Aklan •
Icamina House,
Kalibo: The residence of former mayor Federico Icamina, it is said to be inhabited by ghosts and a kapre, with believing motorists honking their horns while passing by the house as a precaution.
Albay •
Bicol University,
Legazpi: The campus is said to be inhabited by ghosts, a kapre who continues to appear despite its dwelling, a century-old
acacia tree, being destroyed by
Typhoon Glenda in 2014, and a phantom
wild boar roaming inside the campus buildings. •
Padang,
Legazpi: A
white lady is said to have begun appearing in the barangay after it was devastated by lahar from
Mayon Volcano during the onslaught of
Super Typhoon Reming in 2006.
Aurora •
Millennium Tree,
Maria Aurora: A balete tree said to be inhabited by multiple supernatural beings such as a kapre, a white lady, fairies, duendes and the ghost of a child who was murdered and buried inside the tree.
Bataan •
Kataasan Cemetery,
Dinalupihan: A disused cemetery said to be haunted by spirits, particularly in a section containing an acacia tree. •
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar,
Bagac: A hotel composed of Spanish era buildings gathered from across the country, guests have reported phantom knocking on bedrooms and flickering lights.
Batangas •
Arandia Residence,
Lipa: The site of a 1994 massacre that saw the matriarch of the Arandia family and her two daughters fatally stabbed multiple times in a home invasion, the house was subsequently sold and rented out. Since then, several tenants have claimed to have experienced multiple paranormal encounters including seeing a figure seemingly stabbing them, hearing children’s footsteps and flickering lights. •
Fortune Island,
Nasugbu: The abandoned island resort is said to be haunted by a white lady. •
Mount Macolod,
Cuenca: Said to be haunted by the ghosts of hikers who died on the mountain, a vanishing hitchhiker who boards vehicles at the zigzag road at the base of the mountain, a guardian engkanto known as
Mariang Pula (Red Maria), and other supernatural beings.
Benguet •
Aran Cave,
Tuba: The disappearances of several workers during the construction of nearby
Kennon Road and subsequent deaths and disappearances along the highway are blamed by believers on a man-eating giant that supposedly inhabits the cave, which is also known as Tukang Cave and is located between barangays Twin Peaks and Camp 3. •
Marcos Highway,
Tuba: A section of the highway in Barangay Badiwan is said to be haunted, resulting in yearly vehicular crashes in the area according to residents. •
Mount Kalugong,
La Trinidad: Settlers to the area reported nightly celebrations of the ghosts of indigenous
Ibalois at the mountain's summit.
Bohol •
2017 Bohol clashes sites,
Inabanga,
Clarin and
Calape: Places were clashes occurred between government forces and
Abu Sayyaf militants are said by residents to be haunted, with reports of phantom voices and cold spots. Strange lights have also been reported where killed Abu Sayyaf members were buried. •
Ambulances,
Guindulman: Three accidents involving ambulances of the municipal government are blamed by some locals on the ghost of a patient who died after allegedly being denied the services of an ambulance. •
Holy Name University-Lessage Campus,
Tagbilaran: Said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman and a giant dog. •
Macaban Cave,
Inabanga: Said to host a city of engkantos.
Bulacan •
Bahay na Pula (or
Ilusorio Mansion),
San Ildefonso: A
World War II site which the
Imperial Japanese Army used as their barracks and became a place where
comfort women were held. It was demolished in 2016 due to undisclosed reasons. •
Bulacan State University,
Malolos: Said to be haunted by a hag who piggybacks on students. •
Doña Cristina Homes,
Plaridel: Said to be haunted by a dark-colored figure. •
Mount Manalmon,
San Miguel: Said to be inhabited by engkantos, the area became the setting for an urban legend regarding the death of actress
Julie Vega at the age of 16 in 1985 from cardiac arrest caused by
demyelinating disease. Residents believe that Vega was haunted by duendes while she was at the site for a shooting of the film adaptation of
Lovingly Yours, Helen shortly before her death. Film crew at the site also reportedly saw engkantos, including one which looked like a bearded child, who were said to have been disturbed by their work. •
Rosaryville Subdivision,
Guiguinto: Said to be haunted by a white lady. •
San Juan de Dios Church,
San Rafael: The Spanish-era church was the site of a
massacre during the
Philippine Revolution in 1896 in which around 800 people died. Ghosts of children and a nun have been reported in its premises and in its convent.
