Policy Brief No. 1 Recognizing these challenges, the Department of Health (DOH) began to train hilots as early as 1974. In 1994, a Department order was issued “allowing trained hilots to attend normal home deliveries especially in areas where services of the registered midwife or licensed trained health personnel are not 2010 A study on local services delivery by the UNICEF and the Philippine Institute Table 1. Average child birth expenditure by service provider (in PHP) *