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The Engkanto: Realm of the Enchanted
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- May 16, 2005
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Summary
Stories Philippines · Episode ## Episode 20: The Engkanto: Realm of the Enchanted Angel and Paul explore the Engkanto — the beautiful, terrifying enchanted beings of Filipino folklore. From a balete tree in Laguna to a forbidden cave in Samar to a haunted canal in Manila, three encounters reveal the same terrifying truth: the most dangerous thing in the world is something that makes you want to stop being afraid. ## Timestamps - 00:00 — Disclaimer and content warning - 01:00 — Show intro, host introductions, and kamustahan - 08:00 — What are the Engkanto? - 14:00 — Story 1: Maila's Morning Walk - 28:00 — Discussion - 33:00 — Story 2: Ricardo's Cave - 47:00 — Discussion - 52:00 — Story 3: Kathleen and the Canal - 1:06:00 — Discussion and final thoughts - 1:12:00 — Outro ## Story Summaries **Maila's Morning Walk** A twenty-three-year-old woman in Laguna walks past a balete tree every morning. One day she notices a tall, golden-eyed stranger standing beneath it. His name is Amado. He says he has watched her for years. He offers her eternity in a forest that glows like moonlight. An albularyo negotiates her release — but the condition is she can never walk past that tree again. **Ricardo's Cave** Three amateur spelunkers explore a cave system in Samar and discover a chamber of impossible crystals. A woman emerges from a deeper passage — pale, violet-eyed, wearing spider silk. Her singing follows them out. One of them begins losing his memories piece by piece, as if the cave is pulling him back one thought at a time. **Kathleen and the Canal** A ten-year-old girl in Manila befriends a spirit named Ate Liwayway who lives in a drainage canal behind their house. The canal water is impossibly clear. White flowers nobody planted bloom along its banks. An albularyo reveals that t…