Camarines Sur •
Casa de Rodriguez,
Pili: The abandoned residence, which was built in 1951, is said to be haunted by several entities. Neighbors report a woman wailing every night for around 30 minutes inside the house.
Capiz This
province, located in
Panay Island in
Western Visayas, has been frequently associated as being the alleged home of the
aswang, leading to stereotypes of its inhabitants as such. Recent scientific studies attribute such conceptions to a high prevalence in the province of a rare neurological description called
X-linked dystonia parkinsonism, locally known as
lubag, which was first discovered there in 1975 and whose symptoms closely resemble recorded descriptions of the aswang. It is estimated that 93% of current cases as of 2022 are located on Panay, and 63% of which are in Capiz.
Cavite , Corregidor •
Aguinaldo Shrine,
Kawit: The residence and also resting place of former President
Emilio Aguinaldo, it is said that he allowed a kapre to live at the back of the house in exchange for protecting him. •
Biangge House,
Maragondon: Built in the 1880s, the house is said to be haunted by multiple beings including the ghost of an old man, a shadow and a large, hairy, dark-skinned figure dwelling at a mango tree inside the property. •
Corregidor,
Cavite City: The island played a major role during
World War II, during the
invasion and
liberation of the Philippines from Japanese forces. The island and its ruins are attested by believers to be actively haunted by phantom platoons, white ladies and disembodied voices of American and Japanese soldiers. The
Malinta Tunnel, a prominent structure on the island, was first used as a storage facility of the
US Army during World War II, but was later converted into a hospital where injured soldiers were treated. Shadows, unexplainable noises, moans, groans and cries from within its walls, sudden draft of winds as well as temperature changes have been reported to manifest in the tunnel. •
Mount Pico de Loro,
Ternate: Said to be haunted by the spirits of soldiers dating from World War II, when the mountain became part of a Japanese defensive line against advancing American forces in 1945.
Cebu •
Argao: A ghost ship is said to sail the waters of the municipality to collect souls, particularly during typhoons, with residents warning those who spot it not to get on board. The
Balay sa Agta cave in Barangay Conalum is named as such because it is said to be the home of an
agta. •
Bukilat Cave,
Tudela: Said to be inhabited by supernatural beings known as
dili ingon nato who require visitors to make an uncooked chicken egg placed in a burning coconut shell stand upright in order to enter. •
Carcar City Museum,
Carcar: A two-storey museum showcasing cultural items of the city. Originally established in 1929 as a dispensary to serve the people in distant areas, it was later converted into a museum in 2008. According to local historians, the building during
World War II served as torture facility by the Japanese forces in which suspected supporters of the guerrillas were drowned at the now-deserted swimming pool. Among paranormal occurrences reported at the museum are presence of a woman in black, the sounds of children playing, faucets running on their own, wet footprints, and in one instance, a physical assault. •
Hilan,
Alegria: Meaning "haunted" in
Cebuano, a section of the coastal road in Barangay Legaspi where an old tree stands is said to be haunted by spirits who cause vehicular accidents. The area was said to have been a dumping ground for residents killed by the Japanese during World War II. •
Kawasan Falls,
Badian: Drownings in the falls are blamed by locals on the “mantalaga,” a giant squid that is said to inhabit the falls' landing. •
Lambusan Public Cemetery,
San Remigio: Located in Barangay Lambusan, it is situated in one of the poorest areas of the northern sector of the province. Several of the remains of the deceased were reportedly piled in a common area, as their families had insufficient funds to pay for the yearly rent of the tombs. Ghost sightings in the cemetery have been reported by believers. •
Lozada House,
Dumanjug: Said to be haunted by a giant dark-colored spirit called Jankin who is said to have been an
African-American who drowned in the
Tañon Strait after being thrown overboard by his companion during a storm in World War II. •
Ponce residence,
Talisay: The site of a family massacre in 2011 that saw the patriarch kill his wife and two of their children before committing suicide, residents have reported seeing a taxi dropping off three women in white who then enter the now-abandoned house at night in Barangay Tabunok, believed to be the spirits of the murder victims. A balete tree in front of the residence is also said to be haunted by an
agta. •
Transcentral Highway,
Balamban: A section of the highway in Barangay Gaas is said by residents to be haunted, resulting in vehicular accidents. At a mountainous curve in Barangay Cansumoroy, residents believe that several accidents, including one in
2010 that killed 21 people, are associated with vehicles suddenly halting at the site of a balete tree.
