Mansalauan
“It was a bat! That’s the only thing it could be. I saw it through a window and it had huge wings, but I know a bat when I see…
Lambana
“A spark of Gugurang’s fire.” The lambana knew this would end badly if she didn’t follow proper procedure. The last time something tried to take the fire of Gugurang without…
Adarna
The sun shone with an unforgiving glare, but this did not stop the two friends from resting their wings upon a tree and greeting each other warmly. One had just…
Aswang (Oriental Mindoro)
s Do you know what it’s like to fly? To soar through the heavens without a care in the world, leaving all the worries of your life behind? I do.…
Berbalang
There are many strange creatures that I have encountered in my travels, but none more dangerous than the Berbalang. This horrid affront against nature can be found by the burning…
Burulakaw
The messengers come like the stars. I sit by the well and I wait for them to come. I know the legends, how the small women, messengers all would come…
Uac-uac
In the town of Igbahay, there exists a curious creature. In the year of the Lord, 1539, the people of the town raided the house of an evil man called…
Wak-wak (Cagayan de Oro)
I could feel the cold steel of the knife pressing against my skin. It started at 5:30 pm. The basketball game didn’t take too long and my mom wanted me…
The 7 Biraddali Sisters
Everyone thinks the biraddali are myths on earth, we’re just too careful to let ourselves be seen. Except for one occasion, one time when one of us let our guard…
Puok
The Last Days of the Wind Part 2 She missed the mountains most. The wind was pressed against the cold rock of the cave. She made the mistake of opening…