Berting Labra

During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of local children, try to make their getaway aboard a rattletrap, creaky bus. (imdb)

This Filipino vampire film tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman, and a withered old hag. (letterboxd)

After studying in America, South Seas Prince Sigore returns home with plans to change things on his island. He's opposed by the sultan's sister-in-law, who has plans to control the paradise, and is infatuated with the Forbidden Women and their sensuous ways.

The peace and order of a small town in the Cordilleras are threatened by the coming of a rich and powerful mining baron. With his army of goons and thugs, no one can stand in his way as he opens up a mine and desecrates the sacred ancestral land of the native Maranggani tribe. To face the oncoming threat, the local police chief, Ricardo, along with his troop of native cops rises up and challenges the greedy businessman to to reclaim their homeland.