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 »
A dark giant in an old tree, the smell of tobacco, and a path that keeps looping back on itself. Here’s what Filipino folklore says about the kapre, where its name came from, and what old folks say to do when one takes an interest in you. Read more »
British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean is set to headline the 2027 Manila edition of LaLaLa Fest, joining some of the Philippines’ biggest and rising music acts for the highly anticipated festival. Read more »
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte warned on Monday, Oct. 5, that letting the AMLC disclose her financial records in her impeachment trial breaks the law and opens every Filipino’s bank data to similar exposure. Read more »
At the height of the pandemic, Carmen's Best, the homegrown premium ice cream brand, came close to shutting its doors for good. Its founder is now telling the story of how it was saved in a new book. Read more »
It walks backward with its head between its legs, drinks from shadows and, in some stories, hides inside a clay jar in a wealthy family’s home. Meet the sigbin, one of the Philippines’ strangest and most unsettling creatures of folklore. Read more »
