An urban legend is a modern folklore that is made of fictional stories with macabre elements. These legends are rooted on local popular culture. Just like many other places in the world, Cebu also has its share of urban legends. The following are five of the urban legends in Cebu.
Walking Dead
There is supposedly an elevator in a hospital in the city that employees do not want to use. According to the story, when a doctor entered the elevator he saw a man wearing a lab gown and a woman unconscious on the floor. The doctor rushed the woman to the emergency room, which was close to the said elevator. When the woman regained consciousness, the doctor asked her what happened. She said she saw a man with an orange tag. The orange tag is placed on persons who are already dead and is already in the morgue. The doctor thought the woman was seeing things and did not believe her.
Walking Dead
There is supposedly an elevator in a hospital in the city that employees do not want to use. According to the story, when a doctor entered the elevator he saw a man wearing a lab gown and a woman unconscious on the floor. The doctor rushed the woman to the emergency room, which was close to the said elevator. When the woman regained consciousness, the doctor asked her what happened. She said she saw a man with an orange tag. The orange tag is placed on persons who are already dead and is already in the morgue. The doctor thought the woman was seeing things and did not believe her.
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When the doctor went back to the elevator, he found the same man inside. The man asked if the woman was done fine. The doctor said she was okay and told the man that she saw someone wearing an orange tag. The man stifled a laugh before showing the doctor an orange tag on his right arm. The doctor looked at the face of the man and recognized him. He was the man who was declared dead on arrival at the ER before he first went to the elevator.
Alyas Waway
Warlito Toledo, aka Waway, was a prisoner convicted of numerous crimes from robbery to murder in the 2000s. He was imprisoned, but was able to escape and started to terrorize villages in Compostela and Danao. He normally targets weak people.
Alyas Waway
Warlito Toledo, aka Waway, was a prisoner convicted of numerous crimes from robbery to murder in the 2000s. He was imprisoned, but was able to escape and started to terrorize villages in Compostela and Danao. He normally targets weak people.
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keeping their slippers inside their houses. Waway was not easy to catch since he carried an anting-anting or amulet that supposedly allowed him to change his appearance.
Things That Go Bump At Museo Sugbo
The Museo Sugbo was built to serve as the main prison for the Visayas area. Originally called the Carcel del Distrito, it was made using coral stones from the old Parian church, which was demolished in 1878. When the Americans came, it was initially used as a stable for horses before it was again used as a prison. Before the museum was established, it was also used as the provincial jail of Cebu.
Things That Go Bump At Museo Sugbo
The Museo Sugbo was built to serve as the main prison for the Visayas area. Originally called the Carcel del Distrito, it was made using coral stones from the old Parian church, which was demolished in 1878. When the Americans came, it was initially used as a stable for horses before it was again used as a prison. Before the museum was established, it was also used as the provincial jail of Cebu.
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A number of stories have emerged where guards would see headless figures roaming the place. Some people would also hear people speaking foreign languages even if no one is around. People wearing Japanese uniforms would also make an appearance at the place.
Liloan Sea Creatures
The waters around General Milling Corporation close to the first Mandaue-Mactan Bridge was supposedly home to a giant grouper fish or a kogtong. A similar legend also tells of a creature living under the shores of the town of Liloan. The place supposedly has an underground cave network, which go under the ground of the San Fernando Rey Church and the church itself.
Liloan Sea Creatures
The waters around General Milling Corporation close to the first Mandaue-Mactan Bridge was supposedly home to a giant grouper fish or a kogtong. A similar legend also tells of a creature living under the shores of the town of Liloan. The place supposedly has an underground cave network, which go under the ground of the San Fernando Rey Church and the church itself.
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The creature is supposedly a kogtong or cogtong that is big enough to swallow a person. Similar stories tell of an octopus or giant squid living in the network of tunnels under the church. The tunnel network is supposedly connected to the Suba channel where a whirlpool happens once a year. The whirlpool is supposedly the kogtong trying to pull in something or someone for its meal.
Manoktok
The manoktok or knocker is supposedly a group of people wearing black hoods who knock on the door at night. These knockers were present during World War 2 when deadly diseases were prevalent. They would bring bad news to the household they visit. It was normally a death in the family. Due to this, people started to paint white crosses on their doors to ward off the manoktok.
Manoktok
The manoktok or knocker is supposedly a group of people wearing black hoods who knock on the door at night. These knockers were present during World War 2 when deadly diseases were prevalent. They would bring bad news to the household they visit. It was normally a death in the family. Due to this, people started to paint white crosses on their doors to ward off the manoktok.
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Soon, they started knocking on the doors of hospitals and government buildings. They eventually disappeared after many of the houses and buildings were destroyed after World War 2.
These are just 5 of the urban legends in Cebu, would you know of other urban legends in Cebu? Tell us about it on the comments section below.
These are just 5 of the urban legends in Cebu, would you know of other urban legends in Cebu? Tell us about it on the comments section below.
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