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DeutschSison is a municipality in Pangasinan, Philippines. It's also known as "Bagoong Making" and "Salt Making" in the Philippines and is part of Region I (Ilocos Region).
Understand
[edit | edit source]San Fabian is the mother town of Sison. Because of expansion of jurisdiction, towns being combined and the fusion of two townships named Artacho and Alava, Senator Pedro Ma. Sison sponsored the law fusing of both towns on May 1, 1918, resulting in the new town being named after him.
Sison forms the triboundary between the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union and Benguet. It is separated from the town of Rosario in La Union by the Bued River, which originates from the highlands of Baguio.
It is home to about 51,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Get in
[edit | edit source]Sison is along the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) forming the Philippine tollway network. It is the motorway's penultimate exit before its terminus in the town of Rosario in La Union. Parallel to the road is MacArthur Highway (Manila North Road, Route 2), the old national highway running north from Manila to Ilocos Region. Buses heading to Baguio and the Ilocos provinces usually pass by Sison.
Buses, jeepneys, and tricycles bound for Sison are available in many parts of Pangasinan.
Get around
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Like other Philippine provinces and cities, jeepneys and tricycles are very common. In some parts, there are sidecars or pedicabs.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Antong Falls, Inmalog. A multilevel cascade on the foothills of the Cordilleras.
- 2 Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Sison Church), San Pablo Street, Poblacion Norte, ☏ +63 927 741 9847, toll-free: +63 75 600 3052, olmcpsison1896@gmail.com. Sison's main Roman Catholic church.
- Sison Plaza.
- 3 Municipal Library.
- 4 Bued Toll Bridge. A viaduct over the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).
Do
[edit | edit source]- Swim and Dive in Antong Falls.
Work
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 Sison Public Market, MacArthur Highway, Paldit.
- Leslie's Bakeshop.
- Aqua Vida Water Station.
- PR Gaz.
- 2 Sison Hardware.
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 Leeza's Kambingan Seafood at Bulaluhan, ☏ +63 9477227851.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- 1 Tita Gee's Garden Cafe, Sison, Pangasinan. 11AM-8PM.
- 2 Egina’s Delight, Brgy. Dungon, ☏ +63 916 416 4624. 11:30AM-8PM.
- 3 Sip and Chew Milk Tea, Purok 1, Sagunto, sipandchewmilkteasagunto@yahoo.com. 9AM-6PM.
- 4 SwabTea's Café, Bantay Insik, ☏ +63 955 378 2299, vonmark03@icloud.com. 9AM-9:30PM.
- 5 Agapi Milktea, alecaoanan666@gmail.com. 9AM-5PM.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]Talk
[edit | edit source]Most residents in central Sison speak the Pangasinan language. Their language is erroneously known by other Filipinos as Pangalatok. Ilokano is spoken in the western and especially the eastern side of Sison. Many establishments use the national language known as Filipino that is based on Tagalog. English is widely-spoken in Sison.
Stay safe
[edit | edit source]Stay healthy
[edit | edit source]Avoid unnecessary and prolonged exposure in the Bued River, as the waterway is contaminated by pollution coming upstream from Baguio.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 2434.
- Sison Wi-Fi — the Wi-Fi is free in the area of Sison.
Note: Some places in Sison have Wi-Fi, but the owner of the Wi-Fi is always a private individual.