Same with the previous one, I created this thread to share some of our own mythical creatures. For references, you can send me a private message. Thank you!

Multo

Multo (lit. “ghost”) is a soul of a person returning from the dead for some unfinished business here on earth. Many people claim they saw, or imagine they saw or felt the presence of a ghost. A butterfly that flies in through a window, the smell of candles or flowers, a window or door banging shut at night, or the sound of chains being dragged on the floor are enough signs to make a human swear that a ghost had been visiting.

hmmm o-o ghosts tend to be universally viewed in such a way. i wonder why.

Aswang

Aswang is sometimes used as a generic term applied to all types of witches, shape-shifters and monsters in Philippine Mythology. The term is also used interchangeably with manananggal, but they are different. An aswang is a regular villager during the day but at night it transforms into an animal usually a wild boar or a huge dog. It goes under a house where there is a pregnant woman and steals the unborn baby. In the old days, male villagers were on guard against this being whenever there was a pregnant woman in the neighborhood. The weapon they used against it is the buntot-pagi (lit. “stingray’s tail”). It also abhors garlic that’s why superstitious Filipinos especially those who live in the provinces adorn their homes with garlic bulbs to repel this being.

Oh, I know the Aswang!

My aunt had a Filipino friend who was pregnant. The friend was sleeping on the couch and had a dream that a white dog was chasing her. When she woke up, she saw something white jump out the window.

She later told me and my aunt about her dream and the Aswang.

Luckily, she gave birth to a healthy boy ^-^.

Batibat

The batibat is a vengeful spirit found in Ilocano folklore. This spirit is said to be the cause of the fatal nocturnal disease called bangungot (lit. “nightmare”). It takes the form of a fat old woman that originally resides in trees. It inhabits houses which materials are made from its dwelling place. It attacks people who are asleep by sitting on their chests until they die of suffocation. To ward off the batibat, one should bite the victim’s thumb or wiggle its toes. In this way, the person will woke up from the nightmare created by this being.

Cool I want to hear more about Philippine Mythology

I'll post more as soon as possible. I can't promise but maybe within this week. I'm a little busy with my work and studies. I also want to be 100% sure before posting anything. After reading a lot from books and online sources, I'm also asking questions from people especially the older ones for the verification of the information.

Manananggal

The Manananggal (sometimes confused with the Wak Wak in some areas by the Filipinos) is a mythical creature of the Philippines. It resembles a Western vampire, in being an evil, human-devouring monster or witch. The myth of the manananggal is popular in the Visayan region of the Philippines, especially in the western provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Antique. There are varying accounts of the features of a manananggal. Like vampires, Visayan folklore creatures, and aswangs, manananggals are also said to abhor garlic and salt. They were also known to avoid daggers, light, vinegar, spices and the tail of a sting ray which can be fashioned as a whip. Folklore of similar creatures can be found in the neighbouring nations of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Oh and may I add that aswang also prey on the liver of the little children, the elderly and the sick. It's from an experience I had 3-4 years ago. Mom says that there was one in the old house we had in manila that tried to eat my and my 3 little sisters' livers. Luckily nothing happened to us and is one of the reasons why my family currently resides in quezon city.

wow, you had a close encounter of the 3rd kind with actual myth-creatures. :3 amazing. scary but amazing.