Artillerymen and the Aswang
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Artillerymen and the Aswang

30:02 Mar 6, 2026
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During a field exercise in the jungles of the Philippines, a unit of artillerymen responded to a nearby village reporting livestock thefts and the disappearance of a newborn child. What they encountered in the forest that evening would become one of the strangest stories ever shared between soldiers. Drawing on accounts passed between servicemen and long-standing regional folklore, the incident raises unsettling questions about what may exist deep within some of the world’s most remote jungles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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