Davao del Norte •
Moncado White Mansion,
Samal: One of the oldest existing houses in the
Davao Region, the house was claimed to have been inhabited by members of a religious sect called the Moncadistas, who subsisted on a raw and vegan diet and whose men were required to sport long hair and beards as part of a perceived image of God. The house is said to be inhabited by at least six spirits, including that of an American, a gay person, a white lady, and a man shackled with chains and balls.
Davao Oriental •
Unidentified house,
Mati: Former residents of an abandoned mansion in Barangay Simsimon have reported stairs creaking and other phantom noises in the house. Legend also claims that the house contains a portrait of a mother carrying a child suddenly crying blood as the latter turns into a
tiyanak. Another alleged reason for the hauntings is attributed to the spirit of the original owner's father, who is said to be upset after his heirs left his remains at the house despite his instructions to bring them wherever they went.
Ilocos Norte •
Banban,
Bangui: The ruins of a Spanish-era church in the said barangay are said to be haunted by headless priests and other unexplained noises. •
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse,
Burgos: According to local historian Pepito Alvarez, multiple construction workers died during the construction of the lighthouse, due to geographical difficulties. Believing visitors claim of ghosts haunting the lighthouse, including that of a bearded, Spanish-looking man.
Ilocos Sur •
Syquia Mansion,
Vigan: A Spanish-era
bahay na bato built in 1830, the house's living room (
Sala Mayor) is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman sitting in the room.
Iloilo •
Dueñas: The municipality has been associated with Teniente Gimo, a local politician who was said to be an aswang and became the basis of a subplot of the 1990 horror film
Shake, Rattle & Roll II. However, reevaluations have cast doubt over the narrative of the legend, while residents protest that Teniente Gimo was either a nationalist hero whose reputation was maligned by colonial authorities, a landowner who was falsely accused of being an
aswang as part of a tenancy dispute, or simply a community leader who was maligned out of envy. •
Taytay Guba,
Pototan: The bridge is said to be visited at night by a
ghost ship crewed by dead pirates from the Spanish era. Legend says that the ship damages the bridge's foundation every time it passes by, which is used to explain the structure's constant state of disrepair. •
Vanishing Mansion,
Guimbal: A mansion is sometimes said to appear in place of a century-old acacia tree along the national highway in front of Guimbal National High School. Duendes and white ladies are also said to linger near the spot. According to one story, a taxi driver dropped off a passenger from
Iloilo City dressed in white at the mansion, only to find upon looking back that there was only the tree in its place.
Kalinga •
Mount Kechangon,
Lubuagan: Said to be inhabited by guardian spirits called Tinakchi, with phenomena such as unexplained noises, disappearances and people being transported to distant places being associated with them.
La Union •
Cresta del Mar Resort,
Bauang: An abandoned resort which was operational during the 1960s and claimed by believers to be haunted by the spirits of a headless person, a woman dressed in black and a kapre. •
Pindangan Ruins,
San Juan: Said to be haunted by a headless priest. •
Provincial Capitol Complex,
San Fernando: Said to be haunted by several entities from World War II and a child who was allegedly raped and killed in the area in 2012. •
Mount Makiling: Disappearances of men in the mountain have sometimes been attributed to the mountain's guardian deity,
Maria Makiling, who is said to have taken them as her husband. •
Sampiruhan, Calamba: This barangay was the location of a massacre in World War II in which 70 people were brutally killed by the Japanese. The site of the massacre, marked by a candle-shaped monument, is claimed by believers to be haunted. It was featured in a Halloween special of telemagazine program
Magandang Gabi... Bayan. •
University of the Philippines Los Baños Campus,
Los Baños: A witness to the Second World War and the Japanese occupation. The
Baker Memorial Hall was used as an
internment camp of around 2,500 American and allied POWs and civilians from 1943 to 1945 and headquarters for the Imperial Japanese forces. Believers claim of garroted ghosts in the building. Other areas of claimed paranormal activities are the Narra Bridge, the Men's Dormitory, Main Library, Student Union Building, a footbridge near the
UPLB CEAT (destroyed by
Typhoon Milenyo in 2006), and Pili Drive.
