Case Study 1: Sagada

Question 1

Pluden defines culture

Answer 1

…is one of the elements in people’s way of life that normally remains unchanged. It distinguishes human beings’ lifestyle and dictates one’s relationship with other people.

Question 2

PHILIPPINE CULTURE which are mentioned in the text

Answer 2

Close Family Ties

Visitation of Deceased Relatives

Question 3

Where is Sagada located?

Answer 3

Mountain Province of the Cordillera Highlands, West of Bontoc

Question 4

True or False: Indigenous people used to put the coffins at the burial caves, but as the burial caves overflowed with coffins, natives purposely placed their coffins at the side of the cliff to accommodate more.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Coffins in earlier times is said to be

Answer 5

hollowed-out pine log

Question 6

THEORIES ON HANGING COFFINS

Answer 6

1. there is not enough space inside the caves where they used to bury the dead
2. to bring the dead closer to heaven
3. they want to protect the coffins from being destroyed by wild animals.

Question 7

PEOPLE OF SAGADA belong to what tribe

Answer 7

Igorot tribe

Question 8

What is their language?

Answer 8

Kankana-ey

Question 9

Why do they have various practices?

Answer 9

Early inhabitants were geographically isolated from one another which gave rise to variations in practices.

Question 10

Issues and Threats

Answer 10

Sprouting Recreational Activities in Sagada
Natural Calamities
Safety and Security
Risk of Mass Tourism
Waste Pollution
Improved Road going to Sagada
Idea of Commodification

Question 11

How is CULTURAL TOURISM AS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD in this article?

Answer 11

• some residents of Sagada have been displaced because of the ‘recreational activities’ being done by several companies
• , it also contributes to the infringement of the rights of the indigenous people in the area such as education, access to food and water and their right to ancestral domain’.