiders intent on capturing people for slaves. In 1620, Dumaguete attained the status of an independent parish from the Tanjay Parish.

The street foundations of Dumaguete must have slowly evolved during this time, following foot trails that had been made by the earlier settlers. Carabao-drawn sleds to transport loads and horses to carry human passengers widened the trails, making the nipa-and-bamboo or wood structure that was the parish church more accessible to the people.

But the intermittent raids from the sea continued, giving an instability to life in Dumaguete and other coastal communities. It was not until the mid-18th century that some respite came with the building of a strong fortress by parish priest Fr. Jose Manuel Fernandez de Septien who served from 1754-1776. Church historian Fr. Roman Sagun writes that he had built a massive church (the first stone church in the Province) and convento of strong material surrounded by an equally strong wall over two meters in height. The wall enclosed a large plaza or space where the people could gather in times of danger. The Church was built like a fortress, and four watchtowers were set up on each corner of the surrounding wall, with canons mounted on them.

The presence of the strong church transformed Dumaguete into a well-defended, better-organized settlement, enabling the Spanish authorities to plan the further development of the town.

Dr. T. Valentino Sitoy writes that Dumaguete by 1850 was a well-established pueblo (town) “con cura y gobernadorcillo” (with parish priest and mayor), a church, convent, a tribunal (municipal hall), and a parochial school. It was the largest pueblo in eastern Negros, with 5,300 people and 896 houses in the poblacion, and more people residing in the barrios. Thus, in 1890 when Negros Oriental was established as a separate political unit from Negros Occidental, Dumaguete was chosen as its capital.

Fr. Sagun opines that the streets as we know them today must have been named officially around this time, 1888-1892. The authorities followed the concept of “encircle and protect” when they named the streets surrounding the poblacion after saints (e.g. Calle Santa Catalina, Calle San Jose) who would protect the town from danger. A few main streets were named after their rulers in far-away Spain (e.g. Calle Alfonso XIII), and some streets retained their original descriptive names (e.g. Calle Marina).

This survey of the naming of Dumaguete’s main streets (most of the featured streets are near the central business district) will help give a sense of history of the community we call our own. (More research is needed for the streets that are not included here.)

Venancio ALDECOA, Sr. Drive.
This is a major road in Dumaguete and was named after the Science teacher of Negros Oriental High School who served as Superintendent of Schools in the Negros Oriental Free Area (unoccupied by Japanese forces) in 1942-1943. Many of Dumaguete’s residents today, however, call the road “Medical Highway” because it goes by the Silliman University Medical Center.

E(duardo) J. BLANCO Road
This used to be a carabao trail and was widened as a road after World War II. It was named after Eduardo J. Blanco, provincial engineer during the Japanese occupation, one of Dumaguete’s local heroes. He was arrested by the Kempeitai on the charge that he had given plans of the Dumaguete airfield to the guerilla intelligence agents, which helped in the successful bombing of the airfield by American planes on September 12, 1944. While bound and weighted, he was thrown by the Japanese into the sea off Dumaguete. Journalist Ely Dejaresco wrote that the late Senator Ramon Mitra sponsored the cementing of E.J. Blanco Road. Mitra was married to Cecille, one of the daughters of E.J. Blanco.

BURGOS St. and Tan Pedro TEVES St.
These are two very short thoroughfares that begin at Sta. Catalina Street and end in Rizal Boulevard. On the Dumaguete street map, they almost form the shape of a triangle, with Tan Pedro Teves Street diagonal to and merging with Surban Street near the Boulevard.

Tan Pedro Teves was the Presidente or Mayor of Dumaguete from 1903-1907, and then from 1934-1940. The world “Tan” before his name was a title of respect given to officials of high rank (I suspect perhaps a shortened version of Capitan).

Don Luis Burgos was a well-known sugar planter whose wife was haciendera Doña Tomasa Gomez from Avila, Spain.

