Republic of the Philippines RECEIVED

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

546

HOUSE BILL NO

Introduced by Hon. MARK AERON H. SAMBAR

Explanatory Note

‘The Constitution, Article 13, Section 11 provides that: The State shall adopt
and integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall
endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the
people at affordable cost. There shall be a priority for the needs of the
underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and children, The State shall
endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers

Active participation in sports teaches our youth values such as teamwork,
handling challenges, and overcoming obstacles. Sports keep the mind mentally and
physically fit.

Learning institutions should inform prospective students of their athletic
programs in order for prospective students to make an informed judgment of
whether to enrol in the school or not.

This bill will require institution of higher education to disclose participation

and program support expenditures in college athletic programs.

MARK AE£RON H. SAMBAR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo_ 546

Introduced by Hon. MARK AERON H. SAMBAR

AN ACT REQUIRING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO
REPORT PARTICIPATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENDITURES IN.
ALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

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

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Athletic Programs Report
Act of 2016”,

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State 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. All educational
institutions are also mandated to undertake regular sports activities throughout the
country in cooperation with athletic clubs and other sectors. In pursuit of these

objectives, equal opportunities should be provided to both male and female athletes.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall

mean:

(a) Chairperson shall refer to the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED).

(b) Higher Education Institution (HEI) shall refer to an educational institution engaged
in educating individuals in the college level which offers courses in pursuit of a

specialized field or line of profession.


(c) National Sports Associations shall refer to various national sports associations
accredited by the Philippine Sports Commission

(d) Program Support Expenditures shall refer to operating, scholarship and other
expenditures incurred by the HEI in organizing an athletic team and participating in
an athletic program.

(©) Operating Expenses shall refer to non-scholarship expenditures incurred in
operating an athletic team,

(8) College Athletic Programs shall refer to college or university sports programs,
league competitions, amateur sports, and other sports activities, including training
for international competitions, organized by the HEI or participated in by a team of

students representing the HEI.

SEC. 4 Disclosure of Athletic Program Participation Rate and Financial Support.
Each HEI which participates in any athletic program recognized by the CHED and
has an intercollegiate athletic program shall submit, on an annual basis, a report to
the Chairperson containing the following data on each program:
(a) The total number of participants in the athletic program and their gender;
(b) The ratio of male participants to female participants in the entire athletic
program;
(b) The total operating expenses for the sports program;
(d) The total scholarship expenditures vis-a-vis the total number of
participants;
(c) The ratio of male scholarship expenses to female scholarship expenses in
the entire athletic program;
(f) The total number of contests participated in by the team;
(g) The gender of the head coach and if working full-time or part-time;
(h) The number of assistant coaches and their gender and if working full-time
or part-time;

(i) The number of graduate assistant coaches and their gender;

(j) The number of volunteer assistant coaches and their gender;
(k) The ratio of participants to coaches; and
(I) The level of participation of National Sports Associations (NSAs),

including the number of athletes registered with the different NSAs. The HEL


shall be required to make available to the public the information contained in
the report submitted to the CHED through publication in any of the
following: online via the website of the institution; the local school paper;
bulletin boards in the campus premises; and other schemes to disseminate

information.

SEC. 5. Publication Duty of the CHED. - The CHED shall be required to compile and
publish annually in its website or in a newspaper of general circulation, the reports
containing the information collected from the HEIs, including the athletic
conferences recognized by intercollegiate athletic associations and participated in by

the HEIs.

SEC. 6. Reportorial Requirement. - The CHED shall submit the reports compiled under

Section 4 of this Act to Congress on an annual basis.

SEC. 7. Sanctions. - Pursuant to Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known,
as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1994”, the CHED shall impose
disciplinary sanctions against an official or an employee of a HEI violating Section 4

of this Act.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other

provisions.
SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby

amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,