Dumaguete | |
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| City of Dumaguete | |
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| Nickname: The City of Gentle People[1] | |
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| Coordinates:9°18′37″N123°18′29″E / 9.31028°N 123.30806°E /9.31028; 123.30806 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Cityhood | November 24, 1948 |
| Barangays | 30 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Manuel "Chiquiting" T. Sagarbarria |
| • Vice Mayor | Estanislao V. Alviola (NPC) |
| • Representative | Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria (Lakas) |
| • City Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 94,558 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,844 m (6,050 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[4] | |
• Total | 142,171 |
| • Density | 4,229/km2 (10,950/sq mi) |
| • Households | 32,276 |
| Demonym(s) | Dumagueteño (masculine) Dumagueteña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.73 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,291 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 4,567 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 856.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
| • Water | Metro Pacific Dumaguete Water Services, Inc. (Metro Dumaguete Water) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6200 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Magahat Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Dumaguete, officially theCity of Dumaguete (Tagalog:[dʊmɐˈgɛtɛ];Cebuano:Dakbayan sa Dumaguete;Filipino:Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is acomponent city and capital of theprovince ofNegros Oriental,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 142,171 people.[6] It is the most populous city and the smallest city by land area in Negros Oriental, as well as one of the two regional centers inNegros Island Region (the other one isBacolod).
Dumaguete is auniversity city with four large universities and several colleges, attracting students of the province and students from across theVisayas andMindanao. The city is best known forSilliman University, the firstProtestant and American university in the country and in Asia.[7]Schools in Dumaguete include 18 public elementary schools and eight public high schools.[1]
In 2025, Dumaguete City has been designated as the country's firstUNESCOCreative City of Literature.[8]
Dumaguete is bounded by the towns ofBacong,Sibulan, andValencia. The power source of the city comes from thegeothermal power plant in Valencia.
"Dumaguete" was coined from theCebuano worddagit, which means 'to snatch'. The worddumaguet, meaning 'to swoop', was coined because of the area's frequent raids byMoro pirates and its power to attract and keep visitors, both local and foreign. In 1572, Diego López Povedano indicated the place as Dananguet, butcartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde in 1734 already used the present name of Dumaguete for the settlement.[9]
Dumaguete City was once settled bydatus from Borneo who exiled themselves into the newly establishedMadja-as.[10] However, after theSpanish colonization of the Philippines, the island ofNegros was divided into the provinces of Negros Oriental andNegros Occidental by a royal decree executed by Governor GeneralValeriano Weyler on January 1, 1890. Dumaguete was also made the capital of the new Negros Oriental Province.
In 1898, months after the arrival ofEmilio Aguinaldo from exile, theNegros Revolution suddenly broke out.Negros Occidental Province, which was still ruled by the Spanish authorities, eventually surrendered to the Negrense Revolutionary Forces after a battle on November 6. They then began a week-long march which captured Dumaguete on November 24. By this time, the Spanish forces had left the entirety ofNegros. The "Negros Republic" was then proclaimed on November 27.
The American era saw the allegiance of theRepublic of Negros grow towards a collaborationist stance as a Pro-American Protectorate amidst thePhilippine-American War. The Americans saw the people of Negros as more dependable allies compared to other Filipinos. Therefore, Dumaguete observed the establishment ofSilliman University, the first American-founded university in Asia.[11][12][13]
Imperial Japaneseforces landed at Dumaguete on May 26, 1942, after the fall of thePhilippines, and all ofNegros Oriental Province surrendered shortly thereafter. Resistance against the Japanese occupation continued by guerilla groups in the inner mountains, where many native residents had fled to. The local Negrense guerillas attacked the remaining Japanese officials and troops on August 6, 1945, and after their victory, they welcomed combined American and Filipino forces that formally liberated Negros Oriental.
The City of Dumaguete was formally created on July 15, 1948, under Philippine Congressional Republic Act No. 327, also known as the "Charter of the City of Dumaguete". This was later amended on June 21, 1969, by Republic Act No. 5797, which clarified and refined the powers and functions of the local government unit in the earlier act.
