SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
) 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
"13 
JUL -1 
Pl2 :24 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The incentives bill for athletes and coaches that was enacted into law 
(Republic Act No. 9064) is a step in the right direction, but it does not go far 
enough, because only those achievements in quadrennial competitions like the 
Olympics, quadrennial World Championships and the Asian Games which is 
also quadrennial are rewarded. 
Despite public clamour, past achievements in annual and biennial 
competitions were omitted. Non-Olympic sports like bowling, golf, billiards and 
chess as a rule, hold annual and biennial competitions. This where our sports 
heroes like Paeng Nepomuceno, Efren "Bata" Reyes, Dorothy Delasin and 
Eugene Torre and other deserving athletes, have brought honours to the 
country. 
It must be emphasized that these athletes have no Olympics to look 
forward to through no fault of their own. Despite this, these non-Olympic 
athletes have been recognized and honoured locally and internationally. The 
Bowling World Cup for example, has been recognized by the Guinness Book of 
World Records and the International Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri, U.SA 
Locally, the Philippine Sports Association (PSA) honoured Paeng Nepomuceno 
as "Athletes of the Year" for an unprecedented five (5) times for annual 
achievements in bowling. Efren "Bata" Reyes and Dorothy Delasin were also 
named "Athletes of the Year" for annual competitions in billiards and golf 
respectively. Both Nepomuceno and Reyes are recipients of the prestigious 
"Legion of Honor" medal. These same athletes were also honoured by 
resolutions emanating from both Houses of Congress. 


There should be no discrimination in sports. Fairness and equality must 
be applied to our deserving athletes, whose victories in annual and bi~nnial 
world and Asian sports championships inspire and unify our people no less 
than medals won in quadrennial competitions. 
When the matches involving Filipino champions like Reyes and Francisco 
"Django" Bustamante are featured "live" by an international television network 
like ESPN, as was the case for several days during the World Pool 
Championships in Cardiff, Wales in July 1999 (when Reyes won the 
tournament) and in July 2002 (when Bustamante placed second), hundreds of 
millions of viewers all over the world get to see that the Filipino is courteous 
and friendly, and has the inborn intelligence, resilience, and courage to cope 
with the most difficult and challenging of situations. The goodwill generated for 
the Filipino people is immeasurable. The athletes must therefore be rewarded 
for their achievements, as proposed in this Act, and all the more so because 
their trips abroad and the favourable media coverage have been at no cost to 
our government. 
This piece of legislation likewise seeks to recognize the equally relevant 
feat of differently-abled Filipino national athletes who have also been reaping 
glory for the country in international sporting tours. Unknown to many, our 
differently-abled athletes have been contributing their share of delivering 
honors to the Philippines through their competitive participation in the ASEAN 
Para Games which is the equivalent of the SEA Games, FESPIC Games which 
is the parallel of the Asian Games, and the elite Paralympic Games which is the 
highest international sporting event for athletes with disabilities being held 
simultaneously with the World Olympics. 
I believe that the honors delivered to us by the regular members of the 
national athletes and national athletes with disabilities should have no 
distinction, and thus, be accorded with equal monetary and non-monetary 
benefits extended by RA 9064 to all our sports heroes. 
Moreover, this bill shall expand the coverage of the existing incentives 
already enjoyed by the athletic achievers by adding health insurance benefits to 
all medalists and lifetime pension to retiring gold medal achievers. 
The amendments as proposed in this piece of legislation will make our 
athletes feel, regardless of their physical traits, the importance of the pride and 


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glory they earned for the country every time they successfully carry with them 
the colors of our nation. 
, 
The Congress of the Philippines should therefore approve this Act, which 
will reassure the Filipino people that their government continues to desire for 
them many benefits that accrue from active participation in sports, and will 
encourage more and more of them to develop into champions who will do the 
country proud and strengthen the bonds that unify the nation. 
Early passage of this bill into law is therefore earnestly requested. 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
FIRST REGULAR SESSION 
'13 
JUL -1 
P12 :24 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
EH,) 
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III 
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE CASH AND OTHER NON-MONETARY 
BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES TO NATIONAL ATHLETES, COACHES AND 
TRAINERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER NINETY HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "NATIONAL ATHLETES, COACHES AND 
TRAINERS BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT OF 2001" AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9064, otherwise known as "National 
Athletes, Coaches and Trainers Benefits and Incentives Act of 200 1" is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following 
terms shall be defined as follows: 
(a) National Athletes - shall refer to athletes who are 
Filipino citizens, members of the national training 
pool, recognized and accredited by the Philippine 
Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports 
Commission (PSC), INCLUDING ATHLETES WITH 
DISABILITIES (AWD) WHO ARE RECOGNIZED AND 
ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL PARALYMPIC 
COMMITTEE PHILIPPINES (NPC PHIL) AND THE 


