Urban legends are no stranger to every school, especially in
the Philippines. It has become popular among the students to scare of one
another or for a laugh. Many don’t believe in these stories until they’ve
experienced it themselves. Here are some of the most famous legends from a few
of the most popular universities of Philippines.
From
ghosts on jeepneys and dormitories to
dead students and deans haunting the halls, UP has it all. One of my favorites is about the Vinzons Hall,
which is the University Book Center.
A
man hidden by the name of Joey decides to visit the library. He decided to move
to the second floor because the lobby was unusually crowded. As he sat down and
read, he heard a high-pitched gasp come from the bathroom on the second floor. Thinking
it was just a couple fooling around, he continued to read.
After
awhile, he made his way to relieve himself. As he sat down on the toilet, he
felt something lightly press on his head. Joey tried not to look up but
curiosity got the best of him. Big mistake!
As
he looked up, he saw a pale woman hanging by her neck with eyes bulging out.
After a minute, those bulging eyes turned to face him and gasped for help. Joey
rushed out of the bathroom with his zipper still down and he never went to that
comfort room again.
Another well-known
university is Ateneo or ADMU. Here we have many haunted buildings and eerie paintings.
There are two
places in the campus that holds similar stories, The Sacred Heart Novitiate
Building and the Gonzaga Hall. The story
is about the infamous set of stairs. It is believed that you must never use
these stairs at night. Why? Because no matter how hard you try, you will never
get to the ground floor. Somehow, you are stuck landing on the same floor as
you started, again and again and again.
Another
popular legend is about a security guard, a janitor and The Department of
Communication Building. Our story is of course, set at night where no human
being is present in these halls except our main characters.
About to lock
up, a guard begging to use the restroom on the second floor interrupted the
janitor cleaning. The janitor complied. After the guard was done relieving
himself, the janitor checked the second floor only to find the walls of the
bathroom covered in hand prints. They were made of human excrements. The
janitor angrily looked for the guard and confronted him. But the guard looked
genuinely confused about the situation, affirmed he did not do anything. So he
just let him go. As the guard turned to leave, he saw a big hand print right on
the back of the guard’s stark white uniform.
It all started
back at February 12, 1945. Around this time, Philippines was suffering the
impact of Japanese colonization. According to history, 16 brothers and several
families looked for refuge in The Chapel of The Most Blessed Sacrament. This
chapel is still up and running to this day.
Fast forward to
modern times, an urban legend circulated among the students of De La Salle
University. The story starts with a student coming to the chapel to pray. As might be expected, she is alone. After
minutes of silent prayer with her eyes closed, she opened them to see a shadow
forming right in front of her. She shut her eyes in fear and as she opened them
again, the figure took shape. It was a priest with a bayonet plunged into him
and bullets on his head. The girl frozen in fear was then shocked to hear the
priest say: “Help me…”
Back to that
faithful day in the year 1945, it was not so faithful after all. All-16
brothers and some civilians who sought refuge in the chapel were brutally
massacred by Japanese soldiers. Apparently the priest the girl saw could have
been any one of them.
References:
The Philippine
Urban Legends: The Ghost in Ateneo de Manila University [Web log post]. (2012,
May 24). Retrieved from
http://philurbanlegends.blogspot.com/2012/05/ghost-in-ateneo-de-manila-university.html
Rutledge, T. J.
(n.d.). The Sack Of Manila. Retrieved from
http://www.battlingbastardsbataan.com/som.htm
Salud, J. P. (n.d.). The Visions at
the Vinzon's Hall [Web log post]. Retrieved from
http://philurbanlegends.blogspot.com/2012/03/ghosts-of-university-of-philippines.html
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