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INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY DEFINING 
ITS POWEILS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The State, as mandated by Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution, prioritizes 
sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human 
liberation and development.
Despite the increasing number of our promising Filipino athletes, the roles of the State 
to develop and promote the sports and to fully provide support for the Filipino athletes remain 
not fully realized.
With the recent approval into law of the creation of the Philippine Sports Training 
Center which shall serve as the official home for training and development of the National 
athletes, it is but proper to reinforce such an ambitious act with bolstering the competency of 
our athletes not just in the realm of sports but also in their education.
In this regard, this proposed bill seeks to establish the Philippine National Sports 
Academy (PNSA) which shall serve as the lead training center to hone the skills and talents of 
the high school athletes.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
EMMANUEL DTPACQUIAO


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 9 8 8
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INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PA
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY DEFINING 
ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the “Philippine National Sports
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Academy (PNSA) Act of 2019.”
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Principles. It is hereby declared to be the national policy to make 
available the highest possible quality of educational and physical training to Filipino athletes 
in view of producing competent sports practitioners and world-class athletes in accord with 
international standards of performance to the most talented athletes.
It is also declared the national policy to acknowledge the need of a primary institution 
organized for systematic conveyance of educational and training services in the country to carry 
out the declared national policy in the preceding paragraph.
SEC. 3. Creation and Objectives of the Academy. There is hereby a Philippine National Sports 
Academy (PNSA), hereinafter referred to as the “National Sports Academy,” which shall be 
the primary agency in the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
For purposes of general policy and program coordination, supervision and direction, the 
National Sports Academy shall be an attached agency of the Philippine Sports Commission, 
hereinafter referred to as the “Commission.”
The National Academy shall have the following objectives:
(a) To serve as the lead education and training arm of the Commission in the development 
of a national pool of athletes for all sports competitions and a national pool of excellently- 
trained sports manpower capable of training the youth for physical fitness and sports;


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(b) To train coaches, trainers, sports managers, referees, umpires, and other sports 
professionals and practitioners, in coordination with the various National Sports 
Associations, the Department of Education and educators in different levels of 
specialization, through non-academic degree and other specialization certificate or 
proficiency programs in sports-specific courses;
(c) To conduct basic and applied research relevant to physical fitness, sports development 
and sports science, particularly in sports suited to the physical and mental attributes of 
the Filipinos;
(d) To enter and engage in a consortium with public and private schools offering degree 
and non-degree courses in physical education and sports;
(e) To perform such other functions and exercise such other powers necessary to carry 
out the declared policies, objectives, and the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 4. Programs and Operations Plans. The National Academy shall have a medium-term 
program and operations plan for five (5) years and a long-term comprehensive plan for ten (10) 
years, to be reviewed and updated periodically as may be necessary to carry out the programs 
and objectives of this Act.
SEC. 5. Headquarters, Housing and Places of Activities. - The headquarters of the National 
Academy shall be at the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC), or in such other place to be 
determined by the Board as it may deem necessary for the program plan.
The activities of the National Sports Academy pursuant to this Act may also be carried out in 
satellite regional training centers, in venues agreed upon with the consortium of public and 
private schools, or in such other places within or outside the country as the National Sports 
Academy may decide in order to implement the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 6. Board of Trustees. - The administration, operation, and management of the National 
Sports Academy shall be vested in a Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the “Board,” 
which shall be composed of the following:
(1) The Commission Chairman as ex-officio Chairman of the Board;
(2) A representative of the Department of Education (DepEd), of undersecretary rank, who 
shall be ex-officio Vice-Chairman;
(3) A representative of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), with the rank of 
Assistant Commissioner;
(4) A representative of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority 
(TESDA);
(5) A representative of the National, Regional, Provincial, City, Municipal and Barangay 
Physical Fitness and Sports Development Council (PFSDC) created under Executive 
Order 63;
(6) A representative of the academe in the field of sports education and training;


