In the Phillopines(spelling mistake) legends of an girl who is belived to be a witch and vampire.
She can transform into a flying creature a bit like a bat. The story is considid to be a mystery and that no one will ever find this ghoul. There have been another report of a another vampire encounter in Maylisia.
Full Version: Aswang
Aswang is said to be a race not just one little girl/witch ,They are shapeshifters and also supposed to be vampire like..Theres also an aswang festival in the phillipines
Straight off Wiki
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Appearance and activities
An aswang is a regular townsperson by day and prefer an occupation related to meat, such as butchery or making sausages.
Aswangs have an ageless appearance and a quiet, shy and elusive manner. They can be distinguished from humans by two signs. One is the bloodshot eyes from staying up all night looking for opportunities to sneak into houses where funeral wakes are being held, and stealing the dead bodies.
According to the elderly, the Aswang can also transform from human to animal and animal to human. The Aswang can disguise him/herself as a pig, dog or a black bird. Supposedly if a person looks at them in the eyes, the reflection would appear inverted. During their nocturnal activities, they walk with their feet facing backwards.
One type is the tik-tik which transforms into a huge bird/bat at night and prowls. The tik-tik looks for a pregnant person. Then extends a very long proboscis into the womb and licks the baby to kill it. While performing, a 'tik-tik' sound is heard.
In some stories, the tik-tik is an aswang's familiar, said to confuse people by its 'tik-tik' sound. If the aswang is near, the sound would be faint so that people hearing it would think that the aswang is still far away.
The term wak-wak or wuk-wuk is frequently used for the same creature in the Cebu region. The legends of the wak-wak and tik-tik are much the same, but the wak-wak is specifically supposed to change into its birdlike form by leaving behind its lower body, much like the Manananggal, another Philippine vampire. The cry of a night bird which makes a "wuk-wuk-wuk" sound is believed to be the call of this monster and is feared by superstitious villagers. As with the call of the tik-tik, the wak-wak is believed able to make its cry sound distant when the creature is near.[citation needed]
In Panitan(Panit'an) Capiz, there is a myth of the Dangga or Agitot. This type of aswang is typically funny because some say it is a handsome gay man that hunts women during the night and eats fresh blood like a vampire.
Another familiar is the sigbin or Zegben[citation needed]. Some say that this is another form that the aswang transforms into and yet some say it is the companion of the tik-tik. It appears to be similar to the chupacabra and Tasmanian devil in appearance with the exception of spotty fur. It supposedly has a wide mouth with large fangs.
Dealing with Aswangs
It is said that an Aswang can be revealed, with the use of a bottle of a special oil made from coconut and mixed with certain plant stems upon which special prayers were said. When an Aswang comes near or walks outside the house at night, the oil is supposed to boil and continue boiling until the aswang leaves the area. They are also said to abhor garlic. A Buntot Pagi, a stingray's tail, is also a very effective weapon against such beings, if one is brave enough to face the aswang in combat.
Throwing salt at aswangs may cause their skin to burn for the salt is the sign of purity.
An aswang is a regular townsperson by day and prefer an occupation related to meat, such as butchery or making sausages.
Aswangs have an ageless appearance and a quiet, shy and elusive manner. They can be distinguished from humans by two signs. One is the bloodshot eyes from staying up all night looking for opportunities to sneak into houses where funeral wakes are being held, and stealing the dead bodies.
According to the elderly, the Aswang can also transform from human to animal and animal to human. The Aswang can disguise him/herself as a pig, dog or a black bird. Supposedly if a person looks at them in the eyes, the reflection would appear inverted. During their nocturnal activities, they walk with their feet facing backwards.
One type is the tik-tik which transforms into a huge bird/bat at night and prowls. The tik-tik looks for a pregnant person. Then extends a very long proboscis into the womb and licks the baby to kill it. While performing, a 'tik-tik' sound is heard.
