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Sagada pauses tourism for a day
The Philippine Star
|December 02, 2025
Sagada took a quiet pause as several of its famous tourist spots - Echo Valley, hanging coffins, Bokong waterfall and Sumaguing Cave - were closed to visitors yesterday.
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The temporary closure was made to allow communities to hold their annual cultural gathering called sagangsang - a long-held tradition wherein Sagada residents come together to talk, reflect and reconnect.
This story is from the December 02, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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