Everytime we go to province for a vacation when we were kids, we seek faith healers if something like a body part hurts. Usually just simple stuffs like upset tummy or hurting arms/legs and the likes. All they do is put some oil and massage that body part and then put leaves afterwards. The faith healer just say chants and all that. As a kid, well yeah it is something you would believe effective, as after the massage, the pain kinda goes away (mind over matter). But as we grew older, we'd know it's not real. My parents don't believe, my grandparents do, as it's very common especially in the province. But once a major issue arise, like might be a broken bone, my parents and grandparents would immediately go to the doctor.

It is prevalent in provinces, even saying excuses or asking permission to pass to some magical dwarfs or creatures living in clumps of soil or among the trees (we call it "nuno sa punso" and you'll just say "tabi-tabi po" or "makikiraan po") whenever you pass by their houses as it would upset them if you don't and might cause you some harm.