Cebu police have launched an investigation after townspeople in San Fernando claimed their fighting cocks were savaged by an aswang. Aswangs are mythical flesh eating ghouls that are said to prey on both animals and humans — and in particular pregnant women. The Cebu Provincial Police Office announced today (Monday, September 3) that it will… Full Story »
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UK’s most wed man hopes Filipina, 32, will be his wife number nine
Britain’s most wed man hopes to make a Filipina his ninth wife — months after a previous fiancee from the country left him for another man. Ron Sheppard, aged 70, believes he has finally met the love of his life after eight divorces and a recently broken engagement. He has now fallen for Nina, a… Full Story »
Funeral parlour rented murder victim’s body to fake wake operators
A funeral parlour is accused of renting out the corpse of a woman who was kidnapped and murdered to fake wake operators. It is alleged that an unidentified mortuary sold the body of Merlina Gamiao to a broker identified as Edmund Adlawan for 36,000 pesos. He then rented out the remains for 10,000 pesos to people… Full Story »
Facebook ‘witch’ extorted heartbroken woman over love potion payment
A self-described witch was arrested for extortion after she threatened a woman over payment for a love potion she had concocted. Jhane Mendoza, aged 29, was arrested on Monday (July 30) a fast food store in Valenzuela City at about 3.20pm. Chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar said Mendoza would be charged for ‘robbery extortion with intimidation’… Full Story »
Mindanao villagers blame blood-sucking ‘sigbin’ for killing fighting cocks
Superstitious villagers in Minanao have blamed a mythical blood-sucking creature for the nocturnal death of 21 fighting cocks. On Sunday (July 29), residents of Kauswagan village in Cagayan de Oro awoke to discover a scene of bloody carnage. The villagers noticed unusual wounds on their necks and backs and concluded that the unfortunate cockerels had been… Full Story »
