Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

o, 4086

fohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo and Re

HOUSE BILL Nt

Introduced by Re

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

It is enshrined in Article XIV Section 19 of the 1987 Constitution 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

This bill aims to create in the Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte, the
Lanao del Norte Sports Training Center to be located in the Mindanao Civic Center that shall
be constituted as the primary sports training center for athletes, both professional and amateur,
coaches and other sports personnel in Lanao del Norte and its neighboring provinces.

Our athletes have constantly proven in the world stage that Filipinos can excel in sports,
despite the lack of proper training facilities and sports development programs in our country,
In ine with this, itis high time that our government should develop and establish sports training
centers equipped with world-class facilities to complement the determination and hearts of our
Filipino athletes.

Our recent success in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, highlighted by Silver medalist
Hidilyn Diaz, proved that we can be at par with athletes from anywhere in the world. It is then
our job to augment our sports development and training programs in our country, and it will
not be far that we can achieve in winning our very first Olympic gold,

In view of the foregoing, approval of this Bill is eamestly sou

ABDULLAH D. DIMAPORO.
Second District, Lanao del Norte



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4086

HOUSE BILL NO.

LANAO DE} PORTS TRAINING CENTER TO BE.
IN THE MU PALITY OF TUBOD, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL,
NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION I. There shall be established in the Municipality of Tubod, Province of
Lanao del Norte, a sports training center to be known as the “Lanao del Norte Sports Training
Center” to be located in the Mindanao Civic Center, which shall be the primary sports training

center for the whole Province of Lanao de! Norte and the neighboring provinces thereat.

SECTION 2. The Province of Lanao del Norte 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 training center.

The Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte, in coordination with the PSC, shall
create the necessary training programs and acquire the proper sports equipment to be used by
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be maintained and managed in order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Act.

our athletes, both professional and amateur, as well as the system by which the facilitis

SECTION 3. The construction and establishment of the Lanao del Norte Sports
Training Center shall be funded by the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte and such
funds as may be granted by the PSC or by the Office of the President, In addition, grants and

endowments may be obtained from local or foreign sources intended for sports development

SECTION 4, Appropriations. — ‘The Chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission
shall immediately include in the Commission’s program the operationalization of the Lanao
del Norte Sports ‘Training Center, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.


SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - The PSC, in coordination
with the the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte and the Municipal Government of
Tubod, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act
within ninety (90) days after its enactment into law.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect fifleen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,