Who else stayed up all night for the midnight premiere of the latest anime from Netflix? You should have been careful as we don't want to disturb the aswangs
As Netflix drops the first season of the highly anticipated international anime series about Philippine folklore, legends, and myths, we've decided to ease your way into the mysterious and spine-tingling otherworld of ours. Check out these profiles of the monsters and creatures we've seen so far on Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo's Trese.
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1. Babaylan
During the pre-colonial period, each barangay or rajahnate had a babaylan—a priestess that spoke to the deities, anitos (ancestral spirits), or the supreme god that they worship (Bathala for the Tagalogs, Kan-Laon for the Visayans, Kabunian for the Ilocanos, and more). Up to this day, there are still some tribes spiritually led by babaylans. Their more mystical tasks include creating healing potions for the sick, praying for the dead, giving blessings to the tribe warriors (mandirigma for the Tagalogs, bagani for the Manobos), and warding off evil spirits or creatures that threaten their estate.
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