Presidential Decree No. 604 (PD 604) — Integrating Nationwide Youth Development, Physical Fitness and Amateur Sports Development Programs and Creating for This Purpose the Department of Youth and Sports Development, and for Other Purposes.
WHEREAS, the government recognizes the need for the
development of youth as an integral part of the national development
policy;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to further examine,
clarify, and delineate the areas where there should be increased
participation of the youth;
WHEREAS, the government recognizes the vital role of
physical fitness and amateur sports programs in the development of a
healthy and alert citizenry for national progress;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to intensify a physical
fitness and recreation program for the population at all ages and at
levels of the community in order to serve as a strong foundation for the
inculcation of national discipline; and
WHEREAS, there is a recognized need to adopt an integrated
approach in the physical fitness and amateur sports programs involving
all sectors of the citizenry;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do
hereby order and decree, as part of the law of the land, the creation
and establishment of the Department of Youth and Sports Development.
Creation of a Department of Youth and Sports Development.
SECTION 1. Creation of a Department of Youth and Sports
Development. — There is hereby created a Department of Youth and
Sports Development, hereinafter referred to as the Department, which
shall, among others, formulate and implement policies, plans, and
programs on youth development, physical fitness, and sports development.
Authority and Responsibility.
SEC. 2. Authority and Responsibility. — The authority
and responsibility for the exercise of the powers and the discharge of
the functions of the Department shall be vested in a Secretary of Youth
and Sports Development, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary. He
shall be assisted by one Undersecretary: Provided, however, That
the Department may have more than one Undersecretary, if necessary.
The primary responsibility, however, for youth activities in school
shall remain vested with Department of Education; for Citizens Army
Training, Reserve Officers Training Corps, and Summer Cadres with the
Department of National Defense; for skills development for gainful
employment with the Department of Labor and the National Manpower and
Youth Council; and for activities of disadvantaged youth with the
Department of Social Welfare.
Functions.
SEC. 3. Functions. — The Department shall be
responsible for the following functions:
Conduct basic and applied research on youth development;
Encourage, initiate, and establish youth organizations to promote
and develop youth activities open to persons eleven years and above,
and administer where necessary such newly established organizations,
subject to requirements of national security;
Coordinate with the Department of Education and Culture, the
Department of National Defense, the Department of Labor, the National
Manpower and Youth Council, and the Department of Social Welfare various
allied youth activities as mentioned in Section 2;
Establish, by mutual agreement and in continuing consultation
with the Department of National Defense, such guidelines as may permit
community service as an acceptable substitute for compulsory military
service;
Establish, whenever necessary, summer camps and centers for youth
leadership and other youth activities;
Conduct promotion and fund raising campaigns, in accordance with
existing law, to achieve the purposes of the Department;
Plan and implement an integrated program of physical fitness
and amateur sports development for the country;
Adopt and enforce a uniform set of rules to determine and govern
amateur athletes and sports in the Philippines and for the accreditation
or recognition (or its withdrawal) and supervision of national sports
associations; and consistent with administrative due process, to govern
the procedure to be observed by the national sports associations in
hearing and deciding cases before them either on initial hearings or on
appeal;
Develop and/or maintain recreational facilities, playgrounds, and
sports centers in strategic places in the country, and a modern sports
complex adequate for major international sports competitions;
Assist the proper government department or agency in the
formulation of an industry incentives program for the local manufacture
of sporting goods and equipment;
Administer the existing National College of Physical Education in
accordance with the regulations of the Department of Education and
Culture;
Provide such incentives to deserving associations or athletes as
may be permissable under the rules or amateurism;
Issue rules and adopt measures as may be necessary for the
attainment of its objectives;
Delegate authority for the performance of any function of
officers and employees under its direction; and
Perform such other functions as may be directed by the President
or provided by law.
