Kapitel 16: Sirena/Siyokoy

Sirena is a mermaid, a sea creature with a human upper body and a fish tail instead of lower extremities. beautiful but vicious they were called Magindara and were guardians of the waters of "asin-palan (Pangasinan)", guarding it from the tattooed raiders from the Visayas. In Pre-colonial Philippines, it is believed that in the full moon or in the Dayaw or Kadayawan, one of the embodiments of the moon who is Bulan descended from the heavens to swim with the mermaids and that the mermaids protected the boy moon from sea monsters. They attract fishermen and lure them to their deaths but sometimes they fall in love.[4] Sirena are reportedly often seen ashore by fishermen, especially in the towns bordering the Pacific Ocean.