Sagunto Star

Congratulations to the newly elected mayor of Sison, Atty. Mina Joy Pangasinan!  Atty. Pangasinan has been innaugurated into the position of Mayor of Sison, Pangasinan and we, the Sagunto Star family, wish her good luck and we look forward to more progress for the town of Sison!

The video below was taken during the official proclamation of winners ceremony on May 13, 2010.

The people of Sison have spoken and spoken rather loudly. Amidst debates, corruption charges, alleged buy offs, acts of violence and negative campaigns that has become, sadly, a norm in Philippine politics, the votes have been tallied and winners in the 2010 Elections have been declared.

For the official and comprehensive list of the newly elected officials, visit the Sison Official Website.

Before the official proclamation, a last ditch effort from Farinas supporters rallied in front of the municipal hall. While the atmosphere was understandably full of tension especially after the attempted bombing at the home of mayor-elect Mina Joy Pangasinan, the protesters eventually disbursed and peace is again restored in Sison. The incident is now under investigation but no one has yet been arrested.

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While some districts are still finalizing the counts and others are holding off official proclamations due to demands for re-counts from losing parties, the early list posted on the Eleksyon 2010 is almost a certainty unless major turn of events happen. Here are the results:

NATIONAL LEVEL

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Another flyer circulating Sison this election season is this one that touts ex-mayor Lagmay’s accomplishments during his 20 something years in office. Since it’s in Filipino, I will again stretch my translating capabilities and enumerate them here. There’s only 22 items on here so these are loose translations, not literal. To download the PDF file and read for yourself, just click on the photo to the left.

Projects Accomplished During the Lagmay Administration
1. Open Door Policy - anyone can visit my office anytime
2. Any documents and and pleas for help were immediately available. This mayor was available for signatures anytime and anywhere.
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It is the nature of the beast that when election time comes around the frenzy of propaganda to promote each candidate and to annihilate their opponent intensifies. Sison’s electoral atmosphere is no different. Voting time is less than a week away and rumors, allegations, and innuendos are rampant. One of the biggest target during election time, as you may have gleaned from the number of previous posts regarding this matter, is the presence of the biggest company in Sison, the Northern Cement Corporation (NCC). Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco has addressed these questions here on Sagunto Star with these posts:
1. NCC’s Tax Obligations to Sison
2. Additional taxes paid by NCC

With just a week away before voting time, paper is literally flying off the presses as propaganda is distributed to the masses to discredit each candidate or party. One that evoked another response from the NPC camp is this documents that alleges that NCC does not pay enough taxes based on the amount of profit it makes. See the allegations below:

This document accuses NCC of underpaying its tax obligations by Php 34 Million!
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