Local History of Dumaguete & Negros

1. Josefino T. Larena AB, CPS,CPE,MPA
Social Sciences St. Paul University

3.  A hero (masculine or gender-neutral) or
heroine (feminine) (Ancient Greek: ἥρως,
hḗrōs) is a person or character who, in the
face of danger and adversity or from a
position of weakness, displays courage,
bravery or self-sacrifice—that is, heroism—for
some greater good; a man or woman of
distinguished courage or ability, advocate,
admired for his/her brave deeds and noble
qualities.

4.  Don Diego de la Viña was an illustrado being
born from a Spanish-Chinese parentage. He
grew up in Binondo, Manila but went to Basque,
Asturias in Spain to earn his Bachelor’s degree in
Arts. Upon his return to Manila, he married
Apolonia de la Cruz “Tagala” with whom he had
four children.
 He brought them with him when he settled in
Negros. Endowed with a pioneering spirit he
searched for a place where he could establish a
residence and fulfil his dream to carve out
fortune. When he resided in Bagawines, he
influenced the way of life of the bukidnons.

5.  They became civilized and tempered their
warring tendencies. He inculcated to the
bukidnon the love of work and the idea of
religion. He frowned on laziness. In the hacienda
that De la Viña established, unemployment was
not known.
 . His work in the plantation made him physically
strong and spiritually active. When his wife died,
he remarried Narcisca Geopano an Ilongga from
the landed Geopano Clan. He sired three children
with his second wife. It was in the last quarter of
1898 when Don Diego de la Viña became
involved in the revolution.

6.  He founded the Town of
Vallehermoso
 He organized the
Heritage March of 1898
 Liberator of Dumaguete
& Negros from Spanish
Rule
 Peace and Order
 Pioneer in the
modernization of the
Sugar Industry in Negros

7.  Demetrio Larena - A Political Hero of Negros
Revolution ,Revolutionary, Farmer and former
Governor of Negros Oriental (East Negros) .He was
the Governor of Negros Oriental from 1901 until
1906. Larena was instrumental in the establishment
of Silliman Institute now a University in Dumaguete
City.
 The Cantonal Republic of Negros was established
with Larena as its Presidente from November 27,
1898 until March 4, 1899 when the Negros
revolutionaries surrendered to the United States
General James Francis Smith. The government lasted
for three months and four days. Larena invested
public funds to construct schools, encourage
enrolment, freedom of religion and increase the
literacy rate of his constituents .

8.  The establishment of
Silliman University 1901
first American school in
Asia
 Freedom of Religion
 Pioneer in Protestantism
 Improvement of the
Educational System
 Green Project ( Planting of
Acacia trees in 1915
 The establishment of
Negros Oriental High
School in 1902

9.  Assistant Provincial Engineer of Negros
Oriental , Outbreak of Second World War
 the member of the Dumaguete underground
movement of Negros Oriental.
 Martyr and World War II Hero
 The provincial engineer, E. J. Blanco, and his
assistant, Jovenal Somoza, made a detailed
ground plan of the Dumaguete landing field
and installations.

10.  He build bridges, roads,
school building
 He constructed the
Dumaguete Sibulan
Airport
 Peace and Order
 He fought for the rights
of the people during the
War
 His Martyrdom is a
symbol of his love of
country and the People
of Dumaguete

11.  Eduardo J. Blanco Provincial Engineer of Negros
Oriental , the leader of the underground
movement of Negros Oriental in 1948 .
 One of Dumaguete’s local heroes. He was
arrested by the Kempeitai on the charge that he
had given plans of the Dumaguete airfield to the
guerrilla intelligence agents, which helped in the
successful bombing of the airfield by American
planes on September 12, 1944. While bound and
weighted, he was thrown by the Japanese into
the sea off Dumaguete

12.  He constructed the
Dumaguete Sibulan Airport
with Eng. J. Somoza
 Organized the underground
movement in Dumaguete
 President of Engineering
Club of Dumaguete
 His Dead is a very
memorable for all of us from
Dumaguete . His martyrdom
will mark a milestone in
History

13.  Sinco was born in Bais, Negros Oriental, April
5, 1894, obtained a bachelor of arts degree at
Silliman University, a bachelor of law degree
and later a master's degree at the University
of the Philippines.
 On February 18, 1958, the Board of
Regents of the University of the Philippines
elected Dean Vicente G. Sinco of the College
of Law, to the Presidency of the University.

14.  Founded in July 4, 1949 by Dr. Vicente G.
Sinco, Foundation University is a private non-
profit as well as a non-sectarian institution.
The university was born at dawn of the
Philippine independence. Asian's first
democracy after the World War II.
 The college was founded by Dr. Vicente
Guzman Sinco, a known educator and legal
luminary during his time Sinco envisioned the
college to contribute to the overall national
program of development. During the time of
the college's founding, Filipinos were still in
the process of building the nation

15.  Vicente G. Sinco was the
tenth president of the
University of the
Philippines. His term
lasted from 1958 to
1962.
 He was a Philippine
Commissioner of Foreign
Affairs, and on behalf of
the Philippine
government, he signed
the United Nations
Charter

16. At the left with with U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) and
U.S. Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles (center).
 He started the Mardi- Gras
Evening Parade in 1953
 Negros Oriental Folk Festival
 Buglasan Festival
 He helped the recovering
stage of Dumaguete during
Post War Era
 Outstanding Dumagueteño
Award in Education 1998
 Outstanding Negrense in
Education and Culture & Arts
1990
 Outstanding S.U. & UP
ALUMNI field of Education