*Note this story is in Kinaray-a

Mayad man nga nars si Clarissa. Sa pagkamatuod, tana ang pinakamatandus kag dedikado nga nars sa tanan. Ugaring may mga hinuringhuring nga mabatian parte kana. Ang tanan abi nga pasyente nga ana gintatap, nagkaramatay. Indi na man sala ang mga hitabo pero pirmi lang may kon ano nga nagakatabo.

Pareho lang kay Mr. Pasamba, apendicitis man lang to sakit na kag nangin madinarag-un man gani ang operasyon, magluwas sa gamay nga inpeksyon nga pwede man mabulong ka antibiotic. Pero kang masunod nga mga semana, nagkumplikado dya kag wara na run masarangan ang ana ginabatyag hasta tana nga nabugtuan ka ginhawa.

Maathag nga nabatian ni Clarrisa ang mga paglibak kana.  “Tana kara nagpatay!” “Nagtawag lagi sanda sa morge kang naman-an nga tana ang nars.” “Sangka biktima liwan ni Clarrisa nga sinumpa.” Pero wara sa kilag ni Clarissa. Naman-an na nga kon magpakanubo lang tana kag himuon na lang ka husto ang ana obra, wara ti matabo nga malain kana.

Mas run gid ang parte kay Mrs. Bengzon. Karwa ka beses nga sala ang paglantaw ka doctor sa sakit na. Nagpangluya run dya sa mga wara nagakaigo kag indi kinahanglanun nga mga pagbulong. Nasapwan run lang nga patay run sa anang katre sangka aga. Si Clarissa man ang nakasapo.

Wara ti may nakita nga ebidensya ukon kamalamalahan sa autopsy. Wara ti sarabtun si Clarrisa sa kamatayun kang ana mga pasyente. Kag andut abi nga manabat tana? Natabuan na lang ang tanan. Wara lang tana pirmi sa husto nga lugar kag husto nga panahon.

Padayon lang si Clarissa sa ana trabaho.  Wara na ginasapak ang mga paglibak kag mga hinuringhurig parte kana. Basta ginahimo na lang ka husto ang ana obra, wara gid ti problema.

Hasta nga may hitabo kay Ms. Villamor. Wara gid nag-andam si Clarrisa, nadakpan tana kang sangka nars sa ana matuod nga itsura sa ibabaw kang nagatagumatayun nga pasyente. Nagsala si Clarissa gani tinapos na dya.

Indi kamaan kon paano na ipaathag ang natabo sa darwa ka biktima. Nakapinsar tana ka mayad nga paagi.  Mainarte tana. “Haraguy! Sa kaluoy na kay Ms. Villamor, ginpatay na dya! Ugaring wara siguro kadara ang ana konsensiya gani ginkutul na man ang ana kabuhi!” Ginplastar na ang tanan nga nagakaigo nga ebidensiya. Wara nabuhayan, ginpatihan tana ka hospital.

Gani si Clarrisa nga sinumpa nangabuhi sa ana ngaran. Ang ana mga pasyente may mga misteryoso giyapon nga hitabo nga naangut sa anda kamatayun. Pero para kay Clarissa mga kadimalasun lang ria.

Mayad tana nga nars nga nagaobra ka insakto. Amo lang ra ang dapat maman-an ka hospital.

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English Version

Clarissa wasn’t a bad nurse, in fact she tried harder than anyone in the hospital, but there would always be the whispers. You see, every patient under her care eventually expired. Not that any of those incidents were directly her fault, there was always just something that went wrong.

Take Mr. Pasamba. It was an ordinary case of appendicitis. The operation went well except for a small infection that should have been able to be cleared by antibiotics. In the next few weeks complications from the infection were too much for him to handle, until eventually he passed away.

Clarissa could hear the talk from behind her back. “She’s the one that did it.”, “They called the morgue once they knew it was her.”, “Another victim of Clarissa the cursed.”, yet Clarissa was unscathed. She knew that as long as she kept her head down and did her job correctly she would be fine.

That was more than anyone could say for Mrs. Bengzon. She had been misdiagnosed twice and was weak from all the unnecessary treatments. She was found dead one morning in her hospital bed. Clarissa was the one who found her.

