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    Transportation[edit]

    Air[edit]

    Sibulan Airport

    The Port of Dumaguete

    A tricycle in Dumaguete, one of the primary modes of public transport in the city.

    Sibulan Airport (IATA: DGT, ICAO: RPVD), also known as Dumaguete Airport or Dumaguete-


    Sibulan Airport, is the city's domestic airport located in neighboring Sibulan town in the north. It
    provides daily flights to and from Manila and Cebu City through Cebu Pacific, Cebgo and PAL
    Express while Cebgo is servicing both Mindanao important urban centers, thrice weekly flights
    to Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City.[26] However, a new airport is being planned to be built in
    Bacong, a town bordering Dumaguete in the south[27] The proposal for the transfer and upgrading of
    this airport to international standards has already been approved and should be completed before
    2025. An initial PHP 500 million budget has already been released for initial study and procurement
    of free lands.[28]

    Sea[edit]
    Main article: Port of Dumaguete
    Dumaguete, as a major port city is a jump-off point for passengers/tourists who are going to other
    Visayas and Mindanao areas. There are daily ferry connections to the islands
    of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and Mindanao operated by Archipelago Philippine Ferries
    Corporation (FastCat), Montenegro Lines, Medallion Transport, Ocean Jet Shipping, Lite
    Shipping, Cokaliong and other companies. Dumaguete is an access city for passengers/tourists
    going to Cebu which is dubbed as economic hub of the Visayas. There are smaller ports north of the
    city where short and frequent ferry connections are available to that island as an alternative.
    Dumaguete is a port of call for travelers to Manila, Dapitan and Zamboanga City by ship serviced
    by 2GO Travel.

    Land[edit]
    The main form of public transport in Dumaguete is the motorized tricycle. The Dumaguete version of
    the motorized tricycle can fit up to 6-8 passengers. For transport to destinations outside the city limit,
    there are jeepney and buses travelling set routes. Meanwhile, Vallacar Transit Corporation, the
    company that operates Ceres buses recently constructed a 2-storey terminal building in Dumaguete
    just beside the newly erected commercial center, the Marketplace. [citation needed]

    Notable people[edit]
    Main article: List of people from Dumaguete

    Sister cities[edit]
    Dumaguete has the following sister cities:

    Local[edit]
     Bacolod, Negros Occidental
     Mandaue, Cebu
     Butuan, Agusan del Norte
     Makati, Metro Manila
    International[edit]
      Yeongdong County of North Chungcheong, Republic of Korea
      Alameda of California, United States

    Gallery
    Sibulan Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Sibulan; Filipino: Paliparan ng Sibulan)
    (IATA: DGT, ICAO: RPVD), also known as Dumaguete Airport or Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport, is
    an airport serving the general area of the city of Dumaguete, located in the province of Negros
    Oriental in the Philippines. The airport is named after its location in the adjacent municipality
    of Sibulan.
    The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority
    of the Philippines, the body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is
    responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines
    except the major international airports.
    The airport was re-opened on March 11, 2021 after upgrade works were made to the airport. [2]

    Airlines and destinations[edit]


    Destinations

    Airlines Destinations

    Cebu Pacific Manila

    Cebu Pacific
    Cagayan de Oro, Cebu
    operated by Cebgo

    Philippine Airlines
    operated by PAL Manila
    Express

    Royhle Air Way Charter: Dipolog, Siquijor, Tagbilaran[3]

    References[edit]
    1. ^ Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (23 July 2018).  "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and
    Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines -
    Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 13 August  2018.
    2. ^ "Pres. Duterte, Tugade inaugurate upgraded port of Dumaguete, newly-developed
    Dumaguete airport".  Philippine Information Agency. March 11, 2021. Retrieved  March
    14,  2021.
    3. ^ http://royhleflight.com/charter/

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