EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E
S. No. 856
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‘19 AUG-5 P2--29
Introduced bv SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III
R E C E l v i u - b i  _
AN ACT
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CREATING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY AS AN 
ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION, 
PROVIDING THE STRUCTURE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS THEREOF,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The performance of the Philippines in its participation in various 
international sporting events and the situation of the athletic delegation 
cariying the colors of the country 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 meets this need for the creation of 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 to compete with the best in other countries. 
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. Under this proposed measure, 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 Palaro, 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 of Sports will be in the mainstream 
of governing policies and programs and that it will be a critical component 
for the Philippines to be in competition towards excellence 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 non-degree program to sooner evolve into full fledge degree program of 
the Academy will gain and desire the recognition and importance they 
deserve and should get.
The approval of this National Academy of Sports bill is necessary and 
urgent if we are to aim for a brighter future in attaining superiority and 
sports for all aspiration as envisioned by no less than the President.
VICENTE a. SOTTO III


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E
S. No. 856
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Introduced by SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III
AN ACT
CREATING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY AS AN 
ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION, 
PROVIDING THE STRUCTURE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS THEREOF,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enaeted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION. 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Philippine National
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Sports Academy Act of 2019.”
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. -  It is hereby declared to be the national
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policy to make available the highest possible quality of physical education
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and training in accord with international standards of performance to the
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most talented athletes and the greatest number of sports manpower, to the
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end that an individual’s total development shall be ensured and that the
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discipline needed for competition and the indomitable spirit to attain
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excellence in sports performance shall be developed in Filipino athletes who
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compete in national and international games or events.
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It is also declared the national policy to recognize the necessity of
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creating a national institution with a nation-wide network for delivery of
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educational and training services in order to carry out the declared national
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policy stated in the preceding paragraph of this section.
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SEC. 3. Creation and Objectives of the Academy. - There is hereby
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created a Philippine National Sports Academy (PHINSA), hereinafter referred


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to as the “National Academy,” which shall be the lead agency in the
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implementation of the provisions of this Act.
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For purposes of general policy and program coordination, supervision
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and direction, the National Academy shall be an attached agency of the
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Philippine Sports Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Commission".
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The National Academy shall have the following objectives:
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(a) To serve as the education and training arm of the
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Commission in coordination with the various National
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Sports Associations (NSAs) in the development of a national
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pool of athletes for national and international sports
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competitions and a national pool of excellently-trained
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sports manpower with the capability of training the youth
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for physical fitness and sports;
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(b) To train and accredit coaches, trainers, sports managers,
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referees, umpires, and other sports professionals and
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practitioners, in coordination with the various National
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Sports Associations, the Department of Education and
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educators in different levels of specialization, through non-
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academic degree and other specialization certificate or
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proficiency programs in sports-specific courses;
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(c) To conduct basic and applied research relevant to physical
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fitness, sports development and sports science, particularly
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in sports suited to the physical and mental attributes of the
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Filipinos;
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(d) To establish satellite regional training centers for sports
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manpower development and to initiate and maintain
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international linkages with world-class educational and
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training institutions or international organizations for the
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grant of international non-degree certification courses, the
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enhancement 
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competitive 
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(e) To enter and engage in a consortium with public and
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private schools offering degree and non-degree courses in
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physical education and sports;
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To establish and maintain linkages with Southeast Asian
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Games and Asian Games organizing committees, the
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International 
Olympic 
Committee 
and 
international
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academic institutions and organizations for the continuous
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upgrading of sports manpower skills, the improvement 
of
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the national academy’s sports curriculum and programs;
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and
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(g) To perform such other functions and exercise such 
other
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powers necessary to carry out the declared policies,
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objectives, and the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 4. Programs and Operations Plans - the National Academy shall
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have a medium-term program and operations plan for five (5) years and a
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long-term comprehensive plan for ten (10) years, to be reviewed and updated
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periodically as may be necessary to cany out the programs and objectives of
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this Act.
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SEC. 5. 
Headquarters, Plousing and Places of Activities. 
-  The
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headquarters of the National Academy shall be at the Philippine Sports
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Training Center (PSTC), or in such other place to be determined by the
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Board as it may deem necessary for the program plan.
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The activities of the National Academy pursuant to this Act may also
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be carried out in satellite regional training centers, in venues agreed upon
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with the consortium of public and private schools, or in such other places
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within or outside the country as the National Academy may decide in order
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to implement the provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 6. Board of Trustees. 
-  The administration, operation, and
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management of the National Academy shall be vested in a Board of Trustees,
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hereinafter referred to as 
the “Board,” which shall be composed of the
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following:
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(1) The Commission Chairman as ex-officio Chairman of the Board;