The area bounded by these two streets used to be called Old Casa España District, where the homes of wealthy and important Spanish-Filipinos used to be (some of these houses still stand, looking old and neglected now). Tan Pedro Teves Street is where the Red Cross and Telecommunication Office stand. Burgos Street, on the other hand, is narrower and is where the City Post Office is located. It is still uncemented, its asphalted and pock-marked surface a reminder of how our streets looked in the not-so-distant past.

Gen. DIEGO DE LA VINA Road
A relatively new road, from the Iglesia ni Cristo Church in San Jose Extension and extending northward, this road was named in 1980 after the “liberator” of Dumaguete and the northern towns of the province from the Spaniards. Gen. de la Viña marched from Vallehermoso town with more than 1,000 men through the towns they liberated and entered Dumaguete on November 24, 1898. By the time they arrived, the Spanish forces had deserted Dumaguete, having sailed to Cebu the day before in fear of the advancing forces.

FLORES Ave.
Flores Avenue begins where Rizal Boulevard ends, and continues to Bantayan. In 1986, it was named after one of the biggest clans in Dumaguete which produced community leaders—two mayors (Sr. Laureano Flores, Sept. 1909-Sept. 1912, and Sr. Simeon Flores, May 1945-August 1945) and several councilors.

HIBBARD Ave.
Calle Alfonso XIII used to extend all the way north of Dumaguete, reaching Piapi. In 1930, this north section of the street, starting from Silliman Avenue, was renamed Hibbard Avenue, to ensure that the name of Dr. David S. Hibbard, beloved missionary and first president of Silliman University, would be a permanent part of the community.

KATADA St.
This is a relatively short and narrow street that divides the Public Market into the area occupied by Buildings 1, 2 and 3 and the area of Building 4 adjacent to COSCA, and where one may go for budbud and sikwate. The street was most probably named after one of the early administrators of the City.

Interestingly, Dumaguete has another Katada St. between Hibbard Ave. and the pier area, which divides a portion of the eastern Silliman campus, running beside Opeña’s restaurant and behind some Silliman buildings including the College of Engineering, ending near the pier. This street used to be called Calle Corta (“short street”) and connected Alfonso XIII to Calle Marina. No explanation can be found on how it got to be named Katada Street, although it has been speculated that it probably was in honor of Sr. Jacinto Catada, Dumaguete mayor from October 1916-June 1917. (The letters “c” and “k” used to be interchanged.)

Dr. Vicente A. LOCSIN St. (formerly Jones S.)
This is the street that used to be called W.A. Jones Street after the American lawmaker, William Atkinson Jones, who sponsored the Jones Law of 1916, also called the Philippine Autonomy Act that promised independence to the country. We do not know what the street’s earlier name was, but it was renamed Jones Street in 1918.

On Aug. 8, 1976, W.A. Jones Street was changed to Dr. Vicente A. Locsin Street after the physician who served as Dumaguete Director of Health in 1904. In 1907, he was elected as Representative to the First Philippine Assembly.

At the corner of Locsin and Sta. Catalina Streets is the historic Locsin house whose first floor was the organizational site of the new revolutionary government, when Diego de la Viña and the town leaders met on November 25, 1898. That space today is rented out to different enterprises, but its owners maintain the second floor as it used to be.

MARIA CRISTINA St.
Queen Maria Cristina was the mother of the Spanish Child King Alfonso XIII and ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age.

Dr. Eduardo MICIANO Road
Dr. Miciano, a physician, served as Municipal Doctor at one time and as Mayor of Dumaguete from October 1922 to September 1925. His daughter married the future popular mayor and governor Mariano Perdices after whom the main street of Dumaguete is named today.

Mariano F. PERDICES St. (formerly Alfonso XIII St.)
This has been Dumaguete’s main street since Spanish times.

Alfonso XIII was born in 1886 (just four years before Dumaguete became the capital of Negros Oriental). His father, Spanish King Alfonso XII, had died the year before. This made his son the Infant King, although his mother Queen Maria Cristina, ruled as Regent Queen until her son came of age in 1902. By that time, America had taken over the Philipines from Spain, and poor Alfonso XIII never had the chance to be our ruler.

