Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
NINETEENTII CONGRESS
Seeond Regular Session
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ExpLANATORY NOTE
Boxing in the Philippines began as early as 1921 when it beeane a legal sport in the country.
The Olyapic Boxing Chib was formed by Frank Chuiehill and the Tat Brothes, Stewh and
Eddie.  Boxing evolved from the Filipino version of marial art lmorun as Suntukan.   This was
participated in by barefoot begimers,  from whose ranlrs developed   a string of well-knoum
purilists  as  Speedy  Dado,  Francisco,  Elino,  Macario,  and haco  Flares,  brothers  au;  Pete
Sarmiento,  and the  famous  Pancho Villa,  a  112-pound boxer,  who  in  1923  defeated Welch
flyweight chaxpfon Jimmy Wilde.
The fare of boxing as a apori did not remain just a pastime.   h the course of events, it
enticed a "mher Of Filipinas that regarded it as a passage to fame and fortune despite the
hardship it entails.   It was a dream that imas given a face by former Senator Manny `Pacman"
Pacquiac whose wins resonates in the four comes of the globe, bringing hin into the company
of national and findign lcadas who adrired his clinb to prestige and prominence.  From being a
`boor boy  in  Gensan"  he  emerged as  one  of the  richest in  the  Philippines  and became  a
congressman and senator.
Many young men in sotrfuern Philippines and in other parts of the country who were
inapired by Pacquiac's  success have aspired to follow his path and become borers thctnseives.
But just like any profession, the  slrill reqtrired mlst be thoroughly honed,  s`xport must be
extended, and the methods and principles of boring must be thoroughly leaned.   The country
needs to enlist the heky of national and foreign boxing instructors so that the training will be
conducted scientifically.
For the aforementioned reasons, this Bill secks to establich the Davao Occidental School
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Republic of the PhiHppines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Cfty
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HouSE BH,L NO.  9831
htroduced by Representative Claude P. Bautista
.ENACT
CREATING DAVAo occDENTAL scHooL oF BolnNG AND AppRopRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled..
SECTION I. £*car* 7t#Jt7. - Tbjs Act shall be knoun as the "DAVAO OCCDENTAL
SCHOOL OF BOXING ACT."
SncTIOIN 2. DcczamFfiow a/PoJjey. - It is the policy of the State to promote and develop
sports  in  the  country,  to  achieve  excellence  in  international  sports  competitions,  to  ensure
success in the country's quest to achieve competitiveness in the Olympic Games and to promote
international amity among nations.
SHCTION 3. D¢vwo  Occide#toJ SchooJ a/jBo".wg-There is hereby created a Boxing
School for the Province of Davao Occidental to be known as the " Davao Occidental School of
Boxing", hereinafter refened to as the "School". This School is established specifically to cater
aspiring youths in the primary and secondary level in the Province of Davao Occidental who aim
to be professional boxers


SECZHOIV 4.  Gove"I.ng jBo¢rd- The School shall have a Governing Board which shall
be composed of the fouowing:
a.   Chairperson-Governor of province ofDavao occidental
b.   Vice-Chairperson-School Director
c.   Members:
i.      Superintendent   for   Davao   Occidental   of  the   Department   of
Education
ii.      Representative from the philippine sports commission
iii.      Representative  from the Association  of Boxing Alliances  in the
Philippines
iv.      Representative from the private sector who is distinguished in the
field  of boxing,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Chaixperson,  upon  a
recoinmendation from the Search Committee to be established by
the School Director
The members of the Governing Board shall receive a reasonable per diem at rates to be
determined by the Department of Education in accordance with the existing rules and regulation
regarding the matter
SECTION 5. Powers and Functions Of the Governing Board.- The Gorve;nd"8 Board
shall have the following powers and functions:
a.   Implementation of a holistic  curriculum that would provide the necessary and
adequate  training,  skills,  and values  for the  students  to  be  fit  and primed for
boxing giving utmost priority to the physical  and mental health as well  as the
safety of the latter;


b.   Formulation of the School's stratectc direction which includes: Vision, hdission,
Ethos, Core Values, Aims and Objectives;
c.   Creation of policies and rules and regulations that will secure the accountability
of  the  School  for  any  injury  or  death  of the  students  during  training  and
competitions;
d.   Authority to Receive in trust of legacies, gifts, and donations of real and personal
property  of  all  kinds,  and  administration  of  the  same  for  the  benefit  and
development of the School, subject to the terms and conditions of the donor, if
any;
e.   Development  of a  criteria  for  the  selection,  admission  and  graduation  of the
students, upon the recommendation of the Admissions Council;
f.    Development of a criteria for the selection, admission, suspension, and removal of
the teachers and boxing coaches, upon the recommendation of the Admissions
Council;
9.   Selection  of the  Teachers,  Boxing  Coaches  upon  the  recommendation  of the
Admissions Council; and
h.   Approval of the awarding of allowances, awards,  and other grants to deserving
students
SECTION 6. ScftooJ Di+ecfor.- The School shall be headed by a School Director to be
appointed by the  Governor of the Province of Davao  Occidental,  with functions,  duties  and
power of the principal of any high school in the Phitippine education system, in addition to those
specified in this Act and such other duties as may be assigned by the Governing Board or those
functions which are necessary or incidental to the office;


SECTION 7.   4d"tssl.o#s  Co##cz.4- The Admissious Council, headed by the  School
Director, shall have the power to screen and select the students to be admitted to the School, the
students who shall be recipients of allowances and other grants, and to screen and recommend to
the Governing Board a list of teachers and boxing coaches who shall be admitted to the School
SECTION 8. Posz.fen Smiedfre and S/urfr F»g Pzz#erm- The Position Structure and the
Staffing Pattern of the School shall be upon the approval of the Department of Education, upon
the recommendation of the School Director, consistent with existing laws, niles and regulations
regarding the matter
SEcrJOIV 9. Cful.J Seriir.ce Coverag&- All officers and personnel of the School shall be
subject to the laws, rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission regarding wage and
position classification.
SECZHOIV JO.  SchooJ  F##d-  All  government  appropriations  for  and  other  income
generated   by   the   School,   including   au   edfts,   donations,   legacies,   grants,   endowments,
contributions and other similar transfers of real and personal properties received by the School
shall constitute the School Fund. The same shall be under the direction and control of the School
Director,   under   the   supervision   of  the   Governing   Board.   frovz.ded   frfeaf,   any   act   of
misappropriation  of the  School  Fund,  upon  a  verified  complaint  and  investigated  by  the
Governing Board, the person/s  responsible shall be subject to civil and criminal liability, as the
case may be.
SECTION 11. Implemeuting Rules and Reguledons.-Wrthin simty (con days af+:RI tlLe
effectivity of this Act, the Department of Education, in coordination with the Philippine Sports
Comlnission,  the  Association  of  Boxing  Alliances  in  the  Philippines,  and  the  Provincial
Goverrment  of Davao  Occidental  shall  promulgate  the  rules  and  regulations  for the  proper
implementation of this Act.


SECJHOIV J2. £4ppropri.¢#.our. -The Secretary of Education shall immediately include in
the  Department's  prograni  the  implementations  of this  Act,  the  funding  of which  shall  be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEcrmIV J3. RepcoJI.ng CJ¢wse- All laws, executive orders, presidential decrees, n]les
and regulations, and other issuances contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, modified, superseded, or anended accordingly.
SECZTOIV J4.  Sep¢rchi.Jrty  CJaus&-If any  portion  or provision  of this  Act  shall  be
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in force and
effect.
SECZHOIV  J5.   E#eca.vrty.-  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,