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Dumaguete News Highlights 59th Charter Year

Mon, 12 November 2007 23:29:33 – TheDane


November is full of special activities for Dumaguete this year 2007. Dumaguete news repots that no less than a multi-million budget has been assigned for the November celebration. Imagine a month-long fun and events festivity in this tourist destination.

It all started with a big bang on the 4th of November this year. On that day Dumaguete news heralded the 59th glorious anniversary of Dumaguete City’s Charter coinciding with the grand celebration of the city’s feast merriments. In fact, Dumaguete news hyped up the dual celebration to last a whole month in the city, studded with fun and meaningful events which has been estimated to be in the millions. This is in gratitude to the cooperation of the people and divine mercy, and also to promote tourism in the city. Many foreign and local tourists anticipate the colorful celebrations of countryside fiestas.

To ensure a smooth and efficient execution of the events, Dumaguete news cites Mayor Agustin R. Pedices as leading the committee on the charter anniversary and fiesta events, himself as honorary chairman. The city’s feast commemoration underscored the city’s thrust in sports, igniting the fire of interest in sports among the constituents, especially the young populace. In addition to sports, Dumaguete news also mentioned that the celebration also hoped to boost more young people’s interest in physical improvement to enhance natural beauty and talent. Thus, no less than half a million pesos was devoted to the annual Miss Dumaguete beauty pageant, which is a regular fiesta feature.

On the 9th beauty candidates for this pageant were featured in a press conference at the Session Hall of the City Office. Then in the evening Dumaguete news was all agog over the inauguration of the new city tourism office located at Quezon Park. This should signal the intensification of tourism activities in the city and increased promotional gimmicks for the city.

Other activities covered by Dumaguete news for November are: Fair for Sustainable Agriculture, The First International Golf Tilt in Negors Oriental, the Race for Paddle Banca, the special gathering of the Federation of Urban Poor, a special food festival, a motorcycle exhibit, Sandurot Festival, and the challenging Sandurot Mountain Bike Race. There will also be a People’s Night, the Operation Daguit, an Open Badminton Tournament for Dumaguete, plaza drama, an Open Men’s Volleyball Tilt, and many others.

Dumaguete news for this November 2007 is full of excitement, and lavished with a multi-million budget. Indeed, a dual event celebration deserves nothing less.