PSC and who have represented the country in 
international competitions. IT SHALL ALSO REFER 
TO ATHLETES WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE 
NATIONAL 
TRAINING 
POOL 
BUT WHO 
HAVE 
OTHERWISE REPRESENTED THE COUNTRY IN 
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS; 
(b) National Coaches and Trainers - shall refer to 
coaches and trainers OF NATIONAL ATHLETES, who 
are Filipino citizens, members of the national coaches 
and trainers pool, recognized and accredited by the 
PSC AND POC, OR THE PSC AND NPC PHIL. IN 
THE CASE OF AWD COACHES AND TRAINERS who 
have represented the country as official coaches and 
trainers 
to 
national 
athletes 
in 
international 
competitions; 
(c) 
International Competitions -
shall 
refer 
to 
international 
sports 
competitions 
which 
are 
sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee 
(IOC), 
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS 
(ISFs) OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES 
FOR THE SPORTS BEING PARTICIPATED IN BY NO 
LESS THAN FORTY FIVE (45) COUNTRIES, AND BY 
THE INTERNATIONAL PARAL YMPIC COMMITTEE 
(IPC), 
INCLUDING 
OTHER 
INTERNATIONAL 
SPORTS COMPETITIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE 
PSC 
IN 
CLOSE 
COORDINATION 
WITH 
AND 
APPROVAL BY POC AND NPC PHIL." 
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SEC 2. Section 4 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read ,is follows: 
"Sec 4. Benefits and Privileges for National Athletes, Coacheb and 
Trainers. -
Any national athlete, coach and trainer AS DEFINED HEREIN AND who 
is currently registered as such before the PSC ANDIOR NPC PHIL shall 
be entitled to the following: 


(a) the grant of twenty percent (20%) discount from all 
establishments 
relative 
to 
the 
utilization 
of 
transportation services, hotels, and other lodging 
establishments, restaurants and recreation centers 
and purchase of medicine and sports equipment 
anywhere in the country FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE 
OR ENJOYMENT OF THE NATIONAL ATHLETE, 
COACH AND TRAINER; 
(b) minimum of twenty percent (20%) discount on 
admission fees charged by theaters, cinema houses 
and concert halls, circuses, carnivals, and other 
similar places of culture, leisure and amusement FOR 
THE EXCLUSIVE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE 
NATIONAL ATHELETE,COACH AND TRAINER; 
(c) free medical and dental consultations in private or 
GOVERNMENT 
[public] 
hospitals 
and 
similar 
establishments anywhere in the country [and medical 
insurance program to be provided by the Philippine 
Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) ]; 
(C-I) FREE COVERAGE IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
PROGRAM 
OF 
THE 
PHILIPPINE 
HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHIC) THRU 
THE SPONSORED PROGRAM OF THE PSC; 
(d) X X X 
(e) X X X 
(f) X X X 
Such privately-owned establishments shall enjoy tax 
[credits] DEDUCTIONS equivalent to the discounts 
extended to the NATIONAL athletes, COACHES AND 
TRAINERS." 
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SEC 3. Section 5 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows: 


