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SEVENTEENTH CONGRI BYs,

First Regular Session

- REGISTRATION UNTT
54 BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

HOUSE BILL NO

Introduced by Hon. MARK AERON H. SAMBAR

Explanatory Note

There is a need to review the state of sports development in the
country. Our existing sports facilities are outdated and incomplete. Funding is
a major concern in our nation’s sports development. The Phippine Sports
Commission (PSC) only receives a combined amount of around P750 million
from PAGCOR! and the national government. On the other hand, our
Southeast Asian neigbhors are investing heavily in sports development, to
wit: Thailand is equivalent to P13 billion, Singapore P6.5 billion, and
Indonesia and Malaysia at P4 billion each. Ten years ago, Vietnam built a
national training center in My Dinh, in the amount of $53 million and since
then, have been producing able athletes. Singapore upgraded all their sports
facilities when they hosted the Olympic Youth Games 2010. Thailand has
several imposing sports complexes all over the country, while Malaysia has
its grand Bukit Jalil National Stadium and Brunei its majestic Hassal Bolkiah
National Stadium. In preparation for the SEA Games in 2014, Myanmar built
new stadiums, including Wunna Theikidi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, training
centers and dormitories for its athletes.

In the Philippines, the Philippine Sports Commission’s budget has no
allocation for capital outlay. With the creation and establishment of the
Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center, our 800 national athletes and 300
coaches will have a new decent and a much-needed home and venue for elite
training that is at par with international standards. But it must be emphasized
that existing training centers, such as the Rizal Memorial Complex, the
Philsports Arena, Amoranto Stadium and Baguio Training Camp will not be

* Section 26 of RA 6847 or the Phippine Sports Commission Act states that its funding come


abandoned but will remain as sports training facilities for the national athletes
and for other sports development program purposes.

This proposal is in consonance with the State Policy 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

Hence, the early approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

M. (ho |. SAMBAR


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

545

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. MARK AERON H. SAMBAR,

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SPORTS COMPLEX KNOWN AS THE “NATIONAL
SPORTS TRAINING CENTER”, AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES,
INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE, AND
MANAGEMENT OF THE SAME

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 “National
Sports Training Center Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy- It is the policy of the State to
promote and develop elite sports in the country, to achieve excellence in the
international sports competitions, to ensure success in its quest for Olympic
medals and to promote international amity among nations. The establishment
and construction of a sports complex shall further these objectives.

SECTION 3. Establishment of National Sports Training Center -To
carry out the above policy, a sports complex hereinafter referred to as the
National Sports
Training Center is hereby established within the premises of Clark.

The necessary sports facilities and amenities which are at par with
international standards shall be constructed within a period of eighteen (18)
months and after a period of planning not exceeding six (6) months upon
effectivity of this Act in a location that is suitable and conducive to high-level
training of athletes and preferably located at the outskirts to the Metropolis,
free from pollution and distractions.

A satellite training center shall also be established in at least three (3)
locations, namely: Province of Laguna for Luzon, City of Bacolod for Visayas
and Province of Davao del Norte for Mindanao.


SECTION 4. Objectives and Purposes of the National Sports Training
Center:

The objectives and purposes of the National Sports Training Center are as
follows:

a.) It shall serve as the official venue of training for the athletes in the
National Team included in the list of sports contemplated herein;

b.) It shall serve as the official home of the National Athletes who belong
to sports contemplated herein;

cc.) It shall be the Center for sports science and research development;

d.) It shall serve as venue for the training of coaches and referees; and

e, It shall be used for any other purpose inherent and incidental for the
purposes for which it was created.

SECTION 5. Sports, Facilities and Amenities -The National Training
Center shall include sports facilities and amenities for the following sports:

1) Aquatics
2.) Archery
3.) Arnis
4.) Athletics
5,) Badminton

6.) Baseball
7.) Basketball

8) Billiard and Snookers
9) BMX and Cycling
10.) Bowling

11.) Boxing

12.) Chess

13.) Dancesport

14.) Equestrian

15.) Fencing

16.) Football

17.) Futsal

18.) Handball

19.) Gymnastics

20.) Judo

21.) Karatedo

22.) Lawn Tennis

23.) Muay Thai

24.) Pencak Silat

25.) Rugby


26.) Shooting
27.) Softball
28.) Soft Tennis
29.) Squash

30.) Table Tennis
31.) Taekwando
32.) Volleyball
33.) Weightlifting
34.) Wrestling
35.) Wushu

