TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill was approved by the House of Representatives during the 19th Congress. 
The use of performance enhancing drugs in sports has been a big concern not only of 
the Philippines but all international sports governing bodies. They have enacted measures to 
ensure that athletes stay clean and competition is fair.  
However, there are still instances when athletes have been found to have used 
performance enhancing drugs or have taken banned substances whether knowingly or not.  
This is why we need an organization that will work towards combating and preventing 
doping in all international and national-level sports; testing for prohibited substances and 
methods, and penalizing violations. 
This will ensure the country’s full participation in all international competitions. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
  MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR. 
July 14, 2025
8:01 am
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session  
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and 
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING POLICY IN SPORTS, ESTABLISHING FOR 
THE PURPOSE THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING ORGANIZATION, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the Anti-Doping in Sports Act. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - Article II, Section 17 of the Constitution provides that the 
State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster 
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation 
and development. 
Further, Article XIV, Section 19 (1) provides that the State shall 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.  
To this end, the State shall promote and support the eradication of doping in sports in 
the country, in compliance with its obligations under the 2003 Copenhagen Declaration on 
Anti-Doping in Sport, the 2005 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
Organization International Convention Against Doping in Sport, the 2010 Ratification by the 
Philippines of the International Convention Against Doping in Sports, the World Anti-Doping 
Code, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) International Standards, and the full representation 
and participation of the Philippines in the 2006 Southeast Asia Regional Anti-Doping 
Organization- the regional body responsible for implementing WADA doping controls and anti-
doping education in the Southeast Asian region, with the end in view of protecting the health 
of athletes from potentially harmful doping substances and practices, and preserving the 
fundamental values of fairness, commitment, integrity, and equal opportunities in sport. 
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
(a) Accredited laboratory refers to a laboratory accredited or approved by the WADA
to test samples for the presence of prohibited substances or the use of prohibited
methods in accordance with international standards;
(b) Administration refers to providing, supplying, supervising, facilitating, or otherwise
participating in the use or attempted use by another person of a prohibited substance or
prohibited method: Provided, however, That this definition shall not include the actions
of bona fide medical personnel involving a prohibited substance or prohibited method used
for genuine and legal therapeutic purposes or other acceptable justification and
shall not include actions involving prohibited substances which are not prohibited in out-
of-competition testing, unless the circumstances as a whole demonstrate that such
prohibited substances are not intended for genuine and legal therapeutic purposes or
are intended to enhance sport performance;
(c) Adverse analytical finding refers to a report from a WADA-accredited laboratory or
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other WADA-approved laboratory that, consistent with the International Standard 
for Laboratories, establishes in a sample the presence of a prohibited substance 
or its metabolites or markers or evidence of the use of a prohibited method; 
(d) Anti-doping activities refer to anti-doping education and information, test 
distribution planning, maintenance of a registered testing pool, managing Athlete 
Biological Passports, conducting testing, organizing analysis of samples, gathering 
of intelligence and conduct of investigations, processing of Therapeutic Use 
Exemption (TUE) applications, results management, monitoring and enforcing 
compliance with any consequences imposed, and all other activities related to anti-
doping to be carried out by or on behalf of an Anti-Doping Organization, as set out 
in the World Anti-Doping Code or the international standards;  
(e) Anti-doping organization refers to the WADA or a signatory that is responsible for 
adopting rules for initiating, implementing or enforcing any part of the doping control 
process, including the International Olympic Committee, the International 
Paralympic Committee, other major event organizations that conduct testing at 
their events, international federations, and national anti- doping organizations;  
(f) Anti-doping rules refer to the regulations on anti-doping, including regulations 
under this Act, the World Anti-Doping Code, the Convention, and their 
amendments; 
(g) Anti-doping rule violations refer to the circumstances, acts or conducts specified in 
Section 15 of this Act;  
(h) Appeal panel refers to the National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel created under 
Section 24 of this Act; 
(i) Athlete Biological Passport refers to the program and methods of gathering and 
collating data as described in the International Standard for Testing and 
Investigations and International Standard for Laboratories; 
(j) Athletes refer to any person, including athletes with disability, who compete in 
sports at the international level as defined by each international federation or the 
national level as determined by each National Sports Association (NSA), including 
any person in the Registered Testing Pool who is otherwise subject to the 
jurisdiction of this Act; 
(k) Athlete support personnel refers to a coach, trainer, manager, agent, team staff, 
official, medical or paramedical personnel, parent or any other person working with, 
treating, or assisting an athlete participating in or preparing for a sports competition;   
(l) Board refers to the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (PHINADO) Board 
established under Section 12 of this Act; 
(m) Competition refers to a single race, match, game, or singular sport contest; 
(n) Convention refers to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural 
Organization Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the 33rd Session of 
the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization General 
Conference on 19th October 2005, including any and all amendments adopted by 
the States Parties to the Convention and the Conference of Parties to the 
International Convention against Doping in Sport;  
(o) Court of Arbitration for Sports refers to an international body established in 1984 to 
settle disputes related to sport through arbitration whose headquarter is in 
Lausanne, Switzerland; 
(p) Disciplinary committee refers to the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee 
established under Section 22 of this Act; 
(q) Doping control refers to all steps and processes from test distribution planning 
through ultimate disposition of any appeal and the enforcement of consequences, 
including all steps and processes in between such as   testing, investigations, 
whereabouts, TUEs, sample collection and handling, laboratory analysis, results 
management and investigations or proceedings relating to violations of Article 
10.14 of the Code (Status During Ineligibility or Provisional Suspension); 
(r) Doping in sport refers to the occurrence of any anti-doping rule violations as 