According to journalistCrispin Maslog who was teaching at Silliman University at the time,[14] Dumaguete was one of the first cities in the country to learn aboutMarcos' declaration ofmartial law on September 23, 1972. Local news station DYSR was able to pick up the news from an Australian broadcast. Elsewhere in the country, media outlets such as newspapers and broadcast stations had already been shut down, but DSYR was able to make the announcement before Information SecretaryFrancisco Tatad did at around noon. DYSR itself would be shut down later that day.[14]
Maslog recounts that Silliman University in Dumaguete was one of the last four universities in the Philippines to be allowed to reopen for classes, with Marcos himself complaining about instances where members of the political opposition such as SenatorsJovito Salonga andJuan Liwag were invited to speak at the university.[14]
In the mid-1980s, thecrony capitalism which characterized the Marcos administration had a major effect on the island of Negros in which Dumaguete is located.[15][16] Asugar hoarding scheme byNational Sugar Trading Corporation (NASUTRA) ofRoberto Benedicto backfired,[16] resulting in the mass-firing of sugar workers in Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental. Worsened by the economic nosedive which had begun in 1983, it eventually became known as the 1985Negros famine.[16]
Dumaguete has a land area of 3,362 hectares (8,310 acres), situated on the plains of the southeastern coast of the large island ofNegros, near the mouth of theBanica River. Of the province's 19 municipalities and 6 cities, Dumaguete is the smallest in terms of land area. It is bounded on the north bySibulan, south byBacong, and west byValencia.
As a coastal city, it is bounded on the east by theBohol Sea and theTañon Strait, serving as a natural border of the southeastern border of Negros Oriental. The city's topography is generally flat from two to six kilometers from the shoreline. It slopes gently upwards to the adjoining municipality of Valencia. The highest ground elevation is located at the boundary of the municipality of Valencia, about one hundred meters above mean sea level. About 93% of the land have slopes of less than 3%. The remaining areas have a 3% to 5% slope.
Dumaguete has atropical monsoon climate according to theKöppen Climate classification with two distinct seasons: wet and dry. The wet season covers the period from June to November, and the dry season starts from December to May, the hottest being April and May. The average maximum temperature is 30.9 °C and the average minimum temperature is 24.8 °C for the 1991-2020 normals. The relative humidity of the locality for the past years was 81% with January registering the highest.
Northeast monsoon winds (amihan) bring cooler temperatures with little sometimes moderate rain to the city during late October until early March. Trade winds from the Pacific help moderate the sultry conditions of the dry season during April and May, and usually record less hot daytime conditions than the rest of the country; yet nearby warm seas also cause warm and humid nights during this time. When no major wind system is in power, trade winds can occur all year round, providing similar conditions. Southwest monsoon winds (habagat) usually bring overcast and rainy conditions from June to early October, but can also bring the hottest temperatures of the year due to thefoehn effect; nevertheless, skies are usually clear that nights feel cool, having the widest temperature variation in a day at this time.
