Online newsletter for the citizens of Sagunto, Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines
It is again election time in the Philippines. Here is a list of Sison, Pangasinan Candidates:
For Mayor
Fariñas, Richard Verzosa “Ricks”; (AKSYON )
Lagmay, Dionisio Madriaga “Oning”; (IND. )
Pangasinan, Mina Joy Corrales “Mina”; (NPC )
For Vice Mayor
Aquino, Victor Hullana “Vic”; (AKSYON )
Mariñas, Bensaulozacheus Lapira “Sakio”; (NPC )
Padua, Dominador Cruz “Doming”; (IND. )
For Councilors
Aglipay, Dardanela Morase “Nela”; (AKSYON )
Aquino, Benson Ubaldo “Sonny”; (NPC )
Balinao, Raymond Pagado “Ray”; (AKSYON )
Basbas, Jones Cariño “Jun”; (AKSYON )
Biason, Ericson Singson “Eric”; (NPC )
Cerezo, Juanito Biason “Jgs”; (AKSYON )
Duadua, Joe Lopez “Boy”; (AKSYON )
Embesan, Romeo Imana “Romy”; (LKS-KAM )
Garcia, Leonardo Castillo “Ardo”; (NPC )
Garcia, Natividad Alvarez “Naty”; (AKSYON )
Jovenal, Edgar Manansala “Edgar”; (LKS-KAM )
Lagmay, Frederick Dulay “Freddie”; (LKS-KAM )
Lagmay, Juanito Castillo “Esto”; (NPC )
Liberato, Edgardo Aquino “Edgar”; (NPC )
Macose, Tita Domingo “Tita”; (AKSYON )
Mendoza, Danny Belliena “Danny”; (AKSYON )
Opilas, Jose Catalan “Tarong”; (NPC )
Pugal, Franco Madriaga “Frank”; (LKS-KAM )
Saturnino, Marlon Abrazaldo “Rudy”; (LKS-KAM )
Sidogen, Noel Roy Dangatan “Noel”; (NPC )
Tabor, Rodolfo Baterina “Rudy”; (LKS-KAM )
Tapang, Rogelio Dayan “Roger”; (LKS-KAM )
Ventura, Nora Quinto “Nors”; (NPC )
Villoso, Santiago Bulatao “Ago”; (LKS-KAM )
Source: http://www.know-your-candidates.com/pangasinan/sison/
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kaiikian ken kabaryoan ta immalog,ezperanza,sagunto,agat ,artacho,cauringan,bila,paldit lalo dita labayug ken dakayo amin ta sison pangaasi o ta taga sison nga talaga ti ibotos yo ta saan nga kanyon nga taga tarlac timangiulo ti mano nga tawenen nga panawen
Apo, anya ngay kano dagidiay plataporma da tapno adda met basbasaen mi ken idulin nga listaan ti aramiden da, no inton maibutos da bilang. Anya ngay kano dagidiay napipintas nga kapanunutan da. Ikabil man ditoy Apo no anya dagiti kangrunaan nga makunkuna da. Adda koma ag speech met ditoy website koma tapno adda buybuyaen.
I go for the AKSYON party
AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO
Richard “Ricky” Farinas – ang munisipyo (meaning ang mayor, vicemayor at kagawad) ay ang siyang pupunta sa bawat brgy para malaman ang hinaing ng mga taga-brgy. Pag-unlad ng brgy ay pag-unlad ng bayan. Pagkakaroon ng 24hr clinic sa bawat brgy at hospital; ambulance
Victor “Vic” Hullana-Aquino – bilang vice-mayor kung siya ay uupo ‘di niya papahintulutan ang korupsyon gaya ng mga S.O.P. at ang nangyaring pagtataas ng taxes natin ng mga nakaupong opisyales ngayon na hindi man lang kinunsulta ang karamihan. I-follow-up ang back taxes ng NCC at ‘yung dating ordinance na napagkasunduan noon na ‘di binigyan halaga ng mga umupong mayor at legislative body. Make projects wherein self-reliance will be implemented so that we can minimize if not totally eradicate unproductive life being consume by “tong-its” or any other vices…’ika nga ni Noynoy “kung walang corrupt; walang mahirap”
Bakit po karapatdapat na iboto ang aking ama, VICTOR HULLANA AQUINO sapagkat siya ay may tunay na takot sa Diyos. Wala po siyang bisyo at hindi po totoong tumanggap ng 500k para tumakbo siya bilang vice-mayor; siya po ay tumakbo dahil sa pagmamahal niya sa Sison at makita itong umunlad. Ang lolo ko po ex-mayor Ignacio Aquino pinatay dahil sa paglalaban ng korupsyon dito sa ating bayan; ang uncle ko ex-vice-mayor Benjamin Aquino muntik mamatay dahil sa ipinaglalaban niyang magtax ang NCC sa ating bayan; ang father ko way back 2007, he was offered 16M not to run as vice-mayor before but he refused and stood by his principles and fought corruption that is happening in our town…
hindi po siya bolero; he mean what he says and refuses bribery. He does not like gambling which other incumbent officials are known as protector of “peryahan”; ‘di rin po siya manloloko para magkapera. Pinakain at pinalaki po niya kaming mga anak niya sa malinis na pamamaraan..
