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IN EVERY BARANGAY NATIONWIDE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Our Constitution mandates the States to promote physical education and encourage sports 
programs, league competitions and amateur sports, training for international competitions to foster 
self-discipline, teamwork and excellence for the development of a healthy alert citizenry.
The collective health of the people affects to a great extent the success of its overall socio­
economic development. The state of health and mental fitness of every person is the controlling 
factor on the ability to take advantage of education, teclinical capabilities and business 
entrepreneurship. One method of maintaining our physical and mental health condition is by 
involving our citizens in physical fitness activities and sports program.
In this regard, this bill seeks the establishment of community fitness center in every 
barangay nationwide, which will serve as a venue for physical fitness, wellness program and sports 
activities of all the residents of the barangay.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session
SENATE
S.B. No. 390
•19 JUL 11 P3 55
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INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR I HE ESI ABLISHIMEN 1 OF A COMMLNl I V FI IN ESS 
CENTER IN EVERY BARANGAY NATIONWIDE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION I. There shall be established, under the supervision of the municipal and city 
health officer, a community fitness center in every barangay nationwide. This community 
fitness center shall provide physical fitness program, trainings and sports activities. It shall 
likewise provide free seminars to would be physical fitness leaders and trainers in the 
barangay.
SEC. 2. The municipal or city mayor shall, upon the recommendation of the local health 
board of the municipality or city where the center is located, appoint one full time fitness 
instructor who will manage the center.
SEC. 3. The fitness instructor, appointed to be the manager of the center, shall receive a 
monthly compensation of not less than Ten Thousand (P 10,000.00) pesos to be charged to 
the amiual appropriations of the Municipal or City Health office where the center is located.
SEC, 4. The fitness instructor shall perform the following fiinctions:
a) Formulate criteria for the selection of qualified individuals for training accreditation 
as volunteer physical fitness instructor in the center;
b) Introduce and implement, upon approval by the Sangguniang Barangay, various 
physical fitness and sports competitions within the barangay;
c) Conduct consultations with the residents of the barangay in identifying any physical 
fitness activity and sports program that shall be implemented by the centers;


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d) Oversee and ensure the continuous and effective implementation of the physical 
fitness activities and sports program undertaken by the center;
e) Disseminate proper information on the policy and objective of their physical fitness 
and sports activities to encourage the active participation of the residents.
SEC. 5. Pile aiiiouiit necessai'y for the initial irnplernentation of this Act shall be charged to 
the appropriations of the Department of Interior and Local Government. Piereafter. such sum 
as may be necessary for the continued operations and maintenance of the community fitness 
centers shall be included in the annual budget of the city or municipality where the 
community fitness center is located.
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette and in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,