DUMAGUETE CITY

It is the capital, principal seaport, and largest city in

Negros Occidental

It is inhabited by more than 300,0000 people

The City is nicknamed "The City Of Gentle People”

Dumaguete is referred to as a “university city”

LEGEND OF
DUMAGUETE
UNFAMILIAR WORDS:
 Moros - a Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines.
 Abducting - take (someone) away illegally by force or
deception; kidnap.
 Stalwart - a loyal, reliable, and hardworking supporter or
participant in an organization or team
 Daguit - to snatch/kidnap
 Dili-na-daguit – cannot be abducted
PLOT
 Introduction
 The story dates back to the distant past. It was the glorious and
chivalrous time of the Spanish Senores and Moros.

 Rising Action
 Now, the Moros were plundering the neighboring islands,
abducting the women and the children who were being ground
and minted into money and gold by the Moros
 Climax

 Terrible rumors spread that Moros were coming to Dumaguete. The people then
prayed hard for protection. Families gathered at night to pray to the Nuestra Señora
and Santa Catalina who had special patronage and affection for these people. Seeing
them, she answered their prayer.
 Falling Action
 Every time the Moros intended invading the island, she would send a swarm of bees
to cover the whole place, so that it would be seen from a far as a big cloud,
swallowing the island into the bosom of the horizon; so the Moros could not find the
island.
 Resolution
 Moros could not go near to the island because of fear the bees could attack them and
because of that, they were not able to daguit (meaning to abduct). In other words, the
people were "dili-na-daguit" (meaning not abducted). Years passed by, the island was
known as Dumaguete.
CONFLICT
Man vs. Society

Man vs. Nature

 Theme
 It is a story of the faith and hope of the people of
Dumaguete during the times of their land's trouble.

 Moral Lesson
Nothing bad will ever happen to us if we just strongly
believe and have faith that we will be protected.
SYMBOLISM
Santa Catalina – protection

Bees – pain
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
 She would send a swarm of bees to cover the whole place. –
Hyperbole

 So that it would be seen from a far as a big cloud. – Simile

 Swallowing the island into the bosom of the horizon. -

Personification
FORESHADOWING
 Now, the Moros were plundering the neighboring islands,
abducting the women and the children who were being ground
and minted into money and gold by the Moros.

 Moros could not go near to the island because of fear the bees
could attack them.