The creatures are protected by law in the Philippines, but some communities continue to hunt and eat them as part of their cultural heritage which holds turtle meat and eggs confer medicinal benefits.

These creatures suck blood, eat human flesh and also shape-shift. "There are multiple type of aswang in Philippine folklore. There's the witch, the were-beast, the bloodsucker, the corpse-eater ...

A pupil wore a half-horse, half-human mythical creature called a tikbalang at a school event in the Philippines. The youngster Regel Suaybagiuo made the oddly terrifying suit with classmates and ...

Native to the Philippines, the palm-sized tarsier is one of the world’s smallest primates. Best known for its big, bulging eyes, the nocturnal creature is notoriously shy, making it unlikely you ...

It's the birds who are the stars at the Philippine Biodome. Rufous Hornbills, Brahminy Kites, and Sun Conures lend so much ...

The pre-Hispanic belief system of Filipinos consisted of a pantheon of gods, spirits, creatures, and men that guarded the streams, fields, trees, mountains, forests, and houses. Bathala, who created ...