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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session
SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1147
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO
AN ACT
CREATING THE PHILIPPINE BOXING COMMISSION THEREBY 
STRENGTHENING THE COUNTRY'S STANDING IN BOXING 
SPORTS, ENSURING THE WELFARE OF FILIPINO BOXERS, 
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines is renowned as a breeding ground for boxing 
talent. Boxing is considered as one of the famous sport in our country 
today. Over the past decades Filipinos excelled and arise as world-class 
boxers, produced Olympic standouts, professional world champions 
and some of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport.
The country is one, if not the most prolific producer of world- 
class fighters in Asia. Today, Filipino professional boxers are one of the 
most respected for their aggressive styles and world<lass talents. They 
brought glory and honor to our country.
While giving honor and glory to our country, international 
Filipino boxers risk their lives and limbs in this sport. Some even met 
their untimely death in the bout due to the lack, if not absence, of 
safety and emergency medical services, while some face retirement 
without any kind of financial assistance or access to medical case. Most 
often, we hear many of our boxing legends do not liave pension 
benefits.
The boxing sport, now under the supervision of the Games and 
Amusement Board, is not given the proper and appropriate attention it 
deserves. Considering the growing popularity of this sport and the 
number of champions it has produced for the country, it is about time 
that we give due attention and consideration to this sport and to all our


professional boxing champions. Hence, this proposed bill seeks to 
establish the Philippine Boxing Commission to be the single agency 
that will focus and steer the skills and talents of the youth towards its 
proper direction, to provide and implement the necessary welfare 
incentives and benefits long overdue to all professional boxers who 
have brought honor and prestige to our country. The Philippines was, 
is and always will be a serious boxing country that produces exciting, 
world-class fighters.
Hence, the passage of the bill is earnestly sought.
JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO


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I I li: W Ll.l AKIi OP FILIPINO IJOXFRS, 
A N D  PR O VID IN G  FUNDS I III RI FORF.
/If il fiunli'il in/ llw Sriuiti' iiinl I louse i>f Rejnesentiilives of the PliiHpi>iiies 
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SFC I ION I. Short 'title. - This Act sh.ill he known ns tlie
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"Philippine hoxer's Wellnre net of 201()".
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SnCl ION 2. Dechirnlion of Policif. It is the ileelnretl policy of
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the Sfnte to give priority to ehiicntion, science niul teclinology, nrts,
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culture nud sports to foster pntriofism niul nnfionniism, nccelernte
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socinl progress, niul promote humnn liherntion nnd ilevelopment. The 
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Stnte shnll promote excellena‘ in boxing sports by I'stnblishing a
nnfionnl ngency to crente n policy to set proju'r directions for the
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ilevelopnu-nt niul sntety ot professional boxers niul providing for the
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welfare of boxer, conches, trainers, nnd support to other stnkehoklers
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competing for the country.
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Sl'CTION 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes ot this Act,
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the following terms shnll be defined ns follows:
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il) Commission - shnll refer to the Philippine Iioxing
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Commission;
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b) lloxer registry - shall refer to any entity certified by the
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c) License - shall refer to a document issued by the 
Commission authorizing a person or entity to perform 
duties as a privilege connected with professional boxing;
d) Matches - shall refer to the pairing of boxers in a contest or 
in a bout;
c) Matchmaker - shall refer to a person that proposes, selects, 
and arranges the boxers to participate in a professional 
boxing promotion;
maintaining records and identification of boxers;
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f) Permit - shall refer to a document issued by the Commission 
authorizing a person or entity to hold, promote or engage in 
the conduct or operation of professional boxing;
g) Professional Boxer - shall refer to any individual atlilete who 
is paid a sum of money and other compensation as a salary 
or prize money for participating in a bout or in a professional 
boxing contest;
h) Permit - shall refer to a document issued by the Commission 
authorizing a person or entity to hold, promote or engage in 
the conduct or operation of professional boxing;
i) Professional Boxing Promotion - sliall refer to a boxing 
contest held in the Pliilippines between individuals for 
financial compensation but shall not refer to a boxing contest 
that is regulated by an amateur sports organization;
j) Promoter - shall refer to a person or persons primarily 
responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a 
professional boxing promotion. The term "promoter" does 
not include a hotel, casino, resort, or other commercial 
establishment hosting or sponsoring a professional boxing 
promotion unless - (i) the hotel, casino, resort, or other 
commercial establishment is primarily responsible for 
organizing, promoting and producing the promotion; and 
(ii) there is no other person primarily responsible for 
organizing, promoting and producing the promotion;
k) Sanctioning Organization - shall refer to an organization tliat 
sanctions professional boxing promotions in the Philippines - 
(i) between who are residents of different coimtries; or (ii) 
that are advertised, otherwise promoted, or broadcasted 
(including closed circuit television) in a country other than 
the Philippines
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THE PHILIPPINE BOXING COMMISSION
SECTION 4. Creation of the Philippine Boxing Commission. - 
There is hereby created the Pliilippine Boxing Commission, hereinafter 
referred to as the Commission, which shall be directly under the 
administrative supervision of the Office of the President.
