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Differences:

 In versions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3, Maria Labo is said to be a nurse


 In version 1.4, Maria Labo worked as a caregiver ; and a household helper in version 1.5
 Maria Labo has a family to sustain but eventually giving in to her “aswang” urges in versions 1.1
up to 1.4, but in version 1.5, there was no information given about her family
 All of the versions vary from each other in terms of where the story originated from
 The first four versions stated that Maria Labo killed her own children, but in the fifth version,
Maria Labo killed the sole child of her employer
 All versions described Maria Labo with a scar on her face except in version 1.3
 In the first and fifth version of the story, Maria Labo’s reason for being as “aswang” were not
clearly stated
 In the second version, Maria Labo acquired her “aswang” nature from her employer; in the third
version, she became an “aswang” from the stone bequeathed by her mother; in the fourth
version, she acquired a strange power which was in fact a curse from her employer in exchange
for wealth

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