Raising Kids in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Dumaguete is a third-class city and serves as the capital of Negros Oriental. The city holds the record for being the most populous city in Negros Oriental, with 134,103 citizens. On July 15, 1948, the town was created under the Philippine Congressional Republic Act no. 327. Dumaguete is located on the plains of the southeastern shore of the...