SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —_) 18 FB PAB
Second Regular Session ) .
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S.B. No. iz 6

(In Substitution of SBN 316, 675 and 1517 taking into consideration HBN 5615)

Prepared by the Committee on Sports, Committee on Ways and Means and
the Committee on Finance with Senators Angara, Aquino IV and Pacquiao as
authors thereof

AN ACT
CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A SPORTS COMPLEX KNOWN AS THE
“PHILIPPINE AMATEUR SPORTS TRAINING CENTER", AND FUNDING FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING ITS
ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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 "Philippine Amateur
Sports Training Center Act."

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - As stated under the Article XIV, Section 19 of
the Philippine Constitution, 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, To further this policy, the State shall establish
and construct state-of-the-art and highly scientific sports complex.

SEC. 3. Creation and Establishment of the Philippine Amateur Sports
Training Center. - There is hereby created and established a state-of the-art and highly
scientific sports complex to be known as the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center

After a period of planning not exceeding six (6) months upon effectivity of this Act,
the necessary sports facilities and amenities, which are at par with international
standards, shall be constructed within a period of eighteen (18) months in a location
‘suitable and conducive to high-level training of athletes, coaches and referees.



1 SEC. 4. Objectives of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center. — The
2 objectives of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center are as follows:
3 a.) To serve as the primary venue for the development of athletes in the National

Team and its corresponding training pools included in the list of sports

5 contemplated therein, through the use of scientific principles and programs, proven
6 training techniques, and modern equipment and facilities that are at par with
7 international standards;
8 b.) To contribute to sports science and research as the national sports training
9 institution assisted by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) through the
10 Philippine Sports Institute (PSI), as mandated by Republic Act No. 6847:

u ¢.) To accommodate training and development of coaches and referees;

12 d,) To host local and international competitions, if necessary; and

B e.) For any other purpose inherent and incidental for the purposes for which the

14 Center was created.

15 SEC. 5. Sports, Facilities and Amenities. — The Center shall include the
16 _ following training facilities and amenities:

17 a.) Administration Building

18 b.) Athletes and Coaches Dormitory

19 c.) Baseball Field

20 d.) Beach Volleyball Courts

21 e.) Bowling Center

22 f.) Conference and Seminar Hall

23 g.) Covered Swimming and Diving Pool

24 h.) Football Field

25 i.) Gymnastics Center

26 j.) Multi-purpose Gymnasium

7 k.) Multi-purpose field including, but not limited to — Archery Range, BMX Track,

28 Lawnballs and Petanque Field

29 |.) Rugby Pitch

30 m.)Skeet and Trap Range

31 n.) Softball Field

32 0.) Track and Field Oval

33 p.) Tennis Courts

34 q.) Velodrome

35 r.) Villas for Guests

36 8.) Sports Science Building

37 t.) Mess Hall



1 u.) Recreation Hall (AV Room)

2 v.) Library
3 w.) Weight Training Building
4 x.) School Buildings
5 y.) Medical Center
6 2.) Worship and Meditation Room
7 The Center shall cater to the sports training and development program of National
8 Athletes in the following sports;
9 a.) Archery
10 b.) Athletics
i ¢.) Badminton
12 d.) Baseball
13 e.) Basketball
14 f.) Beach Volleyball
15 8.) Bowling
16 h.) Contact and Combat Sports
v7 i.) Cycling (Velodrome and BMX Track)
18 j.) Dance Sport
19 k.) Football
20 1.) Gymnastics
21 m.) Handball
22 n.) Lawn Tennis and Soft Tennis
23 0.) Sepak Takraw
24 p.) Shooting
25 q.) Softball
26 r.) Squash
7 s.) Swimming
28 t.) Table Tennis
29 u,) Volleyball
30 v.) Wall Climbing
31 w.) Water Polo
32 x.) Weightlifting
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34 Any other sports, not included above, shall be made part of the Philippine Amateur

35 Sports Training Center's sports training and development program, as determined by the
36 ©=©PSC.



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SEC. 6. Ownership, Administration, Management, Operation and
Maintenance of the Center. — The ownership of the property over which the sports
facilities and amenities of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center will be
established is hereby vested to the PSC.

The PSC is vested with authority to administer, manage, operate and maintain the
training center 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 a manager with experience in sports administration and
management and such other administrative staff as may be needed, and, as determined
by the PSC, to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of the Center and its facilities and

other amenities.

SEC. 7. Report to Congress. — The Chairman of the PSC shall submit a report to
the Chairpersons of the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development and the
Senate Committee on Sports on a quarterly basis regarding the status of the construction
of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center until the completion of the same

SEC. 8. Assistance by the Government Entities. — The PSC may call upon any
government agency for assistance in the acquisition and/or possession, including transfer
of Title over the property where the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center will be
located, in planning and site development of the property, in the management of the
facilities that shall ensure its proper maintenance and safeguard the National Athletes,
coaches and staff in the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center, as well as, in the
implementation of its training and skills program.

SEC. 9. Funding. — For the establishment and construction of the Philippine
Amateur Sports Training Center, the amount of Three Billion pesos
(Php3,000,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated and shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act (GAA). Thereafter, the amount necessary to carry out the
other provisions of this Act, particularly for the maintenance, operation and management
of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center shall be included in the budget of the
PSC in the GAA. Likewise, all incidental income that may be derived by the PSC in its
management and operation shall form part of the National Sports Development Fund
(NSDF),

SEC. 10. Tax Exemptions. — The Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center shall
be exempt from payment of all taxes, fees, assessments and other charges of the



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Government, its branches and subdivisions, payment of real estate tax, stamp tax,
amusement tax, income tax, and/or any other form of taxes on the properties

The Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center shall likewise be exempt from the
payment of customs duties, taxes and tariffs on the importation of equipment and
supplies, including those donated to the Center; provided, that these are required in the
development of various training of the athletes, coaches and referees, and are of

international standards and are not readily available from local manufacturers.

SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PSC, Department of
Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
shall promulgate, not later than thirty (30) days upon the effectivity of this Act, the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act: Provided,
That the failure to promulgate the rules and regulations shall not prevent the
implementation of this Act upon its effectivity.

SEC. 12. Separability Clause. — If any provision or part of this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid or unconstitutional, the
remaining sections of this Act or the application of such provision or part hereof to other
persons or circumstance shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 13. 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.

SEC. 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,