In some stories, the tik-tik is an aswang's familiar, said to confuse people by its 'tik-tik' sound. If the aswang is near, the sound would be faint so that people hearing it would think that the aswang is still far away.
The term wak-wak or wuk-wuk is frequently used for the same creature in the Cebu region. The legends of the wak-wak and tik-tik are much the same, but the wak-wak is specifically supposed to change into its birdlike form by leaving behind its lower body, much like the Manananggal, another Philippine vampire. The cry of a night bird which makes a "wuk-wuk-wuk" sound is believed to be the call of this monster and is feared by superstitious villagers. As with the call of the tik-tik, the wak-wak is believed able to make its cry sound distant when the creature is near.[citation needed]
In Panitan(Panit'an) Capiz, there is a myth of the Dangga or Agitot. This type of aswang is typically funny because some say it is a handsome gay man that hunts women during the night and eats fresh blood like a vampire.
Another familiar is the sigbin or Zegben[citation needed]. Some say that this is another form that the aswang transforms into and yet some say it is the companion of the tik-tik. It appears to be similar to the chupacabra and Tasmanian devil in appearance with the exception of spotty fur. It supposedly has a wide mouth with large fangs.
Dealing with Aswangs
It is said that an Aswang can be revealed, with the use of a bottle of a special oil made from coconut and mixed with certain plant stems upon which special prayers were said. When an Aswang comes near or walks outside the house at night, the oil is supposed to boil and continue boiling until the aswang leaves the area. They are also said to abhor garlic. A Buntot Pagi, a stingray's tail, is also a very effective weapon against such beings, if one is brave enough to face the aswang in combat.
Throwing salt at aswangs may cause their skin to burn for the salt is the sign of purity.
I think the one you are looking for is the mananaggal. It's like a vampire which caqn split into two so while the lower half stays in the forest the upper half feasts upon the people. There is a special oil that they use to seperate their halves. There is a way to beat them and that's to expose the upper half to sunlight. Be sure to sprinkle salt on the lower half first to make sure they dont re-attach themselves.
QUOTE(DestinyWuerger @ Aug 14 2007, 11:44 AM) 
I think the one you are looking for is the mananaggal. It's like a vampire which caqn split into two so while the lower half stays in the forest the upper half feasts upon the people. There is a special oil that they use to seperate their halves. There is a way to beat them and that's to expose the upper half to sunlight. Be sure to sprinkle salt on the lower half first to make sure they dont re-attach themselves.
we have that kind of "vampire" in Borneo. a girl who split from neck above, flying searching for prey. creepy..
Damn Anne Rice's vamps got nothing on these b*******. I forget what the website was called when I was on it, but there was one that had like every vampire description you could find of vamps from different countries and cultures. It was pretty interesting.
There was a purported picture of it a while back. It was eventually decided it was a bat with a white stripe photoshopped on.
i believed is big kite 
sorry,never even heard of such a creature
Sound like ugly little buggers. 
also remember the Philippines is an incredibly religious country.
South America and the Philippines have a lot of cryptid sightings because they tend to attach a certain amount of religious significance to strange things that can be explained rationally.
Hence, fear of the devil and dark forces keep myths and legends like these alive....where we as lovers of crytozoology pick them up and try and put them in context to the modern world.
It's simply an old tale thats been told for hundreds of years.
it's not a cryptid.
South America and the Philippines have a lot of cryptid sightings because they tend to attach a certain amount of religious significance to strange things that can be explained rationally.
Hence, fear of the devil and dark forces keep myths and legends like these alive....where we as lovers of crytozoology pick them up and try and put them in context to the modern world.
It's simply an old tale thats been told for hundreds of years.
it's not a cryptid.
QUOTE(Syntax @ Aug 15 2007, 01:37 AM)
it's not a cryptid.
Yes, that's right ! it's reptilian base.The reptoid will give you a black magic stone to swallow, then you are now a creatures at night forever until you die.
Sometimes it is very hard for you to die if you can't pass that stone.
