Republic of the Philippines
House of Representat
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to create the Bataan High School for Sports, where it is aimed
to elevate the level of sports consciousness among the youth by providing a general
secondary curriculum combined with a special curriculum on sports. This is pursuant
to the Philippine Constitution's mandate 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.

The Bataan High School for Sports will be a national high school that caters to
the needs not only of the province and the region, but all deserving students from
across the country. It shall develop and hone the skills and competitiveness of able
and athletically inclined to prepare them into world-class sports competitors with
suitable academic foundation.

Now is the perfect time for its creation, considering that the Philippine Sports
Training Center (PSTC), a sports complex which will house 39 sports facilities for
aquatics, athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting, taekwondo, among others, which will be
the primary venue and development of our national athletes, is to be built in Bagac,
Bataan. Its proximity and easy access to PSTC is an ideal setting.

This will have a huge impact on the future of the national athletes and youth.
Step to raise and develop more world-class athletes who will represent the Philippines
in international competitions and usher the Philippine sports industry in the country.

Support of this bill is earnestly requested from my colleagues.

MARIA AKGELA S. GARCIA
Thirfi/District, Bataan


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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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House Bill No.

AN ACT

CREATING A HIGH SCHOOL FOR SPORTS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAGAC,
PROVINCE OF BATAAN TO BE KNOWN AS THE BATAAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR
SPORTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SEC. 1. Declaration of Policy — It is hereby the declared policy of the State to
promote the sustained development of young Filipinos whose skill in the field of sports
shall be encouraged and honed through education and specialized training programs.
Towards this end, the State shail establish, maintain, and support a complete,
adequate, and integrated system of education and training to advance the athletic
talents and skills among the youth and promote the growth and development of young
athletes nationwide.

SEC. 2. Establishment of the Bataan High School for Sports. - There is
hereby created a high school for sports in the Municipality of Bagac, Province of
Bataan to be known as the “Bataan High School for Sports,” hereinafter referred to as
the “School”.

The School shall be administered by the Department of Education (DepEd), in
coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), for policy and program
formulation and implementation.

SEC. 3. Purpose. - The School shall offer a secondary education purposely to
develop the athletic skills and talents of high school students with considerable
potential in sports in the Province of Bataan. The school curriculum shall have a
significant emphasis on developing the athletic skills of the students through subjects
pertaining to physical education and sports.

SEC 4. Powers and Functions. — The School shall exercise the following
powers and functions:


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a) Formulate, recommend, and implement policies, plans, and programs that
shall promote the development and harness the potential of high schoo!
students;

b) Provide an integrated framework and implement programs in order to
optimize the potential of its students;

c) Establish sports programs and facilities that shall be accessible to the
general public;

d) Promote strategic partnerships and alliances between and among local
and international sports organizations and educational training institutions
to enhance the competitiveness of students and personnel:

e) Develop plans and programs that shall enhance the career advancement
opportunities of school personnel;

f) Establish guidelines for public-private partnerships in the implementation
of sports programs of the school.

9) Perform such other functions as may be required to implement the
objectives of this Act.

SEC. 5. School Director. — The School shall be headed by a School Director
who shail be responsible for the administration and operation of the school.

The School Director shall be assisted by an Assistant Director for Internat
Affairs and an Assistant Director for External Affairs.

SEC. 6. Sectoral and Industry Task Forces. - The School may create
sectoral and industry task forces, technical working groups, advisory bodies or
committees for the furtherance of its objectives.

Memberships of the sectoral and industry task forces may come from the
agencies of the national government, government-owned and-controlled corporations,
local government units, the academe, civil society organizations, sports organizations,
and sports-related industrial organizations. The manner of selection of such
memberships shall be provided under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR)
to be formulated to implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act shall be included in the DepEd budget in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days
upon the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the
Chairperson of the PSC and other concerned agencies of the government, shall
formulate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 9. Separability Clause. — |f any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in force and effect.

SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders and rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or amended accordingly.


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SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,