There was never any evidence of foul play, at least none that an autopsy could find. Clarissa was never held liable for any of the deaths of the patients under her care, and why should she? She was just always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So Clarissa went on with her work, ignoring all the whispers. As long as she did her job, she would be okay.

That is, until the small incident with Ms. Villamor. Clarisse wasn’t careful and another nurse caught her in her true form, over the soon to be deceased body of her patient. Clarisse panicked and subdued the other nurse.

She didn’t know how she was going to be able to explain two victims, but then she had an idea.

Clarisse put on a show, “How terrible, the nurse felt so guilty euthanizing Ms. Villamor that she took her own life.” She had put all the necessary evidence in its place, and it didn’t take too long before the hospital believed her story.

So Clarisse the cursed followed through on her name, the patients she had still had mysterious circumstances attached to their deaths but that was just bad luck.

She was a good nurse that did her job. That’s all the hospital needed to know.

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*The Karay-a language, or Kinaray-a is an Austronesian regional language spoken by the Karay-a people, mainly in Antique in the Philippines, Iloilo and other provinces on the island of Panay, as well as portions of the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. It is one of the Visayan languages, mainly along with Aklanon/Malaynon, Capiznon and Hiligaynon. As of 2015, there is an estimated 1,200,000 speakers of Kinaray-a with almost half of them are from Antique and Iloilo provinces.

Written by Karl Gaverza

Translation by Maaram

Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Translation Copyright © Maaram

Inspired by the Aswang na Gala legends

Aswang na Gala illustration by Lou Pineda
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*Note this story is in Tagalog

Hindi pabayang nars si Clarissa; sa katotohanan, mas masikap siya kaysa sa sinuman sa ospital, pero hindi maiiwasang magkaroon ng bulong-bulungan. Ito ay dahil bawat pasyenteng nasasailalim sa pangangalaga niya ay ‘di kalaunang namamatay. Hindi sa direktang kasalanan niya ang anuman sa mga insidenteng iyon, palagi lang talagang nagkakaroon ng problema.

Halimbawa, si G. Pasamba. Isa iyong ordinaryong kaso ng appendicitis. Naging matagumpay ang operasyon maliban sa isang maliit na impeksyong magagamot dapat ng mga antibiotic. Sa mga sumunod na linggo, hindi niya na kinaya ang mga komplikasyong dulot ng impeksyon, hanggang sa pumanaw siya pagkalaon.

Naririnig ni Clarissa ang mga usapan kapag hindi siya nakatingin. “Siya ang may kasalanan.”, “Tumawag agad sila sa morge nang malaman pa lang nilang siya ang nakatoka.”, “Isa na namang biktima ni Clarissa na may sumpa.” Pero hindi nagpadaig si Clarissa. Alam niyang kung mananahimik lang siya at gagawin niya nang maayos ang kanyang trabaho, hindi siya mapapahamak.

Hindi ganoon kasimple ang naging sitwasyon ni Gng. Bengzon. Dalawang beses siyang nabigyan ng maling diyagnosis, at naging mahina siya mula sa mga hindi kinakailangang paggamot. Isang umaga, natagpuan siyang pumanaw na sa kanyang kama sa ospital. Si Clarissa ang unang nakakita sa kanya.

Hindi kailanman nagkaroon ng ebidensya ng ‘di-wastong gawain, iyon ay, walang anumang matatagpuan mula sa autopsy. Hindi kailanman pinanagot si Clarissa para sa alinman sa mga pagkamatay ng mga pasyenteng nasailalim sa pangangalaga niya, at bakit naman iyon gagawin? Palagi lang talaga siyang nasa maling lugar sa maling pagkakataon.

Kaya nagpatuloy si Clarissa sa kanyang trabaho at hindi niya pinansin ang mga bulong-bulungan. Kung patuloy niyang gagawin ang kanyang trabaho, hindi siya mapapahamak.

Hanggang sa mangyari ang maliit na insidente kaugnay ni Gng. Villamor. Hindi naging maingat si Clarissa at nakita siya ng isa pang nars sa kanyang tunay na anyo, habang nakayuko sa ibabaw ng katawan ng kanyang pasyenteng malapit nang mamatay. Nagitla si Clarissa at sinugod niya ang nars na iyon.

