Dumaguete City: A University Town

Dumaguete City exudes a university town atmosphere with the presence of four big universities, namely the Negros Oriental State University, Silliman University, St. Paul University of Dumaguete, and Foundation University, and several other colleges. It has become a center of learning, attracting students from various parts of the country and even from other parts of the globe.

Silliman University

The most distinctive educational institution here is Silliman University, no doubt about that. This old university founded by the American Presbyterian missionaries on the early part of the 20th century is more popularly associated with Dumaguete than anything else.

Siquijor Via Dumaguete

Early this December, my sister and I went along with our cousins and their girlfriends to Dumaguete. One of my cousin’s girlfriend was to attend a wedding there, and the rest of us went along to check out the place. The plan of the group was to just roam around, enjoy the place, food and whatever experiences that Dumaguete has to offer. Then suddenly someone remembered that Siquijor is just nearby, in fact it’s less than an hour away from Dumaguete City by boat. So then it was by unanimous decision that Siquijor was to be included in our itinerary.