Aside from celebrating the 76th Charter anniversary, Dumaguete City also commemorated the Liberation of Negros Oriental from the Spanish rule about 126 years ago, in a ceremony held Nov. 24 at the Manuel L. Quezon Park.
Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo paid tribute to the courage and heroism of those who “fought valiantly to liberate our beloved homeland from the Spanish occupiers, many of them paying the ultimate price of losing their lives so that their sons and daughters will live and thrive in a free nation.”
The assembled students, descendants of Negrense heroes, and members of different organizations offered flowers at the bust of Don Diego dela Viña, considered the liberator of Dumaguete and Negros Oriental from Spanish rule, in appreciation of patriotism and valor, the city said Nov. 27.
NOACAA president Penn Larena, who organized the commemoration program, acknowledged all those who participated and supported the annual activity. ||
