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Leonardo Manecio (sometimes credited as Manicio) aka Nardong Putik was a Filipino gangster turned folk hero. An amulet-wielding hoodlum from Cavite province Putik credited his ability to survive and escape numerous ambushes and gunfights to his anting-anting (amulet). Nardong Putik’s ability to elude the law and his enemies made him a legend to many people.