R.A. NO. 6847 S.B. NO.

1515
Title of the Act. Sec. 1. "The Sec. 1. “The
Philippine Sports EXPANDED Philippine
Commission Act." Sports Commission Act
of 2018.”

Declaration of Sec. 2. It is the Sec. 2. It is the policy

Policy. - policy of the State to of the State to promote
promote physical physical education,
education, encourage encourage and sustain
and sustain the the development of
development of sports in the country to
sports in the country foster physical fitness,
to foster physical self-discipline,
fitness, self- teamwork and
discipline, teamwork excellence for the
and excellence for development of a
the development of a healthy and alert
healthy and alert citizenry through a
citizenry through a unified national sports
unified national promotion and
sports promotion and HUMAN development
development program, and that the
program, and that the establishment and
establishment and creation of a single,
creation of a single, unified and integrated
unified and national sports policy-
integrated national making body shall
sports policy-making further this objective.
body shall further
this objective.

Creation of the Sec 3. To carry out

Philippine Sports the above policy, a
Commission. body corporate
known as the
Philippine Sports
Commission,
hereinafter referred
to as the
Commission, is
hereby created and
established.
Status of the Sec. 4. The
Commission Commission shall
have the same status
as that of a
governmental
regulatory national
agency attached to
the Office of the
President with the
Chairman thereof
being of the same
level as a department
undersecretary and
the Commissioners
that of department
assistant secretaries.

Nature of the Sec. 5. The Sec. 3. The

Commission Commission shall Commission shall
exercise corporate exercise corporate
powers. It shall have powers. It shall have a
a seal, may sue and seal, may sue and be
be sued, and shall be sued, and shall be the
the sole policy- sole policy-making and
making and coordinating body of all
coordinating body of amateur sports
all amateur sports development programs
development and institutions in the
programs and Philippines: Provided,
institutions in the That in the case of the
Philippines: school sports
Provided, That in the development program,
case of the school the same shall be
sports development formulated and
program, the same implemented by the
shall be formulated PHILIPPINE SPORTS
and implemented by COMMISSION IN
the Department of PARTNERTSHIP
Education, Culture WITH THE
and Sports (DECS) DEPARTMENT OF
with the assistance of EDUCATION
the Commission (DEPED) FOR THE
within the framework PRIMARY AND
of the national sports SECONDARY
EDUCATION AND
 development COMMISSION ON
program. HIGHER
EDUCATION (CHED)
FOR THE TERTIARY
EDUCATION.

IN ADDITION, THE
COMMISSION
SHALL ALSO
IMPLEMENT AND
FORMULATE A
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
SPORTS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM IN
PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF
INTERIOR AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(DILG).

Objectives of the Sec. 6. The Sec. 4. The objectives

Commission objectives of the of the Commission are:
Commission are:
(a) To provide
(a)To provide the leadership IN THE
leadership, formulate DEVELOPMENT OF
the policies and set SPORTS IN THE
the priorities and PHILIPPINES;
direction of all
national amateur
sports promotion and
development,
particularly giving
emphasis on
grassroots
participation; (b)To encourage
INCREASED
(b)To encourage participation AND
wide participation of IMPROVED
all sectors, PERFORMANCE BY
government and
private, in amateur
sports promotion and FILIPINOS IN
development; and SPORTS; and

(c)To supplement
government
appropriations for (c)To PROVIDE
sports promotion and RESOURCES,
development. SERVICES, AND
FACILITIES TO
ENABLE FILIPINOS
TO PURSUE AND
ACHIEVE
EXCELLENCE IN
SPORTS WHILE
ALSO FURTHERING
THEIR
EDUCATIONAL AND
VOCATIONAL
SKILLS AND OTHER
ASPECTS OF THEIR
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT.

