The Boyfriend's Death

The story happened in the old Broadway Centrum.

[Taken from Internet:]

There was a couple inside a car when they noticed a guy walking around them. Of course the girl, in fright, told her boyfriend to go out and confront the person. After hours later, the girl was freaked out when the head of her boyfriend just abruptly appear on the window. Next day, she was found by the police insane. Legend has it that the guy walking around them hunts couples doing something inside the cars.

[Taken from http://underbonesphilippines.com/forums/index.php?topic=3068.90;wap2 (itchy4travel)]

The story goes that a couple went out on a date one night somewhere along New Manila. Then their car breaks down; good thing they were able to steer it to the broadway centrum parking lot. The boyfriend gets out of the vehicle and tries to fix the problem, but fails. So he tells the girlfriend to stay in the car, close the windows, and lock the doors while he's looking for help. An hour later, the girl was getting anxious waiting for her boyfriend to arrive when she notices a strange man watching from the shadows. this man approaches the car and starts banging on the windows and trying to force open the doors. Terrified, the girl honks the car horn to get attention and scare the man off. He stopped and hurriedly left, only to return a few minutes later. then he circled the car, deliberately, holding something in his hand, which he raises to the window. To her absolute horror, the girl realizes it was her boyfriend's decapitated head! That's not all: she was even more horrified to see what the man lifts up in his other hand: the boyfriend's car keys. Allegedly the poor girl was so traumatized by the experience that she lost her mind.

[Taken from a Text Message:]

nasira ang car ng magsyota pauwi..(The car of the lovers broke up while they're driving home.) Boy: stay here, il call 4 help.. Lock d doors.. i’l bring d keys.. Girl: ok.. then may baliw n lumapit sa car, tiningnan ang girl at umawit..(Then, there was a madman went near to the car, staring at the girl while singing.) “twinkle2 little star”.. Umikot sa car,(Walked around the car) “twinkle2 little star”.. huminto at lumapit s girl!(Stopped and went near to the girl.) hulaan mo kung anu ang dala q?(Guess what's I'm carrying.) d BOY’S HEAD! Umikot ulit at umawit,(Walked around again and sang.) “twinkle2 little star” huminto!(Stopped!) hulaan mo kung anu ulit dala?!(Guess what's I'm carrying?!) d KEYS..

As I noticed, both stories are similar to the urban legend written by Jan Brunvand in his book, telling us about. It is as if the Americans brought here their stories and frightened couples who were still roaming outside in the middle of the night. If only I know when these stories circulated in the public, perhaps I might conclude something. If it rose in the time of Marcus' reign (perhaps the Martial Law), I might think it is one of their way to scare people going outdoors at night.

Other known informations concerning this urban legends: [Click here]

AIDS patient injects Movie-goers & Shoppers with his blood

Claim:

Movie-goers and mall shoppers were injected with syringes containing infected blood of AIDS/HIV.

Legend:

The story about a guy carrying a syringe full of AIDS/HIV positive blood going around injecting moviegoers at SM Megamall broke out sometime in the 1990s. There were those who claimed to have heard stories from people who knew one of the guy's victims.

A person will sit beside to someone who is alone then prick a needle to him, then leaves a morbid note like, "Welcome to my world!" or "Congratulations, you're one of us."
In the case of the shoppers, they will stand or sit beside you, then they'll inject you with the infected syringe or needle. After that, they will just run away living the words, "Happy living".

Variations:

- In some stories, the guy was said to be wearing a baseball cap or a hooded jacket.
- Some people also said that the guy would let out a maniacal laugh each time he injected a victim. The guy seemed to "melt into the shadows" since nobody reported seeing him running or headed anywhere.
- Instead of a syringe, he use only a needle.
- Other versions, this guy injects HIV positive blood in Ketchup dispensers in fast-food chains.
- Another story which originated this legend:

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A woman (an employee of SM) who was infected by an HIV. After being fired by Mr. Henry Sy, she took revenge. She sit/stand beside SM shopper, then injects a needle from her body. Sometimes, she left some of the needles in the seats in SM cinemas for whoever will sit on it will also be infected. Other story would claim it was a disgruntled man.

Facts:

Anti-Megamall groups probably got together and decided to infect it with this story, which, by the way, isn't original. It turns out that this story has an international scope.