defined under Section 15 of this Act; 
(s) Event refers to a series of individual competitions conducted together under one 
ruling body; 
(t) In-competition refers to the period commencing at 11:59 p.m. on the day before a 
competition in which the athlete is scheduled to participate through the end of such 
competition and the sample collection process related to such competition: 
Provided, however, That WADA may approve, for a particular sport, an alternative 
definition should an international federation provides a compelling justification that 
a different definition is necessary for its sport; upon such approval by WADA, the 
alternative definition shall be followed by all major event organizations for that 
particular sport; 
(u) International event refers to a sports competition where the International Olympic 
Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, an international federation, a 
major event organization, or another international sport organization is the ruling 
body for the event or appoints the technical officials for the event; 
(v) International federation refers to the international governing body for a particular 
sport; 
(w) International standard refers to a standard adopted by the WADA in support, in 
compliance with, and in the enforcement of the Code, and includes any technical 
documents issued in relation thereto. Compliance with an international standard 
(as opposed to another alternative standard, practice, or procedure) shall be 
sufficient to conclude that the procedures addressed by the international standard 
were performed properly; 
(x) National Anti-Doping Organization refers to the entity designated by each country as 
possessing the primary authority and responsibility to adopt and implement anti-
doping rules, direct the collection of samples, manage test results, and conduct 
results management at the national level; 
(y) National event refers to a sport event or competition involving international or 
national level athletes that is not an international event; 
(z) National level athlete refers to athletes who compete in sport at the national level, 
as defined by each NSA, consistent with the International Standard for Testing and 
Investigations. In the Philippines, national- level athletes are defined as those who:  
 
i. 
Participate in the national leagues, events or competitions organized 
by their NSA or by any sports organizations or club; 
ii. 
Are affiliated with a federation, national league, sports organization or club 
in the Philippines;  
iii. Participate in competition of events organized by schools, colleges, 
other institutions, and other intercollegiate events; or 
iv. Participate in professional sports; 
 
(aa) 
National Sports Associations refer to an umbrella body organized for their 
respective sports in the Philippines and affiliated with their respective international 
federations which are recognized by the International Olympic Committee 
responsible for Olympic, non-Olympic, Paralympic sports or all sports disciplines;  
 
(bb) 
Out-of-competition testing refers to the sample collection during any period 
other than the period specified for in-competition testing; 
 
(cc) 
 Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization or PHINADO refers to a body 
corporate created under Section 6 of this Act which shall have the primary authority 
and responsibility to adopt and implement all anti-doping activities in the Philippines; 
 
(dd) 
Possession refers to the actual, physical possession, or the constructive 
possession which shall be found only if the person has exclusive control or intends to 


exercise control over the prohibited substance or prohibited method or the premises in 
which a prohibited substance or prohibited method exists: Provided, however, That if the 
person does not have exclusive control over the prohibited substance or prohibited 
method or the premises in which a prohibited substance or prohibited method exists, 
constructive possession shall only be found if the person knew about the presence of 
the prohibited substance or prohibited method and intended to exercise control over it: 
Provided, however, That there shall be no anti-doping rule violation based solely on 
possession if, prior to receiving notification of any kind that the person has 
committed an anti-doping rule violation, the person has taken concrete action 
demonstrating that the person never intended to have possession and has renounced 
possession by explicitly declaring it to an anti-doping organization. Notwithstanding 
anything to the contrary in this definition, the purchase, including by any electronic or 
other means, of a prohibited substance or prohibited method constitutes possession by 
the person who makes the purchase;  
 
(ee) 
Prohibited list refers to the list provided by the World Anti-Doping Code 
identifying the prohibited substances and prohibited methods; 
 
(ff) Prohibited method refers to any method so described on the Prohibited List; 
 
(gg) 
Prohibited substance refers to any substance, or class of substances, so described 
on the Prohibited List; 
 
(hh) 
Registered testing pool refers to the pool of highest-priority athletes 
established separately at the international level by International Federations and at 
the national level by National Anti-Doping Organizations, who are subject to 
focused In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Testing as part of that International 
Federation’s or National Anti-Doping Organization’s test distribution plan and 
therefore are required to provide whereabouts information as provided in Article 
5.5 of the Code (Athlete Whereabouts Information) and the International Standard 
for Testing and Investigations; 
 
(ii) Sample or specimen 
refers to any biological material collected for the             
purposes of doping control; 
 
