Negros Oriental

- Known as Panalongon, old name which was published in the book of Dr. Danilo Garcia Gerona
famous Bicolano scholar (send by the Philippine government Civilia archive in Spain)
- Las Islas Buglas (known as Buglas). Men of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi headed by Esteban
Rodriguez de Figueroa arrive in a place called Maluay part of Zamboangita.
- Spaniard change the name from Buglas to Negros.
- Composed of 6 cities Canlaon, Gihulngan, Bais, Tanjay, Bayawan, Dumagguete.
- almost 2,000,000 population

Dumaguete City

- Capital of Negros Oriental

- The University City of Central Visayas (4 Universities, 10 Colleges, 30 public elementary, and 20
public high school)
- Almost 200,000 population
- In a day Dumaguete has estimate of almost 500,000
- City Tourism Office
- Office under the office of the Mayor
- Created in 1987 as part of the City and Planning Development Office
- Provide information and organize events
- Officer: Catherine Aguillar

Kalye Santa Catalina

Kiwani Stage

Burgos Street

- Named after Sugar Planter from Bais, one of his son in law Julian Lajato Teves named after Don
Luis Burgos

Quezon Park (Manuel Luis Polena Quezon Centenial Park in Dumaguete)

- Donated by Pastor and Patero family

- Built in 1916 by an American contractor and president of the American business club during the
American period, Clyde V. Powers (also built the Rizal Boulivard)
- Named after President Quezon (visited of Dumaguete for 15 times)
- Order of the knights of Rizal, Manuel Quezon was one of the Pioneer. Founded by Antonio
Torres the first Filipino chief of Police of Manila

World War 2 Fire Truck

- Built by the company Morita in Osaka, Japan. Used by imperial Japanese forces and after the
post liberation of the Japanese Occupation the American government donate the fire truck to
the fire department which was establish in 1970. Has been used during the post war era, during
one of the biggest fire occur in Dumaguete was the fire in December 23, 1953 the campus Saint
Paul college. Silliman fire volunteer helped Saint Paul, Silliman owned by Robert Silliman.
 Dumaguete cradle of Protestantism, Protestantism is a great threat. Silliman is a great threat.
The congregation of the sister Saint Paul mission establish Paint Paul.

Jose Rizal (Jose Protacio Alonso Mercado)

- Eugenio Garcia Villate a Filipino sculpture, commission to build Rizal monument.

- Fundraise. Aglipay
- 18 hours visit in Dumaguete.

History Knight of Rizal in Dumaguete

- Pablo Cursino from Cambagroy

- Multiple chapters
- Knight of Rizal is a national law, Republic Act 669 or the knights of Rizal law

Maria Clara

- Noli Me

Italian Clock

- Given by Italian Government to Silliman University

- 3 inang Filipinas

Mi Ultimo Adios

- 14 stanza

Seal of Dumaguete City

Kiosk

Christmas tree was a soccer field

Liberation Marker

- April 26, 1945

- Liberation cake: macapuno pandan cake

Replica Map

- Given by the Dumaguete lion’s club

- (Ngeros Oriental) Long sound pronunciation
- Mt. Canlaon, Mt. Talinis
- NIR
- Buglasan Festival of Festival founded by foundation university in1980s
- Folkdances: polka byana of zambuangita, koratcha di negros of bais, sinalampati of Tanjay
written by Francheska Reyes Aquino, Inagta sa Siaton, Palihi (tabako, honsoy, lechon manok)

Don Diego De La Rosa De la Vina

- Born in Binondo, grew up in Ilo-ilo

- Married to Apolinaria De la Cruz, remarried to Narcisa Giopano from Guiholngan
 - Founder of Villahermoso, together with Pilayo Villegas, Resperigion Villegas, Tio Balugon,
Ambrosio Somoza, Demetrio Larena Isandis, Bindoy Villanueva, Luis Rotiya, lio Lopez, Pedro
Macias Tepez etc.
- Negros Revolution
- Nov. 24 celebration
- Donated by Valmayor family his descendants

Colonial Fountain

- Constructed from 1917-1918

- Represents the 3 women Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao
- Rafaelo Paluchi Italian sculpture, inspired women sugar workers from asienda talungon in bais
as he visited Villanueva family. From Florence, Italy.
- Aerial view, Flag of Israel symbolizes peace, green turtle symbols rich marine sanctuary of
Negros.

Brgy. 3 brgy Hall (Tugadi ancestral house)

- Atty. Rodrigo Tugadi first dean of the college of law at Silliman University and well known
Spanish and political science professor both Silliman and foundation university

Childrens Playground

- Founded by Philippine tourism authority now known as tourism board

Waste water treatment Facility

- Given by United States of America through US agency/ development

- All dirty water from the Dumaguete city public market complex (10 building inside the complex)

Kampanaryo De Dumaguete

- Built in 1760, one of 4 kampanaryo around the Cathedral compound.

- City important historical heritage architectural design, hon. Bernise Ang Ancenias Elmaco
sanguniang panglungson committee on tourism culture and the arts pass a resolution that this
kampanaruo should be declared as an important cultural property.
- Has no steel bar, made of limestone from Siquijor, egg yolk and molasses.
- Heritage conservationist recommend, from Senator Lorenzo Teves and Gov. Mariono Perdecis
street big trucks are not allowed to pass by.
- Poison the trees that were brought by birds. Egnr. Oliver Suberyo remove the plants that grow
around the kampanaryo through poisoning.

