Negrosanon History

Juan Dominado, a hero of World War II, was a member of the Organization of the 75th Infantry Regiment 7th Military District (Recognized Guerrilla). He was initially assigned as commanding officer of the 75th Infantry Regiment 7th Military District's Intelligence Section, S-2. He set up an intelligence network to cover the Japanese Forces occupied territory in the province of Negros Oriental. The guerrilla 4th combat squad under him intended to inform the family and citizens in Dumaguete of General Mac Arthur's ayuda (aid) to support the group's operations and the needs of the locals. He organized the underground intelligence in the countryside of Negros OrienMajor Juan Dominado is one of the founders of the Amity Memorial Shrine, according to a manifesto dated December 24, 1976. While still alive, he was very involved in the city's Veteran Organization and Veteran Day activities, and he related numerous stories about World War II history and the Japanese occupation of t...

  The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)   conducted its first Capacity Building Training Workshop on Local History and Heritage last   9-10 August 2022 at Guy Hall of Silliman University in Dumaguete City. This workshop aims to share the specialized skills and expertise with its local partners in solidarity with the recently adopted National Action Plan for Local History and Heritage Development 2022-2027 (Cebu Framework 2022-2027).  During the two-day workshop, NHCP resource persons will hold lectures on historiography, local history practice and professionalization, heritage survey and documentation, and materials conservation, which will be put into practical use by the workshop participants in field demonstration in Dumaguete City as part of the completion exercises.     Local tourism officers, architects, engineers, cultural officers, Historians, Writers, and Heritage and cultural workers of the different Local Govern...

 Rizal 18 hours visited Jose Rizal kept a diary of his activities during his exile in Dapitan City in 1896 and even after leaving the place for Manila, passing by several key places in the Visayas in early August of that year.   On his trip and on his way back from exile in Dapitan, it was rumored that he first stepped foot on the shores of Dumaguete and praised it as a town of kind people. Since there isn't much time to search the archives on that subject, it is difficult to establish this at the moment. However, many Dumaguetenos will continue to tell people that Rizal is the author of the phrase. Land  of Gentle People.   At midnight of July 31, 1896, Rizal boarded the steamer SS España. He was accompanied by his sister, Narcisa, his beloved common law wife Josephine Bracken, his niece Angelica Mercado Lopez and three other nephews, and Capt. Ricardo Carnicero.   Another reason for his stopover is to meet Mariano  Pinili  and group of  Mas...