Sagunto’s Fiesta has is well underway as we speak probably finished; HAPPY NEW YEAR, SAGUNTO!
Jose Rizal (full name: José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) is the National Hero of the Philippines; he died a martyr of the Philippine Revolution on December 30, 1896, and Sagunto is one of of the few barangays that still commemorates this event. Sagunto started the tradition of Mr. & Ms. Rizal Day in 1968 as a way to raise funds for the barangay and it still continues to this day. It is a festive way to end the year and celebrate the coming of the new.
Unearthed from the depths of the ‘baul’ here is your first Rizal Day king and queen. It was a very deep baul, so excuse the graininess of the photo.
Not too long ago, we had a new ‘kailyan’ join us. His name is Val. He has graciously introduced himself and shared photos of his beautiful family.
“Naimbag nga aldawyo. Siak ket nakamkamangak laeng dita Sagunto, ti asawak ket ni Clarita Lumanog nga anak ni baket Gloria (kuttong ti awagda kanyana). Ngem numan pay no kasta ket makipagluglugarak meten a nagyankam met dita on and off kalpasan ti kasarmi idi 2002. Ken maysa pay a ket bagbag-o met ti tao nga naggapu idiay San Gabriel.
Adakam ditoy California itan ditoy Central Valley, Merced Ca. 2 years kami met ditoyen ngem tatay ko la nasearch daytoy saguntostar.com ket intero met a ti ragsak ni baket ko nga makakita kadagiti news ken daduma pay maipanggep iti Sagunto.
Siak gayam ni Jimmy Buyao ngem Val ti palayaw ko isu gamit nga alyas iti panagcomcomputer ko. dagidiay daduma nga CYF ken babbaro idiay Sagunto am-amodak siguro.
Dagita gayam pictures, diay kids ko da Jimeah Clariz ken Clarenz Jim, 8 mos diay boy ken 1 year 3 mos diay girl idi umaddak kami ditoy kunada nga daga ti diro ken kwarta. Continue Reading »
The 2007 Sison Town Fiesta
by Kagawad Loejan Anudon
The Grand Parade
On December 16, 2007 (Sunday) at about 9:00 in the morning, drum beats signaled the start of the Sison Town Fiesta Grand Parade. Mayor Kimi and her office staff, 5th District Board member Danny Uy, Vice-Mayor Ben Marinas and the mayor’s executive assistant, Juliet Marinas, the Sanggunian Bayan members and the municipal employees led the motorcade through the main highway of Sison. They were followed by the royal court of the Reyna and Lola Ko pageant who were outfitted in the most splendid gowns befitting the queens and princesses that they are. Interspersed among the royal floats were the supporters and the barangay officials. For the first time in Sison’s fiesta history, the Jollibee, the Coca Cola Bottlers, Inc., the San Miguel Corporation, the Northern Cement Corporation and other major sponsors joined the grand parade.
The newly revamped Official Sison Website is now up and running! There are plenty of new features and photographs including the slide show below of that magical evening under the stars of Sison previously written up on this site.
