aswang?!

just a few days ago, when i was getting ready for school, my attention was caught by a news in abs-cbn's "umagang kay ganda" about an "aswang". the headline was " aswang in negros". well, it interested me since it is interesting, ain't it? when i watched the interview of the correpondent with the people of negros occidental, i was a bit amused and amazed at the same time. all the folks there, men, women, girls, boys, and the elderly seems to be happy with that "thing" being around rather than being afraid. it is something to be afraid about since, as what we all know, "aswang" or those evil creatures can really hurt people and even kill or eat them for the most. but the people looks even more excited with their sharp and deadly weapons, the shafts, arrows and long sticks with very sharp ends.
nowadays, we seldom hear or see such things just roaming around from rooftop to rooftop anymore. who can blame such creatures by not showing themselves anymore to the public? during the early times, they were the ones being feared, but now, we, the people are the ones being feared by these creatures. maybe this is because, people can be more savaged than them, they can even kill other people even without a reason whereas the"aswangs" or the likes only kill when they need to feed. right? =D
(anyway, i just thoerized on that. )