PPTA PRIMER
What is PPTA?
Since its foundation on December 8, 1964, the Philippine Physical Therapy Association or
PPTA has served as a relevant organization for the betterment of the delivery of physical therapy
services in the Philippines by advancing the cause of the PT profession and practitioners. It
strives to:
1. Serve as a vehicle for professional development of physical therapists practicing in
the Philippines through the provision of continuing education activities, facilitation of
access to international publications, dissemination and utilization of research and
development pertinent to PT practice in the Philippines;
2. Develop and maintain excellent standards of PT practice in the Philippines;
3. Serve as a proactive channel of the Filipino physical therapists in local and
international policy-making, with the view of defining the PT profession;
4. Enhance interaction between Filipino physical therapists and other providers of health
care;
5. Enhance the role of PT in the Philippine setting through public education and
provision of service.
PPTA was accredited by PRC as the professional organization for physical therapists since May
31, 1978
TIMELINES
December 8, 1964 – Foundation
December 26, 1964 – Incorporation
January 21, 1969 - enactment of the Republic Act 5680 (Philippine Physical
and Occupational Therapy Law)
May 31, 1978 – accreditation by the Professional Regulatory Board (no. 29)
May 24, 1967 – membership in the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
(WCPT), foundation of Asian Confederation for Physical Therapy (ACPT)
(founding member)
September 8, 1998 – National Physical Therapy Day (Presidential Proclamation
No. 15)
September 8-10, 2000 – hosting of the 7th Asian Confederation for Physical
Therapy in Manila
2001 up – Amendment of the Republic Act 5680
The present officers and board of directors
Cheryl M. Ramos - President
Maria Zenaida Abanilla - Vice President
Catherine M. Capio - Secretary
Paolo Manuel Jimenez - Treasurer
Christian Oliver Cruz - Public Relations Officer
Royson A. Mercado - Membership Committee Chairman
Kristofferson G. Mendoza - Continuing Education Chairman
Edward James Gorgon - Publications Chairman
Jomar Dexter Aseron - Special Projects Chairman
Michael Jorge Peralta - Legal and Ethics Committee
Anne Marie Co - Auditor
Membership. What are the requirements to become a member of PPTA? How much do I pay to
become a member of PPTA? Why should I be a member?
PPTA has made it more convenient for physical therapists that are planning to become members.
By paying only P1,500 and supplying other requirements such as the completed application form
and copies of your license, board certification or diploma, PT's already become lifetime members.
No need to pay again for renewals.
Students and non-licensed physical therapists can apply for associate membership for P500
annually.
Members can fully avail of information and discounts on related local and international seminars
and workshops, interact with other members who are specialists in their own fields through
special interest group activities and committee work; gain access to the resources of the
organization; participate in policy-making activities of the organization and seek advise regarding
welfare, study and employment.
PPTA in Action. What activities does PPTA have? What activities besides
seminars can I participate in? What are the working committees of PPTA?
Aside from the annual conventions and seminars, PPTA has pushed for the
establishment of Special Interest Groups (SIG's) in which members can
participate. The SIG's are groups of occupational therapists, physical therapists
and/or speech pathologists, all members of their respective professional
organizations, who share common interests and/or expertise in a specific area of
professional
practice.
The
SIG’s
are
envisioned
to
be
the
accreditation/certification process by PPTA to recognize specialists in a specific
field of PT practice in the future. Members can join Pediatrics, Musculoskeletal
and Sports Rehabilitation SIG’s and establish others such as Academics, Cardiac
Rehabilitation, Clinical Education, Community-Based Rehabilitation, Geriatrics,
Hand Rehabilitation, Industrial Rehabilitation, Neurological and Pulmonary
Members can participate within working committees of PPTA such as:
1. Membership - tasked with the recruitment of and information dissemination among
members
2. Publicity - in charge of the newsletter and journal publications
3. Legal and ethics - assigned to legislative, ethical and policy-making concerns of the
organization
4. Continuing Education - tasked with SIG's, training, seminars and workshops
5. Special Projects - assigned to extension and special projects and activities
Linkages. What are the local/ international linkages of PPTA?
PPTA is closely linked with local organizations and companies such as the Professional Regulatory
Board' the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine Society of Hypertension, the Philippine
Lipid Society, the Council of Professional Health Associations (COPHA), Philippine Federation of
Professional Associations (PFPA), Council of Health Agencies of the Philippines (CHAP), BantayBata Philippines, Pfizer and Bahaginan among many others.
International linkages include the Asian Confederation for Physical Therapy (ACPT), the World
Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA),
the World Health Organization, Career Asia and other professional organizations.
PPTA and the PT Law. What is the role of PPTA in the local scene? What does PPTA do for the
PT Law?
The PPTA aside from its numerous activities is actively pursuing the amendment
of RA 5680. The Senate Bill 552, which is at the public hearing stage, and the
House Bill 6831, which is at its technical working group stage, were already filed
towards this goal. The amended law will reflect the dynamism of the physical
therapy profession and will seek to recognize physical therapy as a separate and
distinct profession from occupational therapy, to create the Board of Physical
Therapy which will be tasked to maintain high professional, ethical and technical
standards and to provide the Council of Physical Therapy Education as a policymaking body charged with standardizing physical therapy education. In general,
the proposed amendments are geared towards making the law more appropriate
to present physical therapy practice in the country to enable them to provide
quality rehabilitation service to more Filipinos. It also aims to improve the
quality of physical therapy education provided by schools. The PPTA is imploring
all concerned physical therapists to participate in the process.
Learn more about the organization by visiting:
www.ppta.web-page.net
The Official Philippine Physical Therapy Association Website
By viewing the latest announcements, updates, links and resources available for its members.