Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 10,930 people in 2,158 households.

It is located 275 km. north of Manila, 140 km. from Baguio, and it is adjacent to Bontoc, the provincial capital.

Sagada is famous for its "hanging coffins". This was a traditional way of burying people that is not utilized anymore. Not anyone was qualified to be buried this way; one had to, among other things, be married and have grandchildren.

Popular activities include trekking, exploring both caves and waterfalls, spelunking, bonfires, picnics, rappelling, visiting historical sites, nature hikes, and participating in tribal celebrations. Guides can be found upon registration at the tourist-office in Sagada Proper (the main town) for a small fee.

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• Collapse of Cordillera village feared - TADIAN, Mountain Province — A huge portion of a village here, which was heavily ravaged by the recent onslaught of typhoon “Pepeng,” may be wiped out from the map should another massive landslide occur in the area. Fear of another landslide came up after the newly organized Kayan Disaster Coordinating Council (KDCC), a community initiated civic organization that provides assistance to residents affected by disaster, uncovered that a huge portion of Upper Kayan, where an earlier huge landslide happened, is in danger of collapsing because of evident cracks on the mountain which could cave in during another wave of strong rains. [...] - http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/225958/collapse-cordillera-village-feared
• U.S. forces struggle with Washington’s perceptions and reality in Afghanistan - WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan — American soldiers are fighting a war in Afghanistan. But it’s not just against the Taliban. A U.S. counter-explosives staff sergeant was killed recently trying to defuse a complex homemade bomb planted in the road in this hostile region. But legal and forensics experts had to jump through regulatory hoops set up by their own chain of command just to ensure that the Afghan suspects in the bombing would face prosecution. [...] - http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=65579