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Nov72018 by The KanoNo Comments

Mikey Bustos Filipino Mythical Creatures Rap

Mikey Bustos is a Canadian-born Filipino YouTube star. He's known for his hilarious tutorial and song parodies about being Pinoy.The particular video I’m featuring today is all about legendary beings that roam the Philippines. Some people say that these so-called mythical creatures can even been seen today, especially if you have a “Third Eye.” (more…)

May182017 by The KanoNo Comments

Is Our Filipina Maid an Aswang?

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My asawa and I retired to the Philippines almost eight years ago. We’ve dealt with a myriad of devils and demons in this Southeast Asian archipelago since our move. Chief among these terrifying creatures is the Aswang. (more…)

Jan122017 by The KanoNo Comments

New Filipina Helper Fired on First Day

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Our new Filipina helper was fired on her first day on the job. We had previously committed to hiring a Pinay whose mother-in-law was reportedly an aswang. But that new domestic assistant never showed up for work. ("You're fired!" graphic source: Meme Generator) (more…)

Dec32016 by The KanoNo Comments

“Her Mother-in-Law is an Aswang”

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(Aswang graphic: Travis Simmons, Author of Wyrd Fiction) We recently encountered a roadblock in our search for a new domestic helper in the Philippines. Our current 17-year-old helper is leaving tomorrow. She's pregnant. The young girl must have gotten knocked up on a Sunday, her day off, as no one at our home in the archipelago is thankfully not responsible for the Filipina's condition. A distant neighbor brought over a prospective new employee yesterday. But there's a problem with this lady: her mother-in-law is an aswang. (more…)

Feb132016 by The Kano18 Comments

A Kapre Lives in Old Mango Tree in my Asawa’s Elementary School Yard in Guimaras

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A Kapre lives in an old mango tree in my asawa's elementary school in Guimaras, the island province of the Philippines we call home. According to Wikipedia, a Kapre is a Philippine mythical creature that could be characterized as a tree demon. It is described as being a tall (7 to 9 ft), dark, muscular creature. Kapres are normally described as having a strong smell that would attract human attention. After a sweaty day in the archipelago, I sometimes have a strong smell that repels human attention. (more…)

Dec12015 by The Kano6 Comments

Living a Simple Life in the Philippines

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Living a simple life in the Philippines is not that difficult, especially if you reside in a rural province like my asawa and I retired to over six years ago. My wife grew up in a nipa hut with a dirt floor. The house didn't not have any modern luxuries such as electricity and running water. Here's a look at the region of Guimaras, our island province home known for the sweetest mangoes in the world, which my spouse shared with eight brothers and sisters and her two parents, along with pythons and an assortment of lizards. My asawa's simple life included encounters with invisible elves called duwendes and evil, shape-shifting flying demons, aswangs. It made life interesting. Now my spouse of almost 16 years and I live on a 13,500 square meter property, with beautiful blue skies and

Mar32012 by The Kano18 Comments

Aswang Attacks Cop Outside Our Iloilo Subdivision!

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Heard my asawa's manicurist outside my window the other afternoon. She stopped by to give my wife the latest news in our subdivision. She has access to the lastest breaking chiz miz, gossip, available as she makes her rounds. When my wife came inside to inform me that "Madge" (not her real name) told her that an aswang, a Filipino witch, attacked a barangay police officer right outside our subdivision, I took notice. (more…)

Oct302010 by The Kano2 Comments

Philippine National Police on Full Alert for All Saint’s Day!

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Just posted the conclusion to the aswang attack my wife's family experienced in the Philippines many years ago at their home at Lawi in Guimaras province. The aswang story was the third most popular post on my first blog, "The Rooster Crows at 4am!" (more…)

Oct292010 by The Kano4 Comments

Aswang Attack in the Philippines Revisted!

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Aswang attack in the Philippines revisted. What better time to check out a story I did last year which was a true eyewitness account of an aswang (a type of Filipino witch) that I wrote about in my first blog, "The Rooster Crows at 4am!" I've reprinted the story in my new website, PhilippinesPlus.com. Just click HERE to see part one of that story. My wife Melinda, as a young teenager, along with her family, experienced a terrifying visit from an evil Aswang, and she swears, to this day, that the encounter was real. I am not one to disagree with my wife, and she is not one prone to tell tall tales, unlike her kano husband who is prone to B.S. from time to time.

Oct32010 by The Kano4 Comments

Local Radio Reports New Witch in San Joaquin, Iloilo, the Philippines!

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Riding an Iloilo City taxi the other day and heading home via pump boat to Guimaras, our driver, his radio tuned to a local radio station in Iloilo City, remarked to my wife in their native language, Hilgaynon, that the radio was broadcasting a news report that a witch, or aswang, was reported in San Joaquin, a municipality of Iloilo. (Witches, Originally uploaded by Ryan Macalandag) (more…)

Oct192009 by The Kano4 Comments

The Attack of the Aswang in Guimaras!

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A few blog posts ago, I promised to tell the true eyewitness account as related to me by The Sainted Patient Wife, of a witch or aswang, (Manananggal, as they are commonly called in the Western Visayans in the Philippines) that her family crossed paths with in San Miguel, Jordan Guimaras, in the Philippines. I relate this story to you and include all the details as told to me by my wife Melinda. Nothing has been embellished in the retelling of this story. (more…)