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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5708 - AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROMOTION AND FINANCING OF AN INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE
PHILIPPINES Section 1. This Act shall be known as "The Schools Physical Education and Sports Development Act of 1969." Sec. 2. An integrated physical education and
sports development program in all schools in the Philippines shall be
undertaken by the Department of Education in accordance with the
following guiding principles: Sec. 3. Pursuant to the guiding principles as herein above provided, the Secretary of education shall prescribed by regulation a program of activities in the Bureau of Public Schools, Bureau of Private Schools and the Bureau of Vocational Education which shall include among others (1) a program of health education and nutrition with increased emphasis on food production activities to augment and improve the pupils' and students' diets; (2) a program of general physical fitness for all pupils in the elementary and secondary schools through an observance of a daily routine of calisthenics exercises and a separate daily period in the school program for physical education including folk dancing and gymnastics; (3) a program of competitive athletics in all schools starting in the intermediate grades with a view to identifying promising athletes whose participation in individual and team athletics should be further encouraged, developed and supervised more intensively in the secondary schools; (4) a program of intramural and inter-unit athletic competition within schools, districts and provinces prescribed by the three bureaus with proper recognition and incentive awards for outstanding performance in competitive activities; and (5) an annual program of athletic competition within and among regions and in interscholastic or national meets formulated by athletic associations organized by each bureau: Provided, That in the formulation of regulations the Secretary of Education shall seek the recommendation of the Department of Health through its Secretary with respect to the program of general physical fitness for pupils and students and the program of health education in the present. Sec. 4. There shall be created in the Department
of Education a Physical Education and Sports Center Development
Commission composed of the assistant Secretary for Physical Education,
as Chairman the Director of Public Works, the Physical Director of the
University of the Philippines, the three coordinators each representing
the Bureau of the Public Schools, the Bureau of Vocational Education,
and the Bureau of Private Schools and the President of the Philippine
Amateur Athletics Federation, as members. The Assistant Secretary for
Physical Education shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments. The
three coordinators, who shall have the rank of division superintendents
of schools, shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education. Sec. 5. The Assistant Secretary for Physical
Education shall oversee the promotion and coordination of the schools
physical education and a sports development program under the general
supervision and control of the Secretary of Education. The Physical
education coordinators shall promote and coordinate the physical
education and sports development program in their respective bureaus
under the direction of the corresponding bureau director. Sec. 6. There shall be a physical education supervisor in each division of the Bureau of Public Schools, a regional physical education supervisor for each region of the Bureau of Private Schools, and nine physical education supervisors in the Bureau of Vocational Education to be assigned by geographical area. The physical education supervisors shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education upon the recommendation of the respective bureau directors. The supervisor shall be appointed with priority from among the highest qualified ranking supervisors from their respective bureaus. These supervisors shall promote and coordinate the physical education activities in their respective divisions or regions and shall assume leadership in sports promotion in their respective areas. Sec. 7. Within one year following the effectivity
of this Act, the Department of Education shall undertake a five-year
coach development program, in coordination with similar programs
launched by the University of the Philippines, and the Philippine
Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, for the training of coaches in the Bureau of Public
Schools, Bureau of Private Schools, and the Bureau of Vocational
Education. Phase one of this program shall be on the national level to
consist of the training program on the provincial level by graduate
coaching instructors; Phase three, to consist of coaching seminars or
clinics on the school level. Sec. 8. A ten-year program for the construction and development of sports centers in each province is hereby authorized to be financed out of funds of the Physical Education and Sports Center Development Commission created in Section four of this Act. Sports centers shall be established in cities, provincial capitals or in municipalities determined by the Commission upon the recommendation of the provincial board or the city council, as the case may be, as the sports center site for the province, which shall have standard grounds and facilities for track and field and ball games, gymnasia, swimming pools and dormitory and cafeteria, facilities for coaches and athletes in training for the regional, interscholastic and national athletic meets. The Commission shall prescribe the rules for their administration and operation: Provided, That provisions shall be made for the use of the facilities of the sports centers by the public and private schools and duly organized athletic associations in the region. Sec. 9. It shall be the responsibility of the
Commission to undertake a ten-year construction and development program
of sports centers in all provinces and to administer the funds
authorized under this Act. Approved: June 21,
1969. |
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