NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. 2°789
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(In Substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 1442 and 2116)
Prepared and submitted by the Committee on Sports, with Senators Estrada and Go as 
authors thereof
AN ACT
UPGRADING THE INCENTIVES FOR ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES WHO WIN 
MEDALS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITIONS, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10699, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
"THE NATIONAL ATHLETES AND COACHES BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 8 of the Republic Act 10699, otherwise known as the as the
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"National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act", is hereby amended to read
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as follows:
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"SEC. 8. Cash Incentives for Athletes. — National athletes and other
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athletes who are not officially or currently members of the national training
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pool but who have otherwise represented the country in international sports
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competitions, who win gold, silver and bronze medals in international sports
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competitions shall be entitled to cash incentives in the following amounts:
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a. Individual Events
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(1) For Gold Medalists:
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(i) Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) and an Olympic Gold Medal of
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Valor to be issued by the PSC for Summer Olympic and Winter Olympic Games
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AND PARALYMPIC GAMES;


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(ii) Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) and an Olympic Gold Medal of 
Valor to be issued by the PSC for Youth Olympic Games [and Paralympic 
Games];
(iii) Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00) for Asian Games, Asian Winter 
Games, ASIAN PARA GAMES and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games;
(iv) One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) for [Asian-Para Games-and] 
World-level competitions held at least every two years with at least forty-five 
(45) countries participating;
(v) Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) for Asian Beach Games, 
and Asian-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least 
twenty-five (25) countries participating, and qualifying competitions for World- 
level and Asian-level games; AND
(vi) Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) for SEA Games AND
ASEAN PARA GAMES [; and].
[(vii) One hundred fifty thousand pesos (P150,000.00) for ASEAN Para
Games.]
(2) For Silver Medalists:
(i) Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) for Summer Olympic and Winter 
Olympic Games AND PARALYMPIC GAMES;
(ii) Two million five hundred thousand pesos (P2,500,000.00) for Youth 
Olympic Games [and Paralympic Games];
(iii) One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) for Asian Games, Asian Winter Games, 
ASIAN PARA GAMES, and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games;
(iv) Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) for [Asian Para Games and] 
World-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least forty- five 
(45) countries participating;
(v) Two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P250,000.00) for Asian Beach Games, 
and Asian-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least twenty-


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five (25) countries participating, and qualifying competitions for World-level and
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Asian-level games; AND
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(vi) One hundred fifty thousand pesos (P150,000.00) for SEA Games AND
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ASEAN PARA GAMES [^and].
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[(-vii) Seventy-five thousand pcGos-(P75,000.00) for ASEAN Para Games.]
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(3) For Bronze Medalists:
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(i) Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00) for Summer Olympic and Winter
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Olympic Games AND PARALYMPIC GAMES;
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(ii) One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) for Youth Olympic Games [and
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Paralympic-Games];
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(Hi) Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,000.00) for Asian Games, Asian
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Winter Games, ASIAN PARA GAMES, and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games;
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(iv) Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) for [Asian- Para- Games
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and] World-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least forty-
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five (45) countries participating;
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(v) One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) for Asian Beach Games, and
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Asian-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least twenty-five
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(25) countries participating and qualifying competitions for World-level and Asian-
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level games; AND
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(vi) Sixty thousand pesos (P60,000.00) for SEA Games AND ASEAN PARA
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GAMES [; and].
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[(vii) Thirty- thousand pesos (P30,Q00.00)-for ASEAN Para Games.]
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Sec. 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise affected
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shall remain in full force and effect.
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Sec 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or
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parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.


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Sec. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,