Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B_No.

Introduced by Ri ve H. L. Roque Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Constitution, Article 13, Section 11 provides that:
SEC. 11. The State shall adopt and integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost.

‘There shall be a priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly,
disabled, women and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical

care to paupers.

Active participation in sports teachers our youth values such as teamwork, handling
challenges, and overcoming obstacles. Sports keep the mind mentally and physically fit.

Learning institutions should inform prospective students of their athletic programs in
order for prospective students to make an informed judgment of whether to enroll in the school
OF not,

This bill will require institution of higher education to disclose participation and program
support expenditures in college athletic programs.”

* This bill was originally filed by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago during the Sixteenth Congress, First Regular

Session.


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H. HARRY L. ROQUE JR.



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HB. No.

Introduced by Representative H. Harry L. Rogue Jr.

AN ACT
REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO DISCLOSE PARTICIPATION
AND PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENDITURES IN COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS:
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Tile. - This Act shall be cited as the “Equity in Athletics Disclosure

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote physical
education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and amateur sports including
training for international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the
development of a healthy and alert citizenry. All educational institutions are mandated to
undertake regular sports activities throughout the country in cooperation with athletic clubs and
other sectors. In pursuit of these objectives, equal opportunities should be provided to both male
and female athletes.


SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. -For the purpose of this Act, the term:

(A) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education;

(B) “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution engaged in
educating individuals in the college of level which offers courses in pursuit of a specialized field
or line of profession; and

(C) “Operating expenses” means non-scholarship expenditures incurred in operating
an athletic team.

SECTION 4. Disclosure of Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support,
~ Each institution of higher education which participates in any athletic program recognized
Department of Education and has an intercollegiate athletic program, shall annually submit a
report to the Secretary:

(A) For each men’s team, women’s team, and any term, and any team that includes
male and female athletes, the following data

(1) the total number of participants and their gender,

(2) the total scholarship expenditures,

(3) a figure that represents the total scholarship expenditures divided by the
total number of participants;

(4) the total number of contests for the team;

(5) the total operating expenses for the team;

(6) the total recruiting expenses for the team,

(7) the total personnel expenses for the team:

(8) whether the head coach is male or female and whether the head coach is

full time or part time;

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the number of assistant coaches that are male and the number of assistant
coaches that are female and whether each particular coach is full time or
part time;

the number of graduate assistant coaches that are male and the number of
graduate assistant coaches that are female;

the number of volunteer assistant coaches that are male and the number of
volunteer assistant coaches that are female;

the ratio of participants to coaches;

he full compensation of the head coach;

the full compensation of the assistant coaches; and

(B) A statement of the following:

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the ratio of male participants to female participants in the entire athletic
program; and
the ratio of male scholarship expenses to female scholarship expenses in

the entire athletic program,

SECTION 5. Disclosure to Prospective Students. - When an institution of higher

education offers admission to a potential student, such institution shall provide to the student the

information contained in the report submitted by such institution to the Secretary under the

preceding section.


SECTION 6. Disclosure to the Public. - An institution of higher education must make
available to the public, upon request, the information contained in the report submitted by such
institution to the Secretary under Section 4.

SECTION 7. Secretary of Education's Duty to Publish a Report. - On an annual basis,
the Secretary, using the reports submitted under this subsection, shall compile and publish a
report containing the information collected broken down by the individual institutions, and by
the athletic conferences recognized by intercollegiate athletic associations in which the
individual institutions participate.

SECTION 8. Reports to Congress, ~ The Secretary shall submit the reports compiled
under Section 4 to the Congress on an annual basis.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause. ~ If any provision or part thereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain
valid and subsisting.

SECTION 10, Repealing Clause. ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.


Approved,