(d) TO IMPROVE THE

SPORTING
ABILITIES OF
FILIPINOS
GENERALLY
THROUGH THE
IMPROVEMENT OF
THE STANDARD OF
SPORT COACHES;

(e) TO FOSTER
COOPERATION IN
SPORTS BETWEEN
THE PHILIPPINES
AND OTHER
COUNTRIES
THROUGH THE
PROVISION OF
ACCESS TO
RESOURCE,
SERVICES AND
FACILITIES
 RELATED TO
SPORTS; AND

(f) TO ENCOURAGE
THE PRIVATE
SECTOR TO
CONTRIBUTE TO
THE FUNDING OF
SPORT TO
SUPPLEMENT
ASSISTANCE BY
THE PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT.
Functions of the Sec. 7. The Sec. 5. The
Commission Commission shall Commission shall have
have the following the following functions:
functions:
(a) TO ADVISE THE
(a)Plan, implement OFFICE OF THE
and oversee an PRESIDENT THROUGH
integrated amateur THE EXECUTIVE
sports promotion and SECRETARY IN
development RELATION TO THE
program for the DEVELOPMENT OF
country, including
SPORTS;
the program for the
Decade of Physical
Fitness and Sports: (b) TO COORDINATE
1990-2000, pursuant ACTIVITIES IN THE
to Presidential PHILIPPINES FOR THE
Proclamation No. DEVELOPMENT OF
406, in coordination SPORT;
with various sectors
involved in sports, (c) TO DEVELOP AND
including, among IMPLEMENT
others, the Philippine PROGRAMS THAT
Olympic Committee, PROMOTE EQUALITY
the National Sports OF ACCESS TO, AND
Associations, the PARTICIPATION IN,
public and private SPORT BY ALL
schools, government FILIPINOS;
corporations and
entities, the local
(d) TO DEVELOP AND
governments, the
Armed Forces of the IMPLEMENT
Philippines, and PROGRAMS FOR THE
other sports RECOGNITION AND
organizations and DEVELOPMENT OF:
private corporations;
(i) PERSONS WHO
(b)Establish and EXCEL OR WHO
maintain linkages HAVE THE
with international POTENTIAL TO
sports associations,
EXCEL IN
national sports
SPORT; AND
commissions or
organizations of (ii) PERSONS WHO
other countries, and HAVE
international ACHIEVED OR
nongovernmental WHO HAVE THE
organizations whose POTENTIAL TO
main objective is ACHIEVE
sports; STANDARDS OF
EXCELLENCE AS
(c)Plan and oversee a SPORTS
program to enable COACHES,
the Philippines to bid UMPIRES,
for and to host the REFEREES OR
Olympic Games at OFFICIALS,
the earliest SPORTS
practicable time; PROFESSIONALS
THAT IS
(d)Establish, develop
ESSENTIAL TO
and maintain fully-
equipped sports THE CONDUCT
facilities and centers OF SPORT;
in strategic places in
the country and, as (e) TO INITIATE,
far as practicable, ENCOURAGE AND
such modern sports FACILITATE RESEARCH
complexes adequate AND DEVELOPMENT IN
for major RELATION TO SPORT;
international
competitions; (f) TO UNDERTAKE
RESEARCH AND
(e)Rationalize and DEVELOPMENT
regulate the RELATED TO SPORTS
establishment of SCIENCE AND SPORTS
publicly-funded MEDICINE;
sports complexes and
supervise the
(g) TO PROVIDE SPORTS
management and
MEDICINE SERVICES
maintenance thereof, AND SPORTS SCIENCE
excluding school or SERVICES TO PERSONS
college-owned sports PARTICIPATING IN
complexes; PROGRAMS OF THE
COMMISSION;
(f)Plan and formulate
programs and review (h) TO ESTABLISH,
or evaluate, from
MANAGE, DEVELOP
time to time, the
AND MAINTAIN
organizational set-up,
projects and FACILITIES FOR THE
programs of the PIRPOSES OF THE
Commission; COMMISSION;