(jj) Tampering refers to intentional conduct which subverts the Doping Control process 
but which would not otherwise be included in the definition of prohibited methods. 
Tampering shall include offering or accepting a bribe to perform or fail to perform 
an act, preventing the collection of a sample, affecting or making impossible the 
analysis of a sample, falsifying documents submitted to an Anti-Doping 
Organization from witnesses, committing any other fraudulent act upon the Anti-
Doping Organization or hearing body to affect results management or the 
imposition of consequences, and any other similar intentional interference or 
attempted interference with any aspect of doping control or TUE committee or 
hearing panel, procuring false testimony in furtherance of any of the foregoing; 
 
(kk) 
Testing refers to the parts of the doping control process involving test 
distribution planning, sample collection, sample handling, and sample transport to 
the laboratory; 
 
(ll) Therapeutic use exemption allows an athlete with a medical condition to use a 
prohibited substance or prohibited method but only if the conditions set out in 
Article 4.4 of the Code (Therapeutic Use Exemption) and the International Standard 
for Therapeutic Use Exemptions are met; 
 


(mm) Trafficking refers to selling, giving, transporting, sending, delivering or 
distributing, or possessing for any such purpose, a prohibited substance or 
prohibited method, either physically or by any electronic or other means, by an 
athlete, athlete support person or any other person subject to the authority of an 
anti-doping organization to any third party: Provided, however, That this definition 
shall not include the actions of “bona fide” medical personnel involving a prohibited 
substance used for genuine and legal therapeutic purposes or other acceptable 
justification, and shall not include actions involving prohibited substances which 
are not prohibited in out-of-competition testing unless the circumstances as a whole 
demonstrate such purposes or are intended to enhance sport performance; 
 
(nn) 
Use refers to the utilization, application, ingestion, injection, or consumption 
by any means of any prohibited substance or prohibited method; 
 
(oo) 
  World Anti-Doping Agency refers to the sports body set up for the purposes 
of coordinating anti-doping activities worldwide; and 
 
(pp) 
 World Anti-Doping Code herein referred to as “Code” refers to the core 
document that harmonizes anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sports 
organizations and among public authorities around the world. 
 
SEC. 4. Coverage. – The provisions of this Act shall apply to the following: 
(a) PHINADO; 
(b) International-level and National Level Athletes; 
(c) Athlete Support Personnel; 
(d) NSA; and 
(e) Other sports organizations, sports associations, and sports clubs. 
 
SEC. 5. Prohibition of Doping in Sport. – Athlete, athlete support personnel, and other 
persons covered by this Act shall: 
(a) Not engage in doping in sport; 
(b) Not conceal or fail to disclose any occurrence of any Anti-Doping Rule Violation as 
specified in this Act or by the Code;  
(c) Participate in a sport competition at all levels with highest standards of integrity and 
ethics and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules and 
regulations made thereunder; 
(d) Accept the anti-doping rules as a condition of such participation or involvement and 
be bound by the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made 
thereunder;  
(e) Be responsible for knowing what constitutes Anti-Doping Rule Violations and the 
restrictions on the use of prohibited substances and the prohibited methods which 
are included in the Prohibited List; and 
(f) Bear any other responsibility as specified in the Code and the anti-doping rules. 
 
SEC. 6. Establishment of the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization. - There is 
hereby established a body corporate known as the Philippine National Anti-Doping 
Organization, herein referred to as the PHINADO, designated by the Republic of the 
Philippines as possessing the primary authority and responsibility to adopt and implement anti-
doping rules, direct the collection of samples, manage test results and conduct results 
management at the national level.  
The PHINADO shall be established as an attached agency to the Philippine Sports 
Commission (PSC) for budgetary purposes, with its own budget separate from the PSC: 
Provided, however, That the PHINADO shall enjoy autonomy and independence in its 
operations, decisions, and activities. 
 


SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the PHINADO. - In addition to the obligations of National 
Anti-Doping Organizations indicated in the Code, the PHINADO shall: 
(a) Adopt and implement anti-doping rules, regulations and policies which conform to 
international obligations and commitments for promoting, coordinating and 
monitoring the doping control program in sports to ensure doping-free sport; 
(b) Implement the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization 
Convention Against Doping in Sport, herein referred to as the “Convention”, the 
Code, and other rules and regulations in accordance with this Act; 
(c) Develop a national strategy to address doping in sport in collaboration with the 
PSC, government agencies, and the private sector; 
(d) Plan, coordinate, implement and monitor anti-doping activities in the country, 
including the collection of samples, manage test results, and to conduct results 
management in all sports, sport associations, sport organizations, and sport clubs 
at the national level; 
(e) Enter into contracts and to acquire movable and immovable property; 
(f) Promote anti-doping research in the field of prohibited substances and methods 
and doping practices in sport; 
(g) Establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the 
use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes; 
(h) Provide information to athletes, athlete support personnel, and other stakeholders 
on the updated list of prohibited substances as published by the WADA, including 
the procedures for, and developments concerning the collection and testing of 
sample in accordance with the Code and any standards developed by WADA; 
(i) Maintain data of all prohibited substances and prohibited methods in accordance 
with the directions of the WADA; 
(j) Select athletes who shall be requested to provide samples for testing when 
necessary; 
(k) Collect samples from athletes in accordance with approved guidelines and 
International Standards and secure the safe transit of samples to laboratories 
accredited by WADA for testing; 
(l) Conduct investigation for purposes of determining possible violations of this Act 
and pursuant thereto, the PHINADO may invite witnesses to testify and direct them 
to bring or produce related documents as evidence. In case of non-compliance, the 
PHINADO may seek judicial assistance to compel attendance and compliance with 
its directives or request the court to exercise its contempt power to compel 
compliance; 
(m) Conduct results management of any Anti-Doping Rule Violations; 
(n) Undertake steps aimed at ensuring that the Government and the Philippine 
Olympic Committee (POC) complies with international agreements and other 
arrangements to which the Philippines is a party concerning the use of drugs 
and doping in sport; 
(o) Enforce anti-doping rules by exercising authority over athletes, athlete support 
personnel, and other persons, including NSAs and other sports organizations; 
(p) Coordinate and cooperate with the WADA, Other Anti-Doping Organizations, NSAs, 
and International Associations; 
(q) Facilitate and share information relating to the use of prohibited substances and 
prohibited methods, doping practices, or any Anti-Doping Rule Violation between 
sports bodies, officials conducting sports competitions or events, other anti-doping 
organizations and agencies; 
(r) Use only WADA accredited laboratories or laboratories otherwise approved by 
WADA for analysis of samples and other required specimen; 
(s) Maintain the Whereabouts Register and a Registered Testing Pool in 
accordance 
with the Code and International Standard for Testing and 
Investigations; 
(t) Prosecute anti-doping offenses; 


(u) Oversee all activities of the Therapeutic Use Exemptions Committee (TUEC); 
(v) Establish code of conduct for officers and employees of the PHINADO and for such 
other persons or agencies engaged by the organization; 
(w) Undertake any other activity specified by regulations of the Board that may be 
expedient for fulfilling the objective of eliminating doping in sport;  
(x) Submit annual report to the Office of the President and both Houses of Congress; 
and 
(y) Implement the provisions of this Act. 
 
In the performance of its functions, the PHINADO shall address the needs of minors, 
protected persons, take into account the needs of persons with disabilities or other persons 
with special needs, and ensure that the rights of everyone involved in the doping control 
procedures are respected. 
 
SEC. 8. Organizational Structure. –The PHINADO shall be headed by a Director General 
and shall be assisted by a Deputy Director General. The Human Resource complement of the 
PHINADO shall be organized and set up by the Director General.  
The Director General shall determine the organizational structure and staffing pattern 
of the PHINADO in accordance with the revised compensation and position classification 
system, subject to the evaluation and approval of the Department of Budget and Management 
(DBM), and in accordance with the civil service laws, rules and regulations, and other pertinent 
laws. 
 
 
SEC. 9. The Director General. - The Director General shall be appointed by the President of 
the Philippines, from among the persons of integrity and outstanding ability with an extensive 
background in sports, sports medicines or sciences and other related fields. 
The Director General shall hold office on a full-time basis for a period of five (5) years, 
which may be extended to such further period, at the pleasure of the President. The Director 
General shall be responsible for the execution of the powers and functions of the PHINADO 
as prescribed under this Act, and shall have administrative control over the officers and other 
staff of the PHINADO.  
 
In the event of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of the Director General by reason 
of death, resignation, or continued disability to discharge the office, the Board may appoint any 
other person to discharge the functions of the Director General until a new Director General is 
appointed by the President.  
 
The Director General may relinquish the office by submitting in writing to the President of 
the Philippines a notice of not less than three (3) months before the effectivity date of 
resignation: Provided, That such resignation shall be effective from the date when it is accepted 
by the President. 
 
SEC. 10. The Deputy Director General. - The Deputy Director General shall be appointed 
by the Board to assist the Director General in managing and overseeing PHINADO’s anti-
doping program, and to ensure strict adherence to the Code and international standards. This 
position shall actively engage with governmental agencies, NSAs, affiliated organizations, and 
non-government stakeholders to maintain effective anti-doping operations. 
 
SEC. 11. Employment of other officers and employees. – The Director General may 
appoint such officers and employees, subject to the rules and regulations of the Civil Service 
Commission and the DBM, upon such terms and conditions of service as it may consider 
necessary for the proper performance of its functions.  
A person shall be qualified to be employed by the PHINADO if such person was not a 
member or official of a national sports body at least two (2) years immediately preceding the 
appointment. 
 


SEC. 12. Establishment of the PHINADO Board. – For purposes of this Act, the PHINADO 
Board is hereby established and shall be composed of the following: 
(a) Chairperson of the PSC as Chairperson; 
(b) Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology;  
(c) Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH);  
(d) Secretary of the Department of Education (DepED);  
(e) Chairperson of Commission on Higher Education (CHED);  
(f) President of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB); 
(g) President of the POC; 
(h) President of the National Paralympic Committee; and 
(i) Three (3) representatives distinguished in the field of law, sports medicine, 
and sports science. 
 
