Sison Mayor Kimi Cojuangco permanently closed down last week eight beer houses which were operating near two schools, and temporarily closed the others until they complied with the local government’s “strict health requirements.” 

            Cojuangco said the town had gotten a bad image for so long because of its seedy joints that are fronts for prostitution, and said it was time that “we cleaned up the image of the town.” 

            “The residents themselves clamored for the closure of the beer houses, and during a public hearing, they brought the issue up,” she said, noting that the bar owners and the bar workers were not locals but from other provinces. Read more