THE ASWANG – THE PHILIPPINES SHAPESHIFTING VAMPIRE
THE ASWANG LURKS THROUGHOUT the Philippines, but Panay’s province of Capiz is the creature’s home.
Aswang first appeared in folklore as the name of a god. But there does not seem to be a connection between the aswang god and the word’s other meanings.
Aswang was an umbrella term for monsters or disturbances, and while the aswang creature is associated with the manananggal, many suggest they are different beings.
Aswangs are powerful during the day and almost unstoppable at night. Many believe the aswang got its name by combining the Tagalog words for salt (asin) and garlic (bawang), which are the creature’s weakness. While most weapons wound the aswang, the effectiveness of holy water, religious locations, and certain weapons is questi