SECTION 5. Objectives of the Commission. - The objectives of 
the Commission are as follows:
a) To establish uniform rules and procedures related to boxing;
b) To set proper directions for the sports of boxing towards 
developing world-class professional boxers to bring honor to 
the country;
c) To provide safety procedures to protect boxers from physical 
and financial exploitation;
d) To provide for a comprehensive health care benefits, 
alternative livelihood program, a system of life insurance, 
reliable death benefits, and other benefits for all boxers who 
competed and won in international boxing events sanctioned 
by the Commission.
SECTION 6. Powers of the Commission. 
shall have the following powers;
The Commission
a) To appoint the officers and other personnel of the 
Commission and fix their compensation, allowances and 
other emoluments, subject to civil service applicable laws, 
rules and regulations;
b) To suspend, dismiss or otherwise discipline for cause, any 
employee, and/ or approve or disapprove the appointment, 
transfer or detail of employees , subject to the provisions of 
existing laws and regulations;
c) To enter into contracts in furtherance of the purposes of this 
Act;
d) To acquire, use and control any land, building, facilities, 
equipment, instrument, tools, and rights required or 
otherwise necessary for the accomplishment of the objectives 
of the Commission;
e) To issue rules and regulations in pursuance of the provisions


of this Act; and
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f) To perform any and all other acts incidental to or required 
by virtue of its creation.
SECTION 7. Fiinctiotis of the Commission. - The Commission 
shall have the following functions:
a) To formulate, initiate, plan and implement a national policy 
for the development of the sport of boxing in the country;
b) To maintain an integrated boxer registry for the purposes of 
maintaining records and identification of boxers;
c) To establish a consultative mechanism which shall provide a 
forum for continuing dialogues between all stakeholders in 
the implementation of all laws, policies, programs and 
projects relative to boxing;
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To seek or request the assistance and support of any 
government agency, office or instrumentality including 
govermnent-owned and controlled corporations, local 
government 
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organizations or institutions in pursuance of its policies;
To establish and maintain linkages with international boxing 
organizations or institutions and counterpart agencies of 
foreign governments in order to facilitate and ensure the 
participation of Filipino professional boxers in international 
boxing events;
To formulate, initiate, plan and implement a comprehensive 
and progressive health care program, alternative livelihood 
program, a system of life insurance, reliable death benefits 
and other benefits for all boxer who competed and won in 
international boxing events sanctioned by the Commission;
g) To formulate and implement an insurance system through 
the Social Security System (SSS) and/or private insurance 
companies for qualified professional boxers;
h) To provide, supervise and ensure that emergency medical 
personnel and services are available in every boxing 
competition, local and abroad;
i) To establish a system of registration and licensing of boxers, 
referees, trainer, seconds, cutman and other personnel 
necessary for the boxing sport;
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j) To allocate resources for the implementation of national


policies related to boxers;
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k) To submit an annual report on the implementation of this 
Act to the President and to the Congress; and
l) To perform such other functions as may be necessary to 
effectively and efficiently carry out the provisions of this act. 
The functions of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) as 
well as other entities related to boxing are hereby transferred 
to the Commission.
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SECTION 8. Membership of the Commission. - The Commission 
shall be composed of a Chairman who - (a) has extensive experience in 
professional boxing activities or in a field directly related to 
professional sports; (b) is of outstanding character and recognized 
integrity; and (c) is selected on the basis of training, experience and 
qualifications and without regard to party affiliation and six (6) 
Members to be appointed by the President: Provided that of the six (6) 
Members, there shall be one (1) representative from the Boxing 
Promoters' Association, one (1) representative from Boxing Managers' 
Association, one (1) representative from Boxing Trainers' Association, 
one (1) representative from retired professional boxers, one (1) General 
Counsel, who has extensive experience in litigation or policies directly 
or indirectly related to professional sports and one (1) Physician, who 
has extensive experience in sports medicine. The Member-Physician 
shall be the head of the Medical Advisory Board of the Conamission.
