Leonardo Manicio (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 ability to elude the law and his enemies made him a legend to many people.