Lanao del Sur •
Mindanao State University,
Marawi: Said to be haunted of spirits of former residents, faculty and students.
Misamis Occidental •
Sapang Dalaga Falls,
Sapang Dalaga: An engkanto is said to bathe in its waters every six in the evening.
Misamis Oriental •
Hotel de Barra,
Opol: In 2019, an abandoned house in Barangay Barra was briefly turned into a horror house due to its history of hauntings that have driven out previous residences, including phantom footsteps and cold presences grabbing ankles.
Negros Occidental •
Balay Negrense,
Silay: Also known as the
Victor Gaston Ancestral House, it is a heritage site and a museum that was the home of a late-19th century sugar baron. Believing visitors claim of paranormal activities during their visits to the museum, including nighttime sounds of a
kalesa at the back of the house. •
Bulwang,
Binalbagan: A mountain road in the
sitio is said to be inhabited by
tamawos who are attributed for pulling downhill vehicles in the opposite direction. •
Haba Bridge,
Candoni: Following a fatal motorcycle accident in 2014, residents near the bridge have claimed of a female ghost haunting the structure. •
The Ruins,
Talisay: The mansion, which was burned down during World War II, is said to be haunted by a white lady believed to be the spirit of the original owner's wife, Maria Braga Lacson, who died in childbirth.
Nueva Ecija •
Minalungao River,
General Tinio: Said to be inhabited by an engkanto blamed for several drownings.
Oriental Mindoro •
Bancuro,
Naujan: A river in the barangay is said to be inhabited by a
siyokoy blamed for several drownings. •
Bongabong: A cave in the municipality with a balete tree standing on top of it is said to be inhabited by an enchanted creature guarding a hoard of wealth.
Pampanga •
Bale Kastila,
Floridablanca: Built in the Spanish era and regarded as the oldest house in the town, it is said to be haunted by the spirit of an old woman. •
Casa Nicolasa,
San Fernando: The first
bahay na bato to be built in the city, it is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman standing by its windows. The house's piano is also said to play on its own. •
Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone: Several locations within the area are also said to be haunted, including a building at the corner of Aguinaldo and Quirino Streets and the press center of the
Clark Development Corporation in Quirino Street. •
Clark Air Base Hospital: Considered as the most haunted location in the Philippines, as it served as an asylum to wounded (and dying) American soldiers during the Second World War and the subsequent
Vietnam War.
Ghost Hunters International visited the hospital in 2009 and confirmed the paranormal activities in the site. It is said to believe that people who visit the hospital and sleep within eight hours after the visit experience nightmares and intense lucid dreaming for a week. The building is currently proposed to be converted into the regional branch of the
National Museum of the Philippines in
Central Luzon. •
Dalan Bayu Road,
Guagua: Said to be haunted by the spirit of Mariang Kulut (Curly-haired Maria), who wears a white gown and sports long curly hair and appears to
jeepney drivers traveling between Guagua and
Floridablanca. •
Don Honorio Ventura State University,
Bacolor: Said to be haunted by a kapre who lives in trees in front of the campus. •
MacArthur Highway: A section of the road between Bacolor and Guagua is said to be haunted by a hitchhiking white lady and a
kalesa being driven by a headless coachman. •
Villa Epifania,
Santa Rita: Built in the 1930s, the house is said to be haunted by spirits from World War II.
