Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3099

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sports remain as an important aspect of Philippine culture. Despite the non-formal
system our country has practiced for the recent years, Filipino athletes have won a total of ten
(10) Olympic medals (as of 2016 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing
sport.

The President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte said in his fourth State of the Nation Address
(SONA) that more than 823 out of school youth, including learners, were able to access non-
formal education or alternative system for national sports development.

This bill seeks to establish a national Academy of Sports to formalize our national
sports development, 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.

‘A nationwide network is contemplated comprising satellite-training centers, a
consortium of education institutions for degree and non-degree programs, local government
sponsored palaros, and linkages with academe and international organizations related to sports
development and education.

Immediate passage of this bill is eamestly sought.

REP. Or ceidti

24 District, Cavite

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lic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL No. _ 3999

Introduced by HONORABLE STRIKE B. REVILLA

AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS AS AN
ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION,
PROVIDING ITS 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. Title. This Act shall be known as the “National Academy of Sports Act
of 2019”.

SEC. 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 intemational
standards of performance to the most talented athletes and the greatest number of sports
manpower, to the end that the 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 nationwide 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.

SEC. 3. Creation and Objectives of the 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”.

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For purposes of general policy and program coordination, the 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)

b)

°)

4d)
°

h)

To serve as the education and training arm of the Commission for the development
of athletes capable of winning gold and other medals and 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.

SEC. 4. Housing and Places of Activities. 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.

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SEC. 5. Board of Trustees. The administration, operations and management of the
National Academy shall be vested in a Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board
and shall be composed of the following:

1) The Commission Chairman as ex-officio chairman of the board;

2) One (1) representing the Department of Education, Undersecretary rank, who shall

be ex-officio Vice Chairman;

3) One (1) representing the academe in sports education and training;

4) One (1) representing the National Sports Association with a specialization in

education and training of sports manpower;

5) The Executive Director of the National Academy as ex-officio member;

The representatives of the academe and of the National Sports Commission shall
be appointed by the President for a term of three (3) years or shall serve until their
successor shall be duly appointed and qualified.

The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees shall receive
allowances of not less than one thousand pesos (P1,000.00) for every official meeting at the
Board actually attended or activity to transact official business, of the National Academy; but
in no case more than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00) each per annum.

SEC. 6. Powers and Functions of the Board. The Board of Trustees shall exercise
and perform the following powers and functions:

a) To provide for the planning, implementation and evaluation of a curricula leading
to the following degrees and specializations in Physical Education as required
qualification for teaching in the elementary, secondary and tertiary schools or
institution or as required of a supervisory position:

1) 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 certifications such as Certificate in Physical Education, or
Proficiency in Sports Coaching; and

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b)

°)

4)

9)

To formulate and implement a material development program which shall directly
manage, maintain, preserve and gather data or information for the following
facilities:

1) Sports Medicine laboratory;

2) Sports Museum;

3) Sports Library; and

4) Sports Bank

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 in resources in the conduct of
athletic training, international exchange program and sports distance study
program.

To provide opportunities for potential athletes to attain certificates, diploma or
degrees of completion in the elementary, high school and college education;

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;

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 of aid to any student athlete in accordance with the directions or

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instructions of the donor and, in default thereof, in such a manner as the Board may
at its discretion determine; and

2) To prescribe rules for its 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.

SEC. 7. Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director. There shall be an
Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, preferably from among
the Commissioners of the Commission. He shall be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director,
one (1) 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 State college or university in the
Philippines.

The Executive Director and 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 Master's degree in business or public
administration, or a certified public accountant, is civil service eligible, and with at least one
(1) 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.

SEC. 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
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

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Annual Appropriations Act of the Commission for the implementation of this Act and
earmarked for the operations of the National Academy.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. All laws, rules or orders inconsistent with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 11. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.

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