The Center shall also include facilities and amenities for the following:

a.) Administration Building
b.) Dormitory for Athletes, Coaches and Referees
.) Sports and Science Building

d.) Dining Hall

e.) Recreation Hall

£.) Sports Library

g.) Conference Rooms

Any other sports, not listed above shall be made part of the Center's
sports training and development program, as deemed significant and
necessary by the Philippine Sports Commission.

SECTION 6. Ownership, Administration, Management, Operation
and Maintenance of the Center. ~The ownership of the property over which
the sports facilities and amenities of the Center will be established is hereby
vested to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), an agency of the
government in charge of promoting and developing amateur sports.

Upon completion of the construction of sports facilities and amenities
of the Center, the PSC, is likewise vested with authority to administer,
manage, operate and maintain the same including but not limited to
administration of incidental income, security of the complex, assignment of
personnel to manage and operate the complex. Provided, that the PSC shall
employ professional and highly-skilled managers with long and vast
experience in sports administration and management to ensure the
maintenance and upkeep of the Center and its facilities and other amenities.

SECTION 7. PRESIDENTIAL LAND GRANT. - The provisions of
existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the
President, upon the recommendation of he Bases Conversion and
Development Authority and the Clark International Airport Corporation,
shall grant by donation and transfer to the Philippine Sports Commission,
portions of land within Clark for the establishment of the National Sports
Training Center.


SECTION 8. Creation of the Board to ensure compliance with
technicalities and standards. - To expedite the implementation of
establishing and constructing the Center and to ensure that it complies with
all the safety standards and construction laws and its technicalities as well as
in complying with the requirements of international standards in building
sports facilities, the Board is hereby created and composed of the following:

a.) CHAIRPERSON, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) -
Chairperson

b) PRESIDENT, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) - Co-
Chairperson

c.) SECRETARY, Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) - Member

d.) CHAIRPERSONS of the Senate Committee on Games
Amusement and Sports and the House Committee on Youth
and Sports Development - Members

e.) SECRETARY, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) -
Member

The Board shall convene immediately upon effectivity of this Act to
discuss and decide on the following matters and concerns:

Determination of the specific location of the Center;
Acquisition of property and transfer of title to PSC;
Site development, planning and design of facilities;
Ensure that safety and security standards are met;

. Ensure that facilities and structures conform to the Building
Code of the Philippines and other pertinent laws as well as
international standards;

6. Ensure compliance with proper public bidding process under

Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Act; and
7. Ensure that funds are available to implement and complete the
Center.

gree

The Board shall cease to exist within six (6) months upon completion of
the entire Center and its facilities.

SECTION 9. Assistance by the Government Entities -The PSC may
call upon any government agency for assistance in the acquisition, including
transfer of Title over the property where the Center will be located, in
planning and site development of the property, in the management of the
facilities that shall ensure the safety and security of the National Athletes in
the Center, as well as in the implementation of its Educational Program.

SECTION 10. Funding - For the establishment and construction of the
National Sports Training Center, the amount of THREE BILLION FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION PESOS (PHP3, 500,000,000.00) from the National
Treasury is hereby appropriated.


The amount of ONE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS shall be
appropriated to finance the maintenance, operation and management of the
Center, in addition to the general fund allocated for the maintenance and
operating expenses (MOOE) of the PSC under the General Appropriations
Act.

Likewise, all incidental income that may be derived by the
Commission in its management and operation shall form part of the National
Sports Development Fund (NSDE) which shall be used solely by the PSC for
the maintenance, operation and management of the facilities in the National
Sports Training Center.

SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety
(90) days from the approval of this Act, the Philippines Sports Commission, in
consultation with the Philippine Olympic Committee, shall promulgate the
Rules and Regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. The
implementing rules and regulation issued pursuant to his section shall take
effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of
general circulation.

SECTION 12. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances,
rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 13. Separability Clause - If any provision or part of this
Act, is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision
not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 14. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect after
fifteen (15) days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two

(2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.