sana po bago tayo pumili ng iboboto magbackground check kayo sa ano ang nagawa ng kandidato sa bayan at ano ang buhay na kanilang pinalalakad…
pray for sison for a change for the better!
Pollution sa Sison kawawa tayo…AGRIING TAYON KAILYAN….
Salamat po, Ms. Rhose. Wow! Andami naming nalalaman tuloy. Sige lang po sa opinyon nyo at mga hinaing, basta maganda ang pananalita, at walang foul language. Ayos po ito! Yun pong ibang gusto ring magbigay ng opinyon at information, puro constructive speech lang po tayo ngayon, walang rebuttal dito muna. Sa actual nyo po gawin yun… sa harap ng mga tao.
Meantime, mga plataporma lang muna at plans ninyo at reasons kung bakit mga iyon ang gusto nyong ihain sa mga tao. Kung meron din po kayong bago at nais baguhin sa mga nakaraan, at isinusumpang susuportahan, pakilagay lang po dito. Kasi, talaga pong hahanapin namin ang mga ito, pag kayo po ay manalo man, hehehe.
I’m enjoying this page….Yun pong ibang kandidato ,meron po ba kayong mga kamag-anak na malapit na maaaring magbigay ng plataporma at plano nyo sa bayan? Hindi pa po campaign season ano? Kelan po start? Meantime, forum ideas and opinions lang po ito. Exchange of ideas lang…kaya tuloy po kayo! Maraming salamat po sa mga ideas nyo.
Emz
Thanks Rhose and EMz. I agree, open discussions and honest opinions are welcomed. Having intelligent dialogue about candidates will hopefully help Sisonians make the right decision. And Rhose is correct, everyone who decides to vote SHOULD look into each candidate’s background, record and history of past performance before making a choice. Good luck to all candidates and may God bless Sison!
I think we are really getting a lot more of the people of Sison out there to voice opinions that others can review. We have the Sagunto Stars and Sisonians. Is there anything else out there? This is truly interesting!
To my townmates of Sison:
This is in response to the question many of you have asked:
1. Is Sison entitled to collect tax from NCC? If yes, what is the rightful tax due to Sison? What have they done to collect this? How much have been collected?
The simple answer is YES. Sison is entitled to collect tax from NCC and NCC has duly paid its taxes to Sison, on time and in full.
To start, see the detailed explanation and resources cited below:
The following link:
http://www.chanrobles.com/localgov2.htm and in particular; Sec. 143 (a) and (c)(8) Cement
This Section and subsections of the “LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE” or RA 7160 provide the legal basis for the Municipal Government’s taxation of NCC.
Note; {the IRR (Implementing Rules and Regulations) of the “LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE” or RA 7160 have these same provisions under; Art. 243 (a) and (c) (8) Cement}
Subsec. a) (in the last line of the enumerated tax rates for gross sales ABOVE 6.5M Pesos per year) provides for a maximum rate of 37.5% of 1% or;
0.375 x 0.01 x gross sales
Subsec. c) Provides for a limit of 1/2 or of the amount granted under Sec. a) or; 0.5 x (the amount granted in subsec. a); for item “(8) Cement”, because it is an “essential commodity”.
The TOTAL EFFECT of Subsec. a) and Subsec. c) is therefore:
1/2 (or 0.5) x 37.5% (or 0.375) of 1% (0.01)
Or more simply;
0.5 x 0.375 x 0.01 x gross sales
Example:
If a cement company were to have a gross sales of 2 Billion Pesos (2,000,000,000) then its total local tax for manufacturing should be
2,000,000,000 x (0.5 x 0.375 x 0.01) = 3,750,000
NCC Facts:
If you compute backwards for the 4,575,444.71 in local taxes that NCC paid to Sison in 2009, then;
4,575,444.71 / (0.5 x 0.375 x 0.01) = 2,440,237,178.66 or,
(approx; 2.44 Billion) pesos in gross sales
If you check the reported gross sales of NCC, you will find that it is at par with similarly sized cement plants all over the Philippines. This has been the subject of a Sangguniang inquiry in the past, and no inconsistency has ever been found.