Pangasinan •
Angalacan River,
Mangaldan: Said to be haunted by ghosts and other supernatural creatures who are blamed for drownings in the river. •
Cayanga,
San Fabian: A stretch of coastline in the barangay is said to be inhabited by engkantos who are blamed for drownings in the area. •
Embarcadero Bridge,
Alaminos: Said to be haunted by ghosts who are blamed for accidents on the bridge. •
Zigzag Road,
Sual: Accidents in the area have been blamed on the spirit of a woman who was said to have been killed and dumped in the area in the 1970s and appears as a white lady. •
Herrera Mansion,
Tiaong: Also known as the
Old Stone House, it is widely considered the oldest house in Tiaong, having been designed by
Tomás Mapúa in 1920. Its original owners were Isidro and Juliana Herrera, but has been abandoned for many years and is now deteriorating due to decades of disuse. Believers claim of ghosts from the
Japanese era. •
Madilim Road,
Sampaloc: Meaning "dark", it is used to refer to a segment of road in Barangay Bayongon leading to
Lucban that is said to be inhabited by a hitchhiking white lady. •
Mount Kamhantik,
Mulanay: Said to be inhabited by engkantos who guard the mountain's ancient tombs. •
Mount San Cristobal,
Dolores: Believing natives claim that the mountain emanates negative energy and is a so-called 'evil' foil to the holy
Mount Banahaw nearby. •
Princesa Bridge,
Tayabas: Believing motorists claim the accident-prone bridge is haunted by a restless spirit. •
Calawis Bridge,
Antipolo: Said by nearby residents and passing motorists to be haunted by the spirits of murder victims that were disposed of in the area and a white lady. •
Don Roman Santos House,
Antipolo: Formerly located in
Navotas, the house, which dates from 1917, was moved to its present location in 2002 by its owners to avoid flooding. One of its bedrooms is said to be haunted by the spirit of an elderly woman. •
Marigman Road,
Antipolo: A compound along the road in Barangay San Roque is said to be haunted by beings such as a
tikbalang, a kapre and a white lady. •
Puente de Diablo,
Binangonan: Maritime accidents in the promontory along
Laguna de Bay are said to be caused by malevolent spirits residing there. •
Wawa Dam,
Rodriguez: Built on the
Marikina River by the Americans in 1909, at least 40 drowning deaths in the area have been claimed to have been caused by paranormal occurrences involving an engkanto, while other accounts claim the responsible being to be the spirit of a mortal woman seeking revenge on men for disputed reasons.
Romblon •
Mount Calatong,
Santa Fe: Said to be inhabited by engkantos who are said to sometimes descend on nearby communities. Sightings are also reported of ghost ships off its coastline and a vanishing city on the mountain seen from the air by Japanese pilots during World War II. •
Romblon Triangle: A stretch of sea in the province has been the site of major maritime disasters in the Philippines such as the sinking of the Japanese battleship
Musashi, the MV
Don Juan, the
MV Doña Paz, and the
MV Princess of the Stars, leading to comparisons with the
Bermuda Triangle. It is said that a ghost ship captained a figure called "Lolo Among" sails these waters, and was blamed in legends for causing the captain of the
Don Juan to collide with an oil tanker in an effort to avoid a collision with the phantom vessel in 1980. Other instances of hauntings include sightings by fishermen of an orb of light at sea and unexplained malfunctioning of equipment during salvage efforts for the
Princess of the Stars.
Samar •
Biringan: Believing residents claim this modernistic yet mythical city appears between the towns of
Pagsanghan and
Gandara, and is regarded in folklore as the home of
engkantos. Those who enter it are claimed to never return. It was featured in a 2022 episode of
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and in the 2024 edition of
Noli de Castro's
Kababalaghan: Pagkagat ng Dilim Halloween special.
Siquijor This
island-province in the
Negros Island Region has been commonly associated with mystic traditions that the island's growing tourism industry capitalizes on, including tales of
sorcery. A ghost ship, known locally as
tayog-tayog is also said to appear in the waters of
Lazi, although a 2019 investigation by the GMA Network newsmagazine program
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and the
Philippine Coast Guard found that the lights associated with the apparition were caused by regularly scheduled vessels passing through the area.
Surigao del Sur •
Hinatuan Enchanted River,
Hinatuan: Locals attribute its pristine and blue waters to engkantos and other supernatural beings who guard the place and prevent anyone from catching fish from its waters.
Tarlac •
Concepcion North Central School,
Concepcion: Said to be haunted by the spirit of American school director Frank Russell White, who died of tuberculosis in 1913.
Zamboanga del Norte •
Balay Hamoy,
Dapitan: The residence of a friend of Philippine national hero
Jose Rizal during his exile, it is said to be haunted by several ghosts. •
José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape,
Dapitan: The residence of Jose Rizal during his exile from 1892 to 1896, he reported incidents of poltergeists haunting his common-law wife
Josephine Bracken in a house on the property in 1895.
Zamboanga del Sur •
Lake Wood,
Lakewood: Said to be inhabited by a giant, man-eating, fish-like creature called the "Busiso" which is attracted by a certain
Subanen chant. This has led to a superstition against singing while sailing along the lake. ==See also==