ROXAS CITY—Whereas before some visitors would bring garlic for protection against the aswang, Capiz officials now could remind them not to forget to bring garlic to spice up their sawsawan (sauce) for ...

ROXAS CITY, Capiz - The local government is conducting an aggressive awareness campaign for this province to become more known as the country's seafood capital and discard notions that it is plagued ...

MANILA, Philippines - Was it flattery or mockery? Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro on Monday delivered what could be the most unusual introduction to a guest speaker and presidential candidate during the ...

ROXAS CITY, Philippines—What “aswang”? There’s no such a thing here. Tourism in Capiz has been reeling from its image as one of the areas in Western Visayas where the mythical vampire-like creature is ...

Residents of Capiz in central Philippines are busy preparing for a witch-oriented festivity to be held end of October, said an organiser, adding the purpose is to "de-mystify" the image of Capiz as a ...

Mounds and mounds of seafood are served during the three-day festival in Roxas City. PHOTOS BY JILSON SECKLER TIU Mounds and mounds of seafood such as prawn, talaba and other shellfish were served ...

MANILA, Philippines — The famous Aswang Festival of Capiz province will be featured in Canada, after a Canadian filmmaker and international television host bared plans to make a documentary on it.

The Archdiocese of Capiz wants a stop to the annual "Aswang Festival", saying it increases the appeal of witchcraft to many people. In a statement posted on the website of the Catholic Bishops ...

MANILA, Philippines—Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz says the aswang (Philippine ghoul) believed to be lurking in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan that have kept residents sleepless for a number of days was not ...