The wearing of amulets to ward off evil spirits and demons goes way back. How far back, no one really knows. Why would the Philippines be any different? In the Philippines, these pendants are called anting-anting, agimat or bertude, depending on the language.

I recently spotted one of the neighborhood children (a young girl) wearing an amulet and when I asked about it, she shied away and didn't want to talk about it. So… I decided to do a little research. A commenter mentioned anting-anting in response to an older article, but I didn't pay much attention to it.

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