Sources:

http://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/41192/urban-legends-that-drove-pinoys-crazy
MC DUANE's PAGE PRESENTS: Philippine Urban Legends by: Michael Caleda a.k.a. MIKERAPPHONE of Mikerapphone Chronicles.[1]

UFO Sightings in Novaliches, Quezon City and Cagayan De Oro

Would you believe that there has been a UFO sightings here in the Philippines?

About

It has been a very big issue and mystery in the world if there are other beings in the whole universe aside of us - Earthlings. According to the specialists studying these issues, It is very impossible that we are alone, there are millions of galaxies, containing billions of stars, encircled with more than two planets each. So, could it be possible that they had visited Philippines also? Well, YES, though some are not true.

This story was featured in GMA Channel 7 Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. According to them, the pictures taken in Novaliches, Quezon City was fake. It was just photoshopped by the person who claimed he captured it on air. The UFO sightings in Cagayan De Oro are as well not been proven if either fake or reliable.

Actually, UFO sightings here in the Philippines didn't only appear in those two cities - Quezon City and Cagayan De Oro, but also in Las Pinas City. The sightings there were proven to be true now, that's why we don't add it here.

The first sighting had been caught a video was on the mountainside of Cagayan de Oro City, taken September 14, 2011. Base on the person who took the recording, It wasn't a plane nor an air traffic lights. A view of down the street was taken for perspective. No editing was done to the video.

The second one was filmed over Novaliches Quezon City, Philippines. Taken, September 20, 2011. According to the eye witness, Right when I speed out of my house I saw these redish, orange bright lights coming from the west heading east. At first i thought it was fireworks. but then it smoothly floating or whatever. There were five UFOs, at first all going the same direction, then three more appear.

Story

Unexplained Phenomena Examiner September 14, 2011 On Wednesday, September 14, 2011, an amazing UFO sighting took place in the Philippines. A boomerang-shaped red, orange, white, and yellow unidentified flying object was filmed on the mountainside of Cagayan de Oro City. Like so many UFO sightings these days, this illuminated object was documented on video. If you watch the video on the left side of this page, you will see one of the most interesting recent UFO sightings. The unidentified flying object appears to be rimmed in flashing lights. Although the lights seem to be arranged in a boomerang pattern, it is unclear whether the object itself is shaped that way. If you look closely, it seems there may be another row of lights on the dark side of the UFO shining away from the camera. Here is the observer's description of the UFO sighting caught on camera from BPOrdersTutorial's Channel: - Gets pretty bizarre at the 3 and 7 minute marks. - Not a plane or air traffic lights - A view of down the street was taken for perspective. - No editing was done to the video. - This was filmed on the mountainside of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines on 9/14/2011. Any explanations? The video lasts for an astonishing 10 minutes and 10 seconds. The bright pulsating lights on the UFO definitely don't indicate a desire to be discreet. The unidentified flying object is very clearly visible against the dark night sky and cannot be mistaken for a star, comet, helicopter, airplane, or any other object usually credited (or blamed) for UFO sightings.

Source:

http://www.thetruthbehindthescenes.org/2011/09/22/ufo-sightings-over-cagayan-de-oro-and-over-novaliches-quezon-philippines-sep-14-and-20-2011/
http://www.ufoevolution.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8115

Alien Abductions in Mt. Banahaw

Look at the beautiful scenery of Mount Banahaw, depicting the farmland and the mountains consisting it.

Claim:

Hikers were missing everytime they went up in Mt. Banahaw, a sacred mountain in the Philippines. It was blamed on the aliens and the mountain was said to have a perfect landing site for UFOs.

Legend:

Collected from Internet:

There is a group of young campers who spend the night at one of those mountains. One of them felt uncomfortable to sleep in the tent because its hot and crowded, she decided to go outside and sleep on a sleeping bag were the air is much colder. After few minutes of sleep she heard this strange noise of a landing aircraft, when she opened her eyes she saw a flaying saucer landing in front of her, she felt blinded by a light and when she woke up she was on the top of the other mountain away from her friends. Her friends found her and she said she doesn't remember anything after seeing the light.

This sacred mountain located between Laguna and Quezon, is rumored to be a vortex for the supernatural. Many claim it to be the landing site for the extra-terrestial Ashtar Command, as witnessed by hundreds of people including a TV crew who filmed it.

