Urban Legends of Philippines

Philippines is rich in culture, traditions, beliefs, and superstitions. Before the colonization of Spaniards, Filipinos had already different folk stories regarding different supernatural elements that residing along us on this world. Those stories had been adapted until now specifically on provinces, it was used to scare children so that they won't get out in the night or else the aswang will get them and eat their organs. Before I was a victim of this, I am living on province which we believed on elements that naked eye can't see. My family was a famous folk healer and my mother is one of them.

Every night my uncle will tell stories about their experiences and encounter on supernatural beings, he said that those elements truly exist and we need to respect them and don't bother them or else the consequences would be huge. We are living in Iloilo before and our place is well known for nest of aswang, there are also cases in Negros, Capiz, Antique and other part of East Visayas. Those rumors that there are livestock found dead while their organs are missing, some residences conclude that there's a Aswang which victimized the livestock.

The whole visayas was trembled about it and keep their livestock safe. There are people who can't believe until they see but there's nothing wrong in considering it as true. Here on Philippines there are lots of urban stories about Aswang, Engkanto, Kapre, Nuno, Witch, etc. but for today I'll tell you famous urban legends that until now it's still alive and makes people scared once they heard the story.

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Maria Labo

First on the list is the story of Maria Labo, she's living in province of Iloilo with her living husband and 2 kids. Her husband is a police man, they are living on simple life yet the desire to make their life comfortable makes Maria decide to go abroad. She get a news that her cousin will go to Saudi Arabia thats why she decide to go abroad also, her husband doesn't like the idea but in the end they have no choice. Maria went to Saudi Arabia then became a domestic helper to her Arab bosses. There was an old lady which also serving at the next apartment, Maria sees the old lady as a mother and they became close to each other.

One time there was a group of men entered on the apartment and abduct Maria, she was raped and molested then she was leaved on the desert. She was found by police full of bruises and not in right mind. She was delivered to the hospital then the old lady attended her. The embassy took Maria and then plan to let Maria go back to Philippines. When she got back to Philippines she was cured in Hospital, her husband and kids visit her and check his condition, she's still not in reality and just looking far away. The husband wants Maria to go home but the hospital insist that she needs more medication but the husband told them that Maria will get more better in their home, the hospital can't do anything about it that's why they released Maria.

While Maria is in their house, the husband notice that there's a changes in behavior of his wife that isn't the same before. A few weeks later the husband notice that Maria became more better, little did he know that the tragedy will happen. The husband came home tired from work, he saw Maria at the kitchen preparing his dinner, he asked Maria where's the children so that they will eat together but Maria just smirked. The husband notice something on the food, he immediately runs to the hot pot then he vomit on what he saw.

There are body parts of humans which he knew it was his children, he immediately shoot fires to Maria and she was hit on her hand but Maria managed to jump of the window and run away. The husband was in great pain, he decide to get all the chopped parts of his children to give them a burial, while he's outside preparing to bury his children, suddenly Maria appeared with such normal face until she was transformed and want to kill her husband. Immediately the husband swing the machete to kill his wife, Maria was hitted on her face but she managed to ran away again, that's the reason why her name is Maria Labo cause she had marked on her face that was gifted by weapon Labo.

Corazon ang Unang Aswang

There's also a famous urban legend about the first Witch in Philippines. The story goes like this, there was a couple which lived on province of Capiz, they loved each other and wishing to have a child but Corazon can't bear a child no matter how they try, the people conclude that Corazon is a baog or can't bear a child thats why they done everything they can like devotion on Saint. Corazon and her husband was happy when they know that Corazon had baby on her stomach. Not until Corazon's baby died when it was born, Corazon can't accept what happened, she start questioning God and even curse that there will be no child will bear in this world.

Corazon became crazy and started hurting children in their area. Her friend saw Corazon eating the organs of livestock then she tell what she saw on residence. Her husband don't want to believe it that's why he look for Corazon everywhere, there's another case of missing child and the people point Corazon done it that's why they hunt Corazon, her husband saw her in the woods and convincing her to go home but suddenly a friend of Corazon's husband aims to fire a bullet but the husband stopped him, in the end her husband accompany her and they gone in the mist.

I'm gonna end the article here, there are more urban legends here on Philippines and it will take a long article if i include them all, I hope you knew something about our urban legends, are you familiar with this stories?