Aswang story strikes again- – – this time in Batangas City after netizens recently posted in TV Patrol Southern Tagalog Facebook page that a ghoulish vampire-like werewolf ghoul is allegedly roaming in the city and in some nearby towns.
The message, according to some netizens, allegedly came from the Tanauan police station. The message appears as warning for people not to go out in the streets at night because allegedly, a group of ‘aswang’ riding in a truck roams the province.
In another post, citizens of Tayabas, Quezon was warned to avoid a big woman with glaring eyes.
The Tanauan City police, however, denied the rumors and has claimed that these stories are just hoax and said that there’s no such notice coming from their station that was disseminated as it will bring fear and panic to the public.
“Wla pong katotohanan yan sapagkat wala pa po kami report na natatanggap sa 48 barangay dito na sila po ay may nakitang aswang sa kanilang barangay,” Police Inspector Dante Majadas of Tanauan City PNP said to ABS-CBN News.
(There’s no truth to that rumor. In fact, we have never received any report from the 48 barangays here as to the sightings of such creature)
(There’s no truth to that rumor. In fact, we have never received any report from the 48 barangays here as to the sightings of such creature)
The myth of the ‘aswang’ is well known throughout the Philippines, except in the Ilocos region, which is the only region that does not have an equivalent myth.
Aswang, as defined, is a ghoulish vampire-like werewolf ghoul in Filipino folklore and is the subject of a wide variety of myths and stories. Spanish colonists noted that it is the most feared among the mythical creatures of the Philippines, even in the 16th century.
It is allegedly most popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo, Negros, Bohol, Masbate, Aklan, Antique and Siquijor. Other local names for the aswang are, “tik-tik”, “wak-wak” and “sok-sok.”