Jeanette on Sep 18th 2008
Starting September 18, 2008, the ten candidates for Sison Idol will be campaigning to gather text votes by visiting schools and barangays. Voting will be conducted by text messaging. To vote for your favorite, simply text sisonidol(space)jun(space) sisonidolpolljun sisonidol(space)poll(space)JUN and send it to 9977 to vote for Sagunto’s Jaime Echave, pictured above.
Additional details regarding cash voting (vote by donating), texting from abroad and voting for other contestants will be added later as they are confirmed. Below are photos taken from the kickoff for the Sison Idol last September 13. The first elimination will be on October 11, so make sure to get your votes in soon!
The finalists, again are:
- Rogelyn Cuesta from Barangay Camangaan
- Clarissa Orias from Barangay Esperanza
- Katherine Aldana from Barangay Asan Sur
- Elleanor Bataoag from Barangay Labayug
- Mara Bambalan from Barangay Poblacion Central
- Mary Jane Serran from Sitio Gorgordion, BarangayPaldit
- Jonas Mamorno from Barangay Poblacion Central
- Sheryl Piduca from Bantay Insik
- Kim Mendoza from Barangay Asan Norte
- Jaime Echave from Barangay Sagunto
Photos courtesy of L.Anudon
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Jeanette on Sep 11th 2008
UPDATED 9/15/08 - photos added, courtesy of A. Anudon & Sison slide
Mayor Kimi has certainly brought about the season for Sison. Even since taking office less than a year ago, she has initiated numerous improvements not just in the beautification of Sison but also improvements to the governance and infrastructure of our beloved town. Here are a few things going on in Sison, in case you haven’t had a chance to visit the Season for Sison website lately:
The new SISON MUNICIPAL LIBRARY is now complete, thanks to the team of our mayor Kimi and her sister, Cristy.
According to an earlier article, Sisters’ Act, the books in the library were hand-picked by Mayor Kimi and her sister.
TRAINING/SEMINAR ON HYBRID RICE SEED PRODUCTION
The 22 week training is in progress. The “Training on Hybrid Rice Seed Production and Certification” in Barangay Pinmilapil, Sison, to train farmers to produce the Mestizo-I hybrid rice seed called the F1. Those who complete the certification will be accredited as producers and recognized to transact with the Department of Agriculture.
Kagawad Loejan Anudon with Department of Agriculture chief in Sison, Mrs. Belinda Villanueva
ARTACHO SCHOOL GETS NEW BALUSTRADE
The acting Vice Mayor, Hon. Eric Biason donated cement to build a balustrade in front of the newly constructed Mark O. Cojuangco Building at Artacho Elementary School. This is part of the effort to ready the Grade 5 room for an upcoming science competition this month.
Biason in front of Artacho Elementary School building where the balustrades will be installed.
KARYO FLIES TO THE LAND OF DOLLS
It is a practice of Mayor Kimi to bring one of her staff to accompany her on her jaunts to visit Saguntonians abroad. During her recent visit to California to attend the gathering of the Sisonian’s in San Diego, Pangasinan Provincial Tribal Federation Chieftain, Mr. Inocencio “Karyo” G. Carganilla, was the lucky one to travel with the mayor. It should be noted that these overseas jaunts to unite Sisonians all over the world are funded not by government funds but rather at Mayor Kimi’s personal expense.
The slideshow below are from the Mayor’s visit with Sisonians in California. Slide show courtesy of ‘PangasinanSison’ on Slide.com.
Click here to view the letter from the President of the Sisonian Organization in CA/USA, Gloria Echave Bauumgartner, regarding the mayor’s visit.
Source: All articles referred to were authored by Loejan Anudon. Photos borrowed from the Season for Sison website.
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Jeanette on Sep 6th 2008
The search for Sison Idol is underway and Sagunto’s son, Jaime Echave is in the running. Last August 30, the talented youth of Sison auditioned for this talent contest based on the famed singing competion, American Idol. Ten lucky finalists were chosen from 34 entrants from the different barangays in Sison. The Sison Idol will be awarded fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) and a career contract.
The finalists are:
- Rogelyn Cuesta from Barangay Camangaan
- Clarissa Orias from Barangay Esperanza
- Katherine Aldana from Barangay Asan Sur
- Elleanor Bataoag from Barangay Labayug
- Mara Bambalan from Barangay Poblacion Central
- Mary Jane Serran from Sitio Gorgordion, BarangayPaldit
- Jonas Mamorno from Barangay Poblacion Central
- Sheryl Piduca from Bantay Insik
- Kim Mendoza from Barangay Asan Norte
- Jaime Echave from Barangay Sagunto
Source: AUDITION FOR THE “SEARCH FOR SISON IDOL” CONCLUDES WITH TEN FINALISTS
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Jeanette on Aug 5th 2008
Two Sagunto teachers, Carmela Baiguen Dagacan and Rhodora Espina, passed the rigorous Educators Skills Assessment and Evaluation Program administered on April 20, 2008. Congratulations, Carmela and Rhodora!
The evaluation which was recently implemented among Sison’s teachers, was again spearheaded by the team of Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco and Mayor Kimi Cojuangco. Concerned over the “alarming degradation and deterioration of Philippine education despite the reforms set by the Department of Education (DepEd) for both the elementary and secondary schools”, they sought to improve the quality of teachers in Sison with this assessment which was administered by University of the Philippines professors, lead by Dr. Leticia Penano. The main objective of the test is “to determine the teaching skills of local teachers, identify their level of competency and performance, as well as to find out their weaknesses and strengths.”
Carmela who has a permanent status on the local school board and would not have been affected by the results anyway as with other teachers on permanent status. However, she proved her position to be well earned and deserved by placing 14th among the examinees, a feat that could not be said of other ‘permanent’ teachers.
Rhodora Espina, who was only on the local school board for a year, was immediately promoted to permanent status due to her excellent placement (16th) on the assessment test. It is said that she even surpassed other, more experienced teachers who would have been promoted to permanency first had it not been for this assessment. 47 local teachers were dismissed as a result of poor test results.
To view the list of examinees and read more about the successful evaluation of teachers in Sison, visit the official website and read kagawad Loejan Anudon’s article:
EDUCATORS SKILLS ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION PROGRAM IN SISON A VERY REMARKABLE FEAT
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Jeanette on Jul 23rd 2008
Sagunto Kagawad Loejan Anudon has been quite busy writing up articles for the Season For Sison Website. Here are a few more articles written by him:
MMDA TRUCKS IN SISON NOT VOTER’S FERRY sets the rumors and speculations straight regarding the presence of the trucks in Sison.
VINTAGE BOMBS EXCAVATED IN SISON PLAZA more speculations regarding the source and purpose of the bombs are circulating, some quite humorous.
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