Further, the output of any cement plant, as it is with NCC, varies and fluctuates with the quality of coal that it can purchase, its financial condition, economic and market conditions, the season; rainy or dry (sales go down in rainy season), the supply of electricity and, the status of the plant machinery; meaning whether it is undergoing maintenance or not.
With coal especially for example; Semirara coal has a heating value of 4,800 to 5,500 Kcal per kilo whereas imported Indonesian coal has a heating value of 6,200 to 6,500 per kilo. Therefore; with Semirara coal, NCC can only produce a max of between 69,800 to 80,000 bags per day, but with imported Indonesian coal, NCC can approach a capacity of between 87,750 to 92,000 bags per day, a difference of from between 15% to 35%. It is only recently that NCC has been able to source imported coal, and the certainty of this supply is very price dependent.
Therefore;
Although NCC is rated at approximately 90,000 bags per day @ 300 operating days per year, this level is achieved only under the most ideal conditions.
This is seldom the case as everyone who has ever worked at NCC would know, that there are many problems and difficulties involved in running and operating a cement plant.
Nevertheless, in wanting to maximize its profits, NCC always strives to achieve the highest levels of production and in so doing, will always strive to maximize its “gross sales”, and therefore by definition, so will its tax payments to Sison.
In other words, sa ilalim nitong nakatakdang batas, gusto ng NCC na malaki ang local manufacturing tax na binabayaran dahil; ang ibig sabihin nito, malakas din ang benta ng semento.
I therefore urge the readers and the public, to discern the truth and the reality and, to reject the malicious insinuations hurled at NCC for the purpose of misinformation and only for pure political opportunism.
SO THAT ALL MAY KNOW;
When Mayor Kimi first took office, we called for a meeting with the whole Sangguniang Bayan. In that meeting, I declared that I wanted the local tax rate for NCC to be raised to the full extent allowed by the law, if it had not already been done so. I then requested the SB to effect the same.
I said I wanted it so, because I did not want the NCC tax issue to be used as a reason to question Mayor Kimi’s motives.
The tax has been at the highest possible level allowed by law since Mayor Kimi assumed office, and NCC has been paying it religiously.
NCC has no arrears or “back taxes” as maliciously claimed.
All tax obligations of NCC to Sison are always paid, ON TIME. And, NCC has all the receipts to prove it.
NCC pays other taxes as well; a local monthly regulatory fee of 15,000 per month, and annual real property taxes of approximately 4.6 Million, exactly 4,686,799.20 pesos paid in 2009.
The total in local taxes paid to Sison by NCC in 2009 was therefore;
4,686,779.20 real property tax
4,575,444.71 local business tax
180,000.00 in municipal regulatory fees
+ lesser amounts for other fees and municipal charges
For a total of approximately;
9,442,243.91 Pesos (9.44 Million)
It also pays a mining tax (SBMP fund which is 1% of direct mining and milling cost of 2009) in the amount of 1,183,529.97 (2009 for 2010 use) which benefits the Bgys of;
Labayog 27%, Inmalog 22%, Sugcong (Pozzo)18%, Calunetan 10%, Sagitlang 18% and Paldit with 5% of this fund going to the other Bgys 5%.
And so, does NCC benefit from the taxes it pays? Not really. Why? Because its over 12 km of roads are private (road from the National Highway in Barangay Paldit to NCC and interior roads), and government funds cannot be used to repair or maintain private roads. It also does not avail of any significant municipal services. In short, this payment really and directly benefits, only the people of Sison.
This makes NCC a good corporate citizen and the largest taxpayer in the town. As such, it is; “the goose that lays the golden egg” for all Sisonians. It is the “engine” of our economic well being and fiscal independence. NCC is; Sison’s model corporate citizen.
I can find no reason, why NCC should be made THE political “whipping boy”.
Every election NCC becomes, by malicious innuendo, the continuous hostage target of political opportunists .
It is a pity that these opportunists have never outgrown the negative politics of divisiveness, intrigue, malicious innuendo, character assassination, and outright misinformation and lying.
Bankrupt and devoid of positive ideas and a vision of progress for the town, it seems that all that they have to sell, is hatred.
I hope that our citizens will be better informed by this response, so that they may discern the truth, and also the good that NCC accomplishes for Sison, every single year.
There were other political issues raised in the posts.
In the interest of clarity, I will address them in separate posts.
Mark O. Cojuangco