SECTION 9. Term of Office. - The term of office of the 
commissioners shall be four (4) years: Provided, that no vacancy shall 
be filled except for the unexpired portion of any term; and provided, 
further, that any member of the Commission whose term of office has 
expired shall remain in office until his successor shall have been duly 
appointed and qualified. The Chairman and members of the 
Commission may be suspended or removed by the President of the 
Philippines.
SECTION 10. The Secretariat. - The Secretariat shall be headed 
by an Executive Director, appointed by the Commission, and such 
other technical and administrative staff as may be needed and as 
determined by the Coimnission, who shall be tasked to implement the 
policies and programs approved by the commission and to supervise 
all aspects of professional boxing. Their salaries, allowances and other 
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with Civil Service rules and other relevant and existing laws.
SECTION 11. Meetings and Quorums. - The Commission shall 
meet regularly once a week and as often as the exigencies of the service 
may demand, upon the call of the Chairman or upon the request of 
three (3) members of the Commission. The vote of a majority of all the 
members shall be necessary for the adoption of any rule, resolution or 
decision of the Commission.
SECTION 12. Alloivances and Per Diems. - The Chairman of 
the Commission shall receive a monthly allowance of eight thousand 
pesos and a per diem not to exceed five hundred pesos for each 
meeting actually attended by him: Provided, that such allowance and 
per diems shall not exceed twelve thousand pesos during one month.
The other members of tlie Commission shall receive a monthly 
commutable allowance of six thousand pesos and a per diem not to 
exceed five hundred pesos for each meeting actually attended by them: 
Provided, that such allowance and per diems shall not exceed ten 
thousand pesos during any one month for each member.
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SAFETY STANDARD
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SECTION 13. The Medical Advisory Board. - Tlie Medical 
Advisory Board assists and advises the member of the Commission on 
issues affecting the safety and health of boxers. The Board duties 
include preparing and submitting to the Commission appropriate 
standards for the physical and mental examination of the boxers, 
advising the commission as to the physical and mental fitness of a 
boxer and reconunending physicians to be licensed as ringside 
physicians for the Commission.
The Board shall prepare and submit recommendations for 
revisions in the law necessary to protect the health of the boxers.
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Physical 
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Medical 
Examination 
Requirements. - No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, 
or fight in a professional boxing promotion without a physical and 
diagnostic examination of each boxer by an accredited and licensed 
physician of the Philippine Boxing Commission, pursuant to existing 
rules and regulations, certifying whether or not the boxer is physically 
fit to safely compete, which shall include but not limited to the 
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SECTION 19. Alternative Livelihood Programs for Retired and/or 
Injured International Boxing Champions. - The Comniission, in 
coordination with various stakeholders in the boxing industry, shall 
establish an alternative livelihood training program and referral 
system for retired and/or injured boxing champions.
SECTION 20. Death Benefits. - Upon the death of a professional 
boxer, the primary beneficiaries shall be entitled to a lump sum death 
benefitof Fifty thousand pesos (PHP 50,000.00) to cover funeral services 
and expenses: Provided, That if the primary beneficiary are absent or 
otherwise incapable of claiming the benefits granted them under tliis 
Section, the secondary beneficiaries shall be entitled to the same.
SECTION 21. Retirement Benefits. - Professional Filipino boxers 
who won any world title or championship in any international boxing 
competition duly sanctioned by the recognized international sporting 
organization and bodies shall receive a lifetime retirement pension of 
Fifteen thousand Pesos (PHP 15,000.00) monthly upon reaching the age 
of fifty (50). Retirement benefits under this Act shall be separate and 
distinct from the mandatory requirement benefits provided by existing 
laws.
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Commission is authorized to adjust the benefits provided 
in this section based on studies, consultations, and public hearings 
with relevant agencies and entities.
However, no memorandum, order, or issuance shall diminish 
the prescribed retirement incentive benefits of this Act: Provided, That 
copies of the formulated rules and regulations shall be submitted to 
the Committee on Games and Amusement of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided, Finally that such rules and regulations shall take 
effect only upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
SECTION 28. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree 
or issuance, executive orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof not 
consistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly.
SECTION 29. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of 
this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions 
hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force 
and effect.
SECTION 30. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 
days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation.
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Approved,