SAGADA, Mountain Province: Panag-aapoy is just around the corner and Sagada folk are angry at travel agencies selling the traditional practice of burning sa-eng (resin wood) every eve of November 1 at cemeteries as a ‘festival’ to entice visitors to buy their packaged tours.

Sagada Mayor James Pooten over the weekend said panag-aapoy had never been commercialized by the community.

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