Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Que3on City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO, _ 1837

Introduced by:
REP. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
1S District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution explicitly provides that the State shall 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.

Pursuant to this Constitutional mandate, the establishment of a
sports academy will encourage the people, particularly the youth, to
indulge in sports activities. This will certainly be of great help in doing
away with hazardous vices that will destroy the moral fiber of the
citizenry. Sports-minded citizens are those who are good-nurtured and
disciplined people that we direly need in our society.

It is therefore the paramount objective of this bill to establish a
sports academy and training center in the Municipality of Dapa in
Siargao Island in the Province of Surigao del Norte if only to realize the
noble objectives as reflected in the above quoted Constitution
mandate.

For the foregoing reasons, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS


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Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Que3on City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1837

Introduced by:
HON. FRANCISCO T. MATUGAS
15! District, Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE SIARGAO ISLAND SPORTS ACADEMY AND TRAINING
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAPA, SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established in the Municipality of Dapa in Siargao
Island, Province of Surigao del Norte, a sports academy to be known as the
Siargao Island Sports Academy and Training Center, which shall be constituted
as the primary sports development and training center for Surigao del Norte and
the neighboring provinces as well.

SECTION 2. The Province of Surigao del Norte, in coordination with the
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), shall take the necessary steps to upgrade,
improve facilities, equipment and personnel and incorporate or consolidate
them into the newly created sports academy and training center. The provincial
government of Surigao del Norte, in coordination with the PSC, shall create the
necessary programs and competitions, as well as the systems by which the
facilities are maintained and managed in order to accomplish the objectives
and purpose of this Act.

SECTION 3. The construction, establishment and operation of the Siargao
Island Sports Academy and Training Center shall be funded by the Provincial
Government of Surigao del Norte, by other funds that may be available for
allocation by the district representative, and such funds as may be granted by


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the PSC or by the Office of the President. In addition, grants and endowments
may be obtained from local or foreign sources intended for sports development.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.