"Sec. 5. Scholarships. - a national athlete who wins GOLD 
in an international competition EXCEPT SEAGAMES OR 
ASEAN PARA GAMES or any qualified member of his OR 
her immediate family within the fourth civil degree of 
consanguinity shall be entitled to scholarship benefits in the 
form of tuition fees in state colleges and universities in 
order to complete a college or university degree. The 
winning national athlete shall likewise be given priority in 
the availment of state college and university scholarship 
grants." 
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SEC 4. Section 6 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
"Section 6. Retirement Benefits. - Any national athlete, coach 
and trainer who wins GOLD in an international competition 
or has coached and trained such winning national athlete, 
[shall receive a lump sum amount equivalent to twenty-five 
percent (25%) of his/her total cash incentives computed 
from the start of his/her active sports career as a member of 
the national training pool or national coaches and trainers 
pool to the last day of retirement from active competition or 
training as certified by the PSC. Such lump sum amount 
shall be extended sixty (60) days after the filing of the 
retirement papers.] EXCEPT SEAGAMES OR ASEAN PARA 
GAMES, UPON REACHING THE AGE OF FIFTY-FIVE (55), 
SHALL 
RECEIVE 
THE 
FOLLOWING 
RETIREMENT 
BENEFITS: 
A. 
FOR 
INDIVIDUAL 
EVENTS 
-
A 
LIFETIME MONTHLY PENSION OF AT LEAST 
TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (P20,OOO.OO) 
FOR INDIVIDUAL WINNER; 
B. FOR TEAM EVENTS - A LIFETIME 
MONTHLY PENSION OF AT LEAST FIFTEEN 


THOUSAND PESOS (P15,OOO.OOI FOR EACH 
TEAM MEMBER. 
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT FOR NATONAL 
ATHLETES, COACHES AND TRAINERS WHO 
WIN 
IN 
BOTH 
INDIVIDUAL 
AND 
TEAM 
EVENTS, THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT FOR 
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS SHALL APPLY. 
PROVIDED 
FURTHER, THAT, 
ATHLETES, 
COACHES AND TRAINERS WHO ARE STILL 
ACTIVELY EMPLOYED AT THE TIMETHEY 
REACH THE AGE OF FIFTY-FIVE (55) AND 
HAVE 
AVAILED 
OF 
THE 
RETIREMENT 
BENEFITS UNDER THIS ACT MAY CONTINUE 
WITH SUCH EMPLOYMENT. 
PROVIDED, 
RETIREMENT 
FINALLY, 
THAT 
THE 
BENEFITS UNDER THIS ACT 
SHALL BE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM 
THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT BENEFITS 
UNDER EXISTING LAWS. 
SEC 5. Section 7 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 8 
SEC.6. Section 8 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 9 [8]. Cash Incentives for National Athletes. - National athletes who 
win gold, silver and bronze medals in international competitions shall be 
entitled to cash awards in the following amounts: 
A. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 
(a) For gold medalists: 
(1) Five million pesos (P5,OOO,OOO.OO) for Olympic 
AND/OR PARALYMPIC Games; 
(2) 
Two 
million 
five 
hundred 
thousand 
pesos 
(P2,500,OOO.OO) 
for 
[quadrennial] 
World 
Championships, WORLD CUP, WORLD GAMES OR 
WORLD LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT DOES NOT 


INVOLVE THE USE OF HANDICAPS AND OFFER 
PRIZE MONEY; 
(3) One million pesos (Pl,OOO,OOO.OO) 
for Asian 
Games AND/OR ASIAN PARA GAMES; and 
(4) One hundred thousand pesos (PI00,OOO.OO) for 
Southeast Asian Games (SEA 
Games) AND/OR 
ASEAN PARA GAMES. 
(b) For silver medalists: 
(1) 
Two 
million 
five 
hundred 
thousand 
pesos 
(P2,500,OOO.OO) for Olympic AND/OR PARALYMPIC 
Games; 
(2) One million pesos (Pl,OOO,OOO.OO) for [quadrennial] 
World Championships, WORLD CUP, WORLD GAMES 
OR WORLD LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT DOES 
NOT INVOLVE THE USE OF HANDICAPS AND 
OFFER PRIZE MONEY; 
(3) Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,OOO.OO) for 
Asian Games AND/OR ASIAN PARA GAMES; and 
(4) Fifty thousand pesos (P50,OOO.OO) for Southeast 
Asian Games (SEA Games) AND/OR ASEAN PARA 
GAMES 
(c) For bronze medalists: 
(1) One million pesos (pl,OOO,OOO.OO) for Olympic 
AND/OR PARAL YMPIC Games; 
(2) 
Five 
hundred thousand pesos 
(P500,OOO.OO) 
[quadrennial] World Championships, WORLD CUP, 
WORLD 
GAMES 
OR 
WORLD 
LEVEL 
CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE 
USE OF HANDICAPS AND OFFER PRIZE MONEY; 
(3) [One hundred thousand pesos (PI00,OOO.OO)] 
TWO 
HUNDRED 
FIFTY 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 


