Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No._ 9062

Introduced by Rep. ANGELO MARCOS BARBA
2d District, Ilocos Norte

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE ILOCOS NORTE SPORTS
INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH (INSPIRE) IN THE PROVINCE OF
ILOCOS NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sports programs facilitated the enhancement of leadership skills and the
promotion of moral, physical, mental, and social well-being of our youth. It is
through sports programs and activities that they learn the value of
sportsmanship and teamwork. No less than our Constitution prioritizes and
recognizes the importance of sports in national development.

Section 17, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides:

The State shall give priority to education, science and technology,
arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.

Section 19, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution reads:

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.

Itis in this regard that the National Academy of Sports (NAS) System was
established. NAS intends to develop athletic skills and talents of students and
provide excellent training ground to produce world-class athletes.

To ensure equitable sports development in the country, NAS provided for
policies for the organization of future regional nationally-funded high school
for sports, and extension campuses or branches of the NAS system for existing
locally funded high school for sports.

Hence, this bill.


This bill seeks to establish a sports academy in the Province Ilocos Norte
to be known as Ilocos Norte Sports Institute and Research (INSPIRE), which
shall be constituted as an exclusive educational facility for special program for
sports, sports tract, and primary and indigenous sports development and
training center as well as a research center for sports medicine and nutrition
for athletes.

Through INSPIRE, the Mocano youth shall have an enhanced secondary
education program with a curriculum specially designed for student-athletes.
The health and nutrition of athletes are also given primary importance as this
sports academy includes a research center devoted to sports medicine and
nutrition of athletes. These programs will therefore provide a holistic quality
education and allow our student-athletes to excel in sports, compete in local
and international sports competitions, and eventually pursue their chosen
career or profession. Finally, student-athletes will gain access to world class
sports facilities which are at par with international standards.

In view of the foregoing and to empower and support the young athletes of
Tlocos Norte, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No._9062

Introduced by Rep. ANGELO MARCOS BARBA
2nd District, Ilocos Norte

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE ILOCOS NORTE SPORTS
INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH (INSPIRE) IN THE PROVINCE OF
ILOCOS NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established in the Province of Ilocos Norte a
sports academy to be known as Ilocos Norte Sports Institute and Research
(INSPIRE), which shall be constituted as an exclusive educational facility for
special program for sports, sports tract, and primary and indigenous sports
development and training center as well as a research center for sports
medicine and nutrition for athletes.

SECTION 2. The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, in coordination
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 INSPIRE.

The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, in coordination with the PSC,
shall create the necessary training programs and competitions, as well as the
system by which the facilities shall be maintained and managed in order to
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. The construction, establishment and operation of the
Tlocos Norte Sports Institute and Research shall be funded by the Provincial
Government of Ilocos Norte and such funds as may be granted by the PSC and
by the Office of the President.

The Ilocos Norte Sports Development Office (INSDO) shall oversee the
management, operation and upkeep of provincial sports facilities and other
venues related to INSPIRE.

SECTION 4. Appropriations. — The Secretary of Education shall
immediately include in the Department's programs the operation of INSPIRE,
the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations
Act.


The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte shall provide an allocation
from the Special Education Fund and shall create a Sports Development Fund
from the grants, donation, sponsorships and endowment obtained from local
and foreign sources intended for sports development program.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PSC, in
coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Provincial
Government of Mocos Norte, 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 fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,