The encantos are most likely elementals, as old as the mountains and rivers in the area. They say Biringan is the legendary home of the encantos (enchanted ones) and half-encanto, half-human progeny. But specialized (infrared, ultraviolet, etc.) satellite mapping photography have reportedly turned up a shining area in the reported general location of Biringan.
Obviously, Biringan is not likely to be shown on any map or atlas. In a few minutes, though, the manifestation is no longer visible. On moonless nights, seafarers aplenty have reported seeing a dazzling city of light. It seems to exist in a different dimension, which explains why its boundaries can overlap with known towns and cities of Samar island. Other reports extend its area to as far south as San Jorge, Samar.īiringan’s “now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t” quality indicates it is not of the usual land and water terrain in which we live in. What is Biringan? It is reportedly an undefined location somewhere between Calbayog City and Catarman, Northern Samar, where a mythic city(ies) of indescribable grandeur is/are said to exist, unvisited by ordinary mortals, known only by magnificent folk stories that refuse to die despite the advent of television and the internet. In the Province of Samar, the Philippines, the mention of “Biringan” evokes awe, fear, intrigue, knocking on wood and innumerable signs of the Cross.