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Duwende

A dwende, or 'old man on the mound'is a dwarf creature who lives in the woods, in an anthill or old houses in a remote areas. The dwende resembles a very small, old man with a long beard and they love to wear big hats.


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White Lady

The White Lady is usually a young, beautiful woman dressed in white; some say her feet never touch the ground. Oftentimes, she was brutally raped and murdered, and her spirit restlessly seeks revenge. Since her aggressor is almost always a man or group of men, she is mainly sighted by men rather than women.


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Kapre

Kapres are normally described as smoking a big ganja pipe, whose strong smell would attract human attention and wearing the indigenous Northern Philippine loincloth known as bahag, and possibly a belt which gives them ability to be invisible to humans.


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Sirena at Siyokoy

Syokoy or mermen, is a male equivalent of mermaid.


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Tiktik

Other regional names for the aswang include "tik-tik", "wak-wak" and "soc-soc"


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Manananggal

From the tagalog word of ‘’ tanggal’’ or to split. It is believed that they split or separate half of their body, to hunt for food.


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Tikbalang

Tikbalangs are said to scare travelers, lead them astray and play tricks on them such that they keep on returning to an arbitrary path no matter how far they go or where they turn.


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Tiyanak

Most often a Tiyanak appears as a infant or child, mimicking their cries in order to lure its victims.


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Mangkukulam

Mangkukulam is the term used to the people who practice the sorcery. They often do it for revenge, or to do evil things to people.


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Aswang

is a legendary humanoid which is sort of a cross between a vampire and a witch. Regular townspeople by day, they become cannibals with a voracious appetite for human flesh by night. They can also transform into either a black boar or a huge dog. Some say that they are mostly female and they prefer butchering as occupation.


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