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It seems to me Valencia's LGU has (had?) a somewhat larger budget to concrete barangay roads. Maybe they had some windfall profits connected to the electricity plant contracts, I don't know, but it seems to me that the concrete runs out around Bacong a lot faster than around Valencia. Obviously, because generally people prefer living on a concreted road rather than on a dirt road/path, that means higher prices for lots. Other than that it would seem to me there's not much difference in terms of available services for residents, apart maybe from the "free water" thingy in Valencia. Oh, and PLDT has connected much of downtown Valencia with their FTTH (fibertothehome) project. Not sure how that is in Bacong.
As for individual preferences, well, some prefer to live close to the city (Dumaguete), some prefer the slightly cooler nights and more precipitation in Valencia, some want to smell the ocean when they wake up, nothing wrong with any of those.
As far as lot prices go, 2-2.5k per sqm along a concreted road not too far from downtown seems to be the going rate for Bacong/Valencia, going toward Dumaguete from either of the two land gets pricier the closer you get. Where we are in Bagacay the going rate seems to be around 4k per sqm now, Daro is closer to 7k.
Mind you, if you're not in a hurry to buy it might pay to wait around a bit before buying.

 

It's true that initially most Governments didn't know what they were dealing with or how to handle it.
To a lesser degree they still don't have answer today, apart from social distancing which I'm sure you have read or seen is being ignored by many in a lot of countries.
Until a vaccine is marketed, you can expect highs and lows in the numbers of positive's
It is also stated that persons with health problems are more likely to die from the virus..... and that due to the loosening of restrictive travel a second spike is likely.
For most people, the fact that they have mild symtoms, makes them feel the virus is not as serious as we are lead to believe!
Well I can assure the doubters that having a friend (Filipino ) who I have always considered fit and healthy here in UK, spend over 50 days in hospital mostly on a ventilator.......
This is not the time to be complacent!

 

Thankfully the freezer came to life and is humming along nicely... *Touch Wood*

 

Well, the OP did write "Hope this helps. If not can someone explain please." There cannot be a much clearer view of this person understanding part of his dilemma and asking (very politely) for help if he had not explained clearly or accurately enough. We all have something 'special', be it knowledge, skill or experience and can use that to improve the lives of those around us (including members of this forum). We do not need to try to belittle other people who have less expertise in our field - this is what you did. All it needed was to state the facts as you see them and give further advice - and it really IS possible to do that in a pleasant manner (as I am doing to you now). I am sure the OP, a seemingly very nice person, would have appreciated that. You are not the only person who sometimes writes like this but why not all of us make life better for everyone else as pleasantly as we can.

 

this is an interesting topic and would be nice to discuss, but not in this thread :-)

funny enough that many filipinos I talked to wish to relocate to germany, maybe because; after many buts, everything there is simply reliable. btw, what do you find too expensive here? prices for local stuff and services are ok for me, if you know what you should pay, no problem here in Duma. I just come from Boracay and there is everything really high priced. import foods and stuff? surely expensive like gold, but as everywhere, the market is regulating the price, so it seems to work here :-) hinay-hinay ug calma, Ares, the best way to live here.