The Department may import sports equipment and materials as may be
required for the attainment of its objectives from its appropriations,
contributions, or other sources. Such importation may be partially or
fully exempt from customs duties, subject to conditions as may be
imposed by the Secretary of Finance.
Department Proper.
SEC. 4. Department
Proper. — The Department shall have a Planning and Financial
Service and an Administrative Service.
The Planning and Financial
Service shall, among others, be responsible for providing the
Department with economical, efficient, and effective services relating
to planning, programming, and project development and evaluation and
with staff advice and assistance on budgetary and financial matters.
The Administrative Service shall, among others, be responsible for
providing the Department with economical, efficient, and effective
services relating to personnel, legal assistance, information, records,
supplies, equipment, collections, disbursements, and custodial work.
Bureau of Youth Development.
SEC. 5. Bureau of Youth Development. — There is created a
Bureau of Youth Development, hereinafter referred to in this Section as
the Bureau, which shall be responsible for youth development research
and for developing and evaluating programs geared to the development of
youth through self-improvement, leisure time activities, disciplinary
training, and involvement in community affairs. The Bureau shall be
headed by a Director.
The Bureau shall have the following
divisions: a Research and Information Division and a Program Development
Division.
The Research and Information Division shall develop
and evaluate basic and applied research programs on the physical,
mental, emotional, social, and creative-aesthetic development of youth.
It shall develop, initiate, and provide support for the development and
coordination of youth projects and shall design strategies to gain the
support and cooperation of all institutions, public and private, to the
programs on youth development.
The Program Development Division
shall develop and evaluate youth programs which will be undertaken by
the Department through its regional offices. It shall also coordinate
and harmonize its civic action program with the various youth programs
being undertaken by different government agencies. It shall develop
guidelines and standards governing the implementation of youth
development programs within the Department's responsibilities.
SEC.
6. Bureau of Physical Fitness and Sports. — There is created
a Bureau of Physical Fitness and Sports, hereinafter referred to in
this Section as the Bureau, which shall be responsible for providing
guidelines and standards on physical education and fitness, on the
promotion and improvement of sports among amateurs, and on the
development and maintenance of playgrounds and sports centers. It shall
also develop a program on annual inter-scholastic meets and provide
guidelines for its implementation. The Bureau shall be headed by a
Director.
The Bureau shall have the following divisions: a
Physical Fitness Programs Division and an Amateur Sports Development
Division.
The Physical Fitness Programs Division shall be
responsible for the planning of broad-based nationwide physical fitness,
recreation, and health programs.
The Amateur Sports Development
Division shall be responsible for supervising and coordinating with the
national sports associations, developing and maintaining sports centers
and facilities, and fund raising.
National Sports Associations.
SEC. 7. National
Sports Associations. — Application for accreditation or recognition
as a national sports association for each individual sport in the
Philippines shall be filed with the Department together with, among
others, a copy of the Constitution and By-laws and a list of the members
of the proposed association.
The Department shall give the
recognition applied for if it is satisfied that the national sports
association to be organized will promote the objectives of this Decree
and has substantially complied with the rules and regulations of the
Department: Provided, That the Department may-withdraw
accreditation or recognition for violation of this Decree and such rules
and regulations formulated by it.
The Department shall supervise
the national sports associations: Provided, That the latter
shall have exclusive technical control over the development and
promotion of the particular sport for which they are organized.
SEC.
