HISTORY (World CPT Federation) https://www.wcpt.

org/iseapt/about

The initiative to develop an international society to represent the interests of the physical therapy
profession in areas related to EPA began during a small informal meeting at the 13th International WCPT
Congress held in Yokohama, Japan, in 1999. At the 15th International WCPT Congress (2007) held in
Vancouver, a Focused Symposium (presented by Ah-Cheng Goh, Luther Kloth, David Baxter and Val
Robertson) and a Network Meeting (chaired by Ah-Cheng Goh) provided the opportunity to examine the
present status of EPA with regards to clinical practice, education and research. The general consensus
was that in order for EPA to remain relevant in today’s evidence-based practice environment, major
changes are needed in the way we practice, in how we teach present and future users of EPA, and in the
way we approach the evidence to justify its continued usage. There was also general consensus
amongst those present that going about this in isolation may not be the best way to move EPA forwards.
Discussions during the meetings focused on the need to form an International EPA Society, and also on
exploring and proposing various models for bringing about these changes.

Ph PT Association https://www.philpta.org/history

On 8th and 9thFebruary 2009, the inaugural ISEAPT Congress was held in Las Vegas, USA. The congress
was jointly sponsored by the APTA Sections on Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management, and
the Geriatric Section.

The PPTA was founded on December 8, 1964 by the first BSPT graduates from the University of the
Philippines School of Allied Medical Professions (UP SAMP), the first academic institution to offer a
Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy in the Philippines. This association was then seen as a venue to
promote the professional advancement and to provide continuing educational growth for physical
therapists in the country. Thus the objectives of the Association at the time of founding were as follows:

a. To foster strong and active fellowship among its members; to participate in all endeavors for the
advancement of members;

b. To contribute to the implementation of lawful activities that promote professional development;

c. To aid health service by providing knowledge and service to the disabled community and the
general public; and

d. To help eradicate malpractice in the field of physical therapy.

Aside from the UP SAMP graduates, the moving forces behind the establishment of PPTA were the
following:

Dr. Benjamin Tmesis, then director of UP SAMP and National Orthopedic Hospital

Dr. Guillermo Damian, then Secretary of UP SAMP, later to become its Dean

Prof. Robert Jacques, World Health Organization consultant in physical therapy

Lt. Col. Jesus Mendoza, MD, then President of the Philippine Society of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation

The founding President was Mr. Jose I. Inoturan

The Association was incorporated on December 26, 1964. One of the early fruits of labor of the
Association was the enactment of the Republic Act 5680 (Philippine Physical and Occupational Therapy
Law) on January 21, 1969.

PPTA was accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission as a national organization for physical
therapists on May 31, 1978 (with accreditation number 29). The PPTA acquired membership in the
World Confederation for Physical Therapy on May 24, 1967 and became founding member of the Asian
Confederation for Physical Therapy.

Dynamism in the profession dictated corresponding changes in the mission and objectives of the
Association. Recent activities and accomplishments of the PPTA were designed and implemented
toward the above purposes. These include provision of continuing professional education programs;
development and maintenance of excellent standards of practice in the Philippines through
collaborative efforts with the PRC Board of Examiners for OT and PT; participation in the formulation of
principles and position statements of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy to echo its stand on
health care and/or social issues; and extension or service work, such as its agreement with the Bantay
Bata Foundation, a non-government organization concerned with the plight of children in need and with
developmental disabilities; and the initiation of special interest groups (SIGs) within the Association.

The year 1998 was a very significant for the profession in view of the signing of the Presidential
Proclamation No. 15, which declared every 8th day of September as National Physical Therapy Day. With
this declaration, the Philippines celebrates National PT Day with the rest of the world and hopefully this
proclamation paves the way to increased awareness of the public on what physical therapy can do for
them.

In 1999, much of the efforts of the Association have been channelled toward redefining the physical
therapy profession through amendment of the RA 5680.

