Lingam massage "not bringing a good name to Cebu"

[johnmarwel]

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Nice ideas there. Until they happen, the web is the only source of information people have that they can use to learn what Lingam massage is.

Another nice suggestion is to bring author Richard Crasta here in the Philippines and let him emphasize what Lingam massage, as well as its related massages, is all about.

Bitaw bro... mas maau man gud nang in ana para d maihas ang mga tao then d sad magamit sa dautan ang in ani nga klase sa massage.... I know the benefits of this type of massage but unsaon man nga gamiton man nuon sa dautan... mao nga we need more knowledge about this and be more aware....

[ritsche villadolid]

bro che...kasweto ba nimo lingam bro....cge diay ka ana bro..pila rate didto bro che....basin mahasalaag ta didto??....basin naa ka discount card nila...migo man kaha nimo tag iya...hehehehe

secretooo hehehe, suki ko sa linggam.

OT: naa ko stock game boy , ds lite and ps2

[sharkey360]

CAIB, CPWC, the authorities and moral hypocrites don't really know lingam massage and yet they jumped to conclusions and declared the massage as "indecent".

[paparoy]

nindot ni i.try dah..kausa lang gud..hehehehe..ü

[sharkey360]

JAPANESE, Korean and Chinese tour operators include lingam massage in the menu of services they offer visitors to Cebu, said Provincial Women’s Commission (PWC) chief Agnes Magpale yesterday.

Stunned by the revelation, Magpale, who also chairs the committee on women and children of the Provincial Board (PB), said she will write Johnie Lim, president of the Spa and Wellness Association of Cebu (SWAC), and will also ask for a meeting with Lim so he can police the SWAC’s ranks.

She said the revelation was made in a latter she received from a lingam massage operator, whom she requested reporters not to name yet.

“The letter claims that some tour operators include lingam massage services in their menu,” Magpale told reporters. The letter sender also sent a copy to Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal.

Attached to the letter was a certification from the Department of Health (DOH) signed by Secretary Esperanza Cabral, of the DOH Committee for Examiners for Massage Therapy.

Interviewed separately, Lim said Swac wants Lapu-Lapu City officials to require the group’s endorsement before they issue a business permit to a massage parlor.

“I myself am not a moralist, but lingam is really immoral,” the SWAC president told Sun.Star Cebu. SWAC officers met with Mayor Paz Radaza yesterday to discuss how to deal with lingam massage and to prevent prostitution from tainting the industry’s image.

License

Both parties weren’t able to come up with a solution, but their inputs will be reviewed by city council laws committee chairman Florito Pozon and health committee chairman Cornelio Pahang, who went to the meeting.

Marissa Puche, Swac vice president, said each massage parlor should have one licensed therapist and its attendants should have training certificates.

But Lim said the idea is not workable because Cebu only has 30 licensed therapists, while over 200 massage establishments have mushroomed in Metro Cebu alone.

He said Swac promotes massage to tourists, but not lingam.

“We organized the spa association to protect the interest of our clients and to erase the thought that we are fronts for prostitution,” he said.

Mayor Radaza said all they can do, for now, is stick to requirements when a massage parlor applies for a permit, while the council studies a regulatory ordinance.

The city health office recommended last Tuesday the closure of a massage parlor inside the Marina Mall because it allegedly lacks a business permit and other requirements from City Hall.

It also allegedly offers lingam massage service.

The city legal office has yet to decide on the recommendation.

Therapy

At Capitol, Magpale said she will study the letter and will present it during the PWC meeting on July 27. She clarified the PWC is studying the issue, not just making an “emotional outburst” on lingam massage. She said she has been working on the issue for six months now.

The operator who wrote Magpale and Cardinal Vidal also said lingam massage is accepted as a form of “psycho-therapeutic,” stress-reducing massage.

“It is believed that due to the man’s competitive behavior, he leads a very stressful life and then he keeps most of his stress in the abdomen and pelvic area, thus he needs to release it,” the letter added.

“Our shop is attracting both domestic and international tourists not because it enticed (them) to have *** but to avail (themselves) of the service, believing that it is an alternative therapy,” it added.

In Mandaue, alleged lingam massage parlors are still under scrutiny, and two establishments that were ordered closed last week remained shut yesterday.

Explain

Apparently, their attendants still lacked the necessary heath cards.

However, even if they do get their health cards, City Administrator Briccio Boholst will still not allow the establishments to operate because the City is still reviewing the nature of their services.

Instead of the City Council forming a fact-finding board to check on these massage parlors, “we may just require them to submit a detailed explanation of the extent of their services to their clients.”

Aside from lingam massage, Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes is focusing his attention on bars and beerhouses that offer lewd shows. He ordered city officials to review the records of all business establishments and see if they have complied with all the requirements.

Cortes said Dr. Rene Bullecer, former Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board (Caib) chairman, has committed to help the City address the problem.

The mayor also asked Councilor Nenita Layese, a lawyer, to review laws and see if there is a need to amend or create a new ordinance governing these establishments.

Fees

Last week, Cortes ordered Authentic Lingam Massage and 789 Lingam Massage to cease operations, as both establishments lacked sanitary permits and their attendants have no health cards. It was also discovered 789 Lingam Massage has an expired business permit.

Last Thursday, Boholst said the two massage parlors paid the required fees for the third quarter but their attendants still have to obtain health cards.

When asked if the City will lift the cease-and-desist order once the two massage parlors comply with all the requirements, Boholst invoked a provision of the permit that states: “This permit is subject to revocation when public interest, safety and welfare so require.”

Aside from reviewing records, the City is also monitoring operations of bars, beerhouses and other massage parlors in the city.

Source - Massage gets ?secret? boost | Sun.Star Network Online

The SWAC is at it again. The capitol, city hall and other authorities do not realize that they are doing the dirty work for the SWAC and help them conquer the local spa market. It all comes down to money and power - even greed.

[samsungster]

what is the correct spelling lingam or linggam??

[sharkey360]

what is the correct spelling lingam or linggam??

It's lingam (single G).

To this day, many spelled or pronounced it incorrectly.

Stressfree spelled lingam incorrectly through its ads before.

[ritsche villadolid]

lingam pronounce as ling-am, sorry sayop akoa spelling sa mga previous post nako

[cebulifer]

CAIB, CPWC, the authorities and moral hypocrites don't really know lingam massage and yet they jumped to conclusions and declared the massage as "indecent".

aw anything that concerns the private parts would be indecent to CAIB.

[sharkey360]

aw anything that concerns the private parts would be indecent to CAIB.

Let me also add that the SWAC will go with the "indecency" route by pointing its dirty finger to their competitors - the Lingam massage joints.

SWAC's own members have been declining in number by the way.