ROXAS CITY—Whereas before some visitors would bring garlic for protection against the aswang, Capiz officials now could remind them not to forget to bring garlic to spice up their sawsawan (sauce) for ...

ROXAS CITY, Capiz - The local government is conducting an aggressive awareness campaign for this province to become more known as the country's seafood capital and discard notions that it is plagued ...

ROXAS CITY, Philippines—What “aswang”? There’s no such a thing here. Tourism in Capiz has been reeling from its image as one of the areas in Western Visayas where the mythical vampire-like creature is ...

The Archdiocese of Capiz wants a stop to the annual "Aswang Festival", saying it increases the appeal of witchcraft to many people. In a statement posted on the website of the Catholic Bishops ...

Filipinos are familiar with the aswang, a shape-shifting creature of Philippine folklore that preys on animals and humans at night. But while Filipinos' belief in other superstitions has waned over ...

I grew up in Laguna with a fascinating thought that I am an aswang descent. My late grandfather was from Aklan and had relatives across Capiz, which are both known for stories of the flesh-eating ...