The field of speech-language pathology in the Philippines has come a long way since its inception in 1978. This article provides an overview of the profession, including a description of the distribution, work settings, and scope of practice of the speech-language pathologists in the Philippines. It highlights the strengths and unique aspects of the profession such as the experience of working with bi-/multilingual clients, honed clinical reasoning, family involvement, and exposure to inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to service delivery. Further, this paper discusses issues and challenges that need to be addressed for continued growth of the profession.
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Cheng et al. (2002) studied this question.