Chapter 1: The Night the Forest Looked Back

The balete is arguably the most infamous tree in Philippine mythology, often regarded as a portal to the spirit world.*Diwata: A common term used in pre-colonial Tagalog (and Visayan) culture for a nature spirit or deity that inhabits natural places like forests. Another possible term for a spirit could be anito, which often referred to ancestor spirits but also included nature spirits.
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