From the folklore of the
Philippines there is another winged creature
called the Manananggal that terrorizes the
Visayan islands. Locals hang large amounts of
garlic around their houses as a deterrent which
brings to mind vampires.
With the face and body of an older woman, and
features leathery wings. According to
local legend, is able to detach its torso and
fly away leaving its legs behind. The severed
lower torso is left standing and it is said to
be the more vulnerable of the two halves.
Sprinkling salt or smearing crushed garlic or
ash on top of the standing torso is fatal to the
creature. The upper torso then would not be able
to rejoin and will die at daybreak.
Known to feed on pregnant women, using a
proboscis-like tongue to suck out the hearts of
fetuses or the blood of an unsuspecting,
sleeping victim. Legend also says the
manananggals propagate themselves by spewing a
black chick into someone's mouth.
Per legend, those infected by a manananggal, can
dispel the chick inside by hanging you upside
down from a tree and fumigating you, or they
could spin you round and round until you vomit
the chick.
Like most
entrenched legends, this one appears to have
been elaborately embellished. However, at
its root is the winged monster that has appeared
to many Filipinos.
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From the folklore of the
Philippines there is another winged creature
called the Manananggal that terrorizes the
Visayan islands. Locals hang large amounts of
garlic around their houses as a deterrent which
brings to mind vampires. 
