The design made by three architecture students from the Department of Architecture and Fine Arts was chosen as best design for Dumaguete City’s entry to the Buglasan Booth Competition. The booth design was based on the splendor of the acacia trees.
Dumaguete City’s Tourism Office, the lead department in the said competition, picked the design of Frederick Bornea, Sheen Hanahlie Vallente and Kenji Ryan Lee. The group also won P15,000.00 cash for the said contest, participated by other architecture students from the nearby universities around Dumaguete.