THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Motorists have long reported a mysterious White Lady along Balete Drive, with competing legends attempting to identify the apparition.
Balete Drive in New Manila is famous for reports of a White Lady apparition. One version described by the source identifies her as a teenage girl who was raped and murdered by a taxi driver during the 1950s. Another tradition identifies the apparition as a 19-year-old granddaughter of Senator Claro M. Recto who died in a 1949 automobile accident. The source presents these as competing accounts within the legend.