Beyond its reputation for witchcraft, Siquijor preserves traditional healing practices, medicinal plant knowledge and spiritual traditions documented by researchers. Read more »
They look human, live in places that appear empty and invite guests who may never return home. Philippine folklore offers many stories about engkanto, mysterious beings believed to inhabit a world alongside our own. Read more »
A sleeping woman in the Laguna skyline, gifts from a generous spirit and a warning against greed. Here’s the legend of Mariang Makiling, the mountain she calls home and why its protection matters today. Read more »
A Kalinga elder presented the province’s centuries-old peace-pact system at an ASEAN peace education conference, and Malaysia wants to study it up close. 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 »
