Famous urban legends include the Slender Man the Vanishing Hitchhiker and Bloody Mary.
Example of urban legend in the philippines. Some of course have achieved so much notoriety that they have become. What made the issue more believable was the reports about kids who had been suddenly gone at that time. A lot of Filipinos are still very superstitious or use scary or bizarre stories to scare children into good behavior.
Here is an urban legend that could easily eclipse the notoriety of the Titanic disaster which reportedly killed 1500 people in 1912. Considered as the longest bridge in the Philippines connecting Samar and Leyte a literally bloody story behind the infrastructure has been vastly spreading up to now. Examples of urban legends include the Slender Man the Vanishing Hitchhiker and Bloody Mary.
Allegedly the then first lady Imelda Marcos ordered to kill children in the said place to mix their blood in the cement for the bridges sturdiness. Apparently this urban legend is not just popular in the Philippines but also in other countries. Philippine Urban Legends You Probably Havent Heard Before.
Between late 70s and early 80s an urban legend started to spread the idea that the real Bongbong Marcos has long been dead and the one people see is already a clone. They are the most influential modern creature from other countries. Some of these creatures are still present in many folklores especially in Philippine urban legends.
The Story of the PiƱa This Philippine legend tells the story of how the Pineapple fruit got so many eyes. We Filipinos have always been fond of the unknown and the supernatural hence why we have so many urban legends pervading the country. Weve heard of the spirits on Balete Drive the infamous Snake Man that haunts womens dressing rooms in a Robinsons Mall and all these different ghosts that plague schools nationwide.
No doubt that the modern Filipinos still remember their traditional lower mythical creatures even they were influenced with western culture. Rumor has it that the real Bongbong died after one of his Indian classmates stabbed him to death. Those depicts traditional lower myths although in a modern setting and event.