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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE. )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) .
Second Regular Session ) 18 FER 27 P327

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S8.B.No._1712

INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE SARANGANI SPORTS TRAINING CENTER IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS TEHREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State, as mandated by Article II, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution, prioritizes
sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total
human liberation and development.

Although we have a number of promising Filipino athletes, a major challenge in
nurturing their potentials of becoming world champions is the lack of access to and
insufficient, if not the absence of, decent facilities as their ground for training and
development.

Research has shown that viable environment and standard sports facilities have a
Positive correlation not only to an improved performance of the athletes, but also with
effective promotion of sports. It is likewise undisputed that such standard sports facilities
deter the likelihood of occurrence of injuries.

This bill seeks to expand the Government's support to our athletes on the grassroots,
particularly in the Province of Sarangani and other provinces in the SOCCSKARGEN
Region, by creating the Sarangani Sports Training Center as a proper and equipped venue in
training and molding the athletes in their fullest potentials in sports.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

EMMANI PACQUIAO



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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 18 FER 27 P327

Second Regular Session
SENATE om :
s.B.No._ 1712 j

INTRODUCED BY: SENATOR EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE SARANGANI SPORTS TRAINING CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI 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 Alabel, Province of Sarangani, a
sports training center to be known as the “Sarangani Sports Training Center,” which shall be
constituted as the primary sports development and training center for the Province of Sarangani.

Section 2. The Provincial Government of Sarangani and the Municipal Government of
Alabel, in coordination with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), shall take the necessary
steps to upgrade, improve, and modemize existing facilities, equipment and personnel and
integrate them into the newly created sports training center.

The Provincial Government of Sarangani and the Municipal Government of Alabel, in
coordination with the PSC, shall create the necessary training programs, appropriate tournaments
and competitions, as well as the system by which the facilities shall be maintained and managed
in order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Act.

Section 3. The construction, establishment and operation of the Sarangani Sports
Training Center shall be funded by the Provincial Government of Sarangani and the Municipal
Government of Alabel, and such funds as may be granted by the PSC and 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. The Chairman of the PSC shall immediately include in the Commission’s
program the necessary funding requirements of the Sarangani Sports Training Center.

Section 5. The PSC, in coordination with the Provincial Government of Sarangani, the
Municipal Government of Alabel, and other concerned stockholders, shall promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days after
its enactment into law.



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See. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) national
newspapers of general circulation. The publication shall not be later than seven (7) days after the
approval hereof.

Approved,