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PANAG-APOY.The practice of residents in Sagada, Mountain Province where they light pine twigs beside the tomb at the cemetery every afternoon of November 1 will again be set aside this year as the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the municipal IATF have ordered the closure of cemeteries from October 29 to November 3. Sagada Mayor James Pooten said the practice is the resident's way of remembering the dead much the same as lighting a candle. (Filephoto of Dodie Mendillo taken in 2016) BAGUIO CITY -The usual observance of All Saints Day in Sagada, Mountain Province where the town appears to be "on flame" will not happen again this year after the local government unit (LGU) ordered cemeteries to be closed on November 1. "We will not have the usual observance of November 1 where residents light a "saleng" (pine twig) together at the cemetery in the afternoon," Mayor James Pooten said. Pooten, in a phone interview with the Philippine News Agency

Mountain provinceJames pootenAgency task forcePhilippine news agency onAll saints dayPhilippine news agencyInter agency task forceAll saintsPanag apoy the practice of residents in sagadaOuntain province where they light pine twigs beside the tomb at cemetery every afternoon of november 1 will again be set aside this year as national inter agency task force iatf and municipal have ordered closure cemeteries from october 29 to 3 sagada mayor james pooten said practice is resident 39s way remembering dead much same lightinga candle filephoto dodie mendillo taken in 2016 baguio city usual observance all saints dayOuntain province where the town appears to be quot on flame will not happen again this year after local government unit lgu ordered cemeteries closed november 1 we have usual observance of residents lighta saleng pine twig together at cemetery in afternoonUot mayor james pooten saidNa phone interview with the philippine news agency on wednesdayAid the municipal inter agency task force miatf adhered to order of national iatf close all cemeteries nationwide public from october 29 november 3 quot because there will be nobody at cemetery on 1E will not see 39 saleng lighted beside the tombs of loved onesUot he said they have already issued an order giving schedules to residents in the different villages for their visit cemeteries from october 25 29 and will only open villagers on november 3 other areas with relatives sagada can onwards