There is four pics of what is supposed to be an aswang in the UM Image Gallery.
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/gallery/index.php
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/gallery/index.php
That picture sems like flying penguin to me.
Or a white mouse.
Or a white mouse.
I always wondered about the penaggolan....think that is misspelled...a beautiful woman that at night, grows fangs, detaching her head and her intestines from her body and floating around searching for fresh prey.
Try making THAT into a sexy Vampirella comic!
Try making THAT into a sexy Vampirella comic!
^Hahaha! And turn this thread rated R huh?
QUOTE(Cigarette Smoking Man @ Aug 15 2007, 11:40 PM)
That picture sems like flying penguin to me.
Or a white mouse.
Or a white mouse.
This is a cropped version of the pic. If you look at the full version, you will notice that the roof with the shadow on it (in the bottom left corner) indicates that the sun is facing to the right of the person taking the picture (and to the *cough cough* aswang). The light pattern on the creature doesn't correspond. The light on the creature is directed towards its back...not on its side.
A good attempt....but....it just doesn't look quite right. it would be more believable if the creature was entirely black.
According to the OP of those pics, they were taken in the middle of the night with night-vision mode on the camera 
QUOTE(Shadow_Wolf @ Aug 17 2007, 05:36 AM)
According to the OP of those pics, they were taken in the middle of the night with night-vision mode on the camera
well in other part of the world is midnight. that a big kite btw
QUOTE(kenshinx @ Aug 17 2007, 07:27 AM)
well in other part of the world is midnight. that a big kite btw
Strangely enough it should always be dark at local midnight - unless the OP was in the realm of the midnight sun
I dunno if night time was so bright in the Philipines...
I'm sorry, Capo, no matter how many times I see it, that name just makes me giggle, forgive me.
aww little satan spawn how adorible!!! ^.^
QUOTE(Shadow_Wolf @ Aug 17 2007, 10:06 PM)
Strangely enough it should always be dark at local midnight - unless the OP was in the realm of the midnight sun
bahaha exactly! It's not often at night you get shadows and blue sky's.
QUOTE(~Onyx~ @ Aug 18 2007, 03:59 AM)
I'm sorry, Capo, no matter how many times I see it, that name just makes me giggle, forgive me.
yeah, I know. I can imagine when any Brits reading this creature's name:"Ey, mate, d'you know that in the Phillipines there's a creature called Aswang?"
"What? A** ****? Stop talking dirty, Alan!"
how can it be a kite? when that thing is so big?
if it was a kite it would proberlly in the news or the paper.
if it was a kite it would proberlly in the news or the paper.
QUOTE(Eric_15 @ Aug 18 2007, 07:28 PM)
how can it be a kite? when that thing is so big?
if it was a kite it would proberlly in the news or the paper.
if it was a kite it would proberlly in the news or the paper.
come to Bali, many huge kite here
i once have bird kite with 1.5 m wingspan. but the wind in my town not strong enough
^Yeah, in my town, there's also an annual international kite contest. We have a real good beaches where you can fly kites. Some of them reach up to 25m. And as Kenshinx has stated, some Balinese traditional kite are big! I also have the bird kite like yours. I bet most boys who went to Bali bring these home with them !
Anyway a bit off topic, did you guys know how the ninjas in Japan use kites? They use it for espionage. The ninja tied themselves to a huge kite, lift it off and watch upon enemy's base from the air. That's before they invented hot air balloon.
!Anyway a bit off topic, did you guys know how the ninjas in Japan use kites? They use it for espionage. The ninja tied themselves to a huge kite, lift it off and watch upon enemy's base from the air. That's before they invented hot air balloon.
The "Aswang"
add one more "s" and it would be the funniest cryptid name ever
add one more "s" and it would be the funniest cryptid name ever
huh...a vampire witch? and a vampire that changes....ugh soooooo confuse. [feast one some1's neck] ahhhhh that's better.
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