Republic of the Philippines 
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by Hon. Mark O. Go 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution mandates the State to 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. It is in response to this mandate that this bill proposes the creation of the Baguio 
City Sports High School.  
The Baguio City Sports High School will be a specialized public high school which will 
cater to the specific needs of young athletes in training through a sports-focused curriculum 
complemented with the necessary general academic curriculum. This is to ensure that the students 
are well-rounded and equipped with the proper foundation to enter and future field of study or 
profession, in addition to, or even beyond the area of sports and athletics. Still, the sports high 
school shall be organized primarily to provide its students with the optimal environment to excel 
in sports, and pave their way to athletic careers.  
The concept of specialized high schools focusing on sports is seen in several countries 
around the globe. In Southeast Asia, the Bukit Jalil Sports School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 
and the Singapore Sports School have successfully produced several Olympic medalists and 
Olympians over the years.  After Mansuelito “Onyok” Velasco, Jr. won in 1996 at Atlanta, the 
Philippines had to wait for 20 long years before Hidilyn Diaz ended our medal drought at the 2016 
Rio Olympics. Further, the country has yet to win a single gold medal since its Olympic debut in 
the 1924.  It is the intent of this proposal to discover, train, and support Filipino talents, such that 
from the ranks of its future graduates will rise world class athletes who will carry the Philippine 
flag at the international arena, all the way up to the Olympics.  
While aspiring young athletes are found all over the country, many promising talents from 
the provinces do not receive the adequate support and training, and are not exposed to the proper 
opportunities to further pursue their athletic dreams. Establishing a sports high school in Baguio 
will open a lot of opportunities for young athletes in northern Luzon, which may be replicated in 
many strategic locations across the archipelago. In addition, several studies have shown that 
training in high altitudes improve athletic performance. Apart from the Baguio Athletic Bowl and 
Baguio Teachers’ Camp, many sports and housing facilities are readily available within Metro 
Baguio. With adequate government support, these facilities could further be improved to meet 
international standards.  
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With the creation of the Baguio City Sports High School, not only is the country raising 
generations of world-class athletes, it also raises sports awareness and interest among the Filipino 
youth. Sports ultimately provide the youth healthy and productive outlets to channel and develop 
their physical strengths, mental acumen, and social skills.  Likewise, it provides athletes from poor 
households the opportunities to pursue their dreams and in the future provide for their families as 
professionals, opportunities which they otherwise would not have had without the specialize 
public high school.     
This bill has been approved by the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress and was 
transmitted to the Senate for its consideration and approval.  However, due to lack of material time, 
this proposed measure was not enacted into law. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of the measure is earnestly sought. 
MARK O. GO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____________ 
Introduced by Honorable Mark O. Go 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING 
THE 
BAGUIO 
CITY 
SPORTS 
HIGH 
SCHOOL 
AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the State to 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. 
To this end, the State shall promote the sustained development of young Filipinos whose 
skills in the field of sports shall be encouraged and honed through education and specialized 
training programs.  It shall establish, maintain, and support a comprehensive and integrated system 
of education and training to encourage interest in sports among the youth, hone their athletic 
talents and skills, and promote the development of young athletes nationwide.   
SEC. 2. Establishment of the Baguio City Sports High School. – There is hereby 
established in the City of Baguio a specialized public high school that shall offer sports-focused 
education, to be known as the Baguio City Sports High School, herein referred to as the School. 
The School shall be administered and supervised by the Department of Education (DepEd), 
in close coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), for policy and program 
formulation and implementation, and technical assistance. 
SEC. 3. Mandate. – The School shall implement a general secondary education, as 
prescribed by Republic Act No. 10533, or the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013”, to 
students with considerable potential in sports.  The school curriculum shall have significant 
emphasis on developing the athletic skills of the students through subjects pertaining to physical 
education and sports.  
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SEC. 4. Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern. – The organizational structure and 
staffing pattern of the School shall be prescribed by the DepEd, subject to the approval of the 
Department of Budget and Management (DBM). 
 
SEC. 5. Authority to Receive Donations and Grants. – The School’s Principal may receive 
grants, bequest, endowments, donations and contributions made to the School, to be used actually, 
directly and exclusively by the School, subject to compliance with existing laws, rules and 
regulations. 
 
SEC. 6. Development Plan and Organizational Structure. – Within one hundred twenty 
(120) days after the approval of this Act, and the approval of its implementing rules and 
regulations, the School shall accomplish the following: 
 
(a)  Submit a five-year development plan, including its corresponding budgetary program 
to the DepEd for endorsement to the DBM; and  
 
(b) Set up its organizational, administrative, and academic structure, subject to the 
qualification standards set by the DepEd.  
 
SEC. 7.  Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the effective implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the budget of the DepEd in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) days after the approval 
of this Act, the DepEd shall, in coordination with the PSC and the local government of the City 
of Baguio, promulgate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.  
 
SEC.  9.  Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
 
Approved,