MANILA, Philippines — Sixteen-year-old Enola (not her real name) recalled how she felt her skin crawl every time she took a peek at the “balete” tree towering a few meters away from her classroom. It ...

IT IS an imposing sight. The massive balete tree in Maria Aurora town, in Aurora province, is about as tall as a 15-story building and at its base is as wide as a three- or four-bedroom house.

MARIA AURORA, Aurora—In full view of tourists who come to Barangay (village) Quirino here to see a 600-year old “balete” (banyan) tree, about 40 workers prepare the native delicacies “pakumbo” and ...

Manila, Philippines - The home of Mr. Brown is now a national heritage site. President Aquino yesterday declared Malacañang’s ancient balete, said to be haunted by a mythical creature called a kapre ...

MANILA, Philippines — One of three persons who reportedly died after a balete tree collapsed onto shanties along a creek in Binondo, Manila was found to be alive, authorities reported yesterday. The ...