Case file · Folklore / legend
Maria Makiling
Mount Makiling in Laguna is said to be guarded by Maria Makiling, a diwata (mountain spirit) who helps the poor and punishes hunters; José Rizal set her legend down in 1890.
1890 CE · 14.13, 121.20 · status: legend
The account
Hikers who get lost on the mountain are sometimes said to have been led astray by her.