BELIEFS

According to Rebuya et al. (2020), the practice of traditional healing is ingrained in Filipino
culture and has been handed down through many generations, particularly in the nation's remotest
barrios and barangays. Their practices and rituals for performing oràsyon, hilot, and atang were identical
to one another, as were their shared healing tools like ungot, irik and lana. These major informants'
healing practices are all centered on God with the pure aim of curing one's sicknesses and helping
others, despite the variances and similarities indicated in the descriptions of their methods.

In the study of Crisol and Oledan's in 2017, it is clear that the community's lives are connected
to the supernatural and spiritual world in some way because to the custom of visiting mangagas
(mangudong). Folklore can also offer important information about people that the historian is unlikely to
learn in other ways, even though it cannot replace history and literature. The past is alive everywhere in
narrative and song as it was experienced by simple people.

ISSUES

Rondilla et al (2020) concluded that traditional healing practice is said to be successful at

resolving health issues. The desire to enhance present medical care as well as satisfaction from earlier
experiences, mistrust of the current healthcare system, family tradition, and satisfaction from prior
experiences are all cited as reasons for purchasing such products. This study gives medical professionals
a greater knowledge of individuals who use folk medicine, assisting them in treating patients holistically.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2002) explains that traditional medicine and healing as the
knowledge, skills, and application of holistic health care, which is acknowledged and accepted for its
function in the preservation of health and the treatment of diseases. It is founded on local theories,
passed down from generation to generation are experiences and beliefs.