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Stories Philippines · Episode

## Episode 33: Drunk Tales: Horror at the Bar

Three chilling stories from the nightlife of the Philippines. A regular at a Manila pub discovers his favorite bartender may not be who he seems. A fiesta in Bulacan is interrupted by a floating fire spirit with no face. And a group of friends stumble into a Quezon City nightclub that shouldn't exist. These are real encounters from people who went out for a good time and found something terrifying instead.

## Timestamps

- 00:00 — Introduction and cold open
- 01:00 — Disclaimer and content warning
- 01:30 — Show intro and host introductions
- 03:00 — Kamustahan and life updates
- 06:00 — Story 1: The Ghost of The Brass Tap
- 18:00 — Discussion and reaction
- 21:00 — Story 2: The San-TEL-mo of Bulacan
- 33:00 — Discussion and reaction
- 36:00 — Story 3: The Nightclub That Shouldn't Exist
- 44:00 — Final thoughts and wrap-up
- 45:30 — Outro

## Story Summaries

**The Ghost of The Brass Tap**
An accountant named Nestor frequents a small pub in Ermita every Friday night. His bartender, Carding, knows everyone by name and listens to their problems. One Friday, Carding is replaced by a strange young man with black eyes who knows Nestor's name. When Nestor returns two months later, the bar has vanished. The building has been empty for years. But on the floor, he finds Carding's faded black apron, folded neatly and waiting.

**The San-TEL-mo of Bulacan**
At a fiesta in a small Bulacan barangay, a woman named Lorna spots a floating light in the rice field behind the plaza. Her cousin Berto, drunk on Red Horse, walks toward it. The light changes from yellow to blue, and Berto freezes. Inside the light, he sees a tall, thin shape with no face. Three days later, an old fisherman drowns in the river. Lorna's lola says the fire spirit always knows when someone is going to die.

**The Nightclub That Shouldn't Exist**
Ruben and his friends find a packed nightclub called Sangkalan on a side street off Timog Avenue in Quezon City. The music is perfect, the crowd is amazing, the drinks are cheap. When Ruben goes to the bathroom, a voice from the last stall tells him to leave. He walks out and the door behind him disappears. His friends exit ten minutes later to find the same bare wall. Every photo they took inside is blank. The lot has been empty for years.

## Hosts

- **Angel** — Co-host, brings personal stories and cultural perspective
- **Paul** — Co-host, provides research and historical context

## Topics

- Bar horror and nightlife paranormal
- Ghost bartender and haunted pub
- San-TEL-mo (Filipino fire spirit)
- Filipino fiesta traditions
- Phantom nightclub
- Ermita, Manila
- Bulacan province
- Quezon City nightlife
- Filipino folklore entities
- True encounters from listeners

## Disclaimer

This episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The hosts are not professionals in paranormal investigation or folklore studies. We have deep respect for the spiritual beliefs and cultural traditions of the Filipino people. Listener discretion is advised.

Stories Philippines is a Filipino podcast exploring the mysteries, legends, and supernatural encounters of the Philippines. New episodes every week.

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**Episode 33** | **Runtime:** 46 minutes | **Hosts:** Angel & Paul

Thanks for listening to Stories Philippines! Just a quick heads up: everything we share on this show is meant for entertainment and educational purposes. We're speaking from our own personal experience, so it might not be the perfect fit for your specific situation.

This podcast is proudly brought to you by HustleStudios. Hustle smarter, grow faster.

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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Stories Philippines · Episode

## Episode 26: The White Lady: Ghosts of Philippine Roads

Three drivers. Three roads. Three encounters with the most widespread ghost in the Philippines. From the fog-covered switchbacks of Kennon Road in Baguio to the quiet provincial highways of Laguna and the dark coastal stretches of Cebu, the White Lady appears to those who travel alone at night. She is always in white. She is always alone. And she never lets you forget she was there.

## Timestamps

- 00:00 — Introduction and cold open
- 01:00 — Disclaimer and content warning
- 01:30 — Show intro, host introductions, and kamusta
- 04:00 — The White Lady phenomenon across the Philippines
- 08:00 — Story 1: The White Lady of Kennon Road, Baguio
- 18:00 — Discussion and reaction
- 22:00 — Story 2: The Back Seat Passenger of Laguna
- 32:00 — Discussion and reaction
- 36:00 — Story 3: The Flower on the Back Seat, Cebu
- 42:00 — Final thoughts and wrap-up
- 44:00 — Outro

## Story Summaries

**The White Lady of Kennon Road**
Rodrigo Estrella, a sales rep who drove Kennon Road twice a month, encounters a woman in white standing motionless in the middle of the fog-covered mountain highway. When she turns around, her dark empty eyes and knowing smile follow him long after he flees. A handprint appears on the inside of his rearview mirror.