The 7th Asian Confederation for Physical Therapy International Congress in Manila was hosted by the
PPTA last September 8-10, 2000. Much of the succeeding years was spent on addressing internal
concerns and local issues, as well as furthering the Filipino physical therapists’ desire to participate and
organize. In 2003, PPTA launched its very first provincial chapter in Pampanga. And in December 2006,
the clamor for new knowledge led the PPTA to re-launch its SIGs. To date, PPTA has active SIGs on
manual therapy and sports, paediatrics, neurology-gerontology, and education.
In 2004, the PPTA drafted its Vision-Mission-Goals 2010 (VMG 2010). This was reviewed and revised in
2008, and is currently the guide to the Association’s growth, giving direction to its officers and members.

The PPTA holds its General Assembly and National Convention every September, and its founding
anniversary every December. However, the convention is celebrated in December every three years to
coincide with the Gawad Inoturan Awards during the PPTA foundation celebration. The Gawad Inoturan
is given to outstanding physical therapists to recognize their various contributions to physical therapy.

The PPTA 2009 National Convention and General Assembly is on September 12-13 at the Traders Hotel,
Roxas Boulevard, Manila.

APTA (US)

Physical therapists formed their first professional association in 1921, called the American Women's
Physical Therapeutic Association. Led by President Mary McMillan, an executive committee of elected
officers governed the association, which included 274 charter members. In 1922, the association
changed its name to the American Physiotherapy Association (APA) and men were admitted. In the
1930s, APA introduced its first "Code of Ethics" and membership grew to just under 1,000.

With the advent of World War II and a nationwide polio epidemic during the 1940s and 1950s, physical
therapists were in greater demand than ever before. The association's membership swelled to 8,000 and
the number of physical therapy education programs across the US increased from 16 to 39.

By the late 1940s, the association had changed its name to the American Physical Therapy Association,
hired a full-time staff, and opened its first office in New York City. A House of Delegates representing
chapter members was established to set APTA policies. The House elected a Board of Directors,
previously the Executive Committee, to manage the association. In addition, sections were created to
promote and develop specific objectives of the profession. The first two sections were the School and
Private Practice sections.

In the 1960s, APTA membership reached almost 15,000, and the number of education programs
nationwide grew to 52.

Now headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, APTA represents more than 95,000 members throughout
the United States. A national professional organization, APTA's goal is to foster advancements in physical
therapy practice, research, and education. Currently 213 institutions offer physical therapy education
programs and 309 institutions offer physical therapist assistant education programs in the United States.

Oral Histories

Researching APTA and Physical Therapy History

Archival Photos
Mary McMillan, shown wearing her Reconstruction Aides, who typically
Reconstruction Aide uniform. learned military drills prior to being
transported to overseas US Army
hospitals, on July 4, 1918, in New York.

Reconstruction Aides treat soldiers at A physical therapist uses pool therapy to

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1919. treat a child with poliomyelitis.
Director Janet Merrill (right) and her Reconstruction Aides and two recovering
assistant, Eleanor Gillespie (left), use patients enjoy a bit of sunshine at Base
early pool therapy to treat a youngster Hospital #8 in Savenay, France, shortly
with polio at Boston Children's Hospital. after Armistice.

Physical therapists and physicians work together to treat children at a New England
poliomyelitis clinic in 1916.

AUPT (Australia)

We've been a profession for over 110 years

Today physiotherapy is a blend of a range of evidence-based, scientifically rigorous physical therapies

that have developed progressively over the last century. Worldwide the war years were trying times, yet
it was a coming of age for the profession.

World War I helped highlight the benefits of physiotherapy as a profession. At the beginning of the war,
many doctors and members of the general public remained skeptical of the use of massage therapy in
treatment. Although the Australasian Massage Association (AMA) helped raise its profile, massage
therapy remained an underutilised practice.

Due to the numerous casualties from the war needing ongoing physical rehabilitation, this allowed
massage practitioners to demonstrate the effectiveness of their methods. Treatment involved massage,
hot air baths and electrotherapy. By the end of the war, treatment saw active therapy replace passive as
the main therapeutic tool. By the end of 1918, both the physical therapies and the AMA were more
widely known.

