Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
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Introduced by Representative MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines is a nation with immense potential in sports, as it is an integral element of our 
culture. Filipino athletes have won in amateur and professional competitions in individual and 
team sports all over the world. Our common goal is to enhance national pride that will come 
from intensive sports training and high-quality education including our indigenous sports and 
martial arts at the grassroots and elite levels. 
To achieve better performance in local and international competitions, allocating more resources 
in sports training and infrastructure development should be prioritized. Government should play 
a larger role by consistently providing high quality of sports training and education.  
This bill proposes to create the National Academy of Sports System (NAS System) that shall 
educate and serve as training ground for Filipino athletes, as an attached agency the Philippine 
Sports Commission. It shall provide resources to prepare our youth for career in Sports and 
improve the country’s medal haul in international competitions by offering secondary and tertiary 
education and training in sports. 
The future holds much promise for recognizing our athlete’s talents and skills, for enhancing 
character-building attributes of athletics and sports training and for reinforcing nationwide 
campaigns for over-all fitness and health. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI 
May 19, 2021
4:24 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
_______________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Representative MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI 
______________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 11470 TO INCLUDE TERTIARY EDUCATION 
PROGRAM ON SPORTS 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 11470 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“Sec. 3. Creation and Establishment of the National Academy of Sports System. – There is hereby 
created and established a National Academy of Sports System (NAS System) to develop the 
athletic skills, talents and knowledge of students in world class sports facilities which are at par 
with international standards.  
The NAS System is hereby mandated to implement a quality and enhanced secondary and 
tertiary education program, integrated with a special curriculum on sports. It shall be geared to 
the early recognition and development of highly talented and exceptionally gifted students and 
those who have demonstrated the potential of excelling in the field of sports including those 
talented individuals who have missed earlier opportunities but have displayed exceptional 
abilities in his/her respective sport at bit later in his/her youth.  
The NAS System shall be attached to the Philippine Sports Commission, in close 
coordination with the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education for 
qualified students in the secondary and tertiary level, respectively." 
SEC. 2. Sec.20 of Republic Act 11470 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Sec. 20. 
Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the NAS System. – There is hereby created a 
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Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to oversee, monitor, and evaluate the 
implementation of this Act.  
 
 
The Oversight Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members each from the 
Senate and House of Representatives, including the Chairpersons of the Committees on 
Basic Education, Arts and Culture in the Senate and Basic Education and Culture in the 
House of Representatives, the Chairpersons of the Committees of Higher, Technical and 
Vocational Education in the Senate and Higher and Technical Education in the House of 
Representatives, Youth and Sports Development, and Finance in the Senate and 
Appropriations in the House of Representatives. The membership of the Committee for each 
House shall have at least one (1) minority member.”  
 
SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in 
force and effect. 
 
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules or orders inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act are hereby repealed. 
 
 
SEC. 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon completion of its publication in 
at least one (1) national newspaper of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved,