Aired (September 3, 2023): Sa dami ng bersyon ng kuwento, sino nga ba ang makapagbibigay ng totoong nangyari kay Maningning Miclat? Sino nga ba siya at bakit siya laman ng mga campus horror story? Panoorin ang video na ito.
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00:00 [Music]
00:03 In September 2000, a female student was reported missing from the seventh floor of a university in Manila.
00:12 She did not leave a letter or any form of goodbye.
00:19 And until now, more than 20 years have passed.
00:22 She continues to feel for the university.
00:29 I wonder who this woman is?
00:33 The story is spread in various student social media forums.
00:38 The long-hidden story that has not been made clear,
00:42 will finally be revealed.
00:45 In a survey by I Wonder, the name Maningning Miklat came up.
00:53 A woman died in September 2009.
00:56 According to some reports, she is a good painter and writer.
01:05 She wrote poems in three languages, Mandarin, Filipino and English.
01:13 And she is good at writing in these languages.
01:17 If I'm not mistaken, she published a book.
01:21 One of them is when she returned to the Philippines.
01:26 The other one is before she died.
01:29 And the most famous one is Voices from the Underground.
01:33 According to the stories spread in student and social media forums,
01:39 every night, the woman's crying is heard.
01:45 Maningning was suspected of it.
01:50 Sometimes, she is accompanied by a group of people
01:53 because she is being called by the police.
01:56 So she suddenly appears in front of the school's entrance.
02:03 What I know about her is that she committed suicide because of a problem.
02:11 I'm not sure if it's about her love life or financial problems.
02:16 But she was a teacher in that school.
02:20 They said that she committed suicide because of a problem with her boyfriend.
02:26 There's a guard who inspects every night.
02:33 While he's inspecting the rooms, he saw a woman on the 7th floor.
02:45 Professor MJ Rafal is also familiar with the stories spread about Maningning Miklat.
02:50 But for him, the stories are full of romanticism.
02:54 He committed suicide because of love.
02:59 There are a lot of stories.
03:01 And it's not clear that his family is the reason for his death.
03:06 There are more stories because he committed suicide.
03:11 It's not like the internet was that important back then.
03:16 But when the internet was available, he became an urban legend.
03:20 When he committed suicide,
03:22 some people said that he had a picture of someone who jumped.
03:27 I don't know who it was.
03:31 And he fell.
03:33 You know, it's still beautiful when he falls.
03:36 So it's romanticized.
03:38 His close friend, Abba,
03:41 sometimes received Maningning's works that he still cares about.
03:46 My birthday was July 15, that was in 1990.
03:51 Maningning came and gave me a painting.
03:55 There's a dedication on the back of the painting.
03:59 He was known for his Chinese-inspired brushworks.
04:07 He was also surprised by the stories he shared.
04:10 He also shared stories about his love life.
04:14 He said that love life is not his priority.
04:18 He has a picture that he puts in his wallet.
04:24 He said that it's just for fun because he sees his handsome friend.
04:29 But according to Abba,
04:33 the story should be about his mental health.
04:36 At that time, he was not yet in the discussion.
04:39 The night before he died,
04:41 I told his classmates that he was always dazed.
04:45 He was physically and mentally tired.
04:51 According to this, Maningning's brother, Banawe,
04:56 Maningning was born on September 29, 2000.
05:00 If there are signs of mental unwellness,
05:09 we did not notice.
05:11 He was an artist.
05:14 More often than not, he wanted to be alone in his room because he painted there.
05:25 Before, there was still a stigma associated with anything related to mental health.
05:33 That's why he was not discussed.
05:35 The situation got better when the mental health law was passed.
05:40 But if there should be a story about Maningning Miklat,
05:45 this is what he is good at in painting and painting.
05:50 He is still alive in his mother's memory.
05:55 He is a very kind child.
05:57 He is quiet and very intelligent.
06:00 If he likes painting, he will really paint.
06:05 Did you know that one of Maningning Miklat's works is here in Bacura of Kapuso Network?
06:17 In 1992, he won the Grand Prize in Non-Representational Painting
06:21 of the Art Association of the Philippines from his work, "The Trouble in Paradise".
06:26 The GMA is one of the winners of the award.
06:29 I haven't seen that for a long time.
06:32 Since when did he win that?
06:34 Kapuso, we are now with Maningning Miklat,
06:42 a well-known painter, especially of his generation.
06:47 This is Tita Alma.
06:48 Thanks to the I Wonder team, we found out that one of our colleagues here at GMA
06:57 is Maningning's mother, Ms. Alma.
07:00 Have you seen this?
07:01 Yes, of course.
07:02 Because I saw what he is doing.
07:04 Oh my God.
07:10 Maningning's work, "The Trouble in Paradise",
07:14 is now displayed in our office's mezzanine.
07:19 How do you feel when you see this?
07:21 It's beautiful.
07:22 This is the time when it was very colorful.
07:27 While you are seeing this, you remember your son.
07:30 Yes.
07:31 Right?
07:32 This is the artwork of him.
07:35 I'm so happy to see it again.
07:38 It's good that you took care of GMA.
07:42 As a symbol of the colorful life of a woman,
07:46 his original poem "Verso" was given by the great singer Joey Ayala.
07:52 Abba sang this emotionally,
07:55 in memory of Maningning's upcoming anniversary.
07:59 While there is tears, don't fall in love.
08:07 In my dreams, don't wake up.
08:15 I walked through the quiet river.
08:24 The whole world seems to be sleeping.
08:33 If there is a fruit, it will fall from the water.
08:46 It's like my heart is being crushed.
09:03 Despite the dark stories of fear,
09:11 Maningning sometimes kept his light.
09:15 He used ink for writing and painting.
09:18 It will continue to be alive in our memories.
09:22 Thank you, Ayala.
09:25 "Verso" is a musical composition by Joey Ayala.
09:29 It was composed by Joey Ayala and Maningning.
09:32 It was released in 1985.
09:34 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:36 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:38 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:40 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:42 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:44 It was a song by Joey Ayala.
09:46 It was a song by Joey Ayala.