Hindi niya alam kung paano niya ipapaliwanag ang dalawang biktima, pero bigla siyang nakaisip ng ideya.

Nagpanggap at umarte si Clarissa, “Nakakakilabot, sa sobrang pagkakonsiyensya niya sa pag-euthanize kay Gng. Villamor, nagpakamatay siya.” Nailagay niya na ang lahat ng kinakailangang ebidensya sa dapat paglagyan ng mga ito, at hindi nagtagal bago paniwalaan ng ospital ang kanyang kuwento.

Kaya naman, pinanindigan ni Clarissa na may sumpa ang kanyang palayaw, kataka-taka pa rin ang sitwasyong nakapalibot sa pagkamatay ng kanyang mga pasyente, pero kamalasan lang iyon.

Isa siyang mabuting nars na gumagawa ng kanyang trabaho. Iyon lang ang kailangang malaman ng ospital.

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English Version

Clarissa wasn’t a bad nurse, in fact she tried harder than anyone in the hospital, but there would always be the whispers. You see, every patient under her care eventually expired. Not that any of those incidents were directly her fault, there was always just something that went wrong.

Take Mr. Pasamba. It was an ordinary case of appendicitis. The operation went well except for a small infection that should have been able to be cleared by antibiotics. In the next few weeks complications from the infection were too much for him to handle, until eventually he passed away.

Clarissa could hear the talk from behind her back. “She’s the one that did it.”, “They called the morgue once they knew it was her.”, “Another victim of Clarissa the cursed.”, yet Clarissa was unscathed. She knew that as long as she kept her head down and did her job correctly she would be fine.

That was more than anyone could say for Mrs. Bengzon. She had been misdiagnosed twice and was weak from all the unnecessary treatments. She was found dead one morning in her hospital bed. Clarissa was the one who found her.

There was never any evidence of foul play, at least none that an autopsy could find. Clarissa was never held liable for any of the deaths of the patients under her care, and why should she? She was just always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So Clarissa went on with her work, ignoring all the whispers. As long as she did her job, she would be okay.

That is, until the small incident with Ms. Villamor. Clarisse wasn’t careful and another nurse caught her in her true form, over the soon to be deceased body of her patient. Clarisse panicked and subdued the other nurse.

She didn’t know how she was going to be able to explain two victims, but then she had an idea.

Clarisse put on a show, “How terrible, the nurse felt so guilty euthanizing Ms. Villamor that she took her own life.” She had put all the necessary evidence in its place, and it didn’t take too long before the hospital believed her story.

So Clarisse the cursed followed through on her name, the patients she had still had mysterious circumstances attached to their deaths but that was just bad luck.

She was a good nurse that did her job. That’s all the hospital needed to know.

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*Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English.

Written by Karl Gaverza

Translation by Dyanne A
Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Translation Copyright © Dyanne A

Inspired by the Aswang legends

Aswang na Gala illustration by Lou Pineda
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Hospital Medical Report

This form is to be completed by the patient’s hospital doctor

Private and Confidential

Patient’s Name: Tomas Panlilio

Date of Birth: May 18, 1985

Ward: C

Hospital: Philippine General Medical Center

Consultant: Dr. Mina Gemora

Please send a discharge summary including the following information:

When were they admitted to your hospital?

Patient was admitted April 12, 2018

Reason for admission and medical diagnosis

Patient was brought into the emergency room following a collapse, completely unconscious. Patient was admitted following an examination and was not able to be diagnosed immediately. CAT scans were requested and lesions were found in the patient’s brain.

Past Medical History (If known)

No pertinent medical history is known of the patient.

Progress on ward

Patient remains unconscious and in a coma. Patient’s condition has been worsening and it seizures have been observed, mostly during the evening.