Stuck with his name, Alfonso XIII was a quaint reminder of the Spanish past of Dumaguete. The Americans referred to it as “Alfonzo.”

The desire to honor one of Dumaguete’s local leaders in modern times brought about the renaming of Alfonso XIII to Mariano F. Perdices Street on September 30, 1987.

Mariano F. Perdices served with distinction as Mayor of Dumaguete for twelve years, and later as the Governor of Negros Oriental.

Deogracias T. PINILI St. (formerly Urdaneta St.)
This used to be Calle Urdaneta, until July 16, 1986. Andres de Urdaneta was the soldier, navigator, and priest who accompanied Miguel Lopez de Legaspi on his expedition to colonize the Philippines. He was a navigator genius who blazed the later route of the Manila galleons in their yearly voyages to Acapulco, Mexico.

Deogracias T. Pinili served as Dumaguete Mayor from 1946-1953, when the town was recovering and rebuilding from the destruction of the Japanese occupation and subsequent liberation by the combined Filipino and American soldiers.

REAL St.-VETERANS Ave.
Most towns in Spanish Philippines had a Calle Real—royal street—which served as their main street in honor of the Spanish royalty. This street was where the larger houses stood, its inhabitants getting a better view of the religious processions that went by.

Dumaguete seemed to have been an exception, since its main street was Calle Alfonso XIII. Calle Real was an important street and was the main highway for entering and leaving the town.

In 1997, the portion of Real Street from the Philippine National Bank northward to the Dumaguete-Sibulan boundary was renamed Veterans Avenue to commemorate the Filipino soldiers who, passing through Real Street, helped liberate Dumaguete from the Japanese forces on April 26, 1945.

Jose RIZAL Ave.–Boulevard (formerly Calle Marina)
The Dumaguete Boulevard by the sea is the most well-known place in the city.

In early Spanish times, the Dumaguete shoreline was not protected by any breakwater. The waves lashed the shore, making it dirty and uninhabitable during bad weather. There was only a dirt road with no residences because it was not safe either from the pirate raids.

But as the town grew, the area of the Marina also improved and houses began to be constructed there. By the time Dumaguete had developed into the largest pueblo of the province, larger houses had been built along Calle Marina and nearby. One of the houses that stood there became the residence of the Spanish governors. This was the house which was rented by the Hibbards and in which Silliman Institute was opened in August 1901. This site was near where Bethel Hotel is today.

The Marina was important because it was the spot where passengers from the steamers anchoring in Dumaguete would disembark or board their vessel. Strong men would carry these passengers on their shoulders the short distance to or from the shore. This is how Jose Rizal began his Dumaguete visit when he dropped by on Aug. 1, 1896 on his way back to Manila from his exile in Dapitan.

On Sept. 16, 1906, through a municipal resolution to honor the memory of the national hero who stepped on Dumaguete soil, Calle Marina was renamed Jose Rizal Ave.

SAN JOSE St.
Calle San Jose was named after St. Joseph, the Worker (also known as the Carpenter and earthly father of Jesus). His feast day on March 19 is an occasion when homes re-enact the life of the Holy Family, how they welcomed others into their home and shared their food with them.

SAN JUAN St.
Calle San Juan was named after St. John the Baptist. For years, his feast day on June 24 was celebrated with good natured splashing and drenching with water of its residents and hapless passersby.

SANTA CATALINA St.
Calle Santa Catalina was named after Dumaguete’s patron saint, St. Catherine of Alexandria, known as the “Warrior Saint.” We read that she was chosen to be the town’s patron saint due to the great need for protection against the pirate raiders that pillaged coastal towns. Legends about her courage and physical prowess were narrated by the townsfolk who had observed that her image on certain mornings would carry amor seco (a grass weed) clinging to the hem of her dress, and making them believe that the saint had gone out at night to drive away the pirate raiders.

