Sison

Sison is a municipality in Pangasinan, Philippines. It's also known as "Bagoong Making" and "Salt Making" in the Philippines. Sison is part of the Region I-Ilocos Region.

Understand
San Fabian is the mother town of Sison. Because of expansion of jurisdiction, towns being combined and the fusion of two township named Artacho and Alava, Senator Pedro Ma. Sison in the senate funded the fusion of both towns on May 1, 1918 and as a result has officially combined named after the person who sponsored it to happen.

Get in
There is no airport serving Sison. So, if you are coming from Manila, you are likely to take the bus. Victory liner runs buses every hour from Manila to Sison. These buses pass via Dau and Tarlac. If you have a car, you can take NLEX (North Luzon Expressway). If you are willing to spend a lot of money, taxis can also drive you to Sison.

Buses, jeepneys, and tricycles bound for Sison are available in any parts of Pangasinan.

Get around
Like other Philippine provinces and cities, jeepneys and tricycles are very common. In some parts, there are sidecars or pedicabs.

Do

 * Swim and Dive in Antong Falls.

Talk
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.

Connect

 * 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.

Go next

 * 1) Pozorrubio
 * 2) Rosales
 * 3) Villasis
 * 4) Alcala
 * 5) Urdaneta City