The members of the Board from the government may designate their permanent 
authorized representatives.  
Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity, the members of the Board from the private 
sector shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list of three nominees 
submitted by the members of the Board. To ensure their independence, members of the 
private sector shall not be appointed if that person: 
a) Is a member of or an official of a NSA; 
b) Is employed by or is associated with any person who supplies goods or 
services to the PHINADO or whose spouse or family member is so employed 
or associated therein; or 
c) Is an athlete, athlete support personnel or an official of a sports organization, 
sports club or sports federation. 
Members representing the private sector of the Board shall serve for a term of three (3) 
years. In the event of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or 
Members of the Board by reason of death, resignation, retirement or when the Chairperson 
or Member is unable to discharge the functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, 
the Board may assign temporarily any member of the Board for the period of vacancy, and 
such person shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, 
until a new Chairperson or Member, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act to 
fill such vacancy, enters upon his office, or until the date on which the Chairperson or Member 
resumes duties of his office. 
 
SEC. 13. Powers and Functions of the PHINADO Board. - The Board shall:   
a) Ensure implementation of the international obligations and commitments and to 
monitor the compliance thereof; 
b) Advise the President of the Philippines and the PSC Chairperson on matters 
relating to the regulations on anti-doping in sports and international obligations and 
commitments; 
c) Determine the date, time, venue, and quorum for the meetings as well as the 
procedure for transaction of business;   
d) Establish such Committees as well as to appoint their members, necessary or 
expedient to assist PHINADO in the performance of its functions under this Act: 
Provided, That the Committees or Panels established under this Act may adopt 
and regulate their own internal rules of procedures consistent with this Act; 
e) Oversee the processes of the different Committees created under this Act; 
f) Control, supervise and administer the assets of the PHINADO in such manner as 
best promotes the purpose for which the PHINADO is established; 
g) Determine the provisions to be made for capital and recurrent expenditure and for 
the reserves of the PHINADO; 
h) Receive any grants, gifts, donations or endowments and make legitimate 
disbursements therefrom; 


i) 
Open such bank accounts for the funds of the PHINADO as may be 
necessary; 
j) 
Lay down policy guidelines for operations and management of all funds collected 
by the PHINADO; 
k) Oversee the activities of the PHINADO and require the PHINADO to submit 
information and reports relating to its operation;  
l) 
Enter into associations with other bodies or organizations within and outside 
Philippines as the PHINADO may consider desirable or appropriate in furtherance 
of the purpose for which the PHINADO is established;  
m) Make regulations not inconsistent with any provision of this Act, the Code, Conventions, 
and international standards; and 
n)  Perform all such other acts or undertake any activity as may be incidental or 
conducive to the attainment or fulfillment of any of the functions of the PHINADO 
under this Act. 
 
SEC. 14. Meetings of the Board. - The Board shall meet at such times and places, and shall 
observe such procedure with regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, including 
the quorum at such meetings, as may be provided by regulations made by the Board. Every 
decision of the Board shall be on the basis of a simple majority of the total membership of the 
Board.  
 
SEC. 15. Anti-Doping Rule Violations.- Any of the following circumstances, acts, or conducts 
committed by an athlete, athlete support personnel, or any other person, shall constitute an 
anti-doping rule violation:  
(a)  The presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an 
athlete's bodily specimen;  
(b)  The use or attempted use of any prohibited substance or a prohibited method, 
unless such use is exempted by the TUEC under Section 18 of this Act; 
(c) Refusing or failing without compelling justification, to submit sample collection after 
notification as authorized in applicable anti-doping rules or otherwise evading 
sample collection; 
(d) Whereabouts failures by an athlete committed under any of the following instances: 
i. 
Filing failure wherein the athlete has failed to submit his whereabouts 
information before the required deadline or to update the same after a change 
in circumstances, or even if submitted on time, is incomplete, inaccurate, or 
insufficient information to locate him for testing;  
ii. 
Missed test wherein the athlete has filed his whereabouts information but is 
not available at the location for testing; or 
iii. 
Such other omissions or failures as specified under Article 2.4 of the Code 
(Whereabouts Failures by an Athlete). 
(e) Tampering, or attempting to tamper, with any part or process of doping control; 
(f) Possession of prohibited substances or prohibited methods; 
(g) Trafficking or attempted trafficking of any prohibited substance or prohibited method; 
(h) Administration or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or prohibited 
method to any athlete during in-competition or out-of-competition;   
(i) Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering-up or any other type 
of complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation or any attempted anti-doping 
rule violation or violation of the prohibition against participation during ineligibility or 
provisional suspension; and 
(j) Discouraging or retaliating against reporting to authorities. 
 
 
All of the above-indicated anti-doping rule violations shall be interpreted and applied 
in accordance with Article 2 of the Code (Anti-Doping Rule Violations). 
 


