This week, Dumaguete City was at its best as it celebrates what is popularly known to the locals as the Dumaguete Fiesta. It is both a Church and civil celebration as the city celebrates the feast of its Patron Saint Sta. Catalina de Alexandria and its 6oth charter anniversary.
Dumaguete City traces its roots as far back to 1572 when Diego Lopez Povedano called it Dananguet; its present name Dumaguete was first used by Jesuit Cartographer Murillo Velarde in 1734 in his writings.
Dumaguete City may have its urban sophistication, but deep down its heart, it is still a simple community rooted to its old traditions.
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