SANTA ROSA St.
This was called Calle Santa Rosa, after the first canonized saint of the New World, Ste. Rose of Lima. Legend has it that she had extraordinary beauty that, finding it hard to be admitted by the Church as a nun, she deliberately disfigured her face by rubbing it with pepper and lime. As a nun, she worked among the poor Indians and slaves.

Bishop Epifanio B. SURBAN St. (formerly Legaspi St.)
This was the street which used to be named after the first Spanish Governor-General and adelantado, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, a colossal figure in the annals of Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The street ceased to be known as Legaspi Street when the name of Dumaguete’s first Bishop, Epifanio B. Surban, replaced it in 2005.

Bishop Surban served as Bishop of the Dumaguete Diocese from 1955-1989, during which time he established various parishes, a seminary, hospital, several schools, and even a radio station. In the early 1960s, Bishop Surban figured very strongly in the emergence of a wider ecumenical spirit between Dumaguete Roman Catholics and Protestants. (This spirit of broadmindedness and ecumenism appears to be somewhat diminished today in this university town.)

SILLIMAN Ave. (formerly Calle Sta. Cecilia)
Called Calle Sta. Cecilia when the town was still new, this important street was one of those supposed to protect the residents from harm, in keeping with the concept of saint-named streets surrounding and protecting a community. (Ste. Cecilia is also the patron saint of music.) Beyond the street grew coconut and other trees, including fields of corn and sugar cane until the Silliman Institute campus was developed.

On June 5, 1905,the Municipal Council passed a Resolution renaming Calle Sta. Cecilia to Silliman Avenue. This honored the American philanthropist Horace B. Silliman who gave the initial donation to start a school for boys in Dumaguete that became Silliman University.

William Howard TAFT St. (formerly Calle Nueva)
The American Governor-General of the Philippines who went on to become President of the United States visited Dumaguete in April 1901. After his visit, he was honored by having his name replace the name of a short street called Calle Nueva. It is located in the Old Merchant District across from the Dumaguete Public Market.

Taft Street today is a short, undistinguished and dusty passage way that curves into the better-known Miciano Road. Many, especially pedicab drivers, are not aware of Taft St. and mistakenly refer to it as part of Miciano Road.

Mayor JOSE PRO TEVES St. (formerly Calle Cervantes)
Even today, pedicab drivers still refer to this street by its former name, Calle Cervantes.

The earlier choice of a street name after Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist of Don Quixote fame, dramatist and poet, is informative of the romanticism and enlightenment that the Spanish authorities in Dumaguete most probably possessed (which may also explain their choice of Ste. Cecilia, patron saint of music, for a street name.) These friars and officials seemed to be men of intellectual interests (in fact, this may have played a role in their choice of Dumaguete’s patron saint, Ste. Catherine of Alexandria, who was also the patroness of philosophers). Dumaguete seems to have been fortunate to have had this kind of enlightened leadership that helped shape it into the university town that it is today.

Cervantes St. retained its name until the 21st century when it was renamed Jose Pro Teves Street on February 3, 2005.

Jose “Joe” Pro Teves succeeded Mariano Perdices as Dumaguete Mayor for 19 years (1959-1978). People of my generation thought we would know no other mayor but him! He was loved by the people who appreciated his simple ways. The Mayor when martial law was declared in 1972, he helped maintain stability at a time when great changes were taking place in the country.

LORENZO G. TEVES St. (formerly Colon St.)
This is a street which many, including those working in its business establishments, insist on calling by its former name, Calle Colon.

Who was Cristobal Colon? None other than Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator who served Spain and, by tradition, is known to be the discoverer of the New World in the 15th century.

Calle Colon was renamed Lorenzo G. Teves Street on March 17, 2005 in honor of the man who worked to make Dumaguete a chartered city on November 24, 1948. A Silliman alumnus, he was elected to the Philippine Senate where he was one of the longest serving Senators (1952-1972). In 1978-1986, he served as Negros Oriental Governor. In renaming Calle Colon to his name, he was recognized “for having given honor to the province and for many contributions to the life and history of the city and the province.”

