Hello Drac:
The full tang hilt treatment looks Luzon in origin, but the shape of the hilt and ferrule are atypical. The small cross guard looks a little like Ilocano work (N. Luzon) but hard to say from the pics.
The blade is not something I recall seeing before. This looks like a one off, custom made piece--or perhaps from a blade with a broken tip. A "flambé" style of sword is unusual among the Tagalog people, but there are a number of examples to show that it is not rare.
I know of no particular significance among the Filipino cultures for a blunt ended sword such as this one.
Ian.
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