The Philippines is full of strange things both scary and awesome. A lot of supernatural phenomena happen in the Philippines. Stories of magic, entities and psychic powers are part of the Filipino culture. Healers and sorcerers are almost in every area be it rural or urban. Sightings of nature spirits and local vampires called "aswang" even reach the local news. Ordinary Filipinos experience displays of psychic powers.

Why is the Philippines full of supernatural phenomena? Some sources claim that the Philippines was once a part of the lost mystical continent of Lemuria. Others state that it's the new Jerusalem. The skeptical and scientific-minded just dismiss it as a "country full of native superstitions and delusions." What cannot be ignored is that most of the thousands of Filipinos who experience the paranormal are skeptical of such things themselves.

[I]The Most Prominent Paranormal Places in The Pearl of The South
Mount Banahaw
Mount Banahaw is the the most powerful spiritual center in the Philippines due to its famous healing springs and supernatural occurences. An interesting part of MB is Jacob's Well, a narrow fissure within the base of MB. There's a Banahaw custom where a climber must enter Jacob's Well before climbing the mountain. According to the custom, if the climber stays in the fissure for a while without fear of closed places the climber is worthy of entering the mountain. There are different cults (not the kind that sacrifice people) that live in the mountain. These cults are mostly based on Christianity. Some of them claim to have artifacts owned by Jesus Christ. The strangest things in Banahaw are the sightings of supernatural beings experienced by many who have visited the mountain. Beings ranging from gnomes to water spirits are being sighted by those who climbed the mountain.

Balete Drive
Balete Drive is a famous site not only for its Balete trees and classic houses but also for its White Lady. Most drivers who pass by Balete Drive reported sightings of a woman in white that haunt the drive. It's still unclear whether the White Lady is a nature spirit, a ghost or just an urban legend.

Update: The White Lady of Balete Drive is a hoax. I received this information from Jose Silangan, a local paranormal investigator. It turned out to be a prank which evolved into a popular urban legend.

However in some other parts of the Philippines, sightings of white ladies are still being reported.


Siquijor
Siquijor is a beautiful island east of Dumaguete. It's usually known for its beauty and low crime rate but it's also known as an island of sorcerers. On the island live the native sorcerers and healers with strange and awesome powers. The mambabarang is a fearsome sorcerer who can attack and even kill through magick. The mambabarang is known for using a strange hex using insects. The mambabarang would instruct these insects to enter the victim's body to make the victim sick or even die. Fortunately, a victim can have himself/herself cured by consulting a healer or another mambabarang. The healers of the island are called mananambals. The mananambal can cure and counter harmful spells but they can also attack through magick. Despite the skepticisms and denials of the island's officials whether sorcery exists on the island, the people swear that it does exist and it's very much alive and feared in Siquijor.

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Mount Makiling also, namaamsyal daw si Mariang Makiling tuwing full moon at nakikisalimuha sa mga tao.

kapag type niya ang tao esp. lalaki, di na daw ito nakakababa sa bundok.

Madami nang nawawala ditong hunters, di malaman nung mga kamag-anak kung buhay o patay ang nawawala nilang kamag-anak.

It is located in Los Baņos, Laguna

In 1979..me and my ex-college UST classmates went to a camping in Makiling near the National Arts Centre, I think sa may Botanical garden...night time we were having a bonfire, barbecue and lot of fun...suddenly one of my classmate mentioned the name mariang makiling and making fun of her at the dead of the night, then after 2 hours...while we were inside our tents and sleeping... we can hear him on their tent complaining about a painful stomach... some of the guys took him to to publict toilet thinking it might be diarhea , but he said nothing is coming out..and still the pain hurts...till morning comes he was complaining.
At 7 am, we boarded our rented jeep and went straight to San Pablo city at one of our friends home, then we went to a doctor (his uncle)...but cannot figure out what's wrong...last resort herbolario sa may Sampaloc Lake...diagnosis...pinaglaruan daw ni ka Maria.
Bilieve it or Not?

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Believe It!

I have a classmate, He and his father ( an army officer )went there ( Mt. Makiling ) for a hunting trip.
That was mga 1984, allowed pa ang hunting doon, nakabaril ang father niya ng isang kakaibang ibon, mahaba ang buntot, parang Wynah at Cockatiel na hindi naman.

Sinabihan sila ng mga "native" doon na bakit nya binaril ang sagradong ibon.

Nagtawa lamang si father nya, "Kalokohan" lang daw yon.

You won't believe it, the following day, kasi over nite sila at sa van sila natulog,
nawala ang tatay niya, di nagpaalam, hinanap nila, hangang sa tuktok ng Makiling, di nila ito nakit.

Up to the present di na nila nakita ang tatay nya, di nila alam kung buhay o patay pa siya.

Nakidnap kaya ng NPA o nakidnap ni Maria Makiling, that is 1 million question.

Believe it or Not, na feature nga yan sa isang segment sa TV early 90's.

eh, kasalanan din naman niya! binaril niya yung ibon! bumisita na nga lang sila, namaril pa! at pinagtawanan pa ang sabi ng mga tao dun! siyempre mas may alam ang mga tao dun kaysa sa kanila. Ayan! nawala! baka dinala ni MARIA sa kaharian nila, at ginawang ERMITANYO!

eh, kasalanan din naman niya! binaril niya yung ibon! bumisita na nga lang sila, namaril pa! at pinagtawanan pa ang sabi ng mga tao dun! siyempre mas may alam ang mga tao dun kaysa sa kanila. Ayan! nawala! baka dinala ni MARIA sa kaharian nila, at ginawang ERMITANYO!

Gumaling siya, after nang sabihin ng herbolaryo na bumalik ka sa camping site at humingi ka ng paumanhin sa Engkanto...
Ayun ganoon nga ang ginawa ng kawawa kong kaklase..after a while nang mag-sorry siya , unti-unting nawawala ang sakit, hanggang maka-uwi kami na OK na siya at parang walang nagyari.
Ayun, mula noon ayaw nang pumunta sa Makiling, Pansol, Los Banos ant San Pablo..dahil napaniwala na pinaglaruan siya ni Ka maria.

I may say that it would likely be Paranormal Asia..
Asian Beliefs:
Common Asian Beliefs:
Tiyanak - is widely an occurance not only in Pinas but in Pontianak, Indonesia..it is where they got the City name.
Manananggal - in Malaysia they call it Mananggal..it is the same thing half / half body...
Jin - the evil Spirit widely believed by the Arabs
Barang - same in Pinas and Indonesia
Engkanto - it is worldwide

mambabarang at mangkukulam pa

adding up the Devil's Mountain.. it is the Mount Banahaw's counterpart!

adding up the Devil's Mountain.. it is Mount Banahaw's counterpart!