| Climate data for Dumaguete (1991-2020, extremes 1910–2021) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.4 (99.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.2 (93.6) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.0 (64.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 96.7 (3.81) | 73.7 (2.90) | 68.2 (2.69) | 49.1 (1.93) | 84.5 (3.33) | 144.0 (5.67) | 146.0 (5.75) | 104.6 (4.12) | 116.8 (4.60) | 158.6 (6.24) | 146.4 (5.76) | 134.0 (5.28) | 1,322.6 (52.08) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 124 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
| Source:PAGASA[17][18] | |||||||||||||
Dumaguete has a rich and unique marine ecosystem that provides livelihoods to fishers[19] and supports tourism.[20] The coastal environment, which includesseagrass meadows, acts as efficient carbon sinks thatmitigate the effects of climate change.[21] This ecosystem includes 36.15 hectares of seagrasses and 36.20 hectares of coral reef.[19] Dumaguete has fourmarine protected areas covering 104 hectares that host over 200 species of fish.[22][21]
In 2021, the fragile marine ecosystem was under threat from a proposed 174 ha (430-acre)reclamation project that was met with opposition from youth organizations, church groups, residents, and environmental scientists, includingPhilippine national scientistAngel Alcala.[23][22] Later that year, the city government halted the project.[24]
Dumaguete is politically subdivided into 30barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
Most of the barangays are classified as urban. The eightpoblacions comprise the city's downtown area and are assigned by numbers. The smallest barangay is Poblacion 4 with an area of only 5.11hectares, while the largest is Banilad with 362.71 hectares.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[25] | 2010[26] | |||||
| 074610001 | Bagacay | 6.7% | 9,592 | 8,266 | ▴ | 1.03% |
| 074610002 | Bajumpandan | 5.5% | 7,880 | 4,500 | ▴ | 3.92% |
| 074610003 | Balugo | 2.9% | 4,110 | 2,980 | ▴ | 2.23% |
| 074610004 | Banilad | 6.8% | 9,664 | 8,286 | ▴ | 1.06% |
| 074610005 | Bantayan | 3.1% | 4,430 | 4,920 | ▾ | −0.72% |
| 074610006 | Batinguel | 7.0% | 9,965 | 8,148 | ▴ | 1.39% |
| 074610007 | Buñao | 1.9% | 2,723 | 2,727 | ▾ | −0.01% |
| 074610008 | Cadawinonan | 4.8% | 6,887 | 4,892 | ▴ | 2.38% |
| 074610009 | Calindagan | 4.7% | 6,709 | 8,056 | ▾ | −1.25% |
| 074610010 | Camanjac | 3.4% | 4,859 | 4,142 | ▴ | 1.10% |
| 074610011 | Candau-ay | 6.7% | 9,593 | 6,583 | ▴ | 2.62% |
| 074610012 | Cantil-e | 3.3% | 4,697 | 3,229 | ▴ | 2.61% |
| 074610013 | Daro | 4.3% | 6,164 | 6,373 | ▾ | −0.23% |
| 074610014 | Junob | 5.4% | 7,651 | 6,054 | ▴ | 1.62% |
| 074610015 | Looc | 2.9% | 4,063 | 4,058 | ▴ | 0.01% |
| 074610016 | Mangnao-Canal | 2.2% | 3,113 | 3,707 | ▾ | −1.19% |
| 074610017 | Motong | 1.7% | 2,429 | 2,137 | ▴ | 0.88% |
| 074610018 | Piapi | 3.4% | 4,842 | 6,149 | ▾ | −1.63% |
| 074610019 | Poblacion 1 (Tinago) | 1.5% | 2,141 | 2,170 | ▾ | −0.09% |
| 074610020 | Poblacion 2 | 0.7% | 1,055 | 1,305 | ▾ | −1.45% |
| 074610021 | Poblacion 3 | 0.1% | 193 | 150 | ▴ | 1.74% |
| 074610022 | Poblacion 4 | 0.2% | 225 | 218 | ▴ | 0.22% |
| 074610023 | Poblacion 5 | 0.1% | 142 | 132 | ▴ | 0.50% |
| 074610024 | Poblacion 6 | 0.2% | 255 | 325 | ▾ | −1.65% |
| 074610025 | Poblacion 7 | 0.1% | 175 | 202 | ▾ | −0.98% |
| 074610026 | Poblacion 8 | 1.1% | 1,569 | 2,363 | ▾ | −2.77% |
| 074610027 | Pulantubig | 2.1% | 2,994 | 3,266 | ▾ | −0.60% |
| 074610028 | Tabuctubig | 1.0% | 1,399 | 1,684 | ▾ | −1.26% |
| 074610029 | Taclobo | 6.7% | 9,458 | 9,691 | ▾ | −0.17% |
| 074610030 | Talay | 3.6% | 5,126 | 4,170 | ▴ | 1.43% |
| Total | 142,171 | 120,883 | ▴ | 1.12% | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 14,894 | — |
| 1918 | 16,336 | +0.62% |
| 1939 | 22,236 | +1.48% |
| 1948 | 24,838 | +1.24% |
| 1960 | 35,282 | +2.97% |
| 1970 | 52,000 | +3.95% |
| 1975 | 52,765 | +0.29% |
| 1980 | 63,411 | +3.74% |
| 1990 | 80,262 | +2.39% |
| 1995 | 92,637 | +2.72% |
| 2000 | 102,265 | +2.14% |
| 2007 | 116,392 | +1.80% |
| 2010 | 120,883 | +1.39% |
| 2015 | 131,377 | +1.60% |
| 2020 | 134,103 | +0.43% |
| 2024 | 142,171 | +1.41% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[27][28][26][29][30] | ||
