Tagakaolo

Practice or ritual  Purpose Material/s  Description of practice or ritual Additional information Informant/s  Address
Indicate the name of the practice or ritual in the local language. Describe succinctly the practice or ritual. Include etymology of the term, if known Indicate purpose of the practice or ritual, eg, to know the cause of the ailment, for treatment, to ward off evil spirit, or other.  Indicate the materials used. Describe the practice or ritual. To be complemented by photo and/or video documentation, after obtaining consent from the healer and patient. Indicate any additional information. Indicate First, Middle,Family names of the informant Indicate full address: province, municipality, barangay, sitio/purok/street
The ritual "Panawag-tawag, tawag=Manobo, tubad: pagsasalita, pakikipag-usap, pangintuu For special gathering and other important occasions. Materials used are live chicken (or anything domesticated animal for offering), knife, tobacco, kalisaw (bunga). The healer called "manubagtubag" performs panawagtawag  invoking Tyumanem's blessings through his anito or diwata. The detailed description of the ritual was not allowed to be disclosed.  Tyumanem is God in Tagakaolo. Clarita Inantay-a traditional general practitioner in Tagakaolo and at the same time she is also a Mananamok (Tagakaulo)-traditional birth attendant or midwife.  Davao del Sur, Malita, Barangay Pinalpalan, Sitio Lunao