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THIRTEENTH 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. Ng. 
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The success of the Philippines as host country and as overall second place 
within second place winner with 91 gold medals in I991 heightened the urgency and 
necessity of a national institution and nation-wide network for quality education and 
training in accord with international standards of sports performance in competitive 
events . 
This bill seeks to establish a National Academy of Sports to train our athletes 
with a capability for the gold and to develop a sports manpower corps as the source and 
reserve pool in training the best amongst our athletes. The Academy will also train the 
educators and coaching-refereeing corps to ensure a continuing stream of top athletes 
and the best educators for sports development. The Academy will be an attached 
agency of the Philippine Sports Commission. 
A nation-wide network is contemplated comprising satellite-training centers, a 
consortium of educational institutions for degree and non-degree programs, local 
government-sponsored palaros, and linkages with academe and international 
organizations related to sports development and education. 
As an attached agency of the Philippine Sports Commission, there is an 
assurance that the National Academy is in the mainstream of governing policies and 
programs and that it will be a critical component for the Philippines to be in competition 
for the gold and other medals because of the continuing training and education of a 
corps of top athletes and the best coaches, referees and trainers. 
Moreover, with the National Academy, physical education as taught in schools 
will be given the attention and priority status it deserves. In addition teachers and 
instructors of physical education who will be part of the degree and non-degree program 
of the Academy will gain and deserve the recognition and importance they deserve and 
should get. 


Early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


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THIR?EENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUbLlC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First kegular Session 
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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejerclto Estrada 
AN ACT 
CREATING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS AS AN ATTACHED AGENCY 
OF THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION, PROVIDING THE STRUCTURE, 
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1- 
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This Act shall be known as the “National Academy of 
Sports Act of 2004”. 
SECTION 2. 
Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared to be the national 
policy to make available the highest possible quality of education and training in accord 
with international standards of performance to the most talented athletes and the 
greatest number of sports manpower, to the end that individual total development shall 
be ensured and that the discipline needed for competition and the indomitable spirit to 
attain excellence in sports performance shall be developed in Filipino athletes who 
compete in national and international games or events. 
It is also declared the national policy to recognize the necessity of creating a 
national institution with a nation-wide network for delivery of educational and training 
services in order to carry out the declared national policy stated in the preceding 
paragraph of this Section. 
SECTION 3. Creation and Objectives of fhe Academy. - There is hereby 
created the National Academy of Sports which shall be the lead agency to implement 
the provisions of this Act, hereinafter referred to as the “National Academy”; 


For purposes of general policy and program coordination, supervision and 
direction, the National Academy shall be an attached agency of the Philippine Sports 
Commission which was created pursuant to Republic Act No. 6847, and shall be 
hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”. 
The National Academy shall have the following objectives: 
(a) 
To serve as the education and training arm of the Commission for the 
development of athletes capable of winning gold and other medals 
and of sports manpower; 
To train and grant degrees, in coordination with the Department of 
Education, educators in different levels of specialization through 
academic degree programs; 
To train and accredit coaches, trainers, sports managers, referees, 
umpires, 
community 
sports 
psychologists, 
sports 
medicine 
practitioners, through non-degree programs; 
To conduct basic and applied research relevant to physical education 
and sports; 
To establish satellite regional training centers for sports education 
and sports; 
To enter into and engage in a consortium with public and private 
schools offering degree and non-degree courses in physical 
education and sports; 
To establish and maintain linkages with international academic 
institutions and organizations for continuing upgrading of sports 
manpower and the improvement of the academy and its sports 
curriculum and programs; and 
To perform such other functions and exercise such other powers 
necessary to carry out the declared policy, the aforementioned 
objectives, and the provisions of this Act. 
(h) 
SECTION 4. Housing and Places of Acfivities. - The National Academy shall 
be housed at the National Academy of Sports Complex located in Pasig, Metro Manila. 
The activities of the National Academy pursuant to this Act may be carried out in 
satellite regional training centers, in venues pursuant to a consortium with public and 
private schools, or in such other places as the National Academy shall decide in order 
to implement this Act. 


