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Tikbalang - (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines.

Taming a Tikbalang

By one account a Tikbalang has a mane of sharp spines, with the three thickest of these being of particular importance. A person who obtains one of these spines can use it as an anting-anting (talisman) to keep the Tikbalang as his servant. The Tikbalang must first be subdued, however, by leaping onto it and tying it with a specially prepared cord. The would-be-tamer must then hang on while the creature flies through the air, fighting madly to dislodge its unwelcome rider until it is exhausted and acknowledges its defeat. Or you can look at his mane and you will see 3 golden hairs and if you pluck 3 of them before he/she eats you, they will serve you until you die.

This Legend believed that the Individual who obtained the 3 Golden hair strands is the richest and most powerful in the province and the family members are protected through generations. Hence, the most powerful and the most influential politician today believed they had tamed a Tikbalang from the beginning of their early lives.

Source: Wikipedia