We are Moving!

Since the Time we started Hilot Academy on April 5, 2016- we are Moving! I register first at DTI Makati office and they refuse to Accept the name of Hilot Academy so from Makati I move to DTI Malolos Office and Register our name there and Gratefully we have been Recognized. Though we register our name in Malolos, Bulacan we made our operations in Brgy. Pio del Pilar, Makati City and from there we start teaching Hilot.

On regular days when there is no student, we entertain some Japanese Business men and their wives to experience Hilot (Since by that time I am with my Japanese Wife who have big connections with the Japanese Community residing in Makati at that time). From the experience they had, curiosity arouse in them that they wanted to learn and become a student. With that, it gives me hope that Hilot will become popular and accepted in Japan which it happened by establishing the Yamahata School of Traditional Hilot in Hakodate, Hokaido, Japan which now extends in Ebisu 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan and been administered by Kayoko Yamahata (which becomes my ex wife now).

After we establish Hilot School in Japan, My relationship with my wife have shaken and become not in good terms that we parted ways. And as I go back to the Philippines I focus more on Sharing Hilot to the rest of the world especially to those who have Filipino Blood in themselves but lives in Diaspora.

Jose Miguel, Verma Zapanta and John Nagas were one of the non Japanese pioneers who studied with Hilot with me in Brgy. Pio Del Pilar, Makati City, Philippines. Jose Miguel being a Pure Spanish Blood of Barcelona, Spain who fell in love with our Country that pushed him to learn Cebuano as well as our Traditional Healing Arts which he incorporate to his diving school in Carcar, Cebu; Verma Zapanta which is a Filipino American that is based in San Francisco, California, USA who seeks to reconnect with her Filipino Lineage through Hilot; and John Nagas who is a Pure Filipino Descent and native of Quezon City which learn Hilot to reconnect and strengthen his Spiritual Calling and Vocation.

But prior to them, we have teach Hilot through TESDA Train for Work Scholarship program that we conduct in almost all places in Quezon City. The above images that you see are my graduates from Brgy. Pasong Putik in Quezon City. And we conduct our training at an old Chapel Office which the people set tent in front of the Chapel so that we could perform Hilot. And this happened on 2011 even before we have our Hilot Academy.

Then on 2013 we went for a Teaching Mission at Coayan, Ilocos sur followed by another teaching mission in Cervantes and San Esteban with Lakay Magbaya Aghama which is all in Ilocus Sur.

As we teach them we make sure that they can use the techniques in their community as I also talk to their community government leaders to provide them space where they could perform Hilot and earn a living as well. The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities that we impart to them will be useless if these wont help them financially as well.

We were also able to teach Hilot to Koreans Students of Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the University of Makati on 2013. Then we move again to Kingspoint Subdivision at Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City and have opened up Free Hilot Training for 30 students for 8 days which took all the Saturdays and Sundays of the Month. And those who lives far away stays and live with us for free which includes their food from breakfat, merienda, lunch, merienda and dinner with overflowing supply of coffee and hot water and these had happened on 2018.

After warming up with our Free Kaduwa Hilot, Ryah Paz which is a Pinay Austrian came to learn Hilot from us. Which followed by Verma again to take her Mastery Course on Hilot from us.

Then we have Jan Denise of Canada/ France. Ita Montero which is non English and only Spanish speaking from Santiago, Chile and Bonn Monzon, a pure Blood Filipino of Metro Manila which is our last students who took classes from us at Kingspoint Subdivision in Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City.

After that we move back to Bulacan because my mother is very sick. And while I am caring for my mother we were able to accommodate Dr. Catherine Sy Luib who is an Acupuncturist and Chiropractor and came to learn Hilot from us.

I am grateful that Doc Catherine became my last student who were able to pay respect to my mother when she is still alive. I know that my mother also remembers her even now (my mother) is already on the after life. After Doc cathy, we were able to conduct event within our Shrine that been attended with many people. Though we have very small place, we were able to accommodate for a day training of more than 5 people.

Then we also have accommodate to train Hilot to our good friend from Antipolo which is Lera Padua, after her comes Kai Maskarenas of Washington, DC, USA; then Agar-Agar a Pure Italian who explores our Philippine Traditional Medicine and lastly with Jeremy Pascal, a Pure French National and his Filipina French Wife Gerone Pascal.

After these we start to move again as our Friend in Fairview, Quezon City have lend her house to be our venue on Hilot Binabaylan Training and in there we had Jaimee of Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Julz which is a Tattoo Artist following the Mambabatok Tradition from Hawaii, USA; then followed by our Soul sister Maria Haswell of San Ramon, California and Dina Snaith of United Kingdom; then with 2 pure Spanish couple of Catalan, Spain and they are Noel Zamora and Laura Castillo.

Then the last venue that we have before pandemic is the training that we held for Kai Bautista, together with the House Owner Kara Barientos and Ice Infante in Tagaytay which happened right after the eruption of Taal Volcano then the lockdown of Pandemic.

During the Pandemic we stopped doing training instead we shift in doing Online Classes which focuses on Non Contact Hilot which only limited in doing Hilot Diagnosis of tawas, and from 2020 to 2022 which we were able to train 46 individuals to become a Certified Magaanito and Magtatawas that comes from different places around the world. And we thank Google Workspace on becoming our partner to make this online training possible through the Google ClassRoom and Google Meet app which provides us affordable subscription package that we maintain on monthly basis.

And when the world opened up again this 2023, we were graced to have this January by Lani Brown, our Magaanito from Corona, California to continue her studies from us and became officially Hilot Binabaylan and we held her initiation and ordination at International Institute of Rural Reconstruction in Silang, Cavite and followed by 2 learning buddies who took the Masidhing Kamagaral Training Program which are Argo and Nawa who are both from Australia.

And this constant moving from one place to another proves that our movement is alive. But the consequence of it is that we do not have an exact location where people could see us except on our Virtual or online presence. We are like nomads that jumps from one place to another, and in times that people will need us, we are on the road to some places and this makes our body weak (me and Lakay). This made Lakay to offer his place in Taguig which is just 15- 30 minutes away from Manila International Airport. But his house in Taguig is still in the process of Reconstruction.

And the construction for this building is still on going. and the ground floor on which our Hilot Activity will be held is almost complete. I made a floor plan for a 2 story building on which I include student dormitory so that we wont rent rooms from Hotel anymore.

We plan that as you enter our venue you will see herbal garden on both sides of the Path Way before you enter the main Building. The path way can be an activity area where we could conduct traditional Filipino Games such as Piko, Luksong Tinik or Luksong Baka and other games that will warm up our body as part of our Hilot sa Apoy Training Program. Then as you enter you will find our Hilot Activity Area that will conduct training as well as treatment when there are no Students on Training. Besides the training area will be the Admin Office and fronting it will be our Common Toilet and Lavatory. Then besides the Toilet will be the stairs going to the second floor where the Students and Teachers dormitory will be found. On each room for student and teachers dormitory will have their own toilet and bath on each room. And there will still be wide multi purpose hall to held our Hilot Indak and Munimuni session as part of Hilot sa Apoy and Hangin Program.

With these being said, we will be needing your assistance in completing the remaining funds that we need to finish the construction. We already have spent Php 500,900.00 pesos in constructing the First Floor and we still need Php 774,400.00 to complete the construction of the 2nd floor.

We pray that this will move you by sending us Financial Help in completing the construction of our permanent training venue in Taguig City. You may send your donations through our Paypal account by clicking on the Button below.