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Amy Jugueta  image
 
Alabat Island
Birthdate:
     Not provided
Age at interview:
     50
Sex:
     Female
Occupation:
     Chieftain
Religion:
     Not provided
Type of healing practice:
Herbalist
Length of practice:
Not provided
HIstory:
She learned her healing skills from her father and other relatives. Amy also has incorporated the practices of the Tagalog community, as well as what she has heard from mass media in the use of some medicinal plants. Her experience as a healer and as a person has also been enhanced by her experience in the Bicol region where she made ?layas? for 16 years. Her knowledge and practices on healing may have been influenced by many factors, but her foundational beliefs and skills may be traced to her ancestors where she learned by watching from her relative healers.
Immediate family members:
4 Children Juliet- eldest
Additional information:
Not provided
Info gathered by:
Not provided
Date gathered:
Not provided
Abstracted by:
Dando LRA, Dando RFA
Date abstracted:
10/11/2017

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