so far i only know that it is some demon from philippine folklore and is a meat-eater (in the night) that is disguised as a baby during the day
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/chanak.html

has anyone in here ever heard about this creature and what part of the philippines did this originate from?

i know there are more demonic creatures in philippine folklore....care to tell me more about them too?

maybe a picture of this chanak would be nice....

oh and when i said "walk-walk" (phonetic pronounciation) i meant nightmare or something close to that meaning.....i think forumwalker would know because he is visayan as well unless this is slang....

The spelling is also called" Tiyanak "

According to myths, Tiyanak are those unwanted babies who were aborted. Or, that they are babies who died without being baptized...
Tiyanak usually prey on mothers nearing birth and destroys the umbilical cord of the fetus... how they do it, i don't know... insufficient data, hehehe The umbilical cord supplies oxygen and food to the unborn baby, and once, it is destroyed and the fetus is still not born, then there is high chance of having still birth... or the fetus dies...

It is considered bad when the cries of a tiyanak is heard near the birthing mother and people in the house would begin praying or invoking spells to repel the tiyanak...

and i don't know the origin of this being... or where they originated... sowee


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Simply a crying, adorable baby who turns monster. Popularized in generation X by an 80's movie, "Tiyanak" with the lead role played by Janice de Belen (it was even branded, "anak ni Janice"), this monster turns into baby to lure humans to them, thereafter eating the fooled person up.

According to an article by Neal Cruz, an Inquirer columnist, about the Philippine mythological creatures, the "tiyanak" lures the unwary into a forest with its cries until he gets lost. To get back in path, according to superstition, turn your shirt inside out and the spell will be broken.
http://www.filgifts.com/ffp/pinoymonsters.asp

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Hmmm Pagkatapos ng Aswang Tyanak naman.

I thought that they (the tyanaks) were cherubims (those outcast ones)?

Oh No! ang "anak ni Janice"!

It was in the story line of the film?

I think they were once a good spirit but then turned into bad and nasty creature.

kawawa naman si janice no? na typecast na sa tiyanak!

oo nga kaya tuloy pag may medyo di magandang face ng baby dito sinasabihan agad ng anak ni janice...

I think that film made money!

i think chanaks are bigger than what they showed in that movie

basta, toddler size paliit... yong di pa gaanong nakakalakad!

maybe even bigger yeah?

it is the spirit of an aborted baby

if it is the spirit of an aborted baby, why does it have to be like the size of a toddler?

Most movies showed that these creatures were as big as 1 year old child.

yes that is true, but only if it is. i thought the chanak are old mythological figures, believed even by the ancient filipinos, it's just dramaticized by modern media as that. i think they got it from tiyan anak.

Oh yes, I think that is the root word!

Galing! siguro, tama lahat ng pinanggalingan ng Tyanak... aborted baby, baby na namatay na di pa nabibinyagan, fallen cherubs.. etc...

So does it mean that there were a lot of them?

hey aki! maybe, i guess this shows in a work of fiction the prevalent stances of many filipino christian/moral stance on this subject, embodied and formed into a figure and movie to show and expose such feelings that abortion whether they are pro or con literally is something that must be address and be come upon by our society. that is my opinion on the belief that chanak's are the fallen cherubs of abortion

I think the belief lies during the pre-Spanish animistic belief then Christian traditions follows.

well, nowadays, it is only the people na nakatira sa mga probinsya ang naniniwala sa tyanak... siguro nga, pagpapahiwatig ito na malaking isyu ang pagpapalaglag ng sanggol sa sinapupunan.

nakikinikinita nyo ba ang hinaharap kung sakaling matuloy ang 2-child policy? it will eventually lead to legalization of abortion if ever...

Yes, 2 child policy will lead to more abortions!

But you could create another thread about this topic.

i don't think that the two child policy will work, for one thing pi is very liberal, asian liberalism that is, considering our culture and our being westernized per say and our form of government. so implementation wise probably would not be too easy, i think having a more better education on sex and family planning, easiere access medically, better economy, less unemployment and poverty is what is really the solution. but it might work, but i don't think taking the easy way and coercing people to control their own personal choice in family life is really the answer, the real road might be harder but that is really where the gold lies i think.

Bravo! tama ka Flip, mahirap talagang ipatupad ang 2 child policy dito sa ating... at ano ang penalty? tsk! tsk! tsk! ang bobobo na talaga ng mga nasa legislative area dito sa atin...hay naku!

yeah maybe you should vote for me, but then again i would not in pi just because of my church, but it is true presidency will just bring down your dignity even if you are the best and best intended president you subordinates will make you regime look bad, and everything is blamed on you.

Then , What the couple will have no options but to abort the third child?

kaya nga... eventually abortion will have to be legalized cause, how would you be able to adhere with the 2-child policy, especially when you conceive "accidentally" your third kid, di ba?

I think proper education is the key .

true true ek, but education could only go so far.

anyway i use to be hella scared of the anak ni belen when i was younger.

kung dati may nagsasabing totoo nga ang tiyanak...sa mga panahong ito kaya meron pa rin?

Anak ni Janice! hihihi Janice de Belen...

oo hehehehe

lolz...wtf. Hahah this topic really cracks me up.

chanak for me is the unborn babies, iyong mga pinapalaglag ba, siguro naman peron pa kasi nga marami pang walang pusong gumagawa nito.

Maraming nagpapa-abort ng babies!? mga maitim ang budhi! walang atay! puso! balunbalunan!

i don't know many women have their own reasons it's not like they do it without their heart and conscience on their minds, we can't really judge people unless we are them. but yes personally i think abortion is bad.

Yes, that is true!

Hey! it was not the Babies' fault that they were conceived! so why are they not given the chance to enjoy life (such as it is!) why make them into tyanaks!? ahahaha
seriously though, let them live! no matter the circumstances of their conception!

hehehehe. sa akin lang namang opinyon kung saan galing ang tiyanak. parents who chooses to abort the unborn babies are need to be killed also. mga walang atay as innnnn.....

Is it true that Tiyanak changes shapes too?

wel from a cute little baby to a beastly one... oo...

What i mean is it could made itself invisible.

aaah! yon pala! oo yata... kasi makikita mo lang ito pag mangbibiktima na! pero ewan ko lang ha...

i think so... coz chanak had a power also. from a cute baby to a beast one & being invisible is one of her/his trick to find a victim.

aha...invisibility or just an imagination that tricks our minds of seeing those creatures...

Hehehe. basta kung ayaw nya magpakita sayo di mo sya makikita... siguro visual tricks na rin...

ok... but why do chanaks walk so fast... i noticed in movies they can walk from room to room in just split seconds.

kasama na siguro sa powers nila... hahaha

still some says pag mga malevolent spirits, they are the spawn of the devil... so siguro... yon!

Anak ni Janis