(g)Develop and (i) TO ACCREDIT SPORT

promulgate rules and SCIENCE
regulations to LABORATORIES AND
implement this Act, FACILITIES;
including rules to
delineate and define (j) TO COLLECT AND
areas of DISTRIBUTE
responsibilities of all INFORMATION, AND
sectors involved in PROVIDE ADVICE ON
sports promotion and MATTERS RELATED TO
development, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
respecting the
COMMISSION;
individual set-up,
priorities, structure
and competence of (k) FOR THE PURPOSE
the different OF FOSTERING
government and COOPERATION IN
private institutions; SPORT BETWEEN THE
PHILIPPINES AND
(h)Assist the proper OTHER COUNTRIES, TO
government agency PROVIDE ACCESS TO
in the formulation of PERSONS FROM OTHER
an industry COUNTRIES TO THE
incentives program RESOURCES, SERVICES
for the manufacture AND FACILITIES OF THE
in the Philippines of COMMISSION;
sports equipment and
supplies of (l) TO CONSULT AND
international standard
COOPERATE WITH
in quality;
APPROPRIATE
AUTHORITIES OF THE
NATIONAL AND LOCAL
(i)Provide such GOVERNMENT UNITS,
incentives, AND WITH OTHER
recognition and PERSONS,
awards to deserving ASSOCIATIONS AND
associations, athletes, ORGANIZATIONS ON
referees, game MATTERS RELATED TO
officials, coaches, THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
trainers and other
COMMISSION.
persons or entities
involved in or
supporting sports (m) TO PROVIDE
development as may ADVICE ON MATTERS
be permissible under RELATED TO SPORTS
the rules of TO THE SPORTS
amateurism; ASSOCIATIONS OR
OTHER PERSONS,
(j) Recommend and BODIES OR
propose to the ASSOCIATIONS; AND
Department of
Education, Culture (n) TO COOPERATE
and Sports, WITH NATIONAL AND
Department of Local INTERNATIONAL
Government and SPORTING
other government ORGANIZATIONS IN
agencies and
AIMING TO FOSTER AN
instrumentalities
ETHICAL SPORTING
having sports
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS
programs, to
incorporate in their FREE FROM THE
respective annual UNSANCTIONED USE
budgets, a separate OF PERFORMANCE
and specific budget ENHANCING DRUGS
for sports promotion AND OTHER DOPING
and development; METHODS IN
COMPLIANCE WITH
(k)Conduct basic and THE WORLD ANTI-
applied research on DOPING AUTHORITY
sports development; (WADA).
(l)Conduct
promotion and fund-
raising campaigns in (2) THE FUNCTIONS OF
accordance with THE COMMISSION MAY
existing
BE PERFORMED
WITHIN OR OUTSIDE
THE PHILIPPINES
laws to achieve the (3) THE COMMISSION
purposes of the MAY PERFORM ANY OF
Commission; ITS FUNCTIONS IN
COOPERATION WITH
(m)Encourage, THE LOCAL
promote and sustain GOVERNMENT UNITS,
the creation and DEPARTMENT OF
establishment of
EDUCATION (DEPED),
regional, provincial,
COMMISSION ON
municipal and
barangay or school HIGHER EDUCATION
district sports (CHED), ARMED
promotion and FORCES OF THE
development PHILIPPINES (AFP),
councils, composed PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
of officials of the POLICE (PNP),
Department of DEPARTMENT OF
Education, Culture NATIONAL DEFENSE
and Sports, (DND), DEPARTMENT
Department of Local OF HEALTH (DOH), ANY
Government, local PERSON, ASSOCIATION
government officials, OR ORGANIZATION.
and representatives
of the private sector, (4) SUBJECT TO
which shall initiate,
SECTION 6, THE
conduct and
FUNCTION OF THE
coordinate sports
COMMISSION UNDER
activities in their
respective PARAGRAPH (1) (L)
jurisdictions; and MAY BE PERFORMED
AT THE DISCRETION OF
(n)Exercise such THE COMMISSION.
other acts as are
incident to or are (5) THE COMMISSION
appropriate and MAY PERFORM ITS
necessary in FUNCTIONS TO THE
connection with the EXTENT ONLY THAT
creation of the THEY ARE NOT IN
Commission. EXCESS OF THE
FUNCTIONS THAT MAY
BE CONFERRED ON IT
BY VIRTUE OF ANY OF
THE LEGISLATIVE
POWERS OF THE
CONGRESS AND, IN
PARTICULAR, MAY
 PERFORM ITS
FUNCTIONS:

