Health Care (PITAHC) is one of the advocacy groups formed from TAMA and one of their objectives is to: "Encourage scientific research on and develop traditional and alternative health care systems that have direct impact on public health care". With this objective, the organization advocates for the continuation and legitimization of hilot. The ancient practice of the hilot has become a debate in public health policy in the Philippines. See also Albularyo, a traditional Filipino herbalist Kulam, traditional Filipino witchcraft History of medicine in the Philippines Philippine shamans Folk medicine References Further reading External links Southeast Asian traditional medicine Philippine traditions Healthcare in the Philippines Tagalog words and phrases Traditional healthcare occupations Austronesian spirituality