There is this set of twin Mountains, Known as Mount Banahaw and Mount Cristobal. Both sacred Mountains were feared by campers. Both Mountains were said to be infested by Engkantos (Fairies), but we won't talk about fairy stories.

Truth:

This mountain is home to many religious sects ranging from mystic Catholics, to Christian sects with far-fetched beliefs. One group believes Jose Rizal and Jesus are one and the same (they are called "Rizalist"); another thinks Christ’s second coming will be at its peak; while another’s cherished relic is a piece of paper with ink scribbles - supposedly written by the Christ child- "Santo Nino".

The White Lady and Haunted Tree in Loakan Road

Did you know that there was another white lady aside in the Balete Drive?

About

“Club” John Hay has closed its entrance in front of Nevada Square and is now accessible from only two entry points, one through Baguio Country Club and one via Loakan Road, the more popular gate. Taking the Loakan entrance from Military Cut-off Road, the motorist will notice that in front of Hotel Veneracion the road seems to be a lane wider, but only for about five meters and then shrinks back to its usual two-lane width. In truth, there once stood an allegedly enchanted acacia tree about two meters in diameter right smack in the middle of the road.

In the 1950’s when the plans were laid out to construct a road connecting Kennon Road’s Camp 7 to the city, the tree was right smack in the middle of the proposed route. The solution was simple: bulldoze the tree. It is said that all efforts to uproot the tree resulted in the death or serious illnesses of those involved. So big was the scare surrounding the circumstances workers befell in their previous attempts that the road was widened and built AROUND the mysterious obstacle. Needless to say, that poorly lit portion of Loakan Road yielded its own set of vehicular accidents often times claiming lives, even though the Baguio General Hospital was less than a kilometer away.

In the 1980’s, workers brave enough to put public service before their fear painted the base of the tree with yellow luminous paint to warn motorists. That small and seemingly harmless task led to severe illness for the poor men who are said to have relocated and no longer reside in Benguet Province. Sometime in 2001, the tree just “died” after occupying that spot for what appears to be hundreds of years. In 2002, the “Loakan Tree” was finally destroyed.

Legend

[Taken from Internet:]

There are many mysterious happenings surrounding Loakan. A tree in the middle of the road rumored to inexplicably cause death or illness to whosoever attempts to cut it down. A ghostly figure wanders the lonely road. Wails are heard from the ruins of two infrastructures leveled by the 1990 killer quake. But the most famous is the Lady in White. Some say she’s the ghost of a nurse raped and murdered by her cabbie. Her body was supposedly dumped in the nearby woods. Now, her restless spirit is usually seen waving at the side of the street. Whether you stop to pick her up or not, she hitches a ride in the backseat and then vanishes when you either pass the second cemetery or reach the city. For this reason, cab drivers avoid this road after dark. A load of bull? Yep. That’s what I thought, too. The eerily quiet, often fog-covered road had no street lights and had dense woods on either side. It’s enough to give any sane human the shivers, but not me. When we relocated to Pinesville, a subdivision at the end of Loakan Road, my skepticism thickly coated me from any feeling of dread. And after 3 months of living there and still no sight of the famous white lady I began theorizing that the story was promulgated by cab drivers to justify their taking the EPZA detour, hence making a higher fare payup. But a strange thing happened in September 2001. It was raining. My Mom, Aunt and I were on our way home. We were having quite a hard time driving because the car’s wipers and the air-conditioning had given out. We had to roll our windows down to prevent steaming up the windshield. Still, it was so difficult trying to see through the rain and fog, not to mention the growing darkness. It was about 6:00pm. There were no other vehicles on the road that we could’ve followed. On top of that, my Aunt started yakking on and on about something or other. And Loakan is soooo loooooong. Somewhere near the middle of Loakan Road, it dips and then rises again over a hill. The car is ancient so my Mom usually speeds up so she has enough ‘oomph’ to get her over the top. As we neared the part where the road descends, something in the distance caught the beam of the headlights. One of the painted white stripes on the road stood up and slowly formed into a human shape! I couldn’t tell if it was male or female. All I could see was a white human – definitely human figure standing in the middle of the road! It began to walk back and forth across the street! During this time, I noticed my Mom slowing to a crawl instead of accelerating. I knew she saw it, too and slowed down so she wouldn’t hit the moving apparition. When our car was about 4 feet away from the white specter, it laid down and became a painted stripe again. All throughout the happening my Mom and I didn’t say a word. Hell, I didn’t even breathe! My heart was thumping so fast. My aunt, however, was oblivious. She was still talking. After a while I said, “What was that?” My Mom turned around, her eyes big as she said, “You saw it, too? An all-white woman with an umbrella?” I was surprised that she saw it clearly. She added other details like black hair that covered her face and an old-fashioned long gown. Was it a ghost? Or just a weird image created by the fog and headlights? Whatever it was, it changed my view of ghosts and spirits. I now believe that even if you avoid them, it doesn’t mean that they would leave you alone.

