Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBi?lNo.   6412
Introduced by Rep. ANGELO MARCOS BARBA &
Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
EXH?LANATORly NOTE
Sports  programs  facilitated the enhancement of leadership skills  and the promotion  of
moral, physical, mental, and social well~being of our youth. It is through sports programs and
activities  that  they  lean  the  value  of  sportsmanship  and  teamwork.  No  less  than  our
Constitution prioritizes and recognizes the importance of sports in national developinent.
Section 17, Article 11 of the 1987 Constitution provides:
The  State  shall  give  priority  to  education,  science  and  technology,  arts,
culture,   and   sports   fo  fioster   patriotism   and  nationalism,   accelerate   social
progress, and promote total human liberation and development.
Section 19, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution reads:
The State shall promote pkysical education and encourage sports programs,
league  competitions,  and  amateur  sports,  including  training for  international
competitions,   to   foster   selfdiscipline,   teamwork,   and   excellence   for   the
development Of a healtky and alert citizenry.
It is in this regard that the National Academy of Sports OrAS) System was established.
NAS intends to develop athletic skills and talents of students and provide excellent training
ground to produce world-class athletes.
To ensure equitable sports development in the country, NAS provided for policies for the
organization  of  future  regional  nationally-funded  high  school  for  sports,  and  extension
campuses or branches of the NAS system for existing locally funded high school for sports.
Hence, this bill.
This bill seeks to establish a sports academy in the Province Ilocos Norte to be known as
Ilocos  Norte  Sports  Institute  and  Research  (INSPIRE),  which  shall  be  constituted  as  an
exclusive  educational  facility for special  program  for  sports,  sports tract,  and primary  and
indigenous  sports  development and training  center  as  well  as  a research center for  sports
medicine and nutrition for athletes.


Through  INSPIRE,  the  Ilocano  youth  shall  have  an  enhanced  secondary  education
program with a curriculum specially designed for student-athletes. The health and nutrition of
athletes are also given primary importance as this sports academy includes a research center
devoted to sports medicine and nutrition of athletes. These programs will therefore provide a
holistic quality education and allow our student-athletes to excel in sports, compete in local
and   intemational   sports   competitions,   and   eventually   pursue   their   chosen   career   or
profession. Finally, student-athletes will gain access to world class sports facilities which are
at par with international standards.
In view of the foregoing and to empower and support the young athletes of Ilocos Norte,


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House`B`i|-|No.    6412
Introduced by Rep. ANGELO MARCOS BARBA &
Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
AN ACT  ESTABLISHING  THE  ILOCOS  NORTE  SPORTS  INSTITUTE  AND
RESEARCH    (INSPIRE)    IN    THE    PROVINCE    0F    ILOCOS    NORTE    AND
APPROPRIATING FUNI}S THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  the  House  Of  Riepreseutatives  Of the  Philippines  in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. There shall be established in the Province of Ilocos Norte a sports academy
to  be  known  as  Ilocos  Norte  Sports  Institute  and  Research  (INSPRE),  which  shall  be
constituted as  an exclusive educational  facility for  special  program  for  sports,  sports tract,
and primary and  indigenous  sports  development and training  center as  well  as  a  research
center for sports medicine and nutrition for athletes.
SECTION  2.  The  Provincial  Government  of Ilocos  Norte,  in  coordination  with  the
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), shall take the necessary steps to upgrade, I.mprove and
modemize  existing  facilities,  equipment  and  persormel,  and  integrate  them  into  the  newly
created INSPIRE.
The Provincial Goverrment of Ilocos Norte, in coordination with the PSC, shall create
the  necessary  tralning  programs  and  competitions,  as  well  as  the  system  by  which  the
facilities shall be maintained and managed in order to accomplish the objectives and purposes
of this Act.
SHCTION 3.    The construction, establishment and operation of the Ilocos Norte Sports
Institute  and Research shall be  funded by the Provincial  Government of Ilocos Norte  and
such funds as may be granted by the PSC and by the Office of the President.
The  Ilocos Norte  Sports Development Office (INSDO)  shall  oversee the management,
operation and upkeep of provincial sports facilities and other venues related to INSPIRE.
SECTION 4. 4ppraprj.czfz-o#,s'. -~-The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the Department's programs the operation of INSPIRE, the funding of which shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Provincial Government of llocos Norte shall provide an allocation from the Special
Education  Fund  and  shall  create  a  Sports  Development  Fund  from  the  grants,  donation,


sponsorships  and  endowment  obtained  from  local  and  foreign  sources  intended  for  sports
development program.
SHCTI0N 5. Jmp/eme#/j.ng Rzf/e,g cz#c7 Regz{/cz/;o#,s'. - The PSC, in coordination with the
Department  of Education  (DepEd),  and  the  Provincial  Government  of Ilocos  Norte,  shall
promulgate  the  necessary  rules  and  regulations  for the  implementation  of this  Act  within
ninety (90) days after its enactment into law.
SECTION  6.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its  publication  in the
Oj7jj}cJ.cz/ GcrzeJ/e or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,