Eight surviving Spanish colonial stone cemeteries in Iloilo are the focus of a new book documenting the province’s artistic traditions and historical heritage. Read more »
By day, an ordinary neighbor. By night, a creature said to fly with half its body missing. Discover the folklore behind the aswang, its regional variations, and the real dangers of accusing someone of being one. Read more »
The waters around Romblon have seen some of the country’s worst maritime disasters. But while the wrecks are real, the “triangle” is a much newer idea. Read more »
It sounds like an abandoned infant crying in the dark. Here’s what the tiyanak is said to be, where the belief came from, what old folks did to break its spell, and how a grieving mother’s ghost became a movie monster. Read more »
DreamWorks' "Forgotten Island" follows two childhood best friends facing a looming separation, but its ache resonates with the entire Filipino diaspora. Read more »
Workers died building Imelda Marcos’s film palace by the bay, and nobody agrees on how many. Here’s what the record shows, what the ghost stories say, and why the two keep getting mixed up. Read more »