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The Lady in White Baguio taxi drivers tell the story about this woman, (some say it is a white lady), who would walk to the middle of the street to stop a passing vehicle in Outlook Drive near the area of the former Hyatt Terraces. Naturally, a driver would stop to avoid hitting her. She would then ask to be brought to Mines View Park, but would disappear before getting there. Well, the story goes that there was this brave macho driver who refused to be pressured into believing the story. One night, he passed by the area and, soon enough, THERE WAS THIS WOMAN IN WHITE FLAGGING HIM TO STOP! He swerved his cab and did his best to avoid running over the woman and drove on. All the while he kept saying to himself, “This is not true… it is just my imagination…” When he looked at his rearview mirror to find out what happened to the woman, he was shocked to see the woman already seated behind in the back and SHE WAS STARING ANGRILY AT HIM WITH BLOODSHOT EYES! Again he told himself “This is not happening… this is not true...” and stepped hard on the accelerator. But his car wouldn’t accelerate. It just moved ever so slowly. He shifted gears but still his car maintained a slow pace. Momentarily, he focused his attention on the gearshift of his car, shifting again and again while revving up the motor. HE LOOKED BACK AT HIS REARVIEW MIRROR AND FOUND HER GONE! He even turned around to look and truly, she was no longer there. But as he sighed in relief and faced the road once more, SHE WAS ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF HIS CAR WITH HER FACE PRESSED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD! This time, she had an evil smile on her face. They say some other taxi driver found him early the next morning near the Baguio Country Club, still seated in his cab, his hair had all turned white, shaking and blabbering, “It is true… it is true…” They say he is now in the mental hospital.

Source:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/56621811/Filipino-Urban-Legends
http://www.gobaguio.com/files/Pages/articles-spooky-page3.html

Biringan City

Have you heard of a city of wonder, which appear and vanish at the same time?

About

This story was featured in the GMA Channel 7, Mel & Joey, hosted by Mel Tiangco and Joey de Leon. According to them, this city appears to be somewhat a kind of portal from and going to the other world.

Anyway . . .

In the Province of Samar, the Philippines, the mention of “Biringan” evokes awe, fear, intrigue, knocking on wood and innumerable signs of the Cross.

What is Biringan? It is reportedly an undefined location somewhere between Calbayog City and Catarman, Northern Samar, where a mythic city(ies) of indescribable grandeur is/are said to exist, unvisited by ordinary mortals, known only by magnificent folk stories that refuse to die despite the advent of television and the internet. Other reports extend its area to as far south as San Jorge, Samar.

Biringan’s “now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t” quality indicates it is not of the usual land and water terrain in which we live in. It seems to exist in a different dimension, which explains why its boundaries can overlap with known towns and cities of Samar island. On moonless nights, seafarers aplenty have reported seeing a dazzling city of light. In a few minutes, though, the manifestation is no longer visible. Obviously, Biringan is not likely to be shown on any map or atlas. But specialized (infrared, ultraviolet, etc.) satellite mapping photography have reportedly turned up a shining area in the reported general location of Biringan.

They say Biringan is the legendary home of the encantos (enchanted ones) and half-encanto, half-human progeny. The encantos are most likely elementals, as old as the mountains and rivers in the area. They are apparently shapechangers because they have been reported to appear in whatever form they wish, human or not. But in human form, their distinguishing characteristic is the lack of the philtrum, the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip.