Century Old bell

- Donated by the Honculada Family who hail from Bohol and the Augustinian recollects.
- Time, watch tower, danger
- One of the four original tower built in 1760, 1811 restoration of kampanaryo.
- Second tower at bank of the Philippine island, third tower is at the Epifanio Surban building of
Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria, last dressing room of the COSCA gym.
Cathedral Convent

- Used to be Bishop’s palace of the Diocese of Dumaguete.

- Priest stay, memorabilia of the cathedral
- Light a candle

Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish

- Oldest stone church of Negros Island

- Built from1774-1776
- Considered to be in a 20 years in a making
- Built through a volunteers in the community (POLO e serbisyo)
- Heritage Conservationist remove plants near the church.

Columbarium Area

- Bagacay Cementery old and new transfer

- Significant people
Pastor Sisters (Rosaryo, Manuela, Hertrudes, Carmen, Pastora) Carmen Teves Pastor got married
to sugar trader Benito Peres Itagle who hails from Spain. Sugar planter and sugar trader.
Carmen Pastor has a son who married to Daday Montenegro and they have a son who got
married to a Praisler. Got a daughter named Isabel A. Praisler, her mom is from Kapampangan.
Isabel and Julio Iglesias, son Enrique Miguel Iglesias, Julio Iglesias Jr. Isabel got married to a
prime minister of Spain.
Dorotio Macias Teves first gobernador cilio of dumaguete 1860, siblings Eugenia Teves E Pinili,
Heralda Teves E Pinili, Nikolasa Teves E Pinili, Andress G. Teves.
Dorotio got Maried to Lorenza Pinili, they have a son Margarito Pinili Teves
Margarito has a son named Herminio G. Teves (gov and congressman of the 3rd district)
Herminio G. Teves got married to his second wife Victoria Villamor. They have a son named
Arnolfo Teves Sr. has a son named Arnie Teves and Henry Pryde A. Teves

Inside the Church

- Choir department
- Stained glass provides light
- Colored/repaint the altar are women from Sequijor
- Dumaguete Celebrating Diamond Jubilee Celebration/ 75 years as a Chartered City
- The church was burned 3 times
- Diocese of Dumaguete Julito Cortes from Sequijor
- Chandileer donated by the late social historian Dodong and Lordes Martinez Kalumpang

DCCO

- Founded by the church and a group of faculty from COSCA College

Adoration Chapel

Holy Child Hospital

- First Catholic Hospital through a German

Saint Paul was transferred to Bantayan

- Congregation of the sisters of Chartres

Bishop Frederick Rooker

- Archbishop of the diocese of Jaro

- SPS sisters (established in Hanoi, Vietnam)

Saint Pedro Calungsod Reflexology

Old City Hall Compound/ City Quadrangle

- Was an import venue

- Crown the Miss Dumaguete in front of the old city hall

Casa Real Marker

- Casa Real before establishing the old Presidencia in1937 (we used to have the Casa Real)
- Inaugurated by the former Mayor Agustin Paciano Perdices and the late Governador Emilio
Cabrera Macias the 2nd.
- 1937 councillors, provincial officials, legislator
- Kalindagan Massacre
- Disappearance of the tres-Marias, the amigo sisters
- Mayor Eduardo Maciano

Old Precidencia

- California Mission style of Architecture

- Design by the famous Juan Arellano (also designed the Manila Post Office, City Hall, National
Museum of Fine Arts, and Tito Gabby’s house)

Dumaguete National Museum

- 17th National Museum

- Structure is declared as an important cultural property by the National Museum and the
national Commission for Cultural and the Arts site and monument committee.
- Kabilin sa Kinaiyahan sa Negros art exhibition presents the geology and botany.
- 4 volcano in Negros Island Mt. Canlaon, Mt. Silay, Mt. Mandalagan and Cuernos de Negros/Mt.
Talinis.
- Rocks
- Marine Animals and Terrestrial Animals (preserve by taxidermy)
- Burial Jars found in Bacong

Rizal’s People Park

- Promote sports, cultural tourism heritage related activity.

Dakong Balay/ Serafin Lajato Teves Mansion

 - Historical mansion designed Julio Victor Rocha (the first dean of architecture in University of
Santo Thomas)
- During the Japanese occupation the house was the residential house of the Japanese imperial
forces.
- Currently the only Starbucks that is an old house (owned by Pamella Teves Gonzales Lopez)

Bethel Guest House

- First non-smoking and non-drinking hotel in the Philippines.

- First DOT accredited in Negros
- Old house owned by Senior Egnacio Gonzales whose descendants are the owner on Anna Maria
bake shop, when Senior Egnacio Gonzales Died the place was sold to his nephew Capitan Jose
Gomez Lungga, after a few years the place was sold to Burja from Vallehermoso. Then it was
sold to Cangs. Café Filomena offers the best Halo-halo and budbud cabog (develop during the
2nd world war)

Arté Café Gallery

- Arnaiz ancestral house

- Ground floor of the old Arnaiz ancestral house was is Dekada Restaurant that serves lutong
bahay popular in the 70s and 80s.

Paseo Perdices

- Panalungon historical marker

- Clyde V. Powers constructed Rizal Boulevard

SPC Marker

- 7 sisters who founded SPUD

- The first ever SPC school is in Dumaguete
- 7 sisters who came from Hanoi, Vietnam the former Saigon
- The 7 sisters were invited by Bishop Frederick Rooker
- French Sisters

Manuel Lajato Teves ancestral house

- Daughter: Trinidad Longga Teves married to Manuel Sagarbaria (chemist from central azucarera
de bais). Their son Manuel Chikiting Sagarbaria. (Paulinian)

Sansrival

- Introduced by SPC sisters in the early American perion 1900s