Treating the wounded provided practitioners invaluable experience under testing conditions and
brought the profession to the notice of the medical profession. It forced many doctors to recognise the
benefits of massage, remedial exercise and electrotherapy. It also provided a legacy of patients with
chronic conditions ensuring there would be an ongoing need for physical therapists well into the
following decades.

The Australian Physiotherapy Association

The late 1930s saw the AMA move to adopt the term ‘physiotherapy’—becoming the Australian
Physiotherapy Association. By the time of World War II, standards of physiotherapy had been raised
significantly due to the first war and polio epidemics.

For over 110 years, the APA has been on a journey with physiotherapists to strengthen the profession.

Here are some of our milestones:

1906 - Australasian Massage Association is formed

1918 - WW1 allows massage practitioners to demonstrate their effectiveness and consequently physical
therapies and the AMA become widely known

1939 - AMA move to adopt the term 'physiotherapy' becoming the Australian Physiotherapy Association

1950 - First degree in physiotherapy offered at University of Queensland

1962 - Queen Elizabeth II granted her patronage to the APA

1972 - Margaret Peel becomes the first physiotherapist to hold the APA presidency, signalling the move
to independent practice

1976 - The APA changes its ethical principles to make Australian physiotherapists the first in the world to
be first contact professionals

1988 - The APA launches the Physiotherapy Research Foundation

2004 - Physiotherapy funded through Medicare Benefits Schedule

2006 - 18 physiotherapy entry-level programs in Australian universities

2010 - Children with disabilities gained access to Medicare funded physiotherapy

2012 - The APA launches its first Reconciliation Action Plan

2013-15 - InPractice2025 report released

2017 - The APA launches the second iteration of its Reconciliation Action Plan and its first national
advertising campaign; Choose Physio

2018 - The APA has over 26 000 members, 800 courses through career pathway framework, 10
international OUs delivering and sharing knowledge with the international community. Over 20 million
Australians are reached through consumer marketing campaigns. The APA has a respected and active
voice in health policy.

Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Republic Act No. 5680

An Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists.

Section 1. Short title of Act.- This Act shall be known as the Philippine Physical and Occupational Therapy
Law.

