It also known as Duwende, Nuno sa Punso is a dwarf-like creature from Phillippine. It is small (did not mention what is its size), some claim it is invisible to the human eyes, but others said it is about the size of small insect. Physically, Nuno sa Punso appeared as an old man (literally, "nuno" means old men, usually refer to grandparents, meanwhile its full name Nuno sa Punso literally means "Grandparent of the Anthill"). Mostly, Nuno lives in anthill called Punso. But they also live in other places, such as large rock, trees, along riverbank, inside caves, and / or people's backyards. The legend said that Nuno have ability to curse people who purposely trample around, urinate or damage their punso. People who got Nuno's curses, might be swelling or pain in any part of their body, vomiting blood, or uninating black liquid. If the intruder is within range, Nuno can spit them. The effect of the curse only localized to where the spit lands on the person's body. If it land at the foot, the intruders will have foot problem. If Nuno spits on the elbow, they will have elbow joint pains.
People believe, if one gets unable cure illness, it's been broguth on by a Nuno. The person who can cure Nuno's curse is Albularyo (a practitioner of traditional medicine). Usually Albularyo will do a ceremony called Tawas, in which a piece of a candle is melted on a disc or spoon. When melted, the wax is poured into water. An image will appear in the wax. The Albularyo will interpret the image to determine the possible cause of the sickness.Another way to be cured, the victim's family must provide fruits or other food, drinks, and material goods to Nuno as an offering and ask for Nuno's forgiveness.
To avoid curse from Nuno, childen are always reminded not to play at noon, and they should be in the house before six in the evening. They also must ask for permission when trespass unfamiliar area, by saying "Tabi tabi po" (means "Please let me pass by").
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