00:00Mystic Island and The Healing Island, this is what is often called Sikihor.
00:26We also want to try the healing tradition here in Sikihor.
00:35Because here in Sikihor, the traditional way of healing is the most popular.
00:40This is rooted in their culture.
00:45If you don't have faith, you don't have strength.
00:48The traditional way of healing is already part of our Filipino culture.
00:53In Sikihor, this tradition has been preserved.
01:00That's why some tourists call this the Dinarayo.
01:05Whatever illness, where it came from, stress, pain, or what people do,
01:11we will know if it's a diagnosis.
01:15If it's not enough, or if you're just stressed.
01:20If the doctor has no findings, that's why we continue to treat the patient until he recovers.
01:31One of the people who continue this tradition is Anesthesia.
01:36I started as a healer when I was 13 years old.
01:41My father and mother are healers.
01:44We are a family of healers.
01:48Traditional healers are called Mananambal.
01:52Mananambal is to help people who are sick, who can't walk.
01:59Mananambal is to help people who are sick, who can't get to the doctor.
02:08I heard the sound, they put you in a coma, and then there's like smoke.
02:14Balay Pahauli is the name of the place where the treatment is done.
02:19The Visayan term Balay means house.
02:23And Pahauli means to recover.
02:27Folk healing practices come from the practices or beliefs of traditional healers.
02:35They use objects to get rid of the disease.
02:38The benefit of this would be some of those materials that they use
02:43are ingredients from traditional medicines that are available and have been studied.
02:49Here in Sikihor, there are a lot of Mananambal medicines.
02:53There are a lot of medicines that can be obtained here in Sikihor.
03:00Tuob or steam inhalation is believed to cure diseases caused by bad spirits.
03:09They put oil here on my wrist, here on my neck, and here on my chest.
03:19Aunty Annie, the healer, started it.
03:22It's like she's rolling something, and then she has inhalers.
03:26The steam inhaler is placed under the chair of the person who will try it.
03:31What we use is an inhaler.
03:34We have oil, we let them drink a little bit of oil, we let them inhale.
03:41What is put in this bag are medicinal plants that are said to come from Bandilaan Mountain.
03:48During the Tuob or process, I was a bit nervous because it was my first time experiencing it.
03:55But after that, I feel like the bad vibes or stress that I was feeling at that time were gone.
04:05When we inhale steam, it can actually help clear out our sinuses.
04:11And there are anecdotal cases that it can actually help them relieve their symptoms in general.
04:21So there are some benefits to it.
04:24The disease that causes symptoms will not completely disappear.
04:30Aside from Tuob, they also make Bolo-Bolo here.
04:35They believe that you can see here if a person is suffering from a disease.
04:41Using a glass with water and stones, she will suck it using a bamboo straw.
04:48She will do this around the patient's entire body.
04:51She will get whatever is inside the body, like a fever, if there are stones, if there are insects.
05:00She will make Bolo-Bolo and put it inside a glass.
05:05You can see if you have a cold, if you have a fever, and so on.
05:14We also want to try the culture or the healing tradition that is here in Siquijor.
05:21After the process, the patient will check if the water is clean.
05:25I just wanted to test the accuracy of the result because I know that I have a disease.
05:31I am feeling something that time.
05:33So we just tested it.
05:35I asked my friends to go first so that she won't feel anything.
05:37Clear.
05:39And then when I was done…
05:43Bolo-Bolo is called in the process of sucking air from the water.
05:48Bolo means bubble.
05:50Bolo means bubble.
05:52They believe that the bad element or disease that a person is experiencing will go away.
05:59An expert reminds us to be careful in doing this.
06:03One possible danger is choking.
06:06Our healer may choke.
06:08Another is sanitation of the water.
06:11It is important to maintain or at least the materials used,
06:17especially when our healer is performing a ritual.
06:23They believe that the quality of the water will be seen if a patient is sick.
06:32I just wanted to test the accuracy of the result because I know that I have a disease.
06:39I am feeling something that time.
06:41I asked my friends to go first so that she won't feel anything.
06:44Clear.
06:46I just wanted to test the accuracy of the result because I know that I have a disease.
06:54I just wanted to test the accuracy of the result because I know that I have a disease.
07:03After the process of Bolo-Bolo,
07:06the water in the glass will seep out.
07:10Clear.
07:12Clear.
07:13Clear.
07:15Clear.
07:17Clear.
07:19Clear.
07:22Nothing will go away.
07:24It's like nothing can replace going to the hospital, right?
07:27We don't encourage that.
07:29But let's say you go to the hospital,
07:32they didn't do anything wrong,
07:34nothing will go away if we just try Bolo-Bolo, right?
07:36Bolo-Bolo.
07:41In Siquijor, you can also choose plant-based medicines.
07:45This is the love potion.
07:47Just like Gayuma,
07:49aside from the love attraction,
07:51it can also attract and boost the business.
07:55In business,
07:57you just have to pay for the Lamisa,
07:59then the first customer,
08:02you have to pay for his first payment,
08:06then you have to pay for his second payment.
08:09And Haplas or healing oil,
08:11which is used for skin diseases,
08:13acne, and itching.
08:15For the residents of Siquijor,
08:18nothing will go away if you believe in it.
08:21A lot of people came,
08:23they thanked us,
08:25even if they are in other countries,
08:28they asked for help.
08:30According to the expert,
08:32it's good that there are doctors who can guide you.
08:35The beliefs,
08:37the things they do,
08:39sometimes there is no evidence
08:41in their habits
08:43or in the studies they do from the medical field.
08:47That's why it's important
08:49to study these beliefs
08:52to know the benefits
08:55that you can get from this.
08:57Even if we subscribe to these beliefs,
09:01we still need to be guided by medical professionals
09:06so that the treatment we receive is holistic.
09:14We Filipinos have our own traditions and beliefs.
09:18But the important thing is,
09:20as long as the patient is healthy and safe,
09:22make sure the specialist has a guide.
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