Programme for the 13th WBUAP Massage Seminar
4 to 6 May 2015 at Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
Theme: “Maximizing Skills, Technologies and Opportunities for Economic Empowerment”
MAY 3, 2016
7:30-12:00 noon
12:00-10:00 p.m.
Arrival of Delegates
Registration
MAY 4, 2016
AM
7:30- 9:00
Registration, Main Hotel Lobby
Subtheme 1: Massage: a Right to Opportunity to Work and a Therapeutic Right
9:00- 9:30
Welcome Remarks:
(USEC of the DSWD or DOH)
Mr. Jose Go Ranola, Chairman, Philippine Organizing Committee
Mr. Teddy M. Kahil, President, Philippine Blind Union
Congratulatory Speech:
Mr. Zhu Gang, Chairman, Massage Commission
Ms. Michiko Tabata, President, WBUAP
Opening Remarks:
Mrs. Carmen R. Zubiaga, Executive Director, National Council for
Disability Affairs
9:30-10:00
Keynote Address:
President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
10:00-10:30
Philippine Cultural Presentation / Intermission Number
Photo Session CALL Foundation or PNSB
10:30-11:00
Coffee/ Tea Break
11:00-11:20
Therapists:
Realizing the Right to Work and Employment of Blind Massage
Dr. Monthian BUNTAN, Senator – Thailand parliament
11:20-11:40
Integrating Blind Massage into the National Health Care Delivery
System:
Dr. Isidro C. Sia, Director General, Philippine Institute of
Traditional
and Alternative Health Care of the Department of Health
11:40-12:00
PM
12:00- 2:00
Social Protection and Health Care of Massage Therapists:
Mr. Chuji Sashida, Executive Director, National Committee of
Welfare for the Blind, Japan
Lunch Break
2:00- 4:00
Country/Regional Reports– Moderator: Mr. Zhu Gang
each country to report on the following as guide:
 population of visually impaired;
 percentage of blind working in massage;
 quality, availability, accessibility, affordability and
acceptability
of blind massage as healthcare
services to the community;
 opportunities and threats to blind massage in the country;
 best practices beneficial to blind massage therapists in
integrating blind massage into the national health care
delivery system;
 best practices beneficial to blind massage therapists in social
protection and health care for massage therapists
4:00- 4:30
Coffee/ Tea Break
4:30- 5:00
Workshop 1: Developing a Working Paper on the Regional Framework
for
the Protection and Promotion of Blind Massage in ASEAN and
Asia Pacific member countries
5:00- 6:30
Plenary: Presentation per Country (6 minutes per country)
Call for Volunteers to Consolidate the Working Paper on the Regional
Framework
7:00-10:00
Welcome Dinner
MAY 5, 2016
AM
Subtheme 2: Increasing Effectiveness of Massage for Health Care
9:00- 9:30
Topic 1: Massage Therapeutic Techniques for Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
9:30-10:00
Topic 2: Clinical/Health Researches on Massage for Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
10:00-10:30
Topic 3: Adjunct Modalities for Massage for Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
10:30-11:00
Coffee/ Tea Break
11:00-11:30
Topic 4: Massage therapeutic techniques for Cure of and Rehabilitation
from Disease
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
PM
11:30-12:00
Topic 5: Clinical/Health researches on massage for Cure of and
Rehabilitation from Disease
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
12:00-12:30
Topic 6: Adjunct modalities for massage for Cure of and Rehabilitation
from Disease
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
12:30- 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30- 3:00
Workshop 2-1: Hands On Massage Technique
Room 1: China
Room 2: Japan
Room 3: Korea
Room 4: Other Countries/Philippines: Himay massage
Room 5: WBUAP Regional Massage Commission Meeting
3:00- 3:30
Coffee/ Tea Break
3:30- 5:00
Workshop 2-2: Hands On Massage Technique
Room 1: China
Room 2: Japan
Room 3: Korea
Room 4: Other Countries/Philippines: Chi Nei Tsang massage
Room 5: WBUAP Regional Massage Commission Meeting
5:00- 6:30
Workshop 2-3: Hands On Massage Technique
Room 1: China
Room 2: Japan
Room 3: Korea
Room 4: Other Countries/Philippines: Hilot Pinoy / Hilot for Infertility
Room 5: WBUAP Regional Massage Commission Meeting
MAY 6, 2016
AM
Subtheme 3: Innovation and Increasing Investments in Massage
9:00- 9:30
Topic 1: Innovations in massage businesses
9:30-10:00
Topic 2: Assistive technologies for massage (herbals, aromatherapy,
acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, others
10:00-10:30
Topic 3: Perspectives in continuing education and training for
advancement of massage
10:30-11:00
Coffee/ Tea Break
11:00-11:15
Synthesis of the 13th WBUAP Massage Seminar
11:15-11:30
Massage
PM
Consolidated Regional Framework for Future Directions of Asian
11:30-11:45
Workshop 3: Influencing Promotion and Formulation of Programs and
Actions at the National, Regional and International levels
 One Plan of Action per Country
 One Plan of Action for ASEAN/ APEC
11:45-12:30
Plenary
12:30- 2:00
Lunch Break
2:00- 6:00
Site Visits (only for those registered)
 NVRC
 PNSB
 VIBES, Metro East
 VISMA Massage Mega Mall
 Resources for the Blind Inc. RBI


7:00-10:00
Farewell Dinner