(a) BY WAY OF
EXPENDITURE OF
MONEY THAT IS
AVAILABLE FOR
THE PURPOSES
OF THE
COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE
WIH AN
APPROPRIATION
MADE BY
CONGRESS;
(b) FOR PURPOSES
RELATED TO THE
COLLECTION OF
STATISTICS;
(c) FOR PURPOSES
RELATED TO
EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS.

(6) THE COMMISSION

SHALL, IN CONNECTION
WITH THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE
FUNCTIONS UNDER
PARAGRAPHS (7)
(1)(D), (F), (G), AND (H)
AND SUCH OTHER
FUNCTIONS, IF ANY, AS
IT CONSIDERS
APPROPRIATE,
OPERATE UNDER THE
NAME “PHILIPPINE
SPORTS INSTITUTE
(PSI).”
Composition of the Sec. 8. The
Commission Commission shall be
composed of a
Chairman and four
(4) Commissioners
 all of whom shall be
appointed by the
President.

Qualifications of Sec. 9. The

the Chairman and Chairman and the
the Commissioners Commissioners of
the Commission
must be citizens of
the Philippines,
publicly-recognized
personalities in the
field of sports, at
least thirty (30) years
of age and of good
moral character.

Salaries of the Sec. 10. The

Chairman and Chairman shall
Commissioners receive an annual
compensation and
shall be entitled to
other benefits and

privileges provided
under existing laws
for an undersecretary
of a department and
the Commissioners
to that of assistant
secretaries.

Powers of the Sec. 11. The Sec. 6. The

Commission Commission has the Commission has the
power to do all acts power to do all acts
and things necessary and things necessary
to be done for or in OR CONVENIENT to
connection with the be done for or in
performance of its connection with the
functions, including: performance of its
functions, AND, IN
(a)To appoint the PARTICULAR, MAY:
officers and other
personnel of the (a) ENTER INTO
Commission and fix CONTRACTS;
their compensation
subject to existing (b) ACQUIRE, HOLD,
laws, rules and AND DISPOSE OF
regulations; REAL OR
PERSONAL
(b)To delegate PROPERTY;
authority for the
performance of any
function to officers
and employees under
its direction;

(c)To enter into

contracts;

(d)To acquire, use

and control any land,
building, facilities,
equipment,
instruments, tools
and rights required or
otherwise necessary
for the
accomplishment of
the purposes of the
Commission;

(e)To acquire, own,

possess and dispose
of any real or
personal property;

(f)To regulate the

acquisition,
procurement,
distribution and use
of sportswear,
equipment,
instruments, tools
and other sports
necessities necessary
and required for
training of a national
pool of athletes;

(g)To assist and

support national
associations in the
implementation of
Section 13 of this
Act;

(h)To confer, extend

and grant awards,
benefits and
privileges to athletes,
coaches and officials
for outstanding
performances in
national and
international
competitions;

(i)To confer, extend

and grant support or
assistance to sports
associations which
are in good standing
with the
Commission;

(j)To exercise
supervisory and
visitorial powers
over the national
sports associations in
connection with their
sports promotion and
development
programs with
respect to which
financial assistance is
extended by the
Commission;

(k)To accept
donations, gifts,
bequests, and grants
for the purposes of
the Commission;

(l)To ensure the

implementation by
various government
departments and
agencies of their
sports promotion and
development
programs as
indicated in their
respective annual
budgets;

(m)To impose
sanctions upon any
national sports
association,
institution,
association, body,
entity, team, athlete
and sports official for
violation of its
policies, rules and
regulations; and

(n)To perform any

and all other acts
incident to or
required by virtue of
its creation.