Legends

The Portal Portals to and from an ethereal city. There are places in the island of Samar that have been described thus. There’s one story of a bus plying the night route from Catbalogan City to Tacloban City. Somewhere halfway, when the bus had been emptied of its passengers, the driver and conductor stopped to pick up two young lady passengers. Their stated destination was quite off the main route but the driver consented because the two had offered triple the usual fare. When the two mysterious passengers had alighted, and the driver turned the bus around to get back on the highway. But, to his utter bewilderment, he could no longer distinguish the dirt road they had taken just moments ago. Conceding that they were lost, they decided to spend the night at that very spot. At dawn the next day, they were confounded when they found themselves and the bus at a desolate mountain top. A large tow truck had to be sent through rough mountain trails just to bring the bus back to civilization. Then there’s the story of a bus that somehow lost its way and the driver stopped to pass the night at some sort of depot. When he and his passengers woke up the next morning they were in themiddle of a clump or bamboos with no roads anywhere around them that would have brought them where they were. Perhaps the most classic example of these gateways involved two motorcycle riders riding tandem on one bike. They were traveling the highway at night from (Western) Samar to Eastern Samar. It was around nine o-clock in the evening and they were negotiating the foggy, winding passes halfway to Borongan, Eastern Samar. The night air was chilly and only their motorcycle headlights split the dark ahead. The deafening silence was only punctuated by the occasional chirping of insects. Suddenly, as they rounded a sharp curve, they were suddenly engulfed in a bedlam of sound! It was as if they had entered a very busy freeway, invisible to them but its sound assaulted their ears. Shrill air horns blared from every direction and sudden gusts of wind rocked their motorcycle as if huge trailer trucks were passing them by on all sides. The driver tried his very best to keep the motorcycle handlebar steady. It was only after they had round the next curve that the noise suddenly died down and the night air was deathly still once more. Still, these two motorcycle riders and scores of other highways travelers will never forget their encounters with Biringan’s portals.

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Supernatural Abductions Supernatural abductions. Quite seemingly out of this world, but reportedly true. Some of the most persistent incidents related to the Biringan phenomenon involve the “relocation” of humans from the mortal world to Biringan. What happens is, whenever a Biringan inhabitant takes fancy on a mortal (usually a fair maiden or attractive lad), he or she is taken away from the mortal world by was of bugkot (a Visayan vernacular term). The transition usually takes the form of sudden “death” (i.e., accidents, fatal illness lasting a few hours at most, sudden disappearance from any physical location). In reality, the mortal never really dies but his/her consciousness or spirit is taken by the Biringan entity. The anguished kin of the victim are left with the “lifeless body” where in fact it is not the actual cadaver but a log or similar physical object configured to look and feel like a real lifeless human body. All the while, the victim now resides in Biringan as the wife, husband, or servant of the supernatural being which took her away. I once knew of a very beautiful lady in Catbalogan City in the province of Samar in the Philippines who was separated from her husband and had three good-looking kids. One day, in the mid-Seventies, the car she was driving suddenly turned turtle on the highway near San Jorge, Samar causing her sudden untimely “demise”. The bereaved family held a decent wake for her and had her body properly buried. Until the present, however, there are persistent recurring reports of this lady being seen in the reported location of Biringan City and she is reportedly now queen of the encantos who live there. No wonder a portion of the population of the city are half-encantos, half-human. It is these progeny who are reportedly fond of frequenting places where mortals abound for relaxation and entertainment (i.e. parks, beaches, nightspots). This is a direct result of all the cases of supernatural abductions

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Equipment for an Invisible City Heavy equipment for an invisible city? Uncanny but true. In the Sixties, Tacloban City in the province of Leyte, the Philippines was the commercial hub of the Eastern Visayas region. It was the natural port of call of passenger and cargo ships plying the Visayas-Manila route. Who could ever imagine that manifestations of Biringan’s existence would take physical form? One particular incident which is still word-of-mouth to this day involved the arrival of a large lot of first-class heavy equipment from the United States. The shipment consisted of bulldozers, graders, payloaders and hauler trucks. Post officials were astounded when they examined the freight documents and discovered the entire consignment listed the destination as Biringan City. Since the fabled city’s reputation had spread far and wide in the Eastern Visayas region, people were in a tumult of speculation as to who will claim the equipment. Following prescribed port rules, the heavy equipment were unloaded and neatly parked in the concrete confines of the Tacloban port under heavy guard. Months passed and still no one came to claim the shipment. The elements were taking their toll on the equipment. Conflicting reports have it that the entire lot was either sent back to the shipper or hauled to the junkyard. Was this a matter of mistaken port of delivery of heavy equipment for an invisible city?