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As of thecensus in 2020, there are 134,103 people and 32,276 households residing in the city. According to theNational Statistical Coordination Board, Dumaguete has the lowest poverty incidence among urban centers in the Visayas.[31] It has an average daylight population of 400,000 people. Dumaguete is the most populous city in Negros Oriental, comprising 9.05% of the province's total population. During the2019 election, its total voting population was 89,193 voters.
The Philippine Retirement Authority, a government agency under theDepartment of Tourism, has named the city as the "Best Place to Retire in the Philippines for 2018".[32] Dumaguete is also listed fifth inForbes Magazine's "7 Best Places to Retire Around the World".[33]
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Poverty incidence of Dumaguete
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
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The major sources of income in Dumaguete are tourism, the academe, retail, BPO, technology, and IT firms. There are a significant number of banking institutions include a branch ofBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Dumaguete. Shopping centers in Dumaguete includeCityMall Dumaguete (Brgy. Daro), Unitop Mall (Brgy. Poblacion 8), WeShop Center (Brgy. Poblacion 8 & Daro), Cang's Inc. Shopping Complex (Brgy. Daro), Lee Super Plaza (Brgy. Poblacion 3), Filinvest Malls Dumaguete (Brgy. Piapi) andRobinsons Dumaguete (Brgy. Calindagan). Business activities are mostly concentrated in the downtown area.
With the completion of four lanes, the Metro Dumaguete Diversion Road helps decongest the traffic in the main thoroughfares of the central business district from the town ofSibulan down toBacong. The new highway is expected to economically benefit the city's barangays as the new centers for economic growth.[42]
These growing industries have made Dumaguete the hub for shopping, education, finance, IT, commerce, lifestyle, and sports in the province of Negros Oriental.
The real estate industry in the city includes several constructions of condominiums,mixed-use development town centers, and massive horizontal housing projects. Shopping centers such as Filinvest Malls Dumaguete byFilinvest Group, Bayshores Dumaguete, and popular restaurants, bars, and dining strips along Flores Avenue have excellent views of Dumaguete Bay. Filinvest is set to develop the beach area for another vertical residential complex in the coastal barangay of Mangnao through its Futura Shores Dumaguete.
CityMall Dumaguete, a community mall anchored by SM Retail (SM Savemore and Ace Hardware) owned byDoubleDragon Properties, and Cang's Shopping Complex are located on the national highway serving shoppers in the north. A public transport terminal with multi-level parking spaces is being built at the back ofRobinsons Dumaguete within the Dumaguete Business Park. Joining the existing Dumaguete Business Park are the Lifestyle 8880 District, a commercial complex with hotel and convention center in Daro,[43] and the E.C. Ouano Sr. Complex in Bajumpandan, which is being used for government offices and other facilities.[44]
Dumaguete's outsourcing industry has a range of businesses, such as call centers, publishing,medical transcription, animation, editing, and architectural outsourcing. Dumaguete is listed among Next Wave Cities in the country with over 30 IT,KPO and BPO locators, and has been described as a hub forBusiness Process Outsourcing andInformation Technology.[45][46]
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Data from theDepartment of Tourism show that Dumaguete, the province's main gateway, and Negros Oriental are listed among the top ten most visited tourist destinations in the country.[47]
Rizal Boulevard is known for its hotels, coffee shops, fine dining restaurants, and bars that were mostly converted from sugar mansions and prominent ancestral houses. The boulevard extension to the north of thePort of Dumaguete is also being developed with new hotels, resorts, restaurants, and bars. The boulevard provides views of Dumaguete Bay and the neighboring islands ofCebu andSiquijor.
