The Aswang Phenomenon

The Aswang Phenomenon (2011)

October 31st, 20111h 26min

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What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Church, the Philippine Administration, and even the CIA.


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