Section 2. Definition of Terms.- As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: a. Physical therapy is
the art and science of treatment by means of therapeutic exercises, heat, cold, light, water, manual
manipulation, electricity, and other physical agents. b. Physical therapy technician is a person, who not
having acquired a bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy is qualified through in-service training and
practical experience to assist in the application of physiotherapeutic procedures and to undertake
specific assignments as directed by a qualified physical therapist in carrying out the prescription of a
licensed physician. Such assignments shall be confined within the limits of a hospital or institution of
employment. c. Rehabilitation medicine, at the patient level, is the “clinical management of the
problems associated with disability, with the objective of improving to the maximum level the physical,
socio-economic and physiological functioning of a disabled individual Medical rehabilitation is an
integral part of total medical care. Total rehabilitation is best achieved through the coordinated work of
various health disciplines like medicine, psychology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
speech and hearing, nursing, vocational evaluation, dietetics, and special education.” d. Physical
therapist is a person legally qualified and licensed to practice physical therapy under this Act. e.
Physiatrist is a legally qualified and licensed physician specializing in the practice of rehabilitation
medicine. f. Occupational therapy is a paramedical discipline concerned with the administration of
medically prescribed treatment, in the form of supervised activity, to persons disabled by disease or
injury. The objective of occupational therapy is to contribute to the development of the disabled
person’s independence, to improve his emotional, social, and physical well-being and his ability to care
for himself both at home and on the job, and to begin early evaluations and experimentation for future
job training and employment. Occupational therapy may be prescribed by a general medical practitioner
or a specialist in any of the recognized branches of medicine and is administered under the direction of a
registered occupational therapist. g. Occupational therapist is a legally qualified person licensed to
practice occupational therapy under this Act and who by accepted academic training and professional
clinical experience possesses the knowledge and skills to achieve the objectives as defined and set by
the occupational therapy profession. The occupational therapist functions through the use of the basic
methods, approaches and procedures of occupational therapy (creative, manipulative, educational, pre-
vocational evaluation and self-care activities) which are designed to assess and develop the actual and
potential abilities of the individual. The occupational therapist plans, organizes, evaluates, and
participates in a medically oriented treatment program to assist the disabled person towards physical
independence, productivity, and constructive personal or social relationship. The occupational therapist
functions in general and special hospitals, rehabilitation and welfare centers, pediatric clinics, psychiatric
clinics, specialized schools, geriatric institutions, home care programs, and work-adjustments units. h.
Occupational therapy technician or assistant is a person who, not having acquired a bachelor’s degree in
occupational therapy, is qualified, as determined by a bona fide national professional association of
occupational therapists in the Philippines through in-service training under practical experience, to
function as an assistant to and under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist to assist in
rehabilitating patients in hospitals and similar institutions. i. Disability is a loss or reduction of a person’s
capacity to effectively cope with the demands of his environment as a result of disease or injury,
including birth trauma. Section 3. Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational
Therapists.- There is hereby created a Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational
Therapists,1 hereinafter called the Board, to be composed of a chairman and four members who shall
be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments.2
The chairman shall be a physiatrist and for members shall be two professionally qualified occupational
therapists and two professionally qualified physical therapists. The physiatrist shall be appointed from
the lists of qualified physiatrists, submitted by the society of physical medicine and rehabilitation and
the occupational therapists and physical therapists by their respective bona fide national professional
organization or association and submitted to the President of the Philippines through the Commissioner
of Civil Service.3 Succeeding Board shall consist of a chairman who shall be a physiatrist recommended
and appointed as hereinabove stated, two members shall be registered physical therapists
recommended by the Philippine Physical Therapy Association, and two members who shall be registered
occupational therapists who shall be recommended by the Occupational Therapy Association of the
Philippines, Incorporated. The chairman and members of the Board shall be appointed within six months
from the approval of this Act. Section 4. Qualifications of Board Members.- The chairman and members
of the Board, at the time of their appointment, shall each be: a. A citizen and resident of the Philippines
for at least five years; b. At least thirty-five years of age if he is a chairman, or thirty years of age if he is a
member; c. Of good moral character and must not have been convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude; d. A physiatrist if he is the chairman, or a holder of a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy or
occupational therapy with at least five years experience as a physical therapist or occupational therapist
as the case may be; and e. Not member of the faculty of any school, college or university conferring a
