DALAGUETE, a municipality (with administration centre and 25 barrios or districts) of the province and island of Cebu, Philippine islands, at the mouth of the Tapon river on the east coast, 50 m. S.S.W. of Cebu, the provincial capital. Pop. (1918) 26,904, of whom only one was white. The climate is healthy, the coolest months being those of November to February, inclu sive. Abaca, corn, coffee, sibucao, cacao, coco-nuts and sugar are the principal agricultural products. Manufactures include rough fabrics, clay pots and jars, salt, soap and tuba wine. Fishing is an important industry. In 1918 Dalaguete had five small sugar-mills besides S9 household industry establishments with output valued at 18,500 pesos. Of the five schools, f our were public. The lan guage spoken is Cebu-Bisayan.