This is one factor that Congresswoman Kimi Cojuangco and her executive project ... >>Read More...<<



OUTSTANDING SISONIANS KNOWN; SRS ORIENTATION AND COMPUTER TURN-OVER
Date Posted:2011-12-26

The Screening Committee formed as one of the working committees under the Executive Committee tasked to prepare for the commemoration of the 149th founding anniversary of Sison and celebration of its town fiesta, met at the Mayor’s office on November 25, 2011, to deliberate on nominees submitted by associations or organizations for the Outstanding Sisonians 2011 Award. The Committee finally put a stamp of confirmation on the nominations of five (5) individuals who have consistently shown thei... >>Read More...<<



TRIUMPH CONCLUDES SISON TOWN FIESTA 2011
Date Posted:2011-12-19

Sison – The town’s 3-day 149th founding anniversary celebration concluded in triumph to the immense relief, pride and gratification of the people who painstakingly and successfully orchestrated the entire event. Mayor Mina Joy Pangasinan kicked off the festivities with Sison’s first ever fun run, the “Bloom Sison, Run for Progress”. The fun run was a 3K, 5K and 7K race that wound through the streets of Sison and was participated by all barangay officials, the Dep-ed family, the youth sector... >>Read More...<<



2011 Town Fiesta Schedule of Activities
Date Posted:2011-12-14

November 24, 2011 - As the sun rose to show its early rays in the eastern horizon, Sison mayor, Atty. Mina Joy Pangasinan and staff were already traversing the defunct Manila Railroad on foot. The mayor walked the almost 2-kilometers stretch from the boundaries of Esperanza and Binmeckeg to Cabaritan, along with Ms. Gloria Pugal, head of the Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO); Engr. Paquito B. Balajadia, Municipal Engineer; Ms. Nancy O. Haban, Municipal Social Welfare and Develo... >>Read More...<<



MEET THE NEW SISON POLICE CHIEF
Date Posted:2011-11-28

It is the standard operating procedure of the Philippine National Police to reassign their officers to different posts to discourage “special” ties from developing with host political leaders or constituents. The same procedure also relieves swelling tensions or on the brink to arise between the parties. It is also a system of the PNP to hone their officers through management of different and ladderized assignments in gearing them to higher positions. It is a mandate assuring the young office... >>Read More...<<



ROSARIO GARBAGE STINKS UP SISON’S SERENITY
Date Posted:2011-11-24

One of the benefits of living in Sison is the tranquility that most people covet particularly those living abroad who look forward to the serenity and fresh air after reaching retirement. But this peacefulness was marred when at past dusk on November 19, 2011, several 10-wheeler trucks, some with government plates, roared to barangay Nangcamutian, Rosario, La Union and indiscriminately dumped tons of garbage alleged to have come from Baguio City. Protesting residents living a few meters from ... >>Read More...<<



WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
Date Posted:2011-11-21

This simple but popular truth literally came as a real-life experience with the passage of typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” which pounded this part of the country in late September and early October. The said typhoons brought destruction to property and hardship to many people particularly in the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and even Pangasinan. Ironically, it was also a time given for some genuine Barangay concerns not on damages and evacuation as fortunately Barangay Agat was s... >>Read More...<<



DSWD CENRO APPROVES PANGASINAN 5TH DISTRICT PILOT MILK FEEDING LABORATORY. SISON MAYOR FEEDS CHILDREN.
Date Posted:2011-11-02

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office (DSWD) approved the pilot testing of milk feeding using fresh cow’s milk in Pangasinan 5th district.

