‘Pansa-nopen’: Baguio bats for recycling culture

In the early 2000s, the summer capital began attracting tourists for something that has since become widespread across the country: cheap imported garments sold in local “wagwagan” or “ukay-ukay”—secondhand shops where items, often from “balikbayan” boxes, are literally shaken off (“wagwag” in Ilocano) and resold. These thrift stores trace their roots to the late 1970s,