Dalaguete: Welcome to Tidet-Tidet Land

Dalaguete is one of the biggest municipalities in Southern Cebu. This quiet town boasts of laid-back living, lovely mountain villages, amazing natural wonders, and a rich (and very colorful ) heritage.

Dalaguete is widely-known for its pretty unmistakable Southern twang. While many other Cebu towns (especially as you move farther away from the city,) also have this similar accent, it is in Dalaguete where the accent becomes quite noticeable.

In fact, according to one funny anecdote, a bus driver plying the Southern route would usually blow the horn of his bus every time he reaches a new municipality. From Talisay to Argao, the passengers would only hear the same “tidit-tidit” sound. However, upon entering the town limits of Dalaguete, the sound would change from the stiff and solid ‘tidit-tidit’ to a soft and almost feminine ‘tidet-tidet’. Then, when they reach Boljoon, and the sound sways even more and becomes tideeeeet-tideeeet. Whenever I drive through Dalaguete, I always end up remembering this story (and usually end up saying words with a ‘sway’ myself.)

According to some, a more realistic explanation to this is the fact that the Southern tip is in very close proximity to the island of Negros (particularly the Negros Oriental side,) which shares the same accent. Note: my mom (who is from Negros Oriental herself) has the same accent and I totally love listening to her using this accent.

Anyway, enough talk. Let’s see how gorgeous the town of Dalaguete is.




The Municipal Hall of Dalaguete is located right along the South National Highway. You can’t miss it!

One of the numerous rocky beaches you will see while passing through the town of Dalaguete.

Check out the clean roads and sidewalks in Dalaguete. Lovely.

The town of Dalaguete has several corniches that offering an amazing view of the coast of Southern Cebu.

The Dalaguete Market, which is located opposite the Municipal Hall, is located right at the heart of the town.

Old Spanish-era houses still standing in Dalaguete.

Dalaguete’s iconic pink-colored elementary school.




EXTRA:
Boats docked at a small inlet in the town of Argao.

20 thoughts on “Dalaguete: Welcome to Tidet-Tidet Land

  1. wow another amazing place….ganda talaga nang cebu…gusto kung mag joging sa front ng kanilang Municpal Hall..lol….

  2. Wow, Really nice blog… I can’t imagine how you give time on it… Thanks for sharing! Nice place, and planned to go to Osmena peak at mantalongon dalaguete, cebu this coming kalag-kalag (halloween).

    Keep it up!
    jessmae

  3. hello! my father and i had a good laugh over that anecdote. papa is from alcantara, and i was there a week ago. when he called me up, he was surprised i was doing the twang already. haha.

    nice pics. my dad is homesick.

  4. Awesome blog! Please keep the pics coming! My gf lives in Dalaguete and I live in US, so its really nice to see the place and the people.

  5. gusto ko ng umuwi jan ksi na miss ko na ang mga frnds ko and also the beutiful places…pki send nman ng picture sa frndster ko thanks

  6. it’s been 35 years since i’ve left the place, i’m so happy to know that we have a lot to be proud of; i’m a native dalaguetenon, born and raised in sac-sac, dalaguete; now, has it’s own website promoting tourism; my american husband loves the place and will retire in four years—AWESOME!

  7. hello.. im dalaguete born but grew up in manila..
    but my parents always says good things about our native land..
    so this summer.. and now that im working and can save my own money for my own trip.. ill be getting back to the place were i was born..
    its time for a home coming .. glad that at this age of 25 , i can finally appreciate its beauty. =) thanks for the photos .. i love it!

    wella

  8. hi, nice au ang place na dalaguete as what i have seen in here, im longing to see this place when i came back to phil soon seguro taga diha ang tatay ko kc dalaguete kami eh….so sad tlga pag d u alam ang pinagmulan mo….anyway i will find out soon….mabuhay ang dalaguete!!!

  9. im E.R.M.. from dalaguete, though i grow and live here, i am still sooo amaize of the beautiful sceneries of my hometown!! i am sooo proud to be a DALAGUETNON!!!! aja!! MORE POWER TO ALL!!!

  10. DALAGUETE IS SUCH A VERY NICE PLACE,, IT MAKES ME SOOO PROUD OF MY HOMETOWN!! you can see such lovely people with a big smile in thier faces despite of everything, i also love the delecious delecasies, the yearly UTANON FESTIVAL, and everything in dalaguete!! IM PROUD TO BE DALAGUETNON!!!

  11. hi…
    i like this rticle of yours. can i copy?
    i’m gonna post it on my page with your name as the author of this article..
    anticipating for a positive response..
    gud day..

  12. Greetings from Memphis TN in USA. We are urgently trying to find a couple from the states that just relocated to Sac Sac. We would greatly appreciate any assistance that you could offer us. Please reply to my email for more information. Thank you in advance.

    1. I was living on the remote village named brgy. SALUG west of DALAGUETE. This village was hiding from the scenic moutains… You just have to drive 16 KM away from town proper to reach that place. I could share some ideas of brgy. SACSAC coz everytime i have to travel, I have to go through that place…
      SACSAC is one of the most favorable place to live where you can find peaceful living. Estimated around 3 KM driveway along the DALAGUETE VEGETABLE road towards town proper.. there in town you can have all you want.. a wet market was there and etc., commercial trade center and etc., You can live these village hassle-free. You could have a pleasant warm welcome by your neighbors. DALAGUETENON(named for a dalaguete villagers) could be one of them is you.. soon
      I really missed my hometown and my loving place… since i was not there anymore… DALAGUETE also is the so called and well known VEGETABLE basket of CEBU… local villagers were engaged with farming and me too when i was at young age… try to visit DALADUETE if whoever have time… and enjoy your trip or stay in our wonderful palce.

  13. hello my name is paul and i live in the uk please can anyone tell me about a place called Sac sac because Im interested in relocating to this place but have never been there before I have always stayed in iloilo so im wondering how lifes compares and is it safe place for foreigner I like province type place but its also good to be a short drive from a friendly town or mall any info would be very well received and thank you for this nice informative site.

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