(P250,OOO) for Asian Games AND/OR ASIAN PARA 
GAMES; and 
(4) [Ten thousand pesos (PIO,OOO.OO)] TWENTY-FIVE 
THOUSAND PESOS (P25,000) for Southeast Asian 
Games (SEA Games) AND/OR ASEAN PARA GAMES. 
B. TEAM EVENTS 
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For competitions with five (5) or more participants per 
team, [the team shall receive twice the cash awards for 
individual winners, to be divided equally among the 
team members actually present during the competitionJ 
EACH 
TEAM MEMBER 
SHALL RECEIVE 
CASH 
AWARD EQUAL TO THE SHARE OF EACH TEAM 
MEMBER FOR COMPETITIONS WITH FOUR (4) 
PARTICIPANTS" 
Provided, That, for demonstration and exhibition sports 
events in the Olympic Games OR PARALYMPIC 
GAMES, winning national athletes shall receive fifty 
percent (50%) of the cash awards for Olympic medalists 
as herein provided; 
[Provided; further, That for SEA Games monetary 
incentives shall be given starting 200 I to the winning 
athletes or teams who have equaled or surpassed the 
existing game records or the previous placings in non-
measurable eventsJ. 
SEC. 7. Section 9 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 10 [9J. Benefits, Privileges and I/ncentives for Past Achievers. -
Any national athlete who, prior to the enactm'ent of this Act, had 
won gold, silver or bronze medals in international competitions except 
SEA Games OR ASEAN PARA GAMES, shall be entitled to the 
benefits and privileges provided under Section 4 and fifty percent 
(50%) of the cash incentives provided under Section 8 of this Act. 
Such incentives shall be the difference between the cash award 
received under Administrative Order No. 352 OR FROM OTHER 


GOVERN.MENT AGENCIES and the cash award provided under this 
Act. 
SEC 8. Section 10 of the same Act is hereby further amended to read as 
follows: 
"Sec. 11 [10]. Incentives for Coaches and Trainers. - Coaches and 
trainers shall also be entitled to cash awards if they have personally 
trained and rendered service to the athletes or teams WHO WIN IN 
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS at least [one (1) year] SIX (6) 
MONTHS prior to the international competition. Certification to this 
effect by the individual athlete or TEAM MANAGER FOR TEAM 
EVENTS shall be in writing, 
DULY ATTESTED 
BY THEIR 
RESPECTIVE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS (NSAs). 
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There is hereby created a body to be known as the Philippine 
Coaches Accreditation Council that shall accredit and recognize 
coaches and trainers. It shall be composed, among others, of 
representatives from the PSC, POC, NPC PHIL and the academic 
community, preferably a professor in physical education or sports 
science." 
SEC. 9. A new section Section ll-A is hereby inserted to read as follows: 
"SEC II-A. AVAILMENT OF BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES - THE 
ABOVEMENTIONED 
BENEFITS 
AND 
PRIVILEGES 
SHALL 
BE 
AVAILED 
BY 
ATHLETES, 
COACHES 
AND 
TRAINERS 
UPON 
PRESENTATION OF AN IDENTIFICATION CARD, RENEWABLE 
EVERY YEAR, TO BE ISSUED BY THE PSC ANDIOR NPC PHIL. 
PROVIDED THAT, IN CASE THE ATHLETES ARE NON-MEMBERS 
OF THE NATIONAL TRAINING POOL, THE IDENTIFICATION CARD 
SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED TO WINNING ATHLETES WHO REMAIN 
ACTIVE 
IN 
INTERNATIONAL 
PARTICIPATION. 
PROVIDED 
FURTHER, THAT ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES SHALL NOT 
AVAIL OF SAID BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES IN COMBINATION 
WITH SIMILAR BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER RA 9442 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED 
PERSONS." 


