SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) ! ere
Second Regular Session )
SENATE 18 MAY 30 P2AT

s.B.No.__1838
as

Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE SPORTS ACADEMY AND TRAINING
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUTALAC, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL
NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 19 of Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution 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.”

Majority of our Filipino youth are inclined at sports and has a potential to compete with
other nations. However, due to the lack of facilities, trainers, sport managers, coaches, and
other resource persons specializing in sports, the hope for a standard sports training that you
will equip our Filipino youth to become a world-class athletes will remain distant reality.

Establishing the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Academy and Training Center in the
Municipality of Gutalac can help athletes from the region perform and develop their skills and
talent in sports. This is also a training ground to prepare dreamers and student athletes in any
local and national competition. This Academy is envisioned to breed athletes of global
standards.

Moreover, the Zamboanga del Norte Sports Academy and Training Center is envisioned
to promote teamwork, self-discipline, and unity. A venue for athletes to expose themselves in
both local and international competition including the South East Asian Games and the
Olympics.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

ZL

JAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI



SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

26s these

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session )
18 MAY 30 P217
SENATE
s.B.No._1838 Re f

Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE SPORTS ACADEMY AND TRAINING
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUTALAC, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL
NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established in the Municipality of Gutalac, Province of
Zamboanga del Norte, a sports academy and training center to be known as the "Zamboanga
del Norte Sports Academy and Training Center”, which shall be constituted as the primary
sports development and training center for the Province of Zamboanga del Norte and the
neighboring municipalities as well

SECTION 2. The Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte and Municipal
Government of Gutalac, in coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), shall take
the necessary steps to upgrade, improve, and modernize existing facilities, equipment and
Personnel, and integrate them into the newly created sports academy and training center.

The Provincial Government of Zamboanga de! Norte and Municipal Government, in
coordination with the PSC, shall create the necessary training programs and competitions, as
well as the system by which the facilities shall be maintained and managed in order to
accomplish the objectives and purpose of this Act.

SECTION 3. The construction, establishment and operation of the Zamboanga del
Norte Sports academy and Training Center shall be funded by the Provincial Government of
Zamboanga del Norte and the Municipal Government of Gutalac, and such funds as may be
granted by the PSC and by the Office of the President. In addition, grants any endowments
intended for sports development may be obtained from local and foreign sources.

SECTION 4. The PSC, in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd), the
Provincial Government of Zamboanga de! Norte, the Municipal Government of Gutalac, and
other concerned stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the
implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days after its enactment into law.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,