SEC. 16. Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations. - The consequences of Anti-
Doping Rule Violations by an individual athlete, athlete support personnel or any other person 
covered under this Act, may result in one or more of the following, as further detailed in Article 
10 of the Code: 
(a) Disqualification of results, with all consequences including forfeiture of medals, 
points and prizes, in such manner as may be specified by the PHINADO; 
(b) Ineligibility to participate in any competition or event or other activity or funding, for 
such period and in such manner, as may be specified by the PHINADO; 
(c) Provisional suspension from participating in any competition or activity prior to the 
decision in appeal;  
(d) Imposition of financial sanction including proportionate recovery of costs, for the 
training and other related expenses; and 
(e) Public disclosure and such other consequences as may be specified by the 
PHINADO. 
 
The consequences of anti-doping rule violations for team sports and any other persons 
covered under this Act shall be determined by the Board. 
 
SEC. 17. Conformity to Anti-Doping Rules.- Each NSA, sports association, sports 
organization, sports club, and sports federation shall require all athletes and athlete support 
personnel to agree to be bound by all anti-doping rules and the PHINADO’s results’ 
management authority in conformity with the Code as a condition for such participation. 
An athlete or athlete support personnel who is not a minor shall be required to sign 
a conformity to the Anti-Doping Rules and submit the same to the PHINADO. In case of a 
minor, the parent/s or guardian shall sign such acceptance and submit the acceptance to the 
PHINADO. 
 
 
 
SEC. 18. Therapeutic Use Exemptions. – Any athlete with a medical condition, requiring the 
use of a prohibited substance or prohibited method, may apply for a therapeutic use 
exemption, with the assistance of the athlete’s NSA, where necessary, to the TUEC 
established pursuant to Section 19 of this Act, for a therapeutic use exemption, in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act and the Anti-Doping Rules.  
 
SEC. 19. Therapeutic Use Exemptions Committee. -  There shall be created a TUEC to 
consider applications for TUEs for athletes in accordance with the relevant provisions of this 
Act, the Code and the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (ISTUE). 
The TUEC shall be composed of five (5) independent medical experts, including the 
TUEC Chairperson, who shall be elected from among the members of the TUEC.   
The TUEC members must be medical doctors for not less than five (5) years of 
experience in the fields of clinical, sports and exercise medicine, psychiatry, para-sports, and 
with significant experience in the care and treatment of athletes: Provided, That the TUEC 
Chairperson must be a medical practitioner with seven (7) years of experience in the same 
fields of expertise.  
 
SEC. 20. Duties of the TUEC. – The TUEC shall: 
a) Receive, review, reject, and approve applications for the grant of TUE by athletes 
who compete at the national level, and at the international level, if requested to 
do so by an international federation; 
b) Review TUE issued by an international federation for compliance with the ISTUE 
for the purpose described in Article 4.4.3.2 of the Code (In case where the 
athlete does not already have a TUE granted by the NADO for the substance or 
method in question); 
c) Refer to the WADA any TUE issued by an international federation which in its 
view does not meet the requirements of the ISTUE; 
d) Notify the concerned athlete and sports association of the result of the TUE 


application; and 
e) Perform any other functions that are conferred by this Act or the ISTUE.  
 
 
In the performance of its duties, the TUEC shall comply with the provisions of 
the following:  
a) The Convention; 
b) The Code; 
c) International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions; 
d) The Prohibited list; 
e) The provisions of this Act; and 
f) The PHINADO’s Anti-Doping Rules. 
Any person aggrieved by the decision of the TUEC may file an appeal to the Appeal 
Panel established under Section 24 of this Act. 
 
SEC. 21. Accredited WADA Laboratories. – A sample taken from an athlete shall be 
analyzed only at an accredited WADA laboratory or laboratory approved by WADA to detect 
prohibited substances and prohibited methods or as otherwise permitted by Article 6.2 of the 
Code (Purpose of Analysis of Samples and Data). A sample shall not be analyzed for any 
other purpose unless: 
(a) The athlete consents in writing;  
(b) Any means of identification is removed to ensure that the sample cannot be 
traced back to the athlete; and 
(c) The results of all tests shall be submitted to the PHINADO. 
 
SEC. 22. Disciplinary Committee. -  There shall be established a Disciplinary 
Committee, which shall comply with the requirements found in the definition of 
Operational Independence in the Code and shall consist of: 
(a) A Chairperson who is a legal expert with not less than ten (10) years of 
experience as a legal practitioner;  
(b) Two (2) legal practitioners who have at least five (5) years of experience; 
and 
(c) Two (2) persons who have had previous experience in sports 
administration and sports medicine or related fields. 
 
The Chairperson and members of the Disciplinary Committee shall be appointed by the 
Board for a term of six (6) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term. The 
quorum for the conduct of the business of the Panel shall be three (3) members.  
 
SEC. 23. Duties and Jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Committee. - The Disciplinary 
Committee shall: 
(a) Receive, examine, and hear anti-doping rules violation; 
(b) Conduct disciplinary hearing related to anti-doping rules violations; 
(c) Determine whether a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules has occurred; 
(d) Issue contempt orders, and provide administrative penalties in the enforcement 
thereof to ensure compliance;  
(e) Impose sanctions and penalties of Anti-Doping Rules violations; and 
(f) Perform any other functions that are conferred or imposed on the  
Panel under this Act, the Code or the International Standard for Results      
Management.  
 
