Aswang

"The Aswang". A night dwelling fiend, this beast is referred specifically to a ghoulish were-dog, which is where the word comes from- "Aso" ("The dog" in Tagalog). It is a combination of a ghoul and a werewolf. This type of creature was an eater of the dead, which replaces the cadaver with banana trunks after consumption. 

Aswang stories and definitions vary greatly from region to region and person to person, and no particular set of characteristics can be ascribed to the term. However, the term is mostly used interchangeably with Manananggal and are also usually depicted as female.

[3D art by Buddy Paraiso]