Bloom Sison, Run for Progress
December 10, 2011
Sison, Pangasinan Town Auditorium
3k/5k/7k
Organizer: TAKBOTAK
Registration Fees:
All categories at 200 pesos each inclusive of race paraphernalia such as singlet, racebib and others.
Reg... >>Read More...<<



KIMI PROCURES RELEASE OF HALF BILLION PESOS FOR PANGASINAN 5TH DISTRICT HI-WAY FROM P-NOY
Date Posted:2011-10-23

The ongoing rehabilitation of the main thoroughfare to the north, the McArthur Highway, along the towns of Villasis to Sison, was called for through a resolution by former congressman Mark O. Cojuangco as early as his first step into congress in 2002. However, initial repairs were done mostly on the southern portions of the district which were deemed more critical, and that side-lined the roadway in Sison with mere patches of asphalts to conceal the craters that usually appear again after a m... >>Read More...<<



IF YOU HAVE YOUR DOLLAR, WE ALSO HAVE OUR GERMAN MONEY! – Clr. Biason
Date Posted:2011-10-10

October 9, 2011 - The first canvassing for the town’s Search for Mr. and Mrs. Sison, 2011 got off to a rousing start as various sides already started the good natured teasing and rivalry as each group vied to stake a position for their candidate ahead of the pack.

Mayor Mina Joy Pangasinan welcomed everyone to the night’s activity and encouraged everyone to infuse enthusiasm and vigor to the 2011 Sison Town Fiesta celebration and push the boundaries beyond what has become routine. She... >>Read More...<<



LONG AWAITED REPAIRS OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY ONGOING IN SISON
Date Posted:2011-09-14

A smooth ride will soon be had as construction started to improve the stretch of McArthur Highway, the main thoroughfare between Manila and the North, through Sison until Villasis and vice-versa. Townspeople and outsiders alike have complained for years of the deplorable condition of the road through Sison which has been said to be rough enough to break an axle.

Provincial representatives and municipal officials have been criticized for not doing their jobs. They were probably cursed... >>Read More...<<



MAYOR DISPATCHED RELIEF GOODS TO TYPHOON MINA VICTIMS
Date Posted:2011-08-27

Typhoon Mina, the paradoxical namesake of the interminably empathetic mayor, impaired several barangays of Sison. Sitio Turod and Saytan of Pindangan, Bulaoen West, Cabaritan, Binmeckeg and Inmalog, mostly the western barangays, took most of the brunt of the typhoon. Agricultural lands turned into rivers and what were once mere creeks evolved into seemingly gargantuan spillways.

As per assessed estimation, Sison is estimated to have sustained millions worth of agricultural loses not i... >>Read More...<<



NLAC PERFORMS COMMUNITY SERVICE
Date Posted:2011-08-15

The Elementary Department of nearby Northern Luzon Adventist College led by its principal, Dr. Vencie Alida, several teachers and the officers of their Supreme Pupil Government, troop to the Agat Elementary School on August 10, 2011 to fulfill its yearly rendition of feeding the school populace from kindergarten to Grade VI, their teachers and several parents who were present. This annual community service started several years ago and timed during Nutrition Month but this year it reached th... >>Read More...<<



AL-MARAI APPLICANTS FLOOD YNH
Date Posted:2011-08-12

Al-Marai Project-In-Charge of the dairy farm in Saudi Arabia, Jen Castillo, and Community Affairs Assistant II, Mr. Bennie Gubatan, from the office of the Governor of Pangasinan, arrived at the Yellow Nipa Hut in Bila, Sison on August 5, 2011 for the pre-hiring activity of dairy, poultry workers and tractor operators sponsored by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) headed by Mr. Alex Ferrer in coordination with Congresswoman Kimi S. Cojuangco, the Local Government of Sison headed... >>Read More...<<



FLOOD MUTILATES SITIO KADAMORTISAN, LABAYUG HOUSES
Date Posted:2011-08-04

The sudden upsurge of water in the Aloragat River devastated a lot of houses particularly those situated in Sitio Kadamortisan and Sitio Crusher, however, no human casualties were reported.

The rampaging Aloragat River. Pic taken August 3, 2011

The profuse downpour of rain for the past three days caused many landslides and rivers to overflow; the Aloraga... >>Read More...<<