SEC. 10. Section 11 of the same Act is hereby renumbered as Section 12. 
SEC. 11. A new Section 13 of the same Act is hereby inserted to read as 
follows: 
"SEC 13. Penalties. -
(A) ANY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT VIOLATING SECTION 4 (a), 
(b) and (e) OF THIS ACT SHALL SUFFER THE FOLLOWING 
PENALTIES: 
(1) FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, A FINE OF NOT 
LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (PSO,OOOI 
BUT NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND 
PESOS (P100,OOOI OR IMPRISONMENT OF NOT 
LESS THAN SIX (6) MONTHS BUT NOT MORE THAN 
TWO (2) YEARS, OR BOTH AT THE DISCRETION OF 
THE COURT; AND 
(2) FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, A FINE OF 
NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P100,OOOI BUT NOT EXCEEDING TWO HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P200,OOOI OR IMPRISONMENT 
FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO (21 YEARS BUT NOT 
MORE THAN SIX (61 YEARS, OR BOTH. 
(B) ANY NATIONAL ATHLETE, COACH, TRAINER OR ANY PERSON 
WHO VIOLATES THE PRIVILEGES GRANTED HEREIN SHALL BE 
PUNISHED WITH IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) 
MONTHS OR A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(PS,OOOI, BUT NOT MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS 
(pSO,OOOI, OR BOTH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT. 
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH VIOLATION SHALL NOT 
DEPRIVE THE CONCERNED NATIONAL ATHLETE, COACH OR 
TRAINER FROM RECEIVING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEDGES 
GRANTED UNDER THIS ACT. 
(e) IF THE VIOLATOR IS A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR 
ANY JURIDICAL PERSON, THE PENALTY SHALL BE IMPOSED 
UPON THE PRESIDENT, OWNER OR ANY RESPONSIBLE OFFICER. 


(DI IF THE VIOLATOR IS AN ALIEN OR A FOREIGNER, HE SHALL 
BE DEPORTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SERVICE OF SENTENCE 
WITHOUT 
FURTHER 
DEPORTATION 
PROCEEDINGS. 
UPON 
FILING OF AN APPROPRIATE COMPLAINT, AND AFTER DUE 
NOTICE AND HEARING, THE PROPER AUTHORITIES MAY ALSO 
CAUSE THE CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF THE BUSINESS 
PERMIT, 
PERMIT 
TO 
OPERATE, 
FRANCHISE AND 
OTHER 
SIMILAR PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO ANY BUSINESS ENTITY THAT 
FAILS TO ABIDE BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW." 
SEC. 12. Funding. - The amount ne'cessalY for the implementation of the cash 
incentives and retirement benefits under this Act shall be taken from the net 
cash income of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), 
to be remitted directly as a special account to the National Sports Development 
Fund (NSDF) of the PSC. This is in addition to the regular income share of the 
PSC pursuant to Republic Act No. 6847. 
Such amount as may be necessalY to carlY out the other provisions of 
this Act shall be included in the budget of the PSC in the General 
Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. 
SEC. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PSC, in coordination with 
the POC, NPC PHIL, DEPED, CHED, TESDA, DOF, BIR, and other concerned 
agencies shall promulgate and issue the Implementing Rules and Regulations 
within sixty (60) days upon approval of this Act. 
SEC 14. Congressional Oversight Committee - A Congressional Oversight 
Committee is hereby created to be composed of the Chairs of the Senate 
Committees on Games, 
Amusement and Sports and the House of Representatives Committee on youth 
and Sports Development, and two (2) members each from of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives who shall be designated by the Senate President and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Provided, That one (1) of the two 
(2) Senators and one (1) of the two (2) House Members shall be nominated by 
the 
respective 
Minority 
Leaders 
of the 
Senate and 
the 
House 
of 
Representatives. 
The 
oversight 
committee 
is 
hereby 
mandated 
to 
oversee 
th~ 
implementation of this Act for a period of five (5) years. For this purpose, the 


oversight committee shall set the guidelines and overall framework for the 
monitoring of the implementation of this Act and shall adopt its internal rules 
of procedures. 
SEC 15. Separability Clause - If any provision or part of this Act, or the 
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remaining sections of this Act or the application of such 
provision or part hereof to other persons or circumstance shall remain in full 
force and effect. 
SEC 16. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and 
regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 17. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.