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Hosted by Connie Sison and its resident doctors, ‘Pinoy MD’ is an informative magazine show that provides wellness tips and answers to some important medical questions.
Watch ‘Pinoy MD’ every Saturday, 6 AM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
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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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