Rizal Boulevard also has apromenade where locals and visitors can relax, dine, and exercise. This area, known locally as Pantawan People's Park, extends from the Port of Dumaguete to the mouth of theBanica River. Food carts in the Pantawan area sell Filipino street food such asbalut,tempura,kikiam, andfishballs. The reclaimed Pantawan People's Park is the city's newest park located at the southern end of Rizal Boulevard.
TheSt. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral is known as the oldest stone church of Negros Island and the ecclesiastical seat of the bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete. The detached 1879Campanario, the belfry on one of thewatchtowers of the cathedral, had been used to warn againstmoro invaders in the 1800Spanish–Moro conflict. It is one of the oldestheritage landmarks of Dumaguete and Central Visayas. On November 23, 2023, Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, chair of the Commission on Church Cultural Heritage announced theImportant Cultural Property historical marker installation at the Campanario.[48] On May 29, 2024, theNational Museum of the Philippines granted P9-M funds for the belfryconservation and restoration of cultural property project. The renovation, reinforcement andretrofitting will be a joint undertaking of the NMP, Diocese of Dumaguete and the local government.[49]
TheDumaguete Presidencia, formerly the city hall, was restored to its original design and is now the branch of theNational Museum in Dumaguete. The cathedral, belfry, and museum are all located near Quezon Park, named after the first President of the Philippines,Manuel L. Quezon.
Silliman University's Anthropology Museum, located in the university's Hibbard Hall, contains archaeological artifacts excavated from throughout Negros and parts of Mindanao.[50] TheNational Commission for Culture and the Arts and Dumaguete LGU installedEddie Romero'scentennialbust by sculptor Frederic Caedo. It was unveiled by Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo, Joey Romero and NCCA Deputy Director Marichu Tellano at theClaire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.[51]
On May 17, 2024, the 1924Grecian-IonicDaniel Burnham "Negros Oriental Capitol" building's historical marker for thecentennialanniversary-"Jubilee Year" commemoration was installed by theNational Historical Commission of the Philippines' Directress Carminda Arevalo. GovernorManuel "Chaco" L. Sagarbarria signed the marker's Certificate of Transfer in the presence ofImee Marcos,Francis Tolentino,Mark Villar,Risa Hontiveros,Lito Lapid,Jinggoy Estrada, Irish Ambassador William John Carlos and Philippine Tour Operators Association who graced the historic event.Kuh Ledesma,Silliman University Dance Troupe and Orchestra Sin Arco performed with others followed by the finale,Pyro Musical Competition at the Freedom Park.[52][53]
One of the city's important annual celebrations is the Sandurot Festival, which is held every September to commemorate Dumaguete's history. The celebration starts with thePaghimamat, a re-enactment of how people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds came to Dumaguete, bringing gifts of rich cultures.Pasundalan follows, gracing the city streets with dancing to drumbeats and other instruments participated by different barangays and schools in Dumaguete. The street dancing ends at Quezon Park after which the participants prepare for the grandPasundayag, a display of dances portraying different stories of the Dumaguete tradition.
Another important annual occasion in Dumaguete is the Buglasan Festival, also known locally as the "Festival of All Festivals", which is also held throughout the whole Negros Oriental province every October since 2002. The majority of activities are held in the Provincial Capitol and Ninoy Aquino Memorial Freedom Park with booths and local products either on display or for sale. It is also spread to other venues such as the Sidlakang Negros Village at Barangay Piapi and the city's Rizal Boulevard. Showdowns and street dancing are among the activities done in observance of the festival.
