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Thank you very much for welcoming me to forum and suggestions..

We have been to dumaguete as planned..we spend at least a week just to go around and definitely will be back next time hopefully longer to start looking for a place to live.. We are definitely planning to retire in philippines maybe 3 years from now or so...depending on our savings

This forum really great... as we know what to expect before coming in dumaguete from reading posts.

When it comes to traffic..i think nothing beats manila ..so i guess traffic there is not as bad as we get in manila..

once again thank you.

 

Welcome to the forum Pearly. I live in Bacong, first small town south of Dumaguete. You can find good size lots here that are less-expensive than Dumaguete. Only a 10-12 minute ride to Robinson's Mall or Hypermart for shopping. At this time, there is less traffic going into town than from the north. Air is clean and minutes to the beach. Good luck.

 

Hi Pearly, welcome to the forum.
I've been living in this area for 4 years now. Not too much north of Dumaguete ( San Jose, Sibulan, etc), unless you want to go 'native'. But there are a few areas that are not bad. For example, Sibulan has an OK town center for strolling/sitting with a bottle of water, second-hand cloths for sale, etc. A few small resorts just north where mostly locals, some expats go.
Once you get past Sibulan, it's a nice drive up the national highway. But traffic Dumaguete-Sibulan can be ruff. At times, stop and go for most of the way. As others have mentioned; Valencia, Bacong, and even Dauin are nicer; much better resort choices, cleaner air. etc.