Region I - The Legend of La Union

Long ago, there was a siblings called pangasinan and ilocos. They had different mothers but had the same father. Pangasinan’s mother was named Pampanga while Ilocos was named Cagayan.

The father of the siblings, Fernando, was often put to shame when his sons quarreled in public. And it was often  Uniangan, their brother between them. When Uniangan could not satisfy their demands simultaneous his two brothers would fight over it.

One day, a Spanish Priest passed by their house and observed the brothers Pangasinan and Ilocos quarreling and shouting of their voices. The priest heard all the quarrel was centered on who had clout to order Uniangan around.

The priest remarked that they cut Uniangan into two so that each of them could have half of him!” The two brothers taken the advice and look each other—and then at Uniangan. They finally realized their foolishness and started to pity Uniangan.

The priest saw the wonderful reconciliation among the brothers and patted Uniangan on the back. Uniangan was the cause of The Union—or in Spanish, “La Union.” From the day on Uniangan was renamed La Union.

When, three brother got old and eventually died they were buried side by side with La Union in the middle of Pangasinan and Ilocos. So, as this legend of La Union goes, the mounds grew bigger with the passage of time until they became provinces.

Region II - Apo Lakay lakay

Once upon a time, a fisherman angered to a sea god and he was turned into a stone.

His wife, who went looking for him was also turned into stone.

and they became the town’s guardians called Apo Lakay-lakay and Apo Baket-baket.

When Apo Lakay-lakay gets angry the waves supposedly grow violent.

if the fisherman want to go around him, they must make an offering—either food floated on wood or coins tossed at the sea near these rocks.

The couple have  their abandoned child called Apo Ubing-ubing and he stands patiently waiting for his parent’s return and he become a stone too, and it’s located at the eastern end of Claveria Beach.

Region III - The Old Man's Head

A long, long time ago, there was a rich and respected old man live in the village.

He owned a vast of  rice field and  all square inch of the land. . .

One day, the people noticed that the old man was missing for three days, the people really became apprehensive and the fate of the old man became the talk of the town.

His disappearance remained unexplainable, but the greater mystery is the appearance of the old man's head and the missing of the body that was never recovered from then on. . .

The residents of the village referred to the place as  Olongapo-- "Ulo ng Apo,"  in Tagalog, which means "Old man's head" . .

Region IV - The Legend of Mount Makiling

Once upon a time, there was a Diwata called Maria Makiling. She has light olive skin, long shining black hair and twinkling eyes. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

One Day, the child of a farmer got sick and he went to Maria and he was given a ginger. The Farmer sadly went home and he was greatly surprised when the ginger turn to gold!  because of her kindness the people love her.

Maria is so beautiful and wooded by many suitors. Three of them was Captain Lara, a Spanish soldier. Joselito  a mestizo and juan a farmer.

As time passed, her suitors became more and more impatient and demanded that Maria tell them who she loves. So the diwata was forced to promise: "By the night of the full moon, I will tell you my answer."

When the night of the full moon arrived, all her suitors up the mountain to know her decision. All was startled when Maria told them that it was Juan whom she loved. Joselito and Lara much angry to juan.

They accused Juan to huge fire to quartel, juan imprisoned and tortured. Next day, soldiers bring Juan to plaza, Juan shout the name of Maria before he was shoot and killed.

It was heard by the diwata and quickly down her mountain But Juan was already dead. Tears falling down her face and embraced tightly his lifeless body. Maria cursed the two and those men who cannot accept failure in love.

Days later, Joselito die by no cure illness and Captain Lara was killed at the revolution.  From then, Maria never let herself be seen by the people. Every time somebody got lost on the mountain, they remember the curse of the diwata. They remember the great love of Maria Makiling.

Region V - The Legend of Bulkan Magayon or Mount Mayon

Once upon a time, there was a princess  named Daragang Magayon  lived in Bicol. She’s so beautiful and came from the family that reigns over the entire Bicol.

Because of her beauty and influence, warriors, prince and datus from different parts of the country desired to have her as their wife.

But Magayon fell in love with a prince named Handiong, a prince who came from a tribe that was, unfortunately, the rival of Magayon’s tribe.

The two suffered so much from their family’s attempts to separate them and  their families fought a bloody tribal war. This caused the young couple so much pain and decided together to commit suicide.

There tribe buried them.

Months passed the Magayon’s tribe saw a volcano growing in the place where Magayon was buried.

      They named it for Daragang Magayon. “Bulkang Magayon” describing its perfect shape like their beautiful Daraga.

Later on, it called Mount Mayon.

Region VI - Ang Pamilya Aswang

Isang lugar sa Tabuk Suba sa Jaro Iloilo, nkatira si tonyo at ang dalawa niyang anak sa isang kubo. Siya lang nagtataguyod dito dahil naaksidente ang kanyang asawa.

May lahing aswang si tonyo at tuwing kabilugan ng buwan nagpapalit siya ng ibat-ibang anyo, ipinaliwanag niya sa kanyang mga anak at naintindihan naman ito at pinayuhan na huwag gagamitin sa masama ang kapangyarihan.

Isang gabi nagbilin si tonyo sa kanyang anak na luluwas ng bayan at dun na magpalipas ng gabi at pinagbilin na wag lalabas ng bahay. Sa kasagsagan ng gabi napansin ng mga bata na pula ang buwan.