Current Clinical Condition

Patient is currently stable, but as of yet, unconscious.
Prognosis and prospects for rehabilitation

Regular checks have been done on the patient, and it seems that the lesions have been growing at a concerning rate. The lesions were thought to be caused by multiple sclerosis, but tests of the patient’s cerebrospinal fluid were negative for the proteins associated with MS. The patient’s condition is deteriorating rapidly with the chances of rehabilitation very slim. Brain damage is severe, even if the patient regains consciousness he may be permanently disabled.

Relevant Laboratory results, x-rays etc.

Attached are the results of relevant bloodwork, CAT scans, etc.

Current Medication

Patient is currently on Levetiracetam for the seizures. As I am still unsure about the diagnosis no other medications have been prescribed as of yet.

Arrangements to follow up

Neurologist Dr. Mina Gemora has been consulting on the patient’s condition. It was recommended to follow up with a visit from Dr. Gaspe Ala, the resident neurosurgeon to help diagnose the patient.

Doctor’s Signature

Dr. Diosdado Engañador

Date

July 12, 2018

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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Inspired by the Aswang na Gala (Wandering Aswang) legends

Aswang na Gala Illustration by Ped Panlilio
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*Note this story is in Cuyonon

Mangalok nga Aligpotagan (Cuyonon)

Beken maraet nga nars si Clarissa, sa kamatodan ngani tana pa ang mas agaprosigir sa ospital nga dia, apang indi enged madora ang mga aniani. Moro’ na, ang tanang pasyinti nga ingeepetan na agakarapatay obos. Kaleba, beken da dato anang kasalanan, piro mi maibara lamang baya nga natatabo.

Alimbawa ren lamang si Mr Pasamba. Ordinariong appendicitis da lamang dato. Maayad ang ingboat nga opirasion poira lamang sa maiteng impiksion nga maririmidioan pa andan i’ antibayotiks. Sa mga agdarasong dominggo, indi na ren nasarangan ang mga komplikasion nga risolta i’ ang impiksion, nga mamang agbogto sa anang kaboi.
Nababati ni Clarissa ang mga aniani sa anang likod. “Wi, tana ang agboat i’ dan.” “Ingtawagan nandang lagi ang morgue datong masapoan nanda nga tana ang magaawid sa pasyinti.” “Bagong bikitima ni Clarissa nga ingsompa.” Piro ara naiwan si Clarissa. Naelaman na nga basta akakeb tana lamang ig boboaten na’ mayad anang obra ara tana ren i’ problima.

Mas pang agrake ang aniani sa natabo ki Mrs Bengzon. Karwa tana ren nadiagnose ig maroya ren tenged sa mga ara polos nga mga treatment. Isarang timprano, nakita tanang patay den sa anang katri sa ospital. Si Clarissa ang akadiskobri sa natabo.

Ara enged ibidinsia i’ foul play, ara makita ang autopsy. Ara ra ibasola si Clarissa tenged sa pagkamatay i’ anang mga pasyinti, ayamo manda? Akaton da lamang nga doto tana sa maling logar ig sa maling oras.

Animan agpadayon den lamang obra si Clarissa, ingpabayan na ren ang mga aniani tenged kanana. Basta boboaten na anang obra, ara tana’ problima.

Lamang, mi natabong insidinti ki Ms Villamor. Ara iaamblig si Clarissa animan nadakep tana i’ ang isarang nars sa anang matod nga porma, nga akasampaw sa anang tagomatayen deng pasyinti. Akaignek si Clarissa ig ingsopil na ang nars.

Indi na maelaman kong marasano iiksplikar kong ayamo mi darwang biktima, apang mi golping agsot nga idiya sa anang barot.

Agboat-boat i’ iksina si Clarissa, “Aroy, agbegat ingan ang leba i’ ang nars datong i-euthanise na si Ms Villamor. Ang nars ana, agpaneget.” Ingpametang na ang tanang imo-imo nga mga ibidinsia sa logar, ig ingparetan tana ra i’ ang ospital.

Clarissa nga Ingsompa den ang anang bansag. Mi mistirio pa rang agakapolit sa kamatayen i’ anang mga pasyinti piro kamalasan da lamang sigoro dato.

Maayad tana nga klasi’ nars. Ingboboat na’ mayad anang obra. Dato lamang ang dapat nga maelaman i’ ang ospital.