In the exercise of jurisdiction and performance of duties, the Disciplinary Committee 
shall comply with the provisions of the following: 
(a) The Convention; 
(b) The Code; 


(c) International Standard for Results Management; 
(d) The Prohibited List; 
(e) The provisions of this Act; and 
(f) The PHINADO’s Anti-Doping Rules 
 
Anti-doping rules violations involving national level athletes, athlete support personnel, 
NSA’s and sports organizations, shall be resolved by the Disciplinary Committee at the first 
instance within a period of thirty (30) days, after the conduct of the hearing or submission of 
pleadings and subject to appeal to the Appeal Panel within fifteen (15) days from receipt of 
the decision of the Disciplinary Committee. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the WADA’s 
deadline to appeal to the Appeal Panel shall be as specified in the Code. 
The Appeal Panel must resolve the matter within thirty (30) days from receipt of the 
entire records from the Disciplinary Committee. Appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport 
may also be filed, by those parties with a right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport 
as specified in the Code, within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the decision of the Appeal 
Panel. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the WADA’s appeal deadline to appeal to the 
Court of Arbitration for Sport shall be as specified in the Code. The decision of the Court of 
Arbitration for Sport shall be final and executory. 
Anti-doping rule violations arising from participation in an international event or involving 
international level athletes shall be resolved by the Disciplinary Committee at the first instance 
where PHINADO is the results management authority and may be appealed directly to the 
Court of Arbitration for Sport by those parties with a right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration 
for Sport as specified in the Code. The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport is final and 
executory. 
All impositions of penalties and recommendations, however, shall be implemented by 
the PHINADO. 
No final decision by the Disciplinary Committee shall be quashed, reversed, modified, 
or held invalid, by any court, arbitrator, tribunal or other hearing body other than Court of 
Arbitration for Sport for any reason, including for reason of any defect, irregularity, omission 
or departure from the procedures set out in this Act. 
 
SEC. 24. Appeal Panel. – There shall be established an Appeal Panel for purposes of hearing 
the appeals filed pursuant to this Act and shall be composed of the following: 
  A Chairperson who is a member of the Philippine Bar with at least ten (10) years of legal practice; 
(a) Two (2) members who are members of the Philippine Bar with at least five (5) years of 
legal practice; and 
(b) Two (2) members who are registered medical practitioners with at least seven (7) 
years of experience. 
 
The Chairperson and other members of the Appeal Panel shall be appointed by the 
PSC for a term of five (5) years, and shall be eligible for reappointment for another five (5) 
years: Provided, That each member shall be eligible for reappointment. 
 
SEC. 25. Doping Control Process. -  In the exercise of its powers, duties and responsibilities, 
the PHINADO shall perform the following acts, subject to the Code and International 
Standards, existing laws, rules, and regulations:  
 
(a) Collect samples and testing. In accordance with the International Standards, the 
PHINADO may, randomly at its discretion or when it has reasons to believe, that 
an athlete has committed an anti-doping rule violation, require such person to 
provide samples for doping control, in accordance with such procedure and in such 
manner, as may be specified by this Act; 
 
(b) Entry, search and seizure. Where the PHINADO has reasons to believe that an 
athlete, athlete support personnel or any other person covered by this Act has 


committed an anti-doping rule violation, any person authorized by the PHINADO, 
after securing the appropriate search warrant, and in the presence of local police 
authorities, may:  
 
i. 
enter and search any place, for the purpose of inspecting, examining, and 
obtaining evidence of any anti-doping rule violation has been committed or is 
being committed; and 
ii. 
seize any equipment, device, substance, record, register, document or other 
material object, as evidence of such Anti-Doping Rule Violation for purposes 
of prosecution or mitigation or prevention of any anti-doping rule violation. 
 
(c) Result management process. After receiving an adverse analytical finding report 
from a WADA accredited laboratory showing presence of any prohibited substance 
or the use of any prohibited method in the sample of an athlete, the PHINADO shall 
carry out initial examination of the report and verify if TUE has been granted to such 
athlete in respect of such substance, in addition to carrying out any other review 
required by the International Standard for Results Management. 
 
The PHINADO shall take such action in such manner specified by the International 
Standard for Results Management following the initial review. 
 
SEC. 26. Registered Testing Pool. - The PHINADO shall establish a registered testing pool 
in accordance with the Code and the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. 
The PHINADO shall, in accordance with the Anti-Doping Rules, publish criteria for the 
inclusion of the name of an athlete in its registered testing pool. The PHINADO shall notify the 
concerned athlete, in writing, of the inclusion of his or her name in its registered testing pool, 
and shall also notify the athlete in writing when they are removed from the registered testing 
pool. 
 
