Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has just declared eight “long weekends” for the year of 2009. You may want to consider these dates when scheduling your Sagada itineraries. I got this list from the popular travel blog Byahilo.

6 April – Araw ng Kagitingan instead of April 9
9 April – Holy Thursday
10 Apr – Good Friday
1 May – Labor Day
12 June -Independence Day
21 August – Ninoy Aquino Day
31 August – National Heroes’ Day
21 September – Eid’l Fitr
1 November -All Saints’ Day
2 November – All Soul’s Day
30 November – Bonifacio Day
24 December – Christamas Eve
25 December -Christmas Day
30 December -Rizal Day
31 December – New Year’s Eve

Happy traveling!