Sid — Archive Record

The principal rarely works. The institution continues without him. Nothing is corrected unless it has already reached its end.

Sirena Bayang — Submerged District Record

The city appears complete until you look beyond it. What lies outside does not hide, yet never resolves. Visitors leave with the sense that something was present the entire time—and chose not to be...

Sirina — The Aquatic Presence Along Philippine Shores

You don’t follow it. You only realize it was there, watching the same water you were.  

Manananggal — Archive Record  

Separation is the method. Return is the requirement.  

Batibat — The Tree-Bound Entity of Sleep Paralysis in Ilocano Folklore

You wake up—but your body doesn’t. And something is already there.  

Pugot — The Headless Entity of Ilocos

It doesn’t approach. It doesn’t hide. It stands where you’re already looking.

Siyokoy — The Aquatic Dwellers Beneath Philippine Waters

It does not call you closer. You simply realize you already are.

Buso — The Flesh-Consuming Entities of Mindanao

They do not wait for death to pass. They arrive when it begins.

Babaylan — The Spiritual Intermediary of Philippine Tradition

Not all power disrupts. Some of it restores—and holds everything together.

Mangkukulam — The Curse Practitioner of Philippine Folklore

Not all harm arrives suddenly. Some is prepared, spoken, and set in motion long before it is felt.  

Mambabarang — The Insect-Based Practitioner of Philippine Folklore

Not everything that harms you can be seen. Some things are sent—and arrive quietly.

Berberoka — The Water-Trap Creature of Philippine Folklore

The water disappears. The fish are within reach. And just when it feels safe to step forward—the river comes back.