SEC. 27. Data of Athletes and Maintenance of Database. -  The PHINADO shall collect, 
use and process the following personal data for the purposes of implementing the objectives of 
this Act and in accordance with applicable data privacy regulations:  
(a) List of anti-doping rule violations committed by an athlete under this Act or the Code 
and the details of such violation; 
(b) Medical history of the athlete; 
(c) Whereabouts information of the athlete; and 
(d) Any other personal data as it may deem necessary. 
 
 
The PHINADO may issue regulations to govern the procedure for collection, usage, 
processing and disclosure of the personal data. It shall establish and maintain a database to 
record all the sanctions imposed by the PHINADO, the Disciplinary Committee, the Appeal 
Panel, and such other details of the sanctions, in such manner, as may be prescribed by 
regulations. 
 
SEC. 28. Duties and Responsibilities of Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel, NSAs, 
sports organizations, sports associations, and sports clubs. - The athletes, athlete 
support personnel, NSAs sports organizations, sports associations, and sports clubs shall: 
(a) Respect PHINADO’s TUEC’s, Disciplinary Committee and Appeal Panel’s 
autonomy and not to interfere with its operational decisions or activities; 
(b) Require clubs and other similar bodies under its authority to report to PHINADO 
any information related to an anti-doping rule violation and to cooperate with 
investigations conducted by any Anti-Doping Organization with authority to conduct 
the investigation;  
(c) Cooperate with the conduct of operation of an investigation, including 
establishment of a doping test rooms at an event sponsored by it or subordinated 


bodies; 
(d) Take appropriate information delivery and implement support measures towards 
athletes who are part of the PHINADO’s Registered Testing Pool such as ensuring 
them to submit whereabouts filing in the Registered Testing Pool; 
(e) Report to PHINADO, and to ensure the appropriate enforcement of sanctions, 
penalties and other consequences of, all potential anti-doping rule violations within 
its jurisdiction including investigation into whether athlete support personnel or 
other persons may have been involved in each case of doping, as well as to 
implement automatic investigation into anti-doping rule violations related to a 
minor;  
(f) Comply with anti-doping rules; and  
(g) Assist PHINADO in formulating rules, regulations, and policies to promote anti-
doping.  
 
Lack of knowledge about anti-doping regulations and the substances and methods, 
which have been included on the Prohibited List shall not be a justification for non-
compliance of any of the provisions provided for under this Act. 
NSAs shall obey the provisions of this Act and PHINADO rules in case of imposition of 
sanctions against athlete, athlete support personnel or other person under the NSA’s 
jurisdiction. Non-execution of obligations stipulated herein by the NSA shall be considered 
as a violation of this Act. 
 
SEC. 29. Administrative Sanctions and Penalties. – Where any athlete has been found to 
have committed any anti-doping rule violation as defined under Section 15 of this Act, the 
consequences of such violation as provided in Section 16 hereof as well as the PHINADO 
Rules shall apply for the purpose of determining and imposing the appropriate consequences: 
Provided, That athlete support personnel, coaches, trainers, or any other person who connive, 
conspire, assist, aid, abet, or cover-up any other type of complicity involving an anti-doping 
rule violation or any attempted Anti-doping rule violation shall also be subject to administrative 
sanctions and penalties under this Act and the PHINADO Rules.   
Where a medical professional is found to be in complicity with Anti-doping violations, 
the Disciplinary Committee shall endorse the violation to the Professional Regulatory 
Commission, who shall also impose, depending on the gravity of the violation, the penalty of 
suspension or revocation of professional license. 
 
SEC. 30. Integration of Anti-Doping Policy into the Educational System. - The PSC, the 
DepEd, the CHED, the National Academy of Sports, in coordination with the PHINADO, shall 
ensure the integration of age-appropriate content pertaining to anti-doping into the physical 
education curriculum at all educational levels, both in public and private institutions. 
 
SEC. 31. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act 
shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the PSC. Thereafter, the funding 
of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 32. Transitory Clause.- All property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, agreements, 
conveyances, deeds, leases, licenses, permits, exemptions, power of attorney, undertakings, 
securities and other arrangements existing at the commencement of this Act and vested in, 
acquired, incurred or entered into by or on behalf of the former PHI-NADO under the PSC, 
shall upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to have vested in or to have been 
acquired, incurred or entered into by or on behalf of the PHINADO established under this Act 
to the same extent as they were enforceable by or against the former PHI-NADO before the 
commencement of this Act. 
A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was an employee 
of former PHI-NADO shall, on the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be an employee 
of the PHINADO established under this Act. 


 
SEC. 33. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PHINADO shall, in consultation with 
the PSC, DOH, GAB, NSAs, POC, CHED, DepEd, National Academy of Sports, and Philippine 
Regulation Commission, not later than thirty (30) days upon the effectivity of this Act, 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act: 
Provided, That failure to promulgate the rules and regulations shall not prevent the 
implementation of this Act upon its effectivity. 
 
SEC. 34. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.  
 
SEC. 35. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, issuances, decrees, rules, and 
regulations inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are deemed amended, 
modified, or repealed accordingly.   
 
SEC. 36. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,