Location

Dumanjug is a small town located in the south western part of Cebu facing the Tañon Strait. It is about 2 hours ride from the Cebu City. 

History

        The municipality of Dumanjug was born more than a hundred years ago. It was in the year 1855 when the municipality was organized and had for i'ts leader an equivalent to the latter town Captain, Pedro Ricamora. A man whose descendants wield some kind of political power in the municipality. He was ably assisted in the organization of the town by benevolent friar named Rev. Fr. Augustine Melgar. Thus it can be said that they were the founding fathers of the municipality.
         The name Dumanjug-In the older times, during the early years of the spanish regime, there lived in the locality a tuba gatherer whose name was Roman. He was however, popularly known as Duman, a nickname given to him by the village people.
         His tuba was not only the favorite of his native village because of it's great special taste and quality but was also in great demand in the outlying fishing and farming villagers. No banguet would be considered successful if Duman verted more of his coconuts into tuba producing trees.
        Duman was to start early at dawn and gather his tuba and the sound of his bamboo cleaner as he tapped on the coconut palm served as dawn bell for the villagers to wake up every morning. To most of them, tap-tapping sound of the cleaners as Duman cleaned his container and dexterously striking the palm with them in thymic cadence was a signal to start the day's work.
        But on morning however, thymic cadence of Duman's cleaner stopped so suddenly. The villagers were surprised and ugly thoughts came to their midst. Coincidentally, it was in the instance when some Spaniards were passing by the village. They inquired about the place and was told instead " Si Duman Nahulog" not knowing of the local dialect the Spanish Soldiers thought they were the name of the place and they proceeded to call the locality as Dumanjug, a contruction of the statement "Si Duman Nahulog".

• Churches were one of the first structures erected by the Spaniards-Dumanjug's Century Old Church 

• Just across the church is the wide Doña Josefa Paras Garcia Heritage Park. The park was said to be the Cuartel of the Americans during the Spanish-American War. But now, it serves as a playground for kids and a good picnic venue for family and lovers. Surrounding the park are food stalls which offer a variety of Filipino foods one of which is the best-selling halo-halo.

   Best-selling HALO-HALO

Heritage Houses

Ancestral house of Garcia family

Ancestral house of Ricamora and Herrera family

Ancestral house of Labastilla family

Ancestral house of Lozada Clan

Town Fiesta

          Bisnok Festival

Dumanjug celebrates it's town fiesta during October 4 in honor of their patron Saint Francis of Assisi. Celebrating the culture behind the inasal nga bisayang manok, Dumanjug held it's Bisnok Festival. In thae age of fastfood and ready-to-eat food from the supermarket. Dumanjug boasts that it's Bisnok is not readily available just anywhere and that best comes from the southwestern part.

       

  Inasal Bisayang Manok             

             A native fried chicken dish that instead of bamboo stick, uses a branch of coconut as a stick, instead of rotating they only have to flip the stick instead of seasoning it before frying. Much different than the usual but more tastier and distinct than the ordinary. This even considered to be the sadness reliever of the locals.

This dish has inspired the town to conceptualize a festival now known to be Bisnok Festival.

Visayan Longboarding Trilogy

          This annual competition falls on the month of April. Dumanjug is a perfect place for this kind of event for this place is rich in hills that are appropriate for downhill longboard competition. Racers from diffferent countries are always looking forward to be back in this place. Visayan longboarding trilogy is perhaps the longest running adventure and back to back competition in downhill skateboarding. All across the community, groups unite and bring as many of their skateboarding and give them away or trade them for something else. It is a unique event were families come together to cheer on their local bets and i'ts always a great place to relax and just skate and enjoy some of the best mountain roads, beaches and waterfalls.


           Truly, Dumanjug is a place of history, heritage and nature. One can fully satisfy his search for adventure, gastronomical pleasure and history by going to the place where people cooperates and thrive for a better Dumanjug in the future.