Naglaro sila at nagpapa-palit ng anyo bilang ibon nang biglang dinagit ang dalawa ng isang agila pinatay at kinain.  Busog ang agila at nagbago ng anyo ito pala ay si tonyo. Hinanap niya ang mga bata at natuklasang ang kinain niyang dalwang ibon ay kanyang mahal na anak.

Region VII - The Legend of Catalina

     Many years ago, there lived a tuba seller in dumaguete named banog. He was respected, and the people tried in every way to help him and his daughter Catalina.

Catalina was a beautiful girl, good and industrious but he has a many strange ways that she saw something that no one else could see and people thought that she has a mysterious powers.

One day, ships of Moros landed and killed many people. One of them who was died was banog.

Meanwhile, Catalina looked up in the sky and she sprang into the water and walked lightly over the waves and walked along the road to Dalugdug, the thunder mountain behind Dumaguete.

On Dalugdug there lived a terrible Sigbin. The people begging catalina not to go the mountain but catalina didn’t listen to them. 

Later on, she raise her hand and the sigbin rushing down to the mountain and killed the moros and meanwhile they disappear among the mountains.

People search Catalina but they couldn’t find her. Years later, More Moros arrived and catalina appears and spoke a thousand of bees and killed the moros.  The moros never came back and dumaguete has been safe by Catalina the savior of Dumaguete.

Region VIII - The Legend of Mount Danglay

 Long time ago, a young couple Dang and mulay lived in the swampy shores of Kabatok, their livelihood was catching crabs and shellfish and crossing the Bay to a village in Samar island.

One Day, Dang ventured into the bay and said to himself he gathered a pearl. He took a dive depth into the pacific ocean. He noticed that the ocean floor was moving and he was surprised to find the giant crab as big as hill.

Dang hurriedly back to kabatok and tell his wife Mulay and they planned to catch the giant crabs. They built a crab basket that big as a hill.

That night, they capture the huge crab and they towed the big basket with all their might. They were so triumphant and forgot one thing, a cover for the basket. Suddenly, Dang and Mulay  fall to sleep. The big sea crab climbed out.

The Couple awake and Dang attempt to kill it but its shell was too hard. The crab pinned the couple and dashed them against the rocks. In her terror, Mulay shout the word:   “TAKLUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”  . . . . . . .

The next day, the people in the nearby town  found out a dead bodies of the couple , Years passed, the site where the bodies buried they grew mound, a hill, then a mountain. The people called the mountain “Danglay” means Dang and mulay .

The swampy sitio where the couple lived was called “Takluban” as the last scream of Mulay and become tacloban.

Region IX - The Snake in the Mall

Long time ago, there was a mall owned by a chinoy-businessman which was built a snake pit or home of snake.

In the mall there was a trapdoor enough for one person to fit and people in there will be disappear and they become a snake chow.

It was said that the giant snake have brought some luck to the family who ran the business.

Region X - The Legend of Maria Cristina Falls

Once upon a time, there are two sisters named Maria and Cristina.

One day, they meet sultan and they both loved him and also sultan loved the two sisters as well.

Since, Sultan can’t chose and because the two sisters loved each other, to the point of selflessly, "Maria was jumped to the falls".

When Cristina know about this, she followed and jumped to the falls as well.

When the sultan found about this unhappy incident, he buried "Maria and Cristina" under the falls..

As a tribute, he named the falls as Maria Cristina falls....

Region XI - The Legend of Maria Labo

There was a young woman named Maria who went to Canada to be a caregiver.

Before she went abroad, she taken care of an elder man who have the cursed called "aswang" .   When the old man died, he passed his cursed to Maria.

Finding no luck in Canada, Maria went home.  One night, when her husband a policeman went home. He was looking for their kids and he finds Maria eat their children.

Enraged, her husband struck her with a bolo ("labo") where she obtained a scar on her face, so they called her a Maria Labo.

She fled to Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, to feed her hunger for human flesh and viscera. Like a typical aswang, she has the ability to change her appearance.  She become a beautiful woman at other times, she appears as an old woman. 

An "aswang" called Maria Labo...

Region XII - The Legend story of Sarangani Lake

Once upon the time, there was an old couple called Grandpa Pasir and Grandma Pasir living in the forest of Mount Lawu.

One day, he was surprised with an existence of an egg under a big forest tree, without consideration, Grandpa Pasir immediately took the mysterious egg home, and gave it to his wife.

Later on, they agreed to braise the egg and share it for two. Grandpa got back to the field to continue his job. But he felt his body is getting warmer and painful. By so much pain, he fell down on the ground. He had been cursed !!! . His body changed into a big giant snake.

In other side, grandma also transformed into a giant snake and they had makes a flutter and soil around and the water spouting and filled around the holes of pasir’s flutter and become a lake. 

The lake named Lake pasir, nowadays they known as Lake Sarangani.

Region XIII - The Ghostly Taxi Driver

    One night, there was a girl waiting for a taxi. Upon entering the vehicle, she felt a strange feelings but she ignore it that it was probably caused by the cold of the night.

She tried to open a conversation with the driver who was unusually silent. Upon reaching the destination, she reached a wallet in her bag for a fare but suddenly when she turned , the driver was become Bloody and headless!!!

In her terror, she ran out of the vehicle and when she turned around, the taxi was disappeared. It was said that the ghostly taxi driver was murdered at the cab and still making terror at night..