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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session
House Bil|No,__ B42

Introduced by Hon. Mark Aeron H. Sambar

EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 17, provides:

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
A national sports team may be defined as a group of athletes that represents a nation

in an international competition. This may also be applied to a group of individual athletes
representing a country where the aggregate individual scores are used to a get a team result. It
is but logical to expect that the national sports teams are affiliated with their respective
national sports associations. In the Philippines, the national sports associations or NSA’s are
those recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) or the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC)

However, some sports teams not recognized by POC or the PSC compete in
international competitions while carrying the name of the Philippines and presenting itself as
the Philippine team for that sport. This has led to some confusion in the public and even in
the international scene when two teams for the same sport both refer to themselves as the
“Philippine” team. There is therefore a need to limit the sports teams that can refer to
themselves as the Philippine team to those whose national sports associations are recognized

by the POC or the PSC


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

6112

House Bill No.

Introduced by Hon. Mark Aeron H. Sambar

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE
TERMS PHILIPPINE, PHILIPPINES OR PILIPINAS
IN THE NAME OF A SPORTS TEAM

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION I. This Act shall be known as the "National Team Name Regulation Act of
2012."

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies and Objectives. — (a) Pursuant to Article 2, Sec.
17 of the Constitution, 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.

(b) In addition to this, Article 10, Section 19, paragraph 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.


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(c) There is therefore a need to ensure that the legitimate and official national sports
associations can use the name of our country exclusively to strengthen the prestige of the
different national sports teams and to dispel confusion in the minds of the public.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Act, the term “National Sports
Association” shall refer to sports associations organized for their respective sports in the
Philippines and/or affiliated with their respective international federations which are
recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee and are recognized as such by the
Philippine Sports Commission

SECTION 4. Regulation of team name. ~ Only sports associations with written
permission and consent by the Philippine Olympic Committee or the Philippine Sports
Commission shall have the right to use “Philippines,” “Philippine” or “Pilipinas” in their
team name,

SECTION 5. 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 6. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

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