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Grand Centennial Luncheon of Dumaguete City Festival & Arts Society ( DUFAS) to celebrated the 100 years old Quezon Park of Dumaguete City with Café Mamias of  Lizza Vivar Perdices  DUFAS Treasurer & Hon .Agustin Pedrices Dumaguete City Councilor parade of Heritage  Filipino & Spanish dishes of today.Pls check out the new menu and celebrate Heritage and History of Dumaguete today with Café Mamias. Watch out for the DUFAS Fiesta Activities soon To God be our Glory Dumaguete City Festival & Arts Society

100th Anniversary of Dumaguete's  Manuel Quezon Park. Our keynote speaker, political  historian & writer Manuel L. Quezon III, shared stories about his grandfather's three documented visited to Dumaguete ,Bais, Zamboanguita and Basay. He read parts of President Quezon's speech delivered at this same public park in November 3, 1938! We listened to how the Quezon family & Philippine. Government leaders evaded the Japanese forces, escaped on a torpedo boat from Negros Oriental  and headed for Mindanao.  September 17,1916 the public plaza was inaugurated by Manuel Luis Quezon.Many Historical, civic and government events .A monument of Dr. Jose Rizal with Maria Clara in the center of the park.The lot was donated by the Pastor /Patero Family . The Morita Vintage fire truck on display near the balate is an eye catcher.It was used during World War II.There is also a bust of Don Diego de la Vina was the liberator of the people of Negros Oriental from the Spanish Rule,