LUKE E. WRIGHT St. (formerly Calle Larga)
This was Calle Larga during Spanish times, probably because it was a long street next to the shorter Calle Sta. Rosa. It was renamed Luke E. Wright Street after the American Governor-General who served from 1904-1906. In 1902, Luke Wright visited Dumaguete to settle a religious problem.


^^ Great read! Salamat demsie girl :) after d barangays in earlier threads, karon kahibaw njd ko asa gikan mga pangan atong mga dan. :p

^^ Great read! Salamat demsie girl :) after d barangays in earlier threads, karon kahibaw njd ko asa gikan mga pangan atong mga dan. :p

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

You are always welcome... nakahibaw na jud ka sa sinugdanan sa tanan..ehhhe...

Madugay kanang Colon St.. Mahimo na unya ng Jundem Credo St. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Total Bank Deposits in Dumaguete City as of June 30, 2011: 15,857,766,000 pesos

Bank Deposits, in thousands of pesos

1. Cebu 170,861,785
2. Davao 86,626,515
3. Iloilo 55,749,237
4. Bacolod 43,044,282
5. Cagayan de Oro 37,249,598
6. Mandaue 25,418,816
7. Zamboanga 25,237,278
8. General Santos 19,021,970
9. Tacloban 18,984,174
10. Dumaguete 15,857,766

http://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/BSDStats/DDD_PBS_ProvinceMunicipality.htm

Naka number 10 pa diay ta in terms of bank deposits...ipaguwa na na imong bilyones Jundem gud...invest! ayaw sige tigom :lol:...

As I said, we probably have one of the highest earnings per square kilometer/square meter, and probably one of the highest per capita income among cities (small cities, that is) in the country...

As I said, we probably have one of the highest earnings per square kilometer/square meter, and probably one of the highest per capita income among cities (small cities, that is) in the country...

Unya dong, pila man pud imong bahin anang 15 billion? Hehehe, pang-share mo beh :lol:.

There are 5 cities with this amount deposited in the banks during this period, and their corresponding land areas:
Legazpi, Albay
204.20 km2 (78.8 sq mi)
15,585,583

Naga, Camarines Sur
84.48 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
15,914,822

Dumaguete
34.26 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
15,857,766

Tagbilaran
32.70 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
15,626,998

Imus, Cavite
171.66 km2 (66.3 sq mi)
15,429,619

*Amounts in thousand pesos

Unya dong, pila man pud imong bahin anang 15 billion? Hehehe, pang-share mo beh :lol:.

Let's put up or enter into business na lang hehehhe so that our income will grow...Businessmen nowadays would always say that Dumaguete is a good market because you have quite a good market in a small land area. In other words walay hago pagpangita sa market/buyers...

Tagbilaran is actually a twin city in terms of land area and income (but I don't know though when the big callcenters start paying their taxes...)

Tagbilaran is smaller and has fewer people...parepareho lang ta in terms of local income and bank deposits; pirme lang gyud mag-uban ang DGT and TAG...it's either kwartahan ang mga Sentral Bisaya or nasobrahan sa ka-inot hehe...

@ritch - turo2x lang na kariton akong ma-afford hehe...

I was also thinking that Laoag would be at par with Dumaguete in terms of bank deposits, but I was proven wrong...There are lower by around Php3 billion in bank deposits...So the observation that Dumaguete has one of the highest bank deposits of cities of its size is probably well founded...

I don't think they ever will. Their 5-10 year tax holidays always get renewed, right?

@ritch - turo2x lang na kariton akong ma-afford hehe...

Same with me, but they said great things start from small beginnings....hehehhe batang Milo siguro ka noh hehhehe...

I don't think they ever will. Their 5-10 year tax holidays always get renewed, right?

No, if they will get renewed it will be for smaller incentives...The government doesn't want to be poor all the time.