Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The Bakunawa, the great moon-devouring serpent-dragon of Philippine myth — a colossal sea-serpent that rises to swallow the moon and cause the eclipses,
The Tiyanak, a demonic infant of Philippine folklore that takes the form of a crying, abandoned baby to lure compassionate travelers into the wild, then
The Kapre, the giant tree-dwelling being of Philippine folklore — a tall, dark, hairy, cigar-smoking creature who lives in the great old balete and acacia
The Tikbalang, the horse-headed trickster-creature of Philippine folklore — a tall, gangly demon with the head and hooves of a horse who haunts the
The Manananggal, one of the most horrifying monsters of Philippine folklore — a vampiric creature, usually a beautiful woman, who by night severs her body
The Aswang, the most feared monster of Philippine folklore — a shapeshifting, flesh-eating, blood-drinking creature that by day passes as a human and by
Maria Makiling, the most beloved diwata of Philippine myth — the beautiful guardian-goddess of Mount Makiling, a benevolent protectress of the forests and
The Diwata, the nature-deities and guardian-spirits of Philippine myth — benevolent (or capricious) spirits who dwell in the trees, mountains and seas,
Sitan, the god of the underworld and keeper of the souls of the dead in Philippine myth — the dread Tagalog ruler of Kasanaan, the realm of the wicked,
Amanikable, the ill-tempered god of the sea in Philippine myth — the vengeful deity of the ocean embittered by a mortal’s rejection, who sends the storms