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(7) A representative of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC);
(8) The President of the National Academy as ex-officio member.
The Chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission, the representative of the 
Department of Education, the representative of the Commission on Higher Education, the 
representative of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the 
representative of the National Physical Fitness and Sports Development Council shall have an 
ex- officio term of office, while the representative of the academe and of the Philippine 
Olympic Committee shall be appointed by the President for a term of four (4) years or shall 
serve until their successors shall have been duly appointed and qualified.
The Board shall transact business with a quorum of at least five (5) trustees at a meeting 
presided over by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. All processes against the Board shall be 
served on the Chairman.
SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The board of trustees shall formulate, approve 
and carry out the medium-term and long-term plans of the National Sports Academy as 
provided in this Act and shall exercise and perform the following powers and functions in 
consonance with the policy set forth in this Act:
(a) To provide for the planning, implementation and evaluation of a curricula leading to 
non-degree courses in physical education through the grant of certificates in certain areas 
of specialization, such as, but not limited to the following:
(1) Certificate
(2) Certificate
(3) Certificate
(4) Certificate
(5) Certificate
(6) Certificate
(7) Certificate
(8) Certificate
in Sports Coaching; 
in Sports Fitness Management; 
in Sports Management; 
in Sports Medicine; 
in Physical Education; 
in Recreation Management; 
in Sports Administration; 
in Sports Science.
(b) To formulate and implement a materials development program which shall directly 
manage, maintain, preserve and gather data or information for the following facilities of the 
national academy:
(1) Sports Medicine Laboratory;
(2) Sports Museum;
(3) Sports Library; and
(4) Sports Information Bank
(5) Sports Research
(c) To provide for the training and certification of sports manpower, such as, but not limited 
to the following:
(1) Coaches;
(2) Sports Officiating Officials;


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(3) Sports Managers;
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(4) Community Sports Leaders; or
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(5) Sports Coordinators.
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(d) To extend assistance to athletes and to other sports practitioners, as well as to national
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sports associations, whenever possible, utilizing its resources in the conduct of athletic
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training, international exchange program and sports distance study program.
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(e) To provide opportunities for national and other potential national athletes to attain
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certificates, diplomas or degrees of completion in elementary, high school and college
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education levels in coordination with the Department of Education Culture and Sports,
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Commission on Higher Education and other concerned government agencies.
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(f) To recruit professors, instructors, lecturers and other employees of the Academy, to fix
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their compensation, hours of service, duties and other terms and conditions of employment
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as it may deem proper, to grant them, at its discretion, leave of absence under such
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regulations as it may promulgate, and to remove them for cause after due investigation and
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hearing;
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(g) To set up a trust fund and receive as part of said trust such legacies, gifts, and donations
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of real and personal property of all kinds and administer the same for the benefit of the
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National Academy or a department thereof, or for aid to any student athletes or for any other
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purpose in accordance with the conditions of the donation and, in default thereof, pursuant
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to the National Academy’s programs in such manner as the Board may, in its discretion,
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determine but in no case for administrative operations;
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(h) To submit an annual report on the qualitative and quantitative achievements on the
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implementation of this act to the president and to congress; and
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(i) To prescribe rules for its own governance, and to enact such regulations, not contrary to
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law, as are consistent with the purposes of the National Sports Academy as defined in this
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Act.
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SEC. 8. President, Vice President and Directors. - There shall be a President who shall be
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appointed by the President of the Philippines. He shall be assisted by a Vice President, one (1)
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Director for Administration and Finance, and one (1) Director for Academic Affairs. The
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President shall act as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Academy and shall have a
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rank equivalent to that of the President of a State College or State University.
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SEC. 9. Funding. - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the implementation of
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this Act by the National Sports Academy the amount of One Hundred Million Pesos
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(PI00,000,000.00) from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the initial
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operations and projects of the National Sports Academy as an attached agency of the
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Commission. Thereafter, such amount needed to implement this Act shall be included in the
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Annual Appropriations Act of the Commission for the implementation of this Act
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and earmarked for the operations of the National Academy.
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SEC. 10. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within 180 days from the effectivity of this
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Act, the PSC shall, in consultation with the DepEd, CHED and TESDA, with the participation


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of the POC and various NSAs, promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
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implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 11. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision
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to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of
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such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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SEC. 12. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules or orders inconsistent with the provisions of this
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Act are hereby repealed.
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SEC. 13. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon completion of its publication in at least
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one (1) national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,