bachelor’s degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy as a major study at the time of his
appointment nor have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in such institution: Provided, That
this subparagraph shall not be applicable to the chairman and members of the first Board. Section 5.
Powers and Duties of the Board.- The Board shall have the following powers and duties: a. To issue,
suspend, revoke, or re-issue any certificate of registration for the practice of physical therapy or
occupational therapy as defined in this Act; b. To study, promote and improve the conditions of the
practice of physical therapy and occupational therapy in the Philippines; c. To give examinations to
applicants for the practice of physical therapy and occupational therapy in accordance with the
provisions of this Act;4 d. To look into the conditions affecting the practice of physical therapy and
occupational therapy in the Philippines and, whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be
proper for the maintenance of good ethics and high professional standard in the practice of such
professions; e. To study the condition affecting physical therapy and occupational therapy education; to
study and examine facilities and prescribe the basic curricula of any school, college or university seeking
permission to open or offering practice of physical therapy and occupational therapy program or course;
and to require the employment of qualified members of the faculty in such educational institutions. No
school, college or university shall be authorized to offer courses in physical therapy and occupational
therapy without the favorable written recommendation of the Board; f. To exercise such other powers,
functions and duties as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this Act and to maintain an
efficient, ethical, moral and professional standard in the practice of physical therapy and occupational
therapy in the Philippines. Section 6. Term of Office of Board Members.- The chairman and members of
the Board shall hold office for a term of three years and until their successors shall have been appointed
and qualified: Provided, That of the first Board, two members, a physical therapist and occupational
therapist, shall hold office for a term of two years and the other two members belonging to the same
two professions shall hold office for a term of three years. Any vacancy in the Board for any cause other
than the expiration of the term shall be filled by appointment until the expiration of the term of the
member to be replaced. Section 7. Removal of members.- Any member of the Board may be removed by
the President of the Philippines for neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice, or unprofessional,
unethical, immoral or dishonorable conduct after having been given the opportunity to defend himself
in a proper administrative investigation: Provided, That pending the final disposition of the case against
him, a member may be suspended by the President and another appointed to fill the temporary vacancy
in the Board. Section 8. Executive Officer of the Board.5- The Commissioner of Civil Service shall be the
executive officer of the board, and shall conduct the examination given by it according to the rules and
regulations promulgated by him and approved by the President, the secretary of the board of examiners
appointed in accordance with Section ten of Republic Act Numbered Four Thousand Seven, as amended,
shall be the Secretary of the Board. All records of administrative proceeding and investigation of the
board shall be kept by the Civil Service Commission. The secretary of the board shall keep separate
registers of all persons to whom certificates of registration for the practice of physical therapy and
occupational therapy, respectively, have been issued. Such registers shall contain the name and sex of
the physical therapist of the occupational therapist registered therein and the name of the school,
college of university from which he graduated or in which he studied. He shall keep such registers up to
date. Section 9. Compensation of Board Members.- The members of the Board shall each receive as
compensation the sum of ten pesos for each applicant examined. Any member of the Board who is in
the service of the Government shall receive the compensation herein provided in addition to his salary.6
Section 10. Rules and Regulations.- Subject to approval of the President of the Philippines and with the
advice of the Commissioner of Civil Service,7 the Board shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the
provisions of this Act and shall set ethical and professional standards of the practice of physical therapy
and occupational therapy in the Philippines. Section 11. Annual Report.- The Board shall submit an
annual report to the President of the Philippines and the President of the Senate8 and Speaker of the
House of Representatives9 after the close of each fiscal year, giving a detailed account of the
proceedings of the Board during the year and embodying such recommendations as the Board may
desire to make. Section 12. Inhibition Against the Practice of Physical Therapy and Occupational
Therapy.- No person shall practice or offer to practice physical therapy and occupational therapy in the
Philippines as defined in this Act, without the prescription of a duly registered physician and a valid
certificate of registration as a physical therapist or an occupational therapist, as the case may be issued
by the Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists.10 A person shall be
deemed to be practicing physical therapy within the meaning of this Act, who for a fee or other
consideration applies or advises the use of heat, cold, light, electricity or other means for the treatment
or prevention of disorders or neuro-muscular or musculoskeletal systems of the human body or subject
a patient to passive mobilization or physical rehabilitation procedures repeatedly. A person shall be
deemed to be practicing occupational therapy within the meaning of this Act, who for a fee or other
consideration, applies or advices the use of the treatment or prevention of disorders of the physical or