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The Japanese Venture Into Biringan Territory In the late Eighties through the Nineties, the Japanese ventured into Biringan territory. They conducted rural development work focused on the town of San Jorge, Western Samar. The implementing agency was the Japanese International cooperation Agency (JICA). The entire Samareño population was perplexed as to why the Japanese would concentrate on San Jorge when there were a lot more towns in the province which needed the development work more. To implement the project, the Japanese brought in tons of equipment (vehicles and machinery) and Japanese engineers and field personnel descended on San Jorge in full force. One story involved a team of Japanese who went into the forest accompanied by a Filipino guide. Inexplicably, the guide lost track of the terrain. The Japanese promptly whipped out a very detailed satellite-generated map of the area and the team immediately found its bearings again. A related report had it that infrared, ultraviolet, or similar satellite pictures of the area kept registering a shimmering effect right on the location where the JICA was concentrated. This led to further reports that an enormous deposit of uranium is embedded deep in the bowels of the earth beneath that particular area. Others speculate that a mother lode of gold has been detected in the area. The thickest deposits are reportedly under the San Jorge area with the ends tapering as far a San Juanico Strait to the South and the San Bernardino Strait to the North. Could there be a connection to the reported location of Biringan in the area? In Philippine folklore, elementals supposedly guard vast treasures hidden deep in the forests or deep underground. Nevertheless, the Japanese left the area without any tangible results of their “rural development” work. That ended the Japanese Venture Into Biringan Territory.

Conclusion

What really is Biringan? Is it a city or kingdom existing in a parallel dimension with ours? Do these two dimensions interpenetrate at times, causing the meeting of inhabitants from ours with encantos? Does this explain the ethereal now-you-see-it, now-you don’t quality of Biringan and its denizens?

To this day, Biringan remains a mysterious part of Philippine folklore (actually still an urban legend). In addition, everyday stories of encounters with Biringan’s residents continue to be told. If these had simply been figments of the imagination, these stories would have died down a long time ago, what with the advent of 100+ channels cable television and the Internet. Still, fresh stories continue to crop up.

Stories such as spirit possession by Biringan’s encantos over ten school children just because their school Principal unwittingly made a bonfire next to the large balete tree in their school yard. How was the poor teacher to know that the huge tree looming large near the old school building was the abode of a Biringanon? And that she had unknowingly injured the youngest child of the invisible occupants of the tree abode?

Even modern-day kids in the Philippines, well-versed on the Japanese animé sagas of the new century, still believe in the existence of the legendary kingdom of Biringan. This is an undeniable fact. Despite all the terror attacks, all the coup rumors, the hunger, the droughts, the floods, and everything, only one thing remains unshaken by it all … Biringan.

Source:

http://supernaturalstories.blogspot.com

Romblon Triangle

Background History

Romblon is a province of the Philippines which is part of the Visayan islands. The Romblon Triangle was the local Bermuda Triangle, which is almost similar. The boundaries of the triangle covers the entire area of northern Romblon province, and its endpoint lies on Concepcion municipality, in-between of the Dos Hermanas islands (Isabel and Carlota islands) and Sibuyan Island. This sea had been a witness of some marine wars and disasters even in the time of Spanish Colonialism.

The Battle of Sibuyan Sea (October 24, 1944)
One major maritime disaster or rather battle occured in the waters inside the Romblon Triangle. During the time when the United States Navy under the command of Admiral William Halsey has launched a massive operation to land American forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte, the Japanese sent as naval strike force from Formosa (Taiwan) under the command of Admiral Takeo Kurita. Part of this naval strike force was the super-battleship the Yamato and Musashi. On the morning of 24 October, American planes from Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet spotted Admiral Kurita's force entering Sibuyan Sea. The American admiral then sent a squadron of planes to engage the incoming Japanese force the prevent them from reaching San Bernardino Strait. Near the islands of the Dos Hermanas (Carlota and Isabela) the American planes heavily bombed the Japanese naval forces a severely damaging and sinking Musashi. It is near these islands where the remains of this grand battleship of the Japanese found its final resting place.

