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9:00 p.m. curfew
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  • monina_c
  • By monina_c on August 24, 2006
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  • The local government had set curfew at 9:00 p.m. It behooves all visitors to follow this. You can go and explore Sagada town all you want but please be sure to be in your hotel/inn when the clock strikes 9.

    The last call for orders in the local bars comes at about 8:45 p.m. so please keep this in mind.

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    Native people in Ifugao before...
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  • mlt_t
  • By mlt_t on June 25, 2004
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  • the Ifugao woman - Sagada
    the Ifugao woman
    by mlt_t
    When tourist did not know this place....native people look like this but in our generation they change their outlook and more modern now.

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    Bontoc houses...
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  • mlt_t
  • By mlt_t on June 11, 2004
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  • bontoc house and people w/ my husband - Sagada
    bontoc house and people w/ my
    husband
    by mlt_t
    You cloud still saw this kind of houses in Banaue and Sagada... I know there is still a town that all ltheir houses looks like this

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    English, anyone?
    Erebos
  • By Erebos on December 17, 2006
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  • I was blown away by how well Sagadans speak English. =D Even better than some of my fellow Filipinos in Manila. They'd rather converse in English than in Filipino. Nosebleed nga ako eh! hehehe.

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    Dos and don'ts in Sagada
    Yla
  • By Yla on February 3, 2008
  • Sagada Page by Yla
  • Official Sagada travel guide states the following:
    1. Always wear decent attire in public.
    2. No kissing, petting in public. Overt sexual acts in public and lewd behavior are taboo to the Sagada community.
    3. Important papers, valuable items and cash are to be kept for safekeeping by the hotel management.
    4. Do no deface caves, waterfalls, rice terraces, and other nature spots in the community.
    5. Do not take pictures of individuals without their permission.
    6. Do not use prohibited drugs.
    7. Observe the 9:00 PM curfew hour.

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    Preserving Sagada
    malangi
  • By malangi on June 2, 2006
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  • Sagadans really preserve their heritage and culture so their future generations can still see the legacies of their "ninunos"...that's why tourists should refrain from desecrating any place in Sagada by not leaving your trash/plastics behind (putting your garbage in the proper place), not getting souvenir rocks/stalactices inside sumaging caves or writing your names inside the caves....

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    Saturday morning...
    rain_forest
  • By rain_forest on July 23, 2007
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  • Saturday is market day and you will benefit from a wide selection of fruits and vegetables. Farmers come afar and usually leave at 2pm. So, better be early in there. You can catch a lot of worms...

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    courtesy to old age
  • By glenmgallardo on April 23, 2008
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  • hi, you can check tourist information in sagada municipal, regarding the caving you have to pay information fee of 15pesos. you have to pay the guide for sumaguing cave and ask them to connect you some other cave the payment is 400pesos inclding the transpo if im not mistaken. the rice teraces is located in banaue the original is in batad, you have to pay the guide too for 200pesos, its is 10km rough road on jeep or trycyle and 2 hrs walk if you want to see the stairways to heaven..sooo beautiful , the food and rooms are very cheap and the people in sagada are very hospitable and very nice ....really
    happy trip

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    they speak good english
    sweet_sentiments
  • By sweet_sentiments on November 19, 2004
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  • i was talking to a local who's attending her store in tagalog (phils. national language) but was surprised that she replied to me in english........

    that's because they have their own dialect and it's easier for them to converse in english rather than in tagalog.....ofcourse it would be a lot better if you can speak in their native tongue *winks*.......

    so, english-speaking people nothing to worry!

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    Selling goodies in the bus ...
    myspices
  • By myspices on October 23, 2006
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  • tray of goodies for sale in the bus.. - Sagada
    tray of goodies for sale in
    the bus..
    by myspices
    Don't worry about feeling hungry during the long journey in the bus. Every short stop you will see local carrying trays and baskets of foodstuff (some carry them on their heads) getting onto the bus and try to sell you their goodies. Most of the food are local food and snacks. You can buy your drinks or even icecreams. Rather convenient, eh....

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