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The Philippines maintains a plural health system with Indigenous and folk medicine, <\/span>hilot<\/span><\/i> (traditional massage therapy) and herbalism practised across diverse ethnolinguistic groups. Healing often involves diagnostic rituals, spiritual cleansing and use of local plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) of 1997 established the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care, promoting research, education and service delivery. 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