The Adeter Tragedy (1950s)
In the 1950s, the Maghali group of islands in Romblon (Banton, Concepcion and Simara) were made accessible to the provincial capitol and to Luzon thru the construction of wooden launches which ply the routes Lucena City-Romblon and Manila-Romblon. One of the companies that became the forefront in wooden vessel shipping was the Asuncion Shipping (now known as San Nicholas Shipping) which was based on the island of Banton. It had a fleet of 7 to 10 ships divided into three classes: the Asuncion class, the Catalyn class and the Adeter class. During the 1950, one of the ships in the Adeter class, the Adeter V was caught in a storm as it travelled between Banton and Simara and sank.

The M/V Don Juan Tragedy (1980)
M/V Don Juan is the first of the many Negros Navigation ships that went down to sea, and one of the least recorded in history. Even before the sinking of the M/V Dona Paz in 1987, the Don Juan made news in April, 1980 when it collided with a cargo ship owned by Lostiveco Shipping, the M/V Tacloban between the Dos Hermanas and Concepcion Islands. While we have no record of the body count, certain mysteries enshroud the cause of the collision. But there was a report of casualty with 115 people still missing.

The M/V Dona Paz Tragedy (December 1987)
Dubbed as the worst peacetime maritime disaster in world history, the M/V Dona Paz, owned by Sulpicio Lines, collided with the tanker M/T Vector at the Tablas Strait between Concepcion Island and the municipality of Pola, Mindoro. The collision caused the M/V Dona Paz to explode into a huge fireball killing more than 4,000 passengers (specifically 4,375 people), the death toll of which surpassed that of the RMS Titanic on April 1912, which only count 1,502 people.

The M/V Princess of the Stars Tragedy (June 21, 2008)
And of course, the recent tragedy to the Sulpicio Lines flagship occured near the municipality of San Fernando, in Sibuyan Island, Romblon. Caught as the eye of Typhoon Frank passed the Romblon Archipelago, the 23,000-tonne ship was capsized by huge waves taking away the lives of 843 passengers and crew. As of the moment, 48 have survived the ordeal and countless of bodies are still being searched.

Legend

A lot of folklore surrounds the story behind the Romblon Triangle, from mermaids to cursed seas. Even galleon crews plying the Sibuyan Sea as they follow the Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade route are enchanted by the waters of the area. Everytime a galleon enters the waters, special prayers and offerings are performed to appease the spirits haunting the area.
But one well-known legend behind the countless of maritime disasters in Romblon was the legend of a certain Lolo Amang. Lolo Amang is said to be the Flying Dutchman of Romblon, a local version of the famous Cape of Good Hope ghost ship. Lolo Amang is said to frequent the waters of the province aboard a huge golden boat at night. His boat is so beautiful and shiny that seafarers can see it even a mile away. Once lured by the light of his golden boat, eyewitness claim to see a huge party aboard the ship with fair-skinned women, music and food. One eyewitness of the M/V Don Juan tragedy reported seeing Lolo Amang's ship before it collided with M/V Tacloban. The captain tried to avoid the ghost ship but ended up colliding with the ill-fated cargo vessel.
Lolo Amang is so well known in Romblon that some of his believers even collected taxes from unsuspecting residents. My great-grandfather who was the police chief of Banton Island in Romblon reportedly investigated this scheme and found out that some albularios or quack doctors are taking advantage of the Lolo Amang myth. When interviewed, these herbalists claim that Lolo Amang resides in a secret lair in a certain Barangay Cayatong in Looc or Ferrol town in Tablas Island. Up to this day, such place in Tablas is still shrouded in mystery, with reports of mysterious ships being sighted and late night parties in the middle of coconut groves were heard of.
In the end, there is not concrete evidence to prove the Lolo Amang myth. It could've been invited by the crews of the sunken vessels themselves to escape liabilities. It could also be a deliberate hoax to instill panic and fear among the islanders of the archipelago. It is only a matter of circumstances that made the waters of Romblon famous in the history of maritime disasters.

Conclusion

Philippine Coast Guard believes that such disasters are due to natural phenomena like high tides, heavy typhoons among others; outcome of its navigational potentials and topographic features.

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