Dumaguete Extension
Dumaguete
dumaguete.uk is the reference site for one city: Dumaguete, in Negros Oriental, Philippines, kept by the people who live there. This site says what it answers, in 23 languages, and sends you to the page that holds the full answer.
Housing
Rent bands, utilities, deposit, five neighbourhoods, and the months to look in.
What a month costs
Rent plus electricity, water and internet, as real bands in pesos and euros.
Getting here
Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport, ferries to Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol and Mindanao, buses, tricycles.
Paperwork
Visa extensions on Doctor Vicente Locsin Street, and every other office in town.
Health
Four hospitals open 24 hours, with their numbers, and the emergency lines.
Weather
The storm signals, the dry and wet halves, amihan and habagat, and the flooding.
Every place
742 verified places, 10 categories, 30 barangays.
Forum
Where residents settle what no page can keep current — and ₱50 for a place-tied post.
Marketplace
Trust scores, the one rule, and what to check on a second-hand motorbike.
List a business
Free for 7 days, ₱499 a month, ₱299 for a verified visit.
Bike rental
₱100 an hour, ₱600 a day, ₱3,000 deposit, collected in Bagacay.
Questions
Short answers you can search, on every topic on this page.
Twelve things worth knowing
- What it is: dumaguete.uk is a reference site for one city — Dumaguete, in Negros Oriental, Philippines — kept by the people who live there, with straight answers instead of brochure copy.
- Where: Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines. The city centre sits at 9.3067° N, 123.3051° E, on the south-east coast of Negros island.
- Every place: 742 verified places on one map, in 10 categories, across 30 barangays — food, paperwork, business, health, transport, sports, money, nightlife, jobs and diving.
- Rent: a room in a shared house runs ₱3,000–₱6,000 a month (~€42–85); a one-bedroom apartment ₱8,000–₱18,000 (~€113–254); a two- or three-bedroom house ₱15,000–₱40,000 (~€212–565).
- Utilities: electricity ₱1,500–₱6,000 a month (~€21–85, aircon is the variable), water ₱200–₱600 (~€3–8), internet ₱1,500–₱3,000 (~€21–42).
- Deposit: landlords normally ask two months' deposit plus one month in advance, and it is negotiable — especially for foreigners.
- Getting here: Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport (DGT) is just north of the city; fast craft and RoRo ferries run to Cebu, Siquijor, Bohol and Mindanao, and buses run the coast both ways plus over the mountains to Bacolod.
- Paperwork: the Bureau of Immigration office on Doctor Vicente Locsin Street handles visa extensions — passport plus photocopies, same day when the queue is kind. LTO, SSS, Pag-IBIG, NBI, DFA and City Hall are all in town.
- Health: four hospitals run 24 hours — Silliman University Medical Center, Holy Child Hospital, Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital and ACE Dumaguete Doctors. Emergency: 911. Government hotline: 8888.
- Weather: the drier half of the year is December to May, with February to April the most reliable for diving and island trips; the wetter half is June to November, and storm risk peaks here from October to December.
- Forum: residents answer the questions no guidebook can, and a post tied to a real place earns ₱50 (~€0.71), paid in cash at the counter.
- Listing a business: free for 7 days, ₱499 a month (~€7) to stay listed, ₱599 once (~€8.50) for a single month, ₱299 once (~€4.20) for a verified visit, and ₱800 a month (~€11.30) for an ad panel.
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