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(2) A representative of the Department of Education (DepEd), of
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undersecretary rank, who shall be ex-officio Vice-Chairman;
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(3) A representative of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
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with the rank of Assistant Commissioner;
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(4) A representative of the Technical Education 
and 
Skills
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Development Authority (TESDA);
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(5) A representative of the National, Regional, Provincial, City,
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Municipal and Barangay Physical Fitness and Sports Development Council
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(PFSDC) created under Executive Order 63;
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(6) A representative of the academe in the field of sports education and
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training;
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(7) A representative of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC);
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(8) The President of the National Academy as ex-officio member.
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The 
Chairman 
of 
the 
Philippine 
Sports 
Commission, 
the
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representative of the Department of Education, the representative of the
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Commission on Higher Education, the representative of the Technical
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Education and Skills Development Authority, and the representative of the
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National Physical Fitness and Sports Development Council shall have an ex-
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officio term of office, while the representative of the academe and of the
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Philippine Olympic Committee shall be appointed by the President for a term
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of four (4) years or shall seiwe until their successors shall have been duly
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appointed and qualified.
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The Board shall transact business with a quorum of at least five (5)
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trustees at a meeting presided over by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. All
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processes against the Board shall be served on the Chairman.
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SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The board of trustees
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shall formulate, approve and carry out the medium-term and long-term
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plans of the National Academy as provided in this Act and shall exercise and
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perform the following powers and functions in consonance with the policy
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set forth in this Act:
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(a) To provide for the planning, implementation and evaluation
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education through the grant of certificates in certain areas of 
specialization, such as, but not limited to the following:
(1) Certificate in Sports Coaching;
(2) Certificate in Sports Fitness Management;
(3) Certificate in Sports Management;
(4) Certificate in Sports Medicine;
(5) Certificate in Physical Education;
(6) Certificate in Recreation Management;
(7) Certificate in Sports Administration;
(8) Certificate in Sports Science.
(b) To formulate and implement a materials development 
program which shall directly manage, maintain, preserve and 
gather data or information for the following facilities of the 
national academy:
(1) Sports Medicine Laboratory;
(2) Sports Museum;
(3) Sports Library; and
(4) Sports Information Bank
(5) Sports Research
(c) To provide for the training and certification of sports 
manpower, such as, but not limited to the following:
(1) Coaches;
(2) Sports Officiating Officials;
(3) Sports Managers;
(4) Community Sports Leaders; or
(5) Sports Coordinators.
(d) To extend assistance to athletes and to other sports 
practitioners, as well as to national sports associations, 
whenever possible, utilizing its resources in the conduct of 
athletic training, international exchange program and sports 
distance study program.
(e) To provide opportunities for national and other potential 
national athletes to attain certificates, diplomas or degrees of


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completion in elementary, high school and college education
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levels in coordination with the Department of Education Culture
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and Sports, Commission on Higher Education and other
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concerned government agencies.
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(1) To recruit professors, instructors, lecturers and other
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employees of the Academy, to fix their compensation, hours of
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service, duties and other terms and conditions of employment
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as it may deem proper, to grant them, at its discretion, leave of
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absence under such regulations as it may promulgate, and to
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remove them for cause after due investigation and hearing;
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(g) To set up a trust fund and receive as part of said trust such
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legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal property of all
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kinds and administer the same for the benefit of the National
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Academy or a department thereof, or for aid to any student
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athletes or for any other purpose in accordance with the
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conditions of the donation and, in default thereof, pursuant to
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the National Academy’s programs in such manner as the Board
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may, in its discretion, determine but in no case for
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administrative operations;
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(h) To submit an annual report on the qualitative and
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quantitative achievements on the implementation of this act to
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the president and to congress; and
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(i) To prescribe rules for its own governance, and to enact such
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regulations, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the
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purposes of the National Academy as defined in this Act.
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SEC. 8. President, Vice President and Directors. 
-  There shall be a
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President who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines. He
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shall be assisted by a Vice President, one (1) Director for Administration and
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Finance, and one (1) Director for Academic Affairs. The President shall act
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as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Academy and shall have a
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rank equivalent to that of the President of a State College or State
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University.


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The President must be a citizen of the Philippines, at least thirty-five
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(35) years of age, of good moral character, and must be at least a holder of a
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doctorate degree in sports administration or physical education with at least
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two (2) years experience in sports administration.
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The powers and duties of the President of the Academy, in addition to
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those specifically provided in this Act, shall be those usually pertaining to
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the Office of the President of the University.
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The Vice-President must be a citizen of the Philippines, at least thirty-
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five (35) years of age, of good moral character, holder of a master’s degree or
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some units in a doctoral program in sports administration or physical
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education, with at least two (2) years experience in educational
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administration.
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The Director for Administration and Finance must be a Filipino, at
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least thirty (30) years old, of good moral character, a holder of a master's
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degree in business or public administration, or a certified public
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accountant, is a civil service eligible, and with at least one (1) year
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experience in any academic institution.
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The duty of the Director for Administration and Finance of the
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Academy is to implement the policies governing the administration, financial
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matters, management and development planning of the Academy as
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approved by the Board.
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The Director for Academic Affairs must be a Filipino, at least thirty
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(30) years old, of good moral character, a civil service eligible, with at least
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three (3) years 
experience in educational administration or with an
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associate professor rank.
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The duty of the Director for Academic Affairs of the Academy is to
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prescribe curricular offerings subject to the approval of the Board. It shall
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fix the requirements for admission to the Academy as well as to the
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conferring of non-degree programs subject to review and approval of the
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Board through the President of the Academy.
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SEC. 9. Funding. 
-  There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for
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the implementation of this Act by the National Academy the amount of One
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Hundred Million Pesos (P 100,000,000.00) from the National Sports


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Development Fund (NSDF) for the initial operations and projects of the
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National Academy as an attached agency of the Commission. Thereafter,
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such amount needed to implement this Act shall be included in the Annual
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Appropriations Act of the Commission for the implementation of this Act and
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earmarked for the operations of the National Academy.
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SEC. 10. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  Within 180 days from
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the effectivity of this Act, the PSC shall, in consultation with the DepEd,
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CHED and TESDA, with the participation of the POC and various NSAs,
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promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective
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implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 11. Separability Clause. 
-  If any provision of this Act or the
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application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
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the remainder of this Act or 
the application of such provision to other
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persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. 
- All laws, rules or orders inconsistent
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with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
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SEC. 12. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect upon completion of its
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publication in at least one (1) national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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