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English Back Translation

Clarissa wasn’t a bad nurse, in fact she tried harder than anyone in the hospital, but whispers won’t fade away. You see, every patient under her care eventually expired. Maybe it’s not entirely her fault, but there was always just something that went wrong.

Clarissa could hear the whispering behind her back. “She’s the one that did it.” “They called the morgue once they knew it was her.” “Another victim of Clarissa the cursed.” Yet Clarissa was unscathed. She knew that as long as she kept her head down and did her job correctly she wouldn’t have a problem.

The whispering multiplied when something happened to Mrs Bengzon. She had been misdiagnosed twice and was weak from all the unnecessary treatments. She was found dead one morning in her hospital bed. Clarissa was the one who found her.

There was never any evidence of foul play, at least none that an autopsy could find. Clarissa was never held liable for any of the deaths of the patients under her care, and why should she? She was just always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So Clarissa went on with her work, ignoring all the whispers. As long as she did her job, she wouldn’t have a problem.

That is, until the small incident with Ms. Villamor. Clarissa wasn’t careful and another nurse caught her in her true form, over the soon to be deceased form of her patient. Clarisse panicked and subdued the other nurse.

She didn’t know how she was going to be able to explain two victims, but then she had an idea.

Clarissa put on a show, “How terrible, the nurse felt so guilty euthanizing Ms. Villamor that she took her own life.” She had put all the necessary evidence in its place, and it didn’t take too long before the hospital believed her story.

So Clarissa the cursed followed through on her name, the patients she had still had mysterious circumstances attached to their deaths but that was just bad luck.

She was a good nurse. She did her job well. That’s all the hospital needed to know.

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*Cuyonon is a regional Visayan language spoken on the coast of Palawan, and the Cuyo Islands in the Philippines.

Written by Karl Gaverza
Cuyonon Translation provided by Ryan D. Ibañez and Elyn Grace Bagalay
Copyright © Karl Gaverza
Translation Copyright © Ryan D. Ibañez and Elyn Grace Bagalay

Inspired by the Aswang na Gala legends from Eastern Visayas

Aswang na Gala illustration by Lou Pineda
IG: https://www.instagram.com/blacknivalis/

Clarissa wasn’t a bad nurse, in fact she tried harder than anyone in the hospital, but there would always be the whispers. You see, every patient under her care eventually expired. Not that any of those incidents were directly her fault, there was always just something that went wrong.

Take Mr. Pasamba. It was an ordinary case of appendicitis. The operation went well except for a small infection that should have been able to be cleared by antibiotics. In the next few weeks complications from the infection were too much for him to handle, until eventually he passed away.

Clarissa could hear the talk from behind her back. “She’s the one that did it.”, “They called the morgue once they knew it was her.”, “Another victim of Clarissa the cursed.”, yet Clarissa was unscathed. She knew that as long as she kept her head down and did her job correctly she would be fine.

That was more than anyone could say for Mrs. Bengzon. She had been misdiagnosed twice and was weak from all the unnecessary treatments. She was found dead one morning in her hospital bed. Clarissa was the one who found her.

There was never any evidence of foul play, at least none that an autopsy could find. Clarissa was never held liable for any of the deaths of the patients under her care, and why should she? She was just always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So Clarissa went on with her work, ignoring all the whispers. As long as she did her job, she would be okay.

That is, until the small incident with Ms. Villamor. Clarisse wasn’t careful and another nurse caught her in her true form, over the soon to be deceased body of her patient. Clarisse panicked and subdued the other nurse.

She didn’t know how she was going to be able to explain two victims, but then she had an idea.

Clarisse put on a show, “How terrible, the nurse felt so guilty euthanizing Ms. Villamor that she took her own life.” She had put all the necessary evidence in its place, and it didn’t take too long before the hospital believed her story.

So Clarisse the cursed followed through on her name, the patients she had still had mysterious circumstances attached to their deaths but that was just bad luck.

She was a good nurse that did her job. That’s all the hospital needed to know.

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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza

Inspired by the Aswang na Gala legends

Aswang na Gala illustration by Lou Pineda
IG: https://www.instagram.com/blacknivalis