**The Back Seat Passenger of Laguna**
Marilou Delgado, a young teacher commuting home on a dark provincial highway between Calamba and San Pablo, discovers a woman in white sitting in her back seat. The car stalls, the headlights die, and a whisper in an ancient language fills the silence. The woman was never found after she vanished decades ago.

**The Flower on the Back Seat**
Benedicto Salazar, a fisherman driving home from Cebu City, hears a woman's lullaby bleeding through his radio static. A floating figure in white glides toward his car on the Danao highway. The next morning, he finds a fresh sampaguita blossom on his back seat.

## Hosts

- **Angel** — Co-host, brings personal stories and cultural perspective
- **Paul** — Co-host, provides research and historical context

## Topics

- White Lady ghosts of the Philippines
- Kennon Road, Baguio City
- Provincial highways of Laguna
- Danao highway, Cebu
- Filipino road ghost encounters
- Rearview mirror hauntings
- Sampaguita and Filipino funeral traditions
- Filipino-Canadian cultural connection

## Disclaimer

This episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The hosts are not professionals in paranormal investigation or folklore studies. We have deep respect for the spiritual beliefs and cultural traditions of the Filipino people. Listener discretion is advised.

Stories Philippines is a Filipino podcast exploring the mysteries, legends, and supernatural encounters of the Philippines. New episodes every week.

Episode 26 | Runtime: 43 minutes | Hosts: Angel & Paul

Thanks for listening to Stories Philippines! Just a quick heads up: everything we share on this show is meant for entertainment and educational purposes. We're speaking from our own personal experience, so it might not be the perfect fit for your specific situation.

This podcast is proudly brought to you by HustleStudios. Hustle smarter, grow faster.

DISCLAIMER 📢

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Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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A family in Pampanga unearths a cursed wooden chest beneath their ancestral home. A young man in Cebu inherits a brass medallion that whispers at night. A woman in Iloilo buys a religious statue that moves when no one watches. Three cursed objects, three Filipino families, and the ancient things sealed inside them. A chilling Filipino horror podcast story of cursed heirlooms and dark bargains. True scary stories from the Philippines rooted in Filipino folklore that will haunt your sleep.

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Two chilling stories from the Philippines and beyond explore encounters with mysterious spirits that challenge what we think is real. From an unsettling presence in a Maryland home to a heavy darkness in a strange apartment, these tales go deeper than usual hauntings. Rooted in old beliefs, they show that some visitors from the other side can leave a lasting impact. Listen if you dare—these stories might stay with you long after the episode ends.

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Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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In a small barangay where every sound carries farther than it should, a championship basketball game brings the whole neighborhood together. Plastic chairs line the court edges. Old men lean on fences with cigarettes between their fingers. Children chase each other under bleachers while mothers fan themselves with folded cardboard. Above them all, weak yellow bulbs wait for darkness to take over from the dying sky.

For one young man named JC, this was supposed to be the night he proved he mattered—the culmination of weeks running drills on cracked concrete, breathing dust, swallowing pride, and playing through cramps just to reach this game. But somewhere between the rubber slippers slapping against cement and the tricycles coughing black smoke near the sari sari store, something else showed up. Something that dozens of witnesses somehow failed to see.

This Filipino horror story comes from a listener who asked to remain anonymous. The dog stopped barking. The lights grew brighter. And JC saw something that would never leave him.

This is not just another ghost story from the Philippines. It's a supernatural encounter that happened in front of a crowd, under bright lights, with loud voices everywhere—and still, no one else saw what he saw. A spirit. A presence. Something that was already there, waiting for the game to begin.

Press play. Sleep with one eye open.

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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In the fishing villages of the Philippines, the old men do not always tell stories to entertain — sometimes they tell them to prepare you. This is the account of Makoy, a fisherman from San Fernando who laughed at the warnings of his elders until the morning he was seventeen, when he saw something in the black water that changed him forever.

The sea that morning did not look dangerous. It looked patient. Before sunrise, while the stars still faded one by one and the coast smelled of salt, wet rope, diesel, and old wood, Makoy headed out with the other boats — just another ordinary morning on the water. But the old fishermen knew what the young men did not: the ocean holds things far older than any church built near the shore, beings that move beneath fishing boats, lights that should never be followed, voices carried across open water. These are not children's tales. They are warnings passed down through generations of Filipino seafarers who learned, sometimes too late, that some dangers do not arrive like a storm. Some mornings, they simply wait in the dark water, watching.

This ghost story from Stories Philippines will make you think twice before stepping into a boat at dawn. Press play. Sleep with one eye open.

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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