She was alarmed by her ogima servant’s news. Haguesina adventurers have ventured near the edge of her domain, threatening the peace and tranquility she and her subjects have enjoyed for centuries. Who knows what inconvenience these humans from the coast bring. She could turn the trespassers into pigs, she mulled.
Category: philippine folklore
‘Pisting Yawa’ and Nagmalitong Yawa
Is the Bisayan pejorative ‘pisting yawa’ the result of Spanish missionaries demonizing a female figure from precolonial Ilonggo mythology?
Aswang with hair to die for
…when her victim is near her, she forcibly inserts her long hair into the nostrils and mouth of the victim…
Fun facts about Bulan, Libulan, Sidapa, Haliya & Mayari from Filipino myths
The love story of Sidapa and Bulan/Libulan being proliferated online is modern fan fiction.
Manananggal
One of the most popular monsters in Philippine folklore and a staple of Pinoy horror movies is the manananggal. Almost every Filipino knows what a manananggal is but to those who don’t, well, a manananggal is a variant of the aswang. By day, is just a normal person, usually a woman, but come sundown she…
Bungisngis
He has superb hearing. His thighs are extremely long that when he squats his knees are two spans higher than his shoulders. He dwells allegedly in the forests of Meluz, Orion, Bataan and carries a club, which he uses to kill prey.
Gumon: Locks of death
Habang nakikipagbuno ay hihigupin ng aswang ang dugo at lakas ng biktima hanggang sa maging isang buto’t balat na bangkay ang biktima.
Amamarang
She blocks paths and attacks anyone who encounters her.
While tackling the unfortunate person, the amamarang’s hair slithers into the victim’s eyes, ears, nose, and mouth until the latter faints or suffocates to death.
Mangkukulam
Flames then engulfed the mangkukulam’s body, which caused the victim to become ill and finally die when the mangkukulam put out the flames. The flames can’t be extinguished even by water and only the mangkukulam can quell it.
Amalanhig
Upon rising from the grave, these amalanhig lurk in the woods and live as blood and life essence suckers. At night they go to nearby villages to prey on the residents using their sharp, pointed tongue.
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