In my previous post, I feature about “aswang“. Today I decided to explore the mysterious mythical creature that commonly known in Cebu as “sigbin”. This is said to be a kangaroo like creature that is usually a partner of the mythical creature aswang. It is believe that this creature are stored in a jar or banga. Internationally this creature is also known as “chupakabra”. It is believed that this kangaroo-like creature suck the blood dry of its victim. Actually, many are claiming of this existence of this creature but nobody has ever given a concrete evidence that this animal or unknown creature really exists. Stories of old folks on this myth are usually found in the Visayas part of the Philippines, specially Cebuano’s have a lot of stories about this creatures.
This stories of sigbin is a true “gem” into Cebu’s rich heritage and every child that heard this story will surely made a mark on their memories. By the way a local band in Visayas made and performed a song entitled “Original Sigbin” and it is by “Junior Kilat band.” How about you did you ever heard about this Cebu myth?
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I don’t know if this myth has any basis at all because I did not see anything like that in Cebu.
Posted by Cebu Seo Contest at August 24, 2008, 10:45 am