Dumaguete has four majortertiary hospitals, namely the Holy Child Hospital (HCH), Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital, ACE Dumaguete Doctors Hospital, and theSilliman University Medical Center which is currently associated withSt. Luke's Medical Center in Metro Manila.[54] The Dumaguete Health Office is responsible for the implementation and planning of the health care programs provided by the city government, which also operates and supervises Health Centers in the barangays of the city.
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Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport is the city's domestic airport located in the neighboring town ofSibulan in the north. It provides daily flights to and fromManila andCebu City throughCebu Pacific,Cebgo andPAL Express whileCebu Pacific is servicing thrice weekly flights toIloilo City.[55] In March 2021, upgrade works were made to the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport which included pavement reconstruction, expansion of the terminal building, and expansion ofCAAP administrative buildings.[56]
An airport to replace Sibulan Airport is being planned to be built inBacong, a town bordering Dumaguete in the south. Construction is expected to cost₱17 billion.[57][58]
Dumaguete, as a major port city, is a jump-off point for passengers travelling to other Visayas and Mindanao areas. Currently, the port is equipped with two modern port operations and passenger terminal facilities. It is also the headquarters site of Philippine Coast Guard Southern Visayas District and Coast Guard Station Negros Oriental. As a major point of the Philippine Western Nautical Highway System, there are daily ferry connections toCebu,Bohol,Siquijor andMindanao operated byArchipelago Philippine Ferries Corporation (FastCat),Aleson Shipping Lines,Montenegro Lines, Medallion Transport,Ocean Jet Shipping, Seen Sam Shipping Inc.,Cokaliong, H S Star Marine Shipping Corp.,Lite Ferries and other companies.
Alternatively, there are smaller ports north of the city where short and frequent ferry connections mostly to the Province of Cebu are available. Dumaguete is a port of call for travelers toManila,Dapitan, andZamboanga City by a ship serviced by2GO Travel.
The main form of public transport in Dumaguete is themotorized tricycle. The Dumaguete version of the motorized tricycle can fit up to six passengers.
For transport to destinations outside the city limit, there arejeepneys and buses travelling set routes.Vallacar Transit Corporation operates Ceres buses from a 2-storey terminal building in Barangay Calindagan. Buses from Dumaguete have routes going to Bacolod/Negros Occidental,Cebu City/Cebu Province,Zamboanga City andPagadian City viaDipolog/Dapitan ofZamboanga Peninsula, Caticlan (Boracay) andCubao/Metro Manila usingWestern Nautical Highway. Dumaguete is 215 kilometres (134 mi) fromBacolod City viaKabankalan-Mabinay-Bais Road.
Dumaguete has hosted numerous Asian, national, regional, and provincial sports events, such as the 4th Asian University Basketball Federation (AUBF) 2005, the2013 Palarong Pambansa, 2012 Philippine National Games (POC-PSC), Philippine Volleyball League, National Frisbee Championship, Batang Pinoy Visayas, Dumaguete Dragon Boat Challenge, Unigames, CVIRAA, the Palarong NIR for short-livedNegros Island Region among others. The Don Mariano Perdices Memorial Coliseum hosted the 2010 Central Visayas Regional Athletic Meet and2013 Palarong Pambansa that was located in Dumaguete. Its capacity was 25,000 people with a rubberized track oval, main lobby, dormitory, and hostel. Beside it is the Olympic-sized swimming pool known as the Lorenzo G. Teves Memorial Aqua Center. The Lamberto Macias Sports Complex is an indoor arena located near the coliseum which can accommodate around 6,000 people.[59]
Dumaguete is auniversity city, also called the "center of learning in the South," due to the presence of well-known universities. Public elementary and high schools includingDumaguete Science High School, the regional science high school of Central Visayas, is governed by Dumaguete City Schools Division ofDepEd.
Dumaguete has the followingsister cities:
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