psychological formation of the human body, or subjects a patient to occupational therapy procedures
repeatedly. Section 13. Exemptions.- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply or affect the
practice of (a) any registered physician; (b) any physical therapy and occupational therapy student as
part of their undergraduate training in an approved school, college or university for physical therapy and
occupational therapy, as the case may be; (c) all physical therapist who are already in the government
service who became eligible by virtue of the testimonial examination given by the Civil Service
Commission on December twenty-nine, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven in the City of Manila. Section
14. Holding of Examinations.- Except as otherwise specifically provided, all applicants for registration for
the practice of physical therapy in the Philippines shall be given by the Board11 on the first Saturday of
June and December of each year, and for the practice of occupational therapy one week thereafter, at
the City of Manila or at such other places as may be deemed necessary or expedient by the Board,12
subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the Civil Service and the President of the Philippines.
Section 15. Qualifications of Applicants.- In order to be admitted to the physical therapists’ examination
or the occupational therapists’ examination, as the case may be, an applicant must, at the time of the
filing of his or her application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that: a. He is a citizen of the
Philippines, or if a foreigner, must prove that the country of which he is a subject or citizen permits
Filipino physical therapists and occupational therapists to practice within its territorial jurisdiction on the
same basis as the subjects or citizens of such country; b. He is least twenty-one years of age; c. He is of
good health and of good moral character; d. He has finished a standard academic high school course or
its equivalent in a school, college or university legally established or duly recognized by the government;
e. He has received a degree, if he is an applicant for the physical therapy examination, in Physical
Therapy from a school of physical therapy duly recognized by the Government: Provided, That such
educational institution offers at least the following academic subjects prior to the admission in the main
physical therapy course, namely, English, Mathematics, Speech, Political Science, Social Science,
Humanities, Psychology, Spanish, Physics, Zoology and Chemistry: Provided, further, That such
educational institution offers at least the following academic subjects in the main therapy course,
namely: Anatomy, Physiology, Applied Kinesiology, Introduction to Nursing, Theory and Practice of
Massage, Electrotherapy, Prosthetics, Splinting, Bandaging and Plasterwork, Exercise Therapy, General
Medical and Surgical Conditions, Neurological and Orthopedic Conditions, Principles of Rehabilitation,
Pathology, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Selected Medical and Surgical Conditions,
Administration and Ethics, Medical Psychology; or He has received a degree, if he is an applicant for the
occupational therapy examination, in Occupational Therapy or any other title of equivalent standard
from a school of occupational therapy duly recognized by the Government: Provided, That such
educational institution offers at least the following academic subjects prior to admission in the main
occupational therapy course, namely, English, Spanish, Humanities, Zoology, Chemistry, Sociology,
Philippine History and Works of Rizal, Mathematics: Provided, further, That such educational institution
offers at least the following academic subjects in the main occupational therapy course, namely,
Biological Sciences consisting of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology,
and Kinesiology (Principles of Human Motion); Behavioral Sciences consisting of Human Development,
Personality Development, Group Processes, Interpersonal and Interprofessional Relationships; Physical
and Psychological Dysfunction Basic, General Pathology subjects including General and Medical
Conditions, Neurological and Orthopedic Conditions, Pediatrics and Psychiatry; Occupational Therapy
Skills consisting of Creative and Manual Arts, Vocational and Avocational Activities, Daily Living Skills and
Teaching Techniques; Occupational Therapy Orientation Evaluation and Treatment, Principles of Physical
and Psychosocial Dysfunction consisting of Organization and Administration, General Medical and
Surgical Conditions Neurological and Orthopedic Conditions, Psychology, Prevocational; f. He has
completed at least nine months of internship in Physical Therapy in an adequate Physical Therapy
Department of a hospital or clinic as certified by the Department of Health;13 or has at least nine
months clinical experience under the supervision of a competent and duly registered occupational
therapist in an accredited hospital or institution, as the case may be. Clinical experience shall include the
effective treatment of psychosocial and physical dysfunction of patients of wide age range and of both
sexes. Section 16. Scope of Examination.- The examinations for the practice of physical therapy and
occupational therapy in the Philippines shall consist of written and practical examinations of the scope
which shall be determined by the Board, taking into consideration the teaching plan of the schools
legally constituted in the Philippines. It shall be the duty of the Board to prepare the schedule of
subjects mentioned in subparagraph (e) of the preceding section of this Act, as well as practical and
clinical examinations of all candidates, and to submit the same to the President of the Philippines for
approval through the Commissioner of Civil Service, and to publish the same as approved at least two
months before the date of examination wherein such subjects are to be used. Any alteration or
amendment that may be made in the schedule of subjects shall likewise be approved by the President.
Section 17. Ratings in the Examination.- In order to pass the first examination, a candidate must obtain a