8. Functions, Powers and Duties of National Sports Associations.
— The National Sport Associations shall have the following functions,
powers, and duties:
Adopt a Constitution and By-laws for their internal organization
and government which shall be submitted to the Department and any
amendment thereto shall take effect upon approval by the Department: Provided,
however, That no team, school, club, organization, or entity shall
be admitted as a voting member of an association unless 60 per cent of
the athletes composing said team, school, club, organization, or entity
are Filipino citizens;
Raise funds by donations, benefits, and other means for their
purpose subject to the approval of the Department;
Purchase, sell, lease, or otherwise encumber property, both real
and personal, for the accomplishment of their purpose;
Conduct local interport, and international competitions, other
than the Olympic and Asian Games, for the promotion of their sport;
Affiliate with international or regional sports associations
after due consultation with the Department;
Decide all questions on the amateur status and discipline of
their athletes and members, including disputes between their members,
subject to appeal to the Department;
Adopt and implement a training program for the development of
their athletes and their preparation for international competition and
defray the expenses for the same;
Appoint their representative to the National Olympic Committee: Provided,
That their sport is included in the Olympic and Asian Games;
Select the athletes, coach, and other officials for their
national teams taking into consideration not only their athletic
abilities but also their moral character, subject to the approval of the
National Olympic Committee in the cases of teams for Olympic and Asian
Games.
Keep accurate records of all official marks attained by the
athletes in the associations in all competitions, as well as all results
of sport competitions, recognize and ratify the same, and furnish
copies thereof to the Department;
Render a semi-annual report regarding their finances and major
activities to the Department;
Qualify and license referees and umpires and other game officials
who shall officiate in competitions in their respective sports; and
Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.
Regional Offices.
SEC. 9. Regional Offices. — There shall be established
as many regional offices as are necessary consistent with the
requirements of economy and efficiency: Provided, That they are
established in accordance with the regional pattern as prescribed in
Paragraph I, Article I, Chapter III, Part II of the Integrated
Reorganization Plan, as amended. The regional office shall be headed by a
Regional Director who may be assisted, whenever necessary, by one or
more Assistant Regional Directors. The Regional Director and Assistant
Regional Director shall be appointed by the President, in accordance
with Paragraph 5(c), Article IV, Chapter I, Part III of the Integrated
Reorganization Plan, as amended. The Regional Director shall be a
college graduate, major in Physical Education, or a college graduate
actively engaged in a youth development program, a physical fitness
program, or amateur sports development. The regional office shall have
such counterpart units as may be necessary, corresponding to the major
functional areas in the Department.
The Department shall
establish such sub-regional offices as may be necessary within each
region for the accomplishment of its objectives.
Functions, Powers, and Duties of the Regional Director.
SEC. 10. Functions,
Powers, and Duties of the Regional Director. — The Regional
Director shall supervise all activities of the Department on youth
development and physical fitness and coordinate amateur sports
development within his regional area of jurisdiction.
Specifically, the Regional Director shall perform the following
functions, among others:
Implement all the policies of the Department insofar as the
region is concerned;
Plan and implement a youth development program for the region;
Plan and implement a physical fitness and amateur sports
development program for the region in coordination with local government
officials specifically charged with the same task;
Coordinate and harmonize the activities of all organizations
engaged in youth development, physical fitness, and amateur sports
development in the region;
Administer such common properties of the Department as may exist
in the region and assist in the maintenance of existing sports
facilities in the region;
Supervise the municipal/barrio/barangay programs on youth
development and physical fitness and coordinate amateur sports
development;
Prepare an annual budget for the region and submit the same for
approval and funding of the Department; 8. Prepare and submit necessary
reports to the Department; and 9. Perform such other functions as may be
directed by the Department or provided by law.
National Advisory Council on Youth Development.
SEC. 11. National Advisory Council on Youth Development.
— There will be a National Advisory Council on Youth Development, if
the Secretary so determines, composed of five members three
representatives of youth organizations and two representatives of civic
organizations appointed by the President for a term of four years. The
President shall appoint a chairman from among them. The Council shall
serve as an advisory body to the Secretary.
Regional Advisory Council on Youth Development.
SEC. 12. Regional Advisory Council on Youth Development.
— There may be Regional Advisory Council on Youth Development in each
region composed of three representatives of local youth organizations
and two representatives of local civic organizations appointed by the
Secretary for a term of four years. The Secretary shall appoint a
chairman from among them. The regional council shall serve as advisory
body to the Regional Director.
