In addition, the 2014 Retire Overseas Index chose Dumaguete to be one of the 'Best Places to Retire' around the world based on 12 factors, namely climate, existing expat community, cost of living, health care, crime, infrastructure, English spoken, real estate, entertainment, residency options, environmental conditions and taxes. (read more)
Islands magazine is one of the widest circulated and most trusted travel publications in the United States. Its readership of 500,000 comprises mostly of frequent tourists who take more than one annual holiday and stay for an average of seven days at any given vacation. (read more)
Why Dumaguete?
The once-very-reserved city in southern Negros is now one of the busiest hubs
in the country and still maintaining its original image as "The City of Gentle People" as well as having lesser traffic in comparison with Cebu and Manila.
The City of Dumaguete is the capital of the Negros Oriental province and
has been referred to as "The University Town" over the decades because of the presence of four (4) universities
(one of which is the well-known Silliman University, founded in 1901) and at least 15 colleges. The city is a popular educational destination for students of surrounding provinces
Dumaguete's Belfry
in Visayas and Mindanao and other countries such as Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Iran, and the U.S.A., to name some.
This beautiful city attracts a considerable number of foreign tourists because of easy transportation to and from large cities in the country such as Cebu and Manila through ferry and airline services, the availability of beach resorts and dive sites, and the attraction of dolphin and whale watching in nearby Bais Bay, and more. »More About Dumaguete
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