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Professional Regulation
Professional Regulation Commission
The Philippine Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through the Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) for Physical Therapy is mandated through Republic Act 5680 to regulate the practice of physical therapy in the country. To know more about PRC and the PRB for Physical Therapy, visit: https://www.prc.gov.ph/physical-and-occupational-therapy.
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PPTA is actively engaging with the PRB for PT in the development and maintenance of excellent standards and ethical practice of physical therapy in the Philippines.
Professional Regulatory Board
The current members of the Professional Regulatory Board for Physical Therapy are:
Hon. Eduardo R. Peregrino Jr.
Chair
Hon. Raul G. Agustin
Member
Hon. Bernadette M. Reyes
Member
Republic Act 5680 ​
An Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists (June 21, 1969)
PRC's Outstanding Professionals of the Year
Annually, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confers this award to outstanding professionals across its various professional clusters who have demonstrated competence of the highest degree, and significant contribution to the advancement of their respective profession. Since 1979, a number of physical therapists has been awarded this great recognition.
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The list of awardees from 1979 to 2017 was retrieved from Starweek (The Sunday Magazine of The Philippine Star) Vol. 32 No. 13 (17 June 2018), a special report for PRC's 45th Anniversary.
Year | Awardee |
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1979 | Ma. Lucia M. Magalona |
1982 | Aida M. Gonzales |
1992 | Policarpia A. Magpili |
1993 | Teresita S. Castor |
1995 | Bernadette M. Reyes |
1996 | Sergio P. Lacanilao |
1998 | Darius V. Dungca |
2001 | Romel V. Cabazor |
2002 | Maria Eliza S.D. Ruiz |
2005 | Marvin G. Ventura |
2006 | Mary Grace V. Tapar |
2007 | Maria Elizabeth M. Grageda |
2008 | Jocelyn Francisco Agcaoili |
2009 | Esmerita R. Rotor |
2010 | Cheryl R. Peralta |
2011 | Carmelo Concepcion Cunanan |
2012 | Manuel Ted Fermin Aurelio |
2014 | Edward James Reyes Gorgon |
2015 | Donald Sison Lipardo |
2017 | Gayline Fragata Manalang Jr. |
2019 | Napoleon R. Caballero |
2020 | Donald G. Manlapaz |
2021 | Maribeth Anne P. Gelisanga |
2022 | Cheryll Didi Nellie N. Obra |
2023 | Royson A. Mercado |