the previous commenter was quite uncharitable about the sand - which is truly beautiful on the top end. but under threat. sadly it’s true about the water quality which, on white beach, waxes and wanes depending on the way the wind is blowing.

good wishes and thanks for coming to the philippines.

We used to have one, but it was really old and was made of this really weird monster-flesh-like brown rubber, and only had one eye, but it was always somewhere in that drawer full of old McDonald toys.

Ha. Awesome. You’re awesome.

Its a dirty place. Trash is on the beach all day, every day. The sand is no closer to flour than dirt.the only fine sand is far down station 1 where they imported beach sand, if you can believe that, but the entire beach is coarse coral sand.

You can divide Filipino monsters into two categories. “Aswang”(which you mentioned) and “Multo”.

The Aswang’s are the creatures you’ve mentioned. They’re the ones that have physical form and can mostly be avoided or stopped by doing certain things, such you mentioned.

A Multo, are spirits, like the “white lady” These ones are the ones to be afraid of because they can take possession of ones body, haunt places, causes curses etc. They are harder to stop and in most cases require a priest or witch doctor to exorcise.

And just to expand on the “white lady” No its not meant to be racist but it is the most common sighted specter in the Philippines. They are mostly seen in a white dress and are spirits of women who’ve died a tragic death.