SECTION 5. Board of Tmsfees. - The administration, operations, and 
management of the National Academy shall be vested in a Board of Trustees, 
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referred to as the Board, and 
The 
shall be composed of the following: 
The Commission Chairman ab ex-officio chairman of the board; 
One (I) 
representing the D, k partment of Education, Undersecretary rank, 
One (1) representing the aca b erne in sports education and training; 
One (I) 
representing the Nat 1 onal Sports Association with a specialization in 
who shall be ex-officio Vice- d hairman; 
education and training of spo s manpower; 
The Executive Director of the National Academy as ex-officio member; 
The representatives of the 
shall be appointed by the 
serve until their successor 
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and of the National Sports Commission 
for a term of three (3) years or shall 
appointed and qualified. 
Chairman, Vice-chairman {nd Members of the Board of Trustees shall 
receive allowances of not less than On thousand pesos (P1,OOO.OO) for every official 
meeting of the Board actual attended r activity to transact official business, of the 
National Academy; but in no case more than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,OOO.OO) each 
per annum. 
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SECTION 6. Powers and 
offhe Board. - The Board of Trustees 
shall exercise and perform the 
and functions: 
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To provide for the planning 1 implementation and evaluation of a curricula 
leading to the following degrees and specializations in Physical Education as 
required qualification for teadhing in the elementary, secondary and tertiary 
schools or institution or a+ required qualification for teaching in the 
elementary, secondary and tertiary schools or institution or as required of a 
supervisory position: 
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(I) 
Bachelor of Science in Education, Major in Physical Education; 
(2) Bachelor of Science in Physical Education; 
(3) Bachelor of Physical Education; 
(4) Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, Health and Music; 
(5) Master of Arts in Physical Education; and 
(6) Courses offering ‘certificates such as Certificate in Physical Education, 
or Proficiency in Sports Coaching; and 


(b) To formulate and implement a material development program which shall 
directly manage, maintain, preserve, and gather data or information for the 
following facilities: 
(I) 
Sports Medicine laboratory; 
(2) Sports Museum; 
(3) Sports Library; or 
(4) Sports Bank 
(c) To provide for the training and accreditation of sports manpower such as, 
but not limited to the following: 
(1) Coaches; 
(2) Sports medicine practitioners; 
(3) Sports officiating officials; 
(4) Sports managers; 
(5) Community Sports leaders; or 
(6) Business Sports Coordinators 
And to extend assistance, whenever possible utilizing its resources in the 
conduct of athletic training, international exchange program and sports distance 
study program. 
(d) To provide opportunities for potential athletes to attain certificates, diplomas 
or degrees of completion in the elementary, high school and college 
education; 
(e)To appoint professors, instructors, lecturers and other employees of the 
Academy to fix their compensation, hours of service, and such other duties 
and conditions as it may deem proper, to grant them of its discretion leave of 
absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, and to remove them for 
cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been had: 
(9 To receive in trust legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal property 
of all kinds and administer the same for the benefit of the Academy, or of a 
department thereof, or for aid to any student athlete in accordance with the 
direction or instructions of the donor and, in default thereof, in such a manner 
as the Board may at its discretion determine ; and 


(9) To prescribe rules for its own governance , and to enact such ordinances and 
regulations, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the purposes of the 
Academy as defined in this Act. 
SECTION 7. Executive Director and Deputy Executive Direcfor. - There 
shall be an Executive Director who shall appointed by the Board of Trustees, preferably 
from among the Commissioners of the Commission. He shall be assisted by a Deputy 
Executive Director, one (I) 
Assistant Director for Administration and Finance, and a 
Dean for Academic Affairs. The Executive Director shall act as the Chief Executive 
Officer of the National Academy and shall have a rank equivalent to that of the president 
of a State college or university in the Philippines. 
The Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director must be citizens of the 
Philippines, at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of good moral character, with at least 
three (3) years experience in educational administration, or in teaching of sports 
development with professional rank. 
The Assistant Director for Administration and Finance must be a Filipino, at least 
thirty (30) years old, of good moral character, a holder of a master’s degree in business 
or public administration, or a certified public accountant, is a civil service eligible, and 
with at least one (I) 
year experience in any academic institution. 
The Dean for Academic Affairs must be a Filipino, at least thirty (30) years old, of 
good moral character, a civil service eligible, with at least three (3) years experience in 
educational administration or an associate professor rank in sports development. 
SECTION 8. Funding - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
implementation of this Act by the National Academy the amount of Five million pesos 
(P5,000,000.00) 
for the initial operations and projects of the National Academy as an 
attached agency of the Commission. Thereafter, such amount needed to implement 
this Act shall be included in the Annual Appropriations Act of the Commission for the 
implementation of this Act and earmarked for the operations of the National Academy. 
SECTION 9. Separability Clause - If any provision of this Act or the application 
of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this 
Act or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be 
affected thereby. 


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SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules or orders inconsistent with 
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. 
SECTION 11. Effectivify - This Act shall take effect upon completion of its 
publication in at least one (1) national newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,