National Olympic Committee.
SEC. 13. National Olympic Committee. — There shall
be a National Olympic Committee composed of one representative from each
of the national sports associations accredited by the Department and
whose sports are included in the Olympic Games, the representative of
the International Olympic Committee in the Philippines, and the
Secretary. It shall function in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the International Olympic Committee and shall coordinate
with the Department.
The Annual Interscholastic Meet.
SEC. 14. The Annual Interscholastic Meet. — As an
integral part of its nationwide physical fitness and amateur sports
development program, the Department, in consonance with the program
and/or guidelines approved or prescribed pursuant to Section 6 thereof,
shall plan and conduct each year one National Interscholastic Meet which
shall be preceded successively by local athletic meets in the
municipal, city, provincial, and regional levels: Provided, however,
That for this purpose the Department shall closely coordinate with the
Department of Education and Culture and the Department of Local
Government and Community Development regarding the involvement or
participation therein of all educational institutions as well as
students and the local governments and out-of-school youth,
respectively. The Interscholastic Meet provided herein, a combination of
the hitherto public schools and private schools interscholastic meets,
including the participation of out-of-school youth, shall be managed
through the Bureau of Physical Fitness and Sports and the various local
meets through its regional offices, and such activities shall be funded
from the appropriations of the Department.
Abolition of Offices, Transfer of Properties and Funds.
SEC. 15. Abolition of Offices, Transfer of Properties
and Funds. — The Child and Youth Research Center in the Department
of Education and Culture, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
created under Republic Act No. 3135, the Physical Education and Sports
Center Development Commission created under Republic Act No. 5708, and
the Inter-Departmental Committee on Children and Youth created by
Executive Orders No. 310, s. 1971, are hereby abolished and their
functions not inconsistent herewith, together with all applicable
appropriations, funds, records, equipment, properties, and such
personnel as may be necessary are transferred to the Department.
Likewise, the funds raised by the Sports Development Foundation
of the Philippines, Inc., which were originally intended for the support
of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation shall be segregated as
far as practicable and transferred to the Department.
SEC. 16.
Exemption of Income and Properties from Taxes. — All donations
and contributions to the Department in connection with its fund-raising
projects shall be deductible in full from gross income for income tax
purposes.
Transitory Provisions.
SEC. 17. Transitory Provisions. — National sports
associations accredited by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
shall continue to exist and discharge their usual functions subject to
the supervision of the Department. They shall be given a reasonable
period of time to conform to such additional standards, rules, and
regulations which the Department may establish in conformity with those
of the International Olympic Committee and the various international
sports federations of which the national sports associations may be
members.
Appropriations.
SEC. 18. Appropriations. — The Department shall be
financed from appropriations of the abolished Child and Youth Research
Center, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, and the Physical
Education and Sports Center Development Commission; the funds
transferred from the Sports Development Foundation of the Philippines,
Inc., receipts of at least three (3) sweepstakes races a year from the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, any law to the contrary
notwithstanding; and such supplemental appropriations recommended by the
Department to the President within ninety (90) days from its creation
to implement this Decree.
Thereafter, in addition to the funds generated by the three (3)
sweepstakes races a year, the Department shall submit its annual budget
to be included in the General Appropriation Act.
Repealing clause.
SEC. 19. Repealing
clause. — Republic Act Nos. 3135 and 5708 and all other existing
laws, rules and regulations, and orders, or part thereof inconsistent
with this Decree are hereby repealed, revoked, or modified accordingly.
Separability clause.
SEC. 20. Separability clause. — If any provision
of this Decree is declared unconstitutional, the same shall apply only
to the provision and the remainder hereof remains valid.
Effectivity.
SEC. 21. Effectivity. — This Decree shall take
effect upon its approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 10th day of December, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
(Sgd.)
FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.)
ALEJANDRO MELCHOR
Executive Secretary
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