Negros Oriental State University
Jul 24, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental
Through Republic Act No. 9299 signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 25, 2004 converted Central Visayas Polytechnic College (CVPC) into a state university to be know as the Negros Oriental State University (NORSU), integrating therewith the Genaro Goñi Memorial College in the City of Bais, the Siaton Community College in the Municpality of Siaton, and the Mabinay Institute of Technology in the Municipality of Mabinay.
In all these years of unfailing determination, Negros Oriental State University continues to fulfill their mission to provide its students quality and globally competitive education. As expressed in RA 9299, NORSU is mandated “to provide advance education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in the fields of arts, sciences, education, commerce, agriculture and forestry, fishery and progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.
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Silliman University
Jul 23, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental, tourist spots
Established in 1901 by American missionaries under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, Silliman University also referred to as Silliman or SU is the first Protestant school to be founded in the Philippines and also the oldest American established university in Asia. The University was named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a retired businessman and philanthropist from Cohoes, New York who gave the initial sum of $10,000 to start the school. The person tasked to found the institution was Dr. David Sutherland Hibbard, a pastor from Kansas who after serving as a pastor in a Presbyterian church in that locality, offered his services to the Presbyterian Board as a missionary. Upon his arrival in the Philippines, he was commissioned, together with his wife Laura, to scout the southern part of the Islands to determine the best location for the school. Three areas were considered Cebu, Zamboanga and Iloilo. While in Cebu, someone suggested for him to make a side trip to Dumaguete. Sailing from Cebu on a Saturday night, he came out early on deck the next morning and saw “the unsurpassed drama of a Dumaguete morning from the sea”. It was told that the friendly attitude of the people and the caliber of the local officials attracted him to Dumaguete.
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Dumaguete Buglasan Festival 2010 Preparations On Going
Jul 15, 2010 Uncategorized, buglasan, dumaguete, negros oriental, news
UPDATES: Buglasan Festival 2010 Schedule Here
Dumaguete Buglasan Festival 2010, Negros Oriental’s annual Provincial Fiesta showcasing and celebrating the tourism interests of the 25 local government units, and the culture and arts achievements of the Oriental Negrense which is usually held in Dumaguete City, preparations are now on going.
Myla Mae Abellana, Senior Tourism Operations Officer of Negros Oriental, said Buglasan Festival 2010 will be under the management of the Negros Oriental Tourism Council, chaired by Dr. Nichol Elman.
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Dumaguete City 2010 Dal-uy Festival
Jul 12, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental, news
Fireworks burst over some 4,000 lanterns floating on the waterfront of Dumaguete’s Rizal Boulevard marking the Foundation University’s 61st anniversary during the Dal-uy Festival of Hope, an adaptation of the Asian tradition of wishing for peaceful coexistence. The event attracted thousands of students who decorate the floats and inscribe them with their hopes for the coming school year.
Source: Inquirer.net
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Dumaguete City is in the Top Ten Next Wave Cities
Jul 8, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental, news
Dumaguete City is now in the top 10 new wave cities for outsourcing locations in the Philippines. The recognition was given by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), Business Process Association of the Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for achieving one of the country’s top ten outsourcing locations in 2010 with an overall score of 74 percenton the next wave cities scorecard.
Provincial Director Javier Fortunato of the Department of Trade and Industry said Dumaguete City got higher scores on the labor pool of human resources and environment categories because of the presence of universities and ICT council here.
The ranking was based on the Next Wave Cities (NWC) scorecard, an evaluation system established by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P), the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
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Dumaguete Belfry Tower
Jul 6, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental, tourist spots
According to the legend Dumaguete City was named after the word ‘daguit’ which means ‘to snatch/kidnap’. The term daguit was given because of the rampant raids by marauding pirates from the south in search for slaves. To warn the fishing village of the incoming raids by marauding pirates the Belfry Tower was created in the year 1811. The belfry is a four-storey ovoid tower supported by three buttresses. Located near, but separated from the Cathedral, it is made of coral and lime with brick facings, and has arched and diamond-shaped windows.
Today, the Dumaguete Belfry Tower still stands proud amidst the modern buildings surrounding it. The amazing huge old Spanish inspired structure that certainly calls the attention of the passerby on the busy Perdices Street is the oldest landmark in Dumaguete City.
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Dumaguete City – Negros Oriental – Philippines
Jul 3, 2010 dumaguete, negros oriental
Dumaguete City, Philippines the capital and largest city of Negros Oriental, Philippines. A native of Dumaguete is called a Dumagueteño.
Dumaguete City is refered to as a University Town because of the presence of four universities and colleges in a small city. It is a popular educational destination for students of surrounding provinces and cities in Visayas and Mindanao. It has an ambience and tranquil, moderate way of life which makes it conducive for learning. Silliman University is the dominant institution of higher learning, providing the city with a distinct university town atmosphere. It is the first Protestant university in the Philippines and the first American private university in Asia. Silliman has an campus area of 610,000 m² and is adjacent to and intermixed with the Dumaguete Citys downtown district. Silliman University is the 4th top performing school in the Philippines, and 2nd if the University of the Philippines System is taken as one, according to a survey conducted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). It is ranked among the top 150 universities in Asia in International Students Review by the QS Quacquarelli Symonds, an institution that ranks the worlds top universities. Silliman composed of local and international students. Aside from Silliman University, Dumaguete is also the home of several other universities and colleges like Foundation University, St. Pauls University, Negros Oriental State University and colleges like AMA, STI, ACSAT, Negros Maritime College Foundation Inc. and COSCA.
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