Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No, 6931

Introduced by Representative Ferdinand L. Hernandez

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF SPORTS, DEFINING ITS
POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Many notable Filipinos have excelled in various sports, such as boxing,
basketball, golf, tennis, taekwondo, and swimming to name a few. Despite this,
however, the Philippine is still considered a laggard in world sports, not having won a
single gold medal in the Olympic Games since the country started to participate in
the Games.

Part of the reason why the Philippines does not have a strong sports program
is the lack of access to quality training facilities, especially in the provinces. There is
also a general lack of knowledge in the field of sports science, which leads to
outdated training methods, and poor nutritional planning for our athletes.

This bill shall create the Philippine Institute for Sports, an agency attached to
the Philippine Sports Commission, for the purpose of establishing training centers
throughout the country, maintaining resource centers for sports science and related
information, and improving the sporting culture of the country overall.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly soug} (



Republic of the Philippines.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6031

Introduced by Representative Ferdinand L. Hernandez

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF SPORTS, DEFINING ITS
POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. Short Title. — This Act shail be known as the “Philippine institute of
Sports Act of 2019.”

Sec 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ The State shall promote excellence in sports
through focused scientific training throughout a progressive sports development
scheme beginning from intensified grassroots sports up to high performance sports
programs.

The State shall ensure that our athletes will be highly competitive at the
international level and the country shall be a sports power at least at the regional
level.

Sec. 3. Creation of Philippine institute of Sports. — To carry out the above
policy, an attached agency of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to be known
as “Philippine Institute of Sports” and hereinafter referred to as the “Institute” is
hereby created and established.

The Institute shall establish regional training centers in every region of the
country for the purpose of ensuring the accessibility of its programs by athletes from


all over the Philippines. The Institute shall ensure that all regional training centers
established are sufficiently equipped to achieve the objectives as set out in Section 3
of this Act.

Sec. 4. Objectives of the Institute. - The objectives of the Institute are:

a. To formulate a comprehensive training program of athletes, including but
not limited to decentralizing the training centers;

b. To optimize the participation of all sectors, government and private, in the
development of athletes beginning at the grassroots level; and

c. To lead in the developing and nurturing of a sporting culture.

Sec. 5. Functions of the Institute. — The Institute shall have the following
functions:

a. Establish linkages with various sports institutes, sports academies, and
bodies, government and private, whose main objective is the scientific
training of athletes;

b. Establish training centers in every region;

c. Coordinate and provide personnel and equipment, and offer subsidies to
sports academies created by law;

d. Maintain an information, resource, and reference center for sports science
medicine and sports technology;

e. To structure and determine the sports science and sports medicine
components of grassroots sports programs;

f. Plan and implement a scientific training program of athletes for various
levels of competition;


|. Collaborate with Local Government Units (LGUs), government entiti
public and private educational institutions, and national sports associations
in identifying potential athletes;

. To provide and conduct necessary medical examination, rehabilitation,
and treatment of injuries of athletes and coaches;

Supervise sports science techniques in any program of athlete preparation
and to provide necessary technical support therefor;

To examine, test, and assess the competency of coaches and athletes
with respect to the relevant skills and techniques in sports science;

. To gather, manage, and disseminate information and maintain records of
all relevant matters relating to the scientific aspects of the performance of
athletes;

Formulate coaches’ certification program jointly with the National Sports
Associations;

|. To facilitate and conduct training in sports and sports medicine jointly or in
affiliation, association, or collaboration with any Government entity, public
or private higher educational institution, sports body or organization;

. To cary out and coordinate research, development, and innovation
activities in the field of sports science, sports medicine, and allied fields;

. To formulate, review, and recommend scientific methods and measures
that enhance the performance of athletes;

. To provide scientific advisory, consultancy, and related services in sports
science and sports medicine; and


q. To conduct nationwide courses and training programs in the field of sports
science and sports medicine.

‘Sec. 6. Power of the institute. — The Institute has the power to do all acts and
things necessary to be done in connection with the performance of its functions,
upon approval of the board, such as, but not limited to the following:

a. To implement a training program for the development of the athletes and
their preparation for international competitions in coordination with sports
associations accredited by PSC;

b. To provide inputs to the PSC Board of Commissioners in their
consideration of the respective budgets of the national sports associations;

c. To accredit and regulate the private sports academies;

d. To accept donations, gifts, bequests and grants for the purposes of the
Institute; and

e. To perform any and other acts incident to or required by virtue of its
creation.

Sec. 7. Head of the Institute. - There shall be a National Training Director
who shall be appointed as such by the Chairman of the PSC and shall direct and
control the operations of the Institute. He shall be co-terminus with the appointing
authority. The National Training Director shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of
age, of good moral character, a college graduate, and has at least five (5) years
experience in sports science, sports medicine, or allied fields. He shall have a rank
equal to that of the Executive Director of the PSC.

Sec. 8. Board of Directors. — There shall be a Board of Directors that will
govern and approve the performance of the Institute's functions. The Board is
composed of the following:


a. Chairman of the PSC, who shall serve as the Chairperson;

b. Secretary of Education or representative;

c. Secretary of Health or representative;

d. Representative from the athletes’ associations;

e. Representative from the coaches’ associations;

f. Representative from the academe (sports-related fields).

The National Training Director shall act as the Secretary of the Board and
assist the Board in its functions.

All government officials that are members of the board shall act as ex-officio
members.

The representatives from athletes’ associations, coaches associations, and
from the academe shall be appointed by the PSC Chairman, upon recommendation
of the National Training Director from a list of three nominees who have
distinguished themselves in their respective fields. The representatives’ term of
office shall be co-terminus with the National Training Director.

Sec, 9. Appropriations. — In order to provide the necessary funds for the
organizational and initial calendar year of the operational expenditures of the
Institute, the amount of Three Hundred Million Philippine Pesos (Php
300,000,000.00) shall be drawn from the National Sports Development Fund of the
PSC.

The annual budget of the Institute shall continue to be drawn from the
National Sports Development Fund of the PSC. Any deficiency in the financial
requirements of the Institute shall be covered by an allocation passed by Congress.


Sec. 10. Tax Exemption. - The Institute shall be exempt from the payment of
real estate tax and any other form of taxes or duties on its properties. It shall also be
exempt from documentary stamp tax and amusement tax.

Sec. 11. Tax Deduction or Exemption of Donations and Contributions. — All
donations and contributions to the Institute in connection with its fund-raising
projects and continuing training programs and preparation of athletes for
international competitions shall be exempt from the donor's taxes, and shall be
deductible in full in the computation of the taxable income of the donor.

Sec. 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PSC, Department of
Budget and Management (DBM), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) shall
promulgate, not later than thirty (30) days upon effectivity of this Act, the necessary
rules and regulations for its effective implementation.

Sec. 13. Separabilty Clause. — If any provision of this Act is subsequently
declared invalid of unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

Sec. 14. Repealing Clause. — All laws, acts, presidential decrees, executive
orders, issuances presidential proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof
which are contrary to and inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

Sec. 15. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers

of general circulation.

Approved,