general rating of not below seventy-five percent in the written examination with no rating below sixty
percent. Any applicant who failed in the first examination but obtained seventy- five percent in each of
at least five of the subjects may be permitted to take a second examination within one year from date of
the first examination. In order to pass in the second examination, the examinee must obtain a rating not
below seventy-five percent in each of the subjects repeated: Provided, That an applicant who failed in
the set of subjects repeated on the second examination must take a reexamination in all the subjects
within one year from the date of the second examination: Provided, further, That should he still fail in
the third re-examination, the applicant shall be required to undertake a prescribed course of study and
to show proof of the completion of such course before he will be admitted to the fourth examination.
Section 18. Report of the Results of the Examinations.- The Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists
and Occupational Therapists14 shall, within one hundred twenty days after each examination, report
the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Professional Regulation Commission, who shall, with his
recommendation, submit such ratings to the President for his approval. Section 19. Issuance of
Certificates.- Certificates of registration as physical therapists or occupational therapist shall be issued to
any applicant who passes the respective examination after approval for his ratings by the President of
the Philippines upon payment of the required fees. Every certificate of registration shall show the full
name of the registrant, have a serial number, bear the signatures of the members of the Board attested
by the secretary of the Board and duly authenticated by the seal of the Board of Examiners for Physical
Therapists and Occupational Therapists. The issuance of certificate of registration by the Board to the
registrant shall evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all right and privileges of a
registered physical therapist or a registered occupational therapist, as the case may be, until the said
certificate for just cause, is revoked temporarily or canceled. For all intents and purposes of this act
members of the first Board shall be considered as having duly qualified and registered as occupational
therapists and physical therapists as the case may be. Section 20. Initial.- The initials PTRP and OTRP,
which stand for Physical Therapist Registered, Philippines and Occupational Therapist Registered,
Philippines, may be added after the name of the physical therapist or occupational therapist, as the case
may be, who successfully passes the examination given by the Board. Section 21. Registration by
reciprocity.- Any physical therapist, physiatrist or occupational therapist holding valid certificate of
registration issued under the laws of a foreign country may practice his profession in the Philippines
without passing an examination given by the Board15 if the requirements for the registration and
licensing of a physical therapy, physiatrist or occupational therapist in such foreign country are
substantially the same as those provided for in this Act and that the laws of such country or state grant
the same privileges to physical therapist, physiatrists and occupational therapists registered in the
Philippines on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of such foreign country or state. Section 22.
Examination and Registration Fees.- Applicants for examination for the profession of physical therapy or
occupational therapy shall pay an examination fee of twenty-five pesos each. Successful applicants shall
pay a registration fee of ten pesos each. Section 23. Refusal to Issue Certificate in Certain Cases.- The
Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapist shall not issue a certificate of
registration to any person convicted of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude by a court of
competent jurisdiction, and to any person guilty of illegal practice, unethical advertising, or other
immoral or dishonorable conduct. The Board shall give the applicant a written statement of the reason
or reasons for its action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board. Section 24.
Re-issuance of Revoked Certificate and Replacement of Lost Certificate.- The Board15 may, for reasons
of equity and justice and upon proper application therefore, issue another copy, original or duplicate,
upon the payment of ten pesos, of a certificate which has been revoked. A new certificate of registration
to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate may be issued subject to the rules of the Board and
upon the payment of ten pesos. Section 25. Professional Licenses Fee.- A registered physical therapist or
occupational therapist shall pay a professional license fee of fifty pesos per annum, payable annually or
semi-annually. Section 26. All laws, parts of laws, orders, or ordinances, or regulations in conflict with
the provisions of this Act pertaining to physical or occupational therapeutic duty and practice shall be,
and are hereby repealed. Section 27. Prohibition in the Practice of Physical Therapy or Occupational
Therapy; Penalty.- Any person who shall practice physical therapy or occupational therapy in the
Philippines within the meaning of this Act, without a valid certificate of registration issued by the Board
of Examiners for Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist or any person presenting as his or her
own the certificate of another, or any person giving any false or forged evidence to the Board in order to
obtain a certificate of registration or admission to examination, or any person assuming or advertising
himself or herself as a registered physical therapist or registered occupational therapist, or any person
violating any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